A condensed matter researcher and Brown Ph.D. student, Nikolov is spending his summer at Fidelity Investments, exploring how quantum-inspired neural networks could revolutionize financial analysis and security systems.
Congratulations to Vineetha Bheemarasetty, the recipient of the 2024 Jun Qi ‘03 Ph.D. and Christine Geng Graduate Fellowship in Condensed Matter Experimental Physics!
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!
In Commencement celebrations on Sunday, addresses from Brown’s senior orators and University president noted the graduates’ strong bonds formed during challenging moments and how those have prepared them for the future.
With advice from the astronaut and Brown alumna, the Class of 2024 celebrated the Baccalaureate with a lively service marked by wisdom, hope and gratitude.
On Saturday and Sunday, May 25 and 26, the University will confer a total of 3,244 degrees in all categories — undergraduate, graduate, medical and honorary.
A late-night venture to Shippee Sawmill Pond for a rare Northern Hemisphere sighting of the aurora borealis resulted in stunning photos for Robert Horton, who manages Brown’s Ladd Observatory.
The new understanding from a research team at Brown fundamentally explains for the first time why one type of Mott insulator, which has puzzled scientists for decades, has resisted conducting electricity.
Congratulations to Assistant Professor (Research) Gaetano Barone, who received a 2024 Seed Award from the Office of the Vice President for Research (OVPR)! This annual program helps early-stage research projects grow, build collaborations, and find other funding sources.
Gaetano discusses the project, “Broadening the Horizons of Pico Second Silicon Devices to Space-Based Operations,” and its impacts below.
Congratulations to Assistant Professor Matthias Kuehne, who received a 2024 Seed Award from the Office of the Vice President for Research (OVPR)! This annual program helps early-stage research projects grow, build collaborations, and find other funding sources.
The Physics Department hosted a number of eclipse-related events, and physics community members shared with us their varied and wonderful eclipse experiences.
With Brown students and scientists as their hosts, enthusiasts from across campus and the local area convened for an eclipse viewing event on Monday, April 8.
The Physics Department is pleased to present a seminar, “The Wonder and Enigma of Eclipses,” featuring Stephon Alexander, Francine Jackson, and Angella Johnson. Read more below.
Astronomers and enthusiasts across campus are gearing up for the big eclipse, with educational and viewing events at Brown and trips to prime watch spots in the path of totality.