Congratulations to G1 Caelan Brooks, the 2021 recipient of the APS LeRoy Apker Award "for the discovery of distinct dynamical regimes for coherent ultracold atoms confined in a ring-shaped lattice potential; and for developing a statistical model that depicts the formation of phenotypic patterns associated with bacterial biofilm growth."

Caelan graduated summa cum laude from Kutztown University in 2021 with a B.S. in Physics and minors in Mathematics and Spanish. She worked with Prof. Kunal K. Das on ultra-cold atoms trapped in ring-shaped lattices, demonstrating the...

by Howard Georgi

Theoretical physics lost one of its most brilliant, thoughtful, influential and durable practitioners when Steven Weinberg died in July at the age of 88.  Steve came to MIT in 1969 after ten very productive years at Berkeley that established him as one of the world’s leading quantum field theorists.  He joined the Harvard faculty in 1973 as the Higgins Professor of Physics, taking over the chair held by Julian Schwinger and Percy Bridgeman before him. Legend has it that when Steve moved into Schwinger’s elegant wood-paneled office on...

Prof. Eugene Demler was awarded this year's Hamburg Prize for Theoretical Physics by the Joachim Herz Foundation, the Wolfgang Pauli Centre, and the University of Hamburg.

The prize, which is awarded for outstanding research achievements in theoretical physics, goes to Demler for his work on quantum fluids and solids, and especially for his contributions to the study of ultracold atoms in optical lattices

"With Eugene Demler, we are honoring a researcher this year who has rendered outstanding services to the application of his theoretical work in experimental...

Prof. Julia Mundy is one of 83 scientists from across the nation selected by Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Science to receive significant funding for research as part of DOE’s Early Career Research Program. The effort, now in its twelfth year, is designed to bolster the nation’s scientific workforce by providing support to exceptional researchers during the crucial early career years, when many scientists do their most formative work.

Award Abstract, Epitaxial Stabilization of Novel Superconductors for Energy Generation, Storage and Distribution:...