2016 News
First laser study of atomic antimatter
12/22/2016Department joins WIYN consortium
12/15/2016PRIME Lab research shows Greenland wasn't always covered in ice
12/7/2016Prof. Manfra honored at Purdue's 1st Distinguished and Named Professorship Ceremony
11/14/201611/9/2016Researchers detail formation of massive moon basin
10/27/2016Weak atomic bond, theorized 14 years ago, observed for first time
10/27/2016Mike Moses (BS 89) named President of Virgin Galactic
10/13/2016Prof. Hung awarded Air Force Young Investigator Research grant
10/11/2016Profs. Chen and Rokhinson elected APS Fellows
10/10/2016Kathleen Falconer (MS 96) receives Homer L. Dodge Citation for Distinguished Service
10/10/2016Prof. Neumeister named 2017 LPC Distinguished Researcher
10/6/2016Connolly, Kwok named 2016 College of Science Outstanding Alumni
9/23/20169/15/2016Prof. Hung and colleagues simulate quantum magnetism
8/31/2016Prof. Chen leads an NSF NewLAW project that will attempt to break the classical laws of physics
8/15/2016Prof. Li's research group demonstrates electron spin control on levitated nanodiamonds
7/17/2016Prof. Mugler awarded 2016 Human Frontier Science Program grant to study cellular timekeeping
6/20/2016Animated Dynamics Inc. raises funds to improve targeted cancer treatments.
6/15/2016Purdue-NOAO team spots "monster" galaxy cluster formation
5/27/2016High Energy physics group partners with ITaP to handle LHC massive data set
4/22/2016Prof. Manfra to lead Station Q Purdue and work with Microsoft to develop quantum computing
4/18/2016Post-doc Petropoulou wins MERAC Prize for best doctoral thesis in theoretical astrophysics
4/15/2016Prof. Manfra named Bill and Dee O'Brien Professor of Physics and Astronomy
4/11/2016Prof. Li receives NSF CAREER Award
4/4/2016Saturday Morning Astrophysics reaches out to Indiana middle and high school students
2/19/20162/18/2016Gravitational wavelengths: A 100-year-old space theory confirmed
2/12/2016Greg Boebinger (BS 81) receives Francis G. Slack Award for excellence in service to physics
1/22/2016Two cells are better than one at sensing the environment, but five is a crowd
1/22/2016Antihydrogen remains neutral in ALPHA experiments
1/22/2016Bismuth-based nanoribbons show 'topological' transport, potential for new technologies
1/19/2016Prof. Li part of group proposing quantum teleportation for memory transfer
1/19/2016