News: Physics
Read the latest news from the College of Natural Sciences at The University of Texas at Austin
Physicist Mark Raizen Named Fellow of AAAS
Mark Raizen, a professor in the Department of Physics, has been named a 2019 AAAS Fellow for his pioneering research.
Lilienfeld Prize Winner Katherine Freese Researches Dark Matter
The winner of the 2019 Lilienfeld Prize, given annually by the American Physical Society for outstanding contributions in physics, develops theories about dark matter and what...
5 Tips to Get the Most Out of Four Years of Undergrad Research
We asked graduating seniors from across the college to share their best tips for research success.
Ten Students Receive Prestigious Federal Graduate Research Awards
The National Science Foundation (NSF) and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) have awarded prestigious graduate research awards to 48 University of Texas at Austin...
A Love Letter from Texas Scientists to the Periodic Table
We're celebrating the 150th anniversary of the periodic table. Join us as we tour the cosmos, from the microscopic to the telescopic, with four scientists studying...
All in the (Scientific) Family
Scientists often talk about the people who mentored them, and the students and postdocs they supervise, in ways that sound like a family.
Bringing Real Science to the Big Screen
Scientist Kip Thorne talks with his former graduate student Bill Press about what it's like to work on a major Hollywood film.
New Material Might Lead to Higher Capacity Hard Drives
Researchers from the U.S. and Japan have demonstrated that they can store and retrieve information magnetically in a new class of materials.
