Introducing 𝗕𝗿𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲!

𝗕𝗿𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 Co-Chairs Kevin McLaughlin and Karin Wulf introduced the initiative to the Brown community this morning, including launching a website launch to “mark the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States through a multi-year exploration of the important role that university research and teaching plays in advancing open and democratic societies.”

A decade after the discovery of the “amplituhedron,” physicists have excavated more of the timeless geometry underlying the standard picture of how particles move.

A three-member team in the 1950s cracked a mystery that had baffled thinkers such as Albert Einstein.

Nobel laureate and professor emeritus at Brown Physics, Leon Cooper's impact on generations of students and mentees cannot be calculated

The distinguished physicist, who taught at Brown for more than five decades and was awarded the 1972 Nobel Prize in Physics for developing the theory of superconductivity, died on Oct. 23.

He shared the 1972 physics prize for showing how some materials could convey electricity without resistance. He also did pioneering research in neuroscience.

Brown University astronomers captured stunning images of a once-in-a-lifetime comet and vibrant auroras across the skies above Rhode Island.

Brown University is a leading research university distinguished by its student-centered learning and deep sense of purpose. Our students, faculty, and staff are driven by the idea that their work will impact the world.

A ‘mini moon’ joins Earth’s orbit: Brown astronomers explain
The small asteroid will orbit Earth for two months.

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics to John J. Hopfield and Geoffrey E. Hinton “for foundational discoveries and inventions that enable machine learning with artificial neural networks."

Brown University Professor of Physics Dmitri Feldman was elected a Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS) in the Division of Condensed Matter Physics for 2024.

On Monday, September 30, the Physics Department faculty hosted University Communications Manager & Writer for the Physical Sciences, Juan Siliezar, for Physics Writer-in-Residence Day, a day of 1:1 faculty meetings and lab tours.

A decade after the discovery of the “amplituhedron,” physicists have excavated more of the timeless geometry underlying the standard picture of how particles move.

If the FarView radio telescope is built, it would double as a demonstration of two unprecedented activities: mining and manufacturing in space.

A new method developed by the Brown team dramatically reduces sample loss, paving the way for more accurate and efficient protein analysis.

Dark matter may be lighter in mass than once hoped

NASA’s EXCITE Mission Prepared for Scientific Balloon Flight

In a South Dakota cavern, scientists are working to capture the most elusive particles in the universe.

Representing a wide variety of disciplines and backgrounds, the scholars join the Brown community to guide student-centered learning and engage in high-impact research.

Emeritus Professor of Physics (Research) Derek Stein, founder and CEO of Adept Materials, was recently featured in “Adept Materials’ dehumidifying paint was inspired by trees and semiconductors” in TechCrunch.com’s climate section.

This morning, Farrah Simpson became the first Black woman to earn a doctoral degree in physics from Brown University.

Congratulations to Vineetha Bheemarasetty, the recipient of the 2024 Jun Qi ‘03 Ph.D. and Christine Geng Graduate Fellowship in Condensed Matter Experimental Physics!

Brown students have received the award two years in a row. Last year's recipient was also an advisee of Professor Vesna Mitrović.

Elijah Lew-Smith receives prestigious Hertz Fellowship

CERN hails the late Meenakshi Narain as an "inspirational leader and champion of diversity in CMS and beyond" with PURSUE legacy

Starting in 2029, the High-Luminosity LHC (HL-LHC) will provide much higher collision intensities to the ATLAS and CMS experiments, with up to 200 concurrent collisions (or pileup) per bunch crossing expected. This will create very complicated collision events with many overlapping tracks. Consequently, the ATLAS and CMS Collaborations are preparing to equip their tracking detectors with high-resolution inner tracking layers based on silicon pixel detectors. These new detectors will measure the inner points of the particle tracks as close as possible to the collision point.

Farrah Simpson ’21 ScM, ’24 PhD has just become the first Black woman to earn a doctorate in physics from Brown. Hailing from Jamaica, Simpson has traversed the country learning and gaining wisdom from some of the most prominent physicists and giving back, but her accomplishments have not come without its difficulties. Learn more about her journey from making breakthroughs in particle physics to being a champion for diversity to the next generation of Black physicists.

On June 7, 2024, the United Nations proclaimed 2025 as the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology. Stay tuned as Brown Physics plans a year of activities in honor of Quantum Year!

Brad Marsten to give the 2024 Sears Lecture at Woods Hole as part of the Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Program's Public Lecture Series.

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Physicists from around the world convene at Brown to discuss dark matter research

2024 PVSA awardees include hip hop icon Chuck D and Tina Marie Tyler, Founder of Hip Hop 4 Peace.

The two disciplines have grown hand-in-hand for centuries.