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Research

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Upcoming Events

C. Noel: Colloquium Building and operating scientific open-stack trapped-ion quantum computers

  • Dec 10
  • 3:30 PM
  • WED 130
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Dec 12

M. Yampolskaya: Finding signatures of low-dimensional geometric landscapes in high-dimensional cell fate transitions

  • 12:00 PM
  • SCI 352
Dec 31

Jack Stropko Defense

  • 3:00 PM
  • SCI 352
Jan 09

Ziwei Huang Defense

  • 1:00 PM
  • SCI 352

Department News

Congratulations Professor Brout for leading a Top Cited Paper!

November 13, 2024

Launching the BU-TU Dortmund Research Network

October 16, 2024

Professors Martin Schmaltz and Anatoli Polkovnikov elected Fellows of the American Physical Society

October 7, 2024

Wanzheng Hu receives funding for DOE Early Career Award

July 23, 2024

Naomi Gonzalez named Clare Boothe Luce Scholar

June 24, 2024

Dillon Brout appeared on radio show “Science Friday” on Friday, May 17th

May 17, 2024
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