Pankaj Mehta promoted to Full Professor
Congratulations to Pankaj Mehta, who has been promoted to the rank of Full Professor. Mehta’s research explores theoretical problems at the interface of physics and biology; large-scale, collective behaviors observed in biological systems emerge from the interaction of many individual components. Congratulations Pankaj
Anders Sandvik receives the Aneesur Rahman Prize for Computational Physics
Professor Anders Sandvik has been selected as the 2021 recipient of the Aneesur Rahman Prize for Computational Physics “for the development of the stochastic series expansion algorithm, and for numerous creative applications of this method to the study of quantum phase transitions.” For more information about the prize, please read the article on the APS website. Congratulations, Anders!
Ed Kearns wins the 2021 W.K.H. Panofsky Prize in Experimental Particle Physics
BU Physics professor Ed Kearns has been selected as this year’s winner of the W.K.H. Panofsky Prize in Experimental Particle Physics “for pioneering and leadership contributions to large underground experiments for the discovery of neutrino oscillations and sensitive searches for baryon number violation.” He shares the prize with Henry Sobel of UC Irvine. Please check out […]
Sid Redner awarded Leo P. Kadanoff Prize
Former BU Physics chair and professor emeritus Sidney Redner has been awarded the 2021 Leo P. Kadanoff Prize “for leadership in transcending traditional disciplinary boundaries by applying and advancing deep concepts and methods of statistical physics to gain novel insights into diverse real-world phenomena.” To read more about the Prize, please check out the APS website. […]
Physics Teaching guidelines for Fall 2020
The Department has recently put tother a proposal for teaching in Fall 2020. If you have any questions on a specific course, please contact the course instructor.
Diversity in the department, recent events and Particles for Justice
The images of George Floyd’s murder, which have horrified and enraged citizens around the world, serve as a chilling reminder of the long history and deep scars of systemic anti-black racism that permeate our society. We share in the rage and sorrow and acknowledge our own tacit complicity to the legacy of racism and injustice. […]
Two Physics Undergrads selected as 2020 Goldwater Scholars
Two BU Physics students, Nik Gjonbalaj and Kevin Reiss, have been named as 2020 Goldwater Scholars, the premier national recognition for exceptional undergraduate STEM students. Nik works with David Sperka in high energy experimental physics, optimizing the L1 trigger of the CMS experiment at the LHC for axion-like particles. He is currently applying deep neural […]
Physics Department Response to COVID-19
The department has outlined a response to the COVID-19 crisis. The guidelines and procedures outlined here are meant to: (a) protect everyone’s safety; (b) provide our students with the highest level educational experiences possible within the constraints of the current situation; and (c) continue carrying out and supporting our research activities as effectively as possible. We want […]
Physics Undergrad Sal Pace selected as first BU Churchill Scholar
Physics Senior, Salvatore Pace, is the first BU student to receive a Churchill Scholarship, an honor comparable to a Rhodes or a Mitchell scholarship. Sal works with professors Campbell and Laumann to research theoretical physics. By the end of junior year, he was the lead author on two papers co-written with Professor Campbell. Congratulations Sal! […]
Kevin Smith’s group research highlighted in Journal of Chemical Physics and AIP
Physics Professor Kevin Smith and his group’s work were recently highlighted in the Journal of Chemical Physics. This work, focused on understanding the effects of water on oxide catalyst surfaces, could help scientists understand how water could change electronic and surface structures. To learn more about the groups work, please visit their group site.