Physics

Diane Walker-Green receives 2013 President's Award for Excellence

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0400

Diane Walker-Green is known respectfully as the student "mom."

Top scientific breakthrough opens door to understanding universe

Mon, 11 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0400

As part of an international team, Virginia Tech researchers helped find the last known mixing angle of neutrinos which earned them a spot as one of Science Magazine's top breakthroughs for the year. But physicists in Blacksburg aren't stopping there. Now they're trying to find a fourth neutrino. A sterile neutrino. One that could help explain dark matter.

Polymer coating could be breakthrough in diagnostic technology

Tue, 05 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0500

Researchers at Virginia Tech are developing a diagnostic tool using polymer coated fibers, that could speed the diagnosis for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureau (MRSA) from three days to less than an hour.

In memoriam: Robert Richardson, Virginia Tech alumnus and Nobel Laureate

Wed, 20 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0500

Virginia Tech alumnus and Nobel Laureate in Physics, Robert Richardson, died Tuesday in Ithaca, N.Y. He was 75.

Photos: Integrated science curriculum lab

Sat, 05 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0500

The lab portion of integrated science curriculum is organized into modules where teams of students tackle some of the most challenging issues that face communities around the world, such as delivery of drugs and nucleic acid therapeutics or understanding chemical kinetics and motion. See pictures from one of the labs.

Largest recorded quasar outflow could be key to answering galaxy-sized questions

Thu, 29 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Virginia Tech physics researchers have discovered a quasar with the most energetic outflow ever seen, a finding that may answer several questions including how the mass of a galaxy is linked to its central black hole mass and why there are so few large galaxies in the universe.

Department of Energy's Office of Science director to discuss science for sustainable energy at first-ever visit to Virginia Tech

Mon, 15 Oct 2012 00:00:00 -0400

William F. Brinkman, one of America's leading physicists and director of Department of Energy's Office of Science, will talk about challenges related to energy use and global warming during his first-ever visit to Virginia Tech on Wednesday, Oct. 17.

Particle Scientist Leo Piilonen takes helm of Virginia Tech Department of Physics

Mon, 02 Jul 2012 00:00:00 -0400

Virginia Tech has named Leo Piilonen, an internationally known particle scientist and a university faculty member since 1987, the chair of the Department of Physics.

Astrophysicist Evalyn Gates to present public lecture on dark matter and dark energy

Tue, 13 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0400

Evalyn Gates, astrophysicist, author, and executive director and CEO of the Cleveland Museum of Natural History, will present a public lecture titled, "Einstein's Telescope: The Hunt for Dark Matter and Dark Energy" on Thursday, March 29 at 7:30 p.m. in the Graduate Life Center.

A big discovery in the study of neutrinos, tiny particles that have a big role in the universe

Thu, 08 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Virginia Tech researchers are part of an international collaboration that has discovered new information about a tiny particle called a neutrino that is part of everything from galaxies to tea cups. Neutrinos formed shortly after the big bang. The new knowledge about the will help scientists understand how and why they came to be.

Nobel laureate to speak on the mysteries of the flow of time

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Sir Anthony Leggett, Nobel Prize-winning physicist and MacArthur Professor of Physics at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, will present a public lecture on quantum physics on March 22.

Group settings can diminish expressions of intelligence, especially among women

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Research led by scientists at the Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute found that small-group dynamics can alter the expression of IQ in some susceptible people, with women disproportionately affected.

Physicist Vito Scarola named DARPA Young Faculty Award winner

Wed, 26 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Vito Scarola, assistant professor of physics, was recently named a Young Faculty Award winner by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency.

In memoriam: Ramaswamy (Raju) Raghavan, professor of physics in the College of Science

Tue, 25 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Ramaswamy (Raju) Raghavan, professor of physics in the College of Science passed away Oct. 20, 2011. He was the beloved husband, brother, uncle, teacher, and colleague of many from all around the world.

Department of Physics awarded grant to establish unique physics program

Tue, 23 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0400

The Department of Physics in the College of Science and the School of Education in the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences have received a grant to establish a program of study that is designed to attract students to high school physics teaching as a career.

Physicist Beate Schmittmann named Outstanding Referee

Wed, 20 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Beate Schmittmann, professor and chair of the physics department in the College of Science, has been named an Outstanding Referee by the American Physical Society. The award recognizes individuals who have given exceptional service in assessing manuscripts for publication in APS journals.

Deputy director of Fermilab to speak on frontier physics, cosmology

Tue, 05 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Young-Kee Kim will explore the frontiers of particle physics and cosmology during a public lecture April 12.

Blind physicist Aziza Baccouche to give motivational talk tomorrow

Wed, 16 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Her motivational presentation, titled "Seeking Vision," is designed to help change the general public's perception and abilities of blind people.