After Carl Wieman won the Nobel Prize for physics in 2001 for, as he puts it, “shining lasers on atoms” in a new way that gave experimental proof to a theory by Albert Einstein, Wieman decided to ...

Professor of Physics Roger Tobin, chair of the Department of Physics and Astronomy, is this year's winner of the Lillian and Joseph Leibner Award for Distinguished Teaching and Advising, recognizing ...

Researchers have demonstrated that incorporating known physics into machine learning algorithms can help the inscrutable black boxes attain new levels of transparency and insight into material ...

As he assesses the small but growing effort to reverse the traditional order of high school science courses, Jay Labov, deputy director of the National Research Council's Center for Education, recalls ...

Transfer of math, physics, and communication skills into the entry-level photonics workforce, NSF Award 1432578, Sept 2014 – Aug 2019 Exploring factors that shape education & workplace training on ...

Tyler McMaken: For outstanding service contributions to the physics department over six years including: Leadership of the CU-Prime Student Group which provides connection and mentorship between ...

Auburn University’s Department of Physics has been awarded two significant National Science Foundation (NSF) grants, marking a major step toward transforming physics education across all levels—from ...

The sound a disc makes while soaring through the air is full of information about how fast the disc is flying and how quickly it spins. This inspired Kyle S. Dalton of Penn State University to combine ...

Laurie McNeil, Bernard Gray Distinguished Professor Emerita, Department of Physics & Astronomy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill will give a talk on “Learning by doing rather than teaching ...

Matt Harding has taught in the Iowa City Community School District for 25 years. (Iowa City Community School District) Buy Photo The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some ...

Anand Mahindra shared a viral video of a physics teacher creatively explaining Bernoulli’s principle using a plastic bag, saying such animated teaching could have made science more exciting in school.