Dillon Brout’s Breakthrough in Dark Energy Featured as a Major Achievement in Physics
We are proud to share that the work of our own Dillon Brout on Dark Energy has been recognized as one of 2024’s most significant breakthroughs in physics by Quanta Magazine. This remarkable achievement has garnered attention from across the scientific community, and several friends and relatives have kindly forwarded me a compelling interview with […]
Congratulations Professor Brout for leading a Top Cited Paper!
Congratulations Professor Brout (Astronomy and Physics) for being recognized as having authored one of the top cited papers in all of astronomy and astrophysics in the last 4 years! This paper has helped us better understand the nature of dark energy, dark matter, and the expansion of the universe. Award: https://ioppublishing.org/north-america-top-cited-paper-award/ Paper: https://inspirehep.net/literature/2030314
Launching the BU-TU Dortmund Research Network
Boston University Physics was happy to host a Planning Workshop and Reception on Oct 11, sponsored by the Office of the Vice President of Research Thomas Bifano. Dr Sonja Kreibich, Consul-General of Germany to the New England States, was the guest of honor. Photograph caption (Left to right): Senior Vice President Ken Olliff (BU), Professor […]
Professors Martin Schmaltz and Anatoli Polkovnikov elected Fellows of the American Physical Society
Congratulations to Professor Anatoli Polknovnikov, 2024 recipient of the Division of Atomic, Molecular & Optical Physics Fellowship for significant contributions to the understanding of quantum many-body dynamics. Congratulations to Professor Martin Schmaltz, 2024 recipient of the Division of Particles and Fields Fellowship for contributions to theories for particle physics […]
Wanzheng Hu receives funding for DOE Early Career Award
Wanzheng Hu recently received a supplemental funding to her five-year DOE Early Career Award, bringing the total funding amount to $929,769. This project aims at ultrafast and bidirectional manipulation of ordered phases in quantum materials using laser excitation of optical phonons. The objectives include ferroelectrics and multiferroics, and light-induce synthetic states of matter in perovskite […]
Naomi Gonzalez named Clare Boothe Luce Scholar
Summer student Naomi Gonzalez has been named a Clare Boothe Luce Scholar for summer 2024. To see the Clare Boothe Luce Scholars from previous summers, visit the UROP website.
Dillon Brout appeared on radio show “Science Friday” on Friday, May 17th
Assistant Professor Dillon Brout appeared on the national show “Science Friday” on public radio on Friday, at 2:40 PM, May 17. In Boston, WBUR airs the show. If you did not catch the show live, here is the link to the PodCast https://www.sciencefriday.com/episodes/may-17-2024/ Great job, Dillon!
Congratulations to Professor Demiragli and Professor Suarez!
Professor Indara Suarez and Professor Zeynep Demiragli have been promoted with Tenure! Congratulations to Professor Demiragli and Professor Suarez!
Professor Andrei Ruckenstein: Distinguished Professor in Arts & Sciences
Dean Stan Sclaroff has announced the selection of Professor Andrei Ruckenstein as one of the inaugural cohort of Arts & Sciences Term Distinguished Professors. Congratulations to Professor Ruckenstein! CAS Names Inagural A&S Term Distinguished Professors
Press release regarding the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) and BU Physics contribution
Professor Jim Rohlf writes: This is to call your attention to a press release from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) today (https://newscenter.lbl.gov/2024/04/04/desi-first-results-make-most-precise-measurement-of-expanding-universe/) regarding the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI). DESI has just submitted its first papers on cosmology which include several interesting new measurements that help clarify our understanding of the constituents and dynamics of […]