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2021 News

Hubble Telescope successor launches Saturday

12/25/2021

On Christmas Day a new NASA telescope is set to launch

12/24/2021

Alex Ruichao Ma receives NSF CAREER Award to pursue designer quantum materials

12/22/2021

Purdue scientist helps guide the eyes of soon-to-launch Webb Space Telescope, successor to Hubble

12/16/2021

Purdue researchers control the quantum vacuum

12/13/2021

First Collisions Reconstructed with GPUs at CMS

12/8/2021

You're Invited to a James Webb Space Telescope Launch Party with Purdue Physics and Astronomy

12/2/2021

Prof. Rafael Lang awarded APS Division of Particles and Fields Mentorship Award 2021

11/29/2021

Alumna Laura Biedermann is awarded Spark Award

11/19/2021

Purdue University Distinguished Research Award Lecture Series

11/18/2021

Arden L. Bement Jr. Award awarded to Prof. Michael Manfra

11/16/2021

The Hunt for non-Abelian quasiparticles can possibly lead to Fibonacci anyons allowing universal quantum computing

11/10/2021

Darker Skies Bring Observatory to Purdue Wildlife Area

11/3/2021

Hubble Space Telescope's featured photo of the week comes from Professor Danny Milisavljevic

11/1/2021

Dr. Qi-Yu Liang joins the faculty of the Department of Physics and Astronomy

10/25/2021

Chip-based optical tweezers levitate nanoparticles in a vacuum

10/21/2021

Midwest Cold Atom Workshop (MCAW) to be held at Purdue University

10/21/2021

Three professors to receive Purdue’s most prestigious research awards

10/20/2021

U.S. Department of Defense awards $2.8M to Purdue University scientists for quantum education program

10/19/2021

Purdue University research team included in NSF $15M AI award

9/28/2021

World Cancer Research Day: Animated Dynamics predicts a cancer drug’s effectiveness

9/24/2021

A quest for symmetry: Purdue physicists discover symmetry in the Wigner solid

9/16/2021

Researchers use gold film to enhance quantum sensing with qubits in a 2D material

9/3/2021

An unexpected result allows researchers to narrow the scope on the quest for the chiral magnetic effect

9/3/2021

Taking Purdue Gold to a whole new level

9/2/2021

The Promise of Immersive Learning: Augmented and Virtual Reality’s Potential in Education

8/30/2021

Purdue Physics and Astronomy Spotlight Series

8/10/2021

Department head selection continues, interim head begins Aug. 16

8/9/2021

Purdue physicist earns global recognition with Falling Walls Foundation honor

7/28/2021

XENON/DARWIN and LUX-ZEPLIN collaboration allows for next-generation dark matter detector

7/21/2021

Stored for 50 Years, Technology is Finally Advanced Enough to Analyze Apollo Moon Samples

7/16/2021

Wall Street Journal, Realtor.com place Greater Lafayette among top housing markets in U.S.

7/2/2021

Soaking up the sun: Artificial photosynthesis promises a clean, sustainable source of energy

7/2/2021

Still taking giant leaps from lunar small steps: Purdue scientists analyze moon dust collected by Apollo 17 astronauts

6/28/2021

Instruction during pandemic provides foundation for future STEM education

6/23/2021

Soaking up the sun: Artificial photosynthesis promises a clean, sustainable source of energy

6/15/2021

Flying among the stars: Purdue University professor using virtual reality to teach astronomy

6/1/2021

VR in universities a welcome addition, but not yet 'plug-and-play'

5/27/2021

Building the workforce for the Quantum Age

5/18/2021

Purdue Physics and Astronomy graduate student awarded INSGC fellowship

5/7/2021

Big Ten Men’s Tennis All-Conference Teams and Individual Awards Announced

5/7/2021

Purdue Physics and Astronomy announces departmental awards

5/5/2021

Purdue’s top students to be recognized during 2021 commencement

5/5/2021

Graduate student parents persevere in spite of pandemic-induced chaos and isolation

5/5/2021

Flying among the stars: Purdue University professor using virtual reality to teach astronomy

5/4/2021

The Installation of the Beam Pipe: A Delicate Surgical Operation at the Heart of the CMS Experiment

5/4/2021

Purdue students are using VR to explore the cosmos, remotely

5/4/2021

Purdue students earn prestigious Goldwater scholarships

4/19/2021

Dark Matter’s Last Stand

4/16/2021

Faculty promotions at Purdue approved by board

4/9/2021

Graduate student parents persevere in spite of pandemic-induced chaos and isolation

4/5/2021

ALPHA collaboration researchers successfully laser cool antimatter hydrogen atoms

3/31/2021

Searching for New Physics with Very High Energy Lepton Pairs

3/29/2021

Promising Forecast For Doppler Radar-Based Diagnostics

3/18/2021

Scientists use Doppler to treat infections and improve lives like never before

3/10/2021

Catching quakes caused by energy exploration before they happen

3/10/2021

Doppler Used in Novel Microbial Assay To Tell a Friend from a Foe

3/5/2021

Purdue celebrates distinguished professor elected to the National Academy of Engineering

3/3/2021

Scientists Use Weather Radar To Watch Microbes Brew Inside Cells

3/3/2021

Society of Physics Students at Purdue University awarded a Chapter Research Award for liquid rope coiling effect research

3/1/2021

Scientists use Doppler to peer inside cells, leading to better, faster diagnoses and treatments of infections

2/25/2021

Dr. Mario J. Paniccia elected to the National Academy of Engineering

2/21/2021

Spectacular ‘honeycomb heart’ revealed in iconic stellar explosion

2/14/2021

This ragtag crew are shaking up the world of earthquake prediction

2/14/2021

Spectacular 'honeycomb heart' revealed in iconic stellar explosion

2/14/2021

Say It With A Supernova: Fly Through A Heart-Shaped Nebula Of ‘Nuclear Waste’ On Valentine’s Day

2/14/2021

STORY UPDATE: Astronomer maps and studies the stars from afar

2/12/2021

Quantum computing enables simulations to unravel mysteries of magnetic materials

2/9/2021

Sydor Technologies Included on Purdue University Research Team selected by NASA

2/1/2021

Dr. Paul Duffell joins the faculty of the Department of Physics and Astronomy at Purdue University

1/21/2021

Astronomers Rewind the Clock to Calculate Age of Supernova Blast From Massive Star Explosion

1/19/2021

Researchers rewind the clock to calculate the age and site of supernova blast

1/14/2021

Purdue researchers use quantum-biochemical calculations to show key SARS-CoV-1 coronavirus behavior

1/13/2021

Physicists quantum simulate a system in which fermions with multiple flavors behave like bosons

1/13/2021

IDOE Adds Climate Change Education Framework

1/11/2021

Purdue professor uses a new geometric framework to study quantum dynamics

1/4/2021
Last Updated: Dec 18, 2020 4:19 PM

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