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Cristian Xavier Baldenegro Barrera - 2023 Mitsuyoshi Tanaka Dissertation Award in Experimental Particle Physics Recipient (Opens in new window)
Cristian Xavier Baldenegro Barrera Laboratoire Leprince-Ringuet, École Polytechnique receives 2023 Mitsuyoshi Tanaka Dissertation Award in Experimental Particle Physics. ...
KU nominates 5 undergraduates for 2023 Barry M. Goldwater Scholarships
LAWRENCE — Five University of Kansas students who have been actively involved in undergraduate research during their university careers are competing for Barry M. Goldwater Scholarships, regarded as the premier undergraduate award to encourage excellence in science, engineering and mathematics. ...
54 KU students receive Undergraduate Research Awards for spring 2023
LAWRENCE — This spring, 54 University of Kansas students will receive an Undergraduate Research Award (UGRA) from the Center for Undergraduate Research. UGRA recipients are awarded a $1,000 scholarship as they work on mentored research and creative projects. ...
With next-generation space telescope, researchers glimpse first evidence of photochemistry on exoplanet
How dangerous are nearby supernovae to life on Earth? (Opens in new window)
From a distance, supernovae explosions are fascinating. A star more massive than our sun runs out of hydrogen and becomes unstable. Eventually, it explodes and releases so much energy it can outshine its host galaxy for months. ...
KU physicist named to Class of 2022 MacArthur Fellows
LAWRENCE — The MacArthur Foundation announced Steven Prohira, assistant professor in the Department of Physics & Astronomy, as a Class of 2022 MacArthur Fellow. ...
Christophe Royon - 2022 Gold Medal Award from the Mexican Physical Society, Division of Particle and Fields
Christophe Royon, Foundation Distinguished Professor at the Department of Physics & Astronomy, was awarded the 2022 gold medal of the Mexican Physical Society, Division of Particle and Fields "for his leadership in the discovery of odd-gluon state odderon from elastic proton-proton and proton-antiproton collisions at TOTEM and D0 detectors, his...
Christophe Royon - 2022 Gold Medal Award from the Mexican Physical Society, Division of Particle and Fields (Opens in new window)
Christophe Royon, Foundation Distinguished Professor at the Department of Physics & Astronomy, was awarded the 2022 gold medal of the Mexican Physical Society, Division of Particle and Fields "for his leadership in the discovery of odd-gluon state odderon from elastic proton-proton and proton-antiproton collisions at TOTEM and D0 detectors, his...
Graduate Student Appreciation Week
In honor of our graduate students and in recognition of Graduate Student Appreciation Week, the department will be hosting the following events:...
Physics & Astronomy Department - Annual Award Winners
Please visit this link (PDF) for information about the 2021 award winners. ...
KU Physics & Astronomy REU
Applications are open now and due by March 15th! For more information and to apply, you can visit the REU website. ...
Join us for NASA Eyes, Kansas Minds II: JWST on October 30
Learn about how the upcoming James Webb Space Telescope will explore the Universe like never before! Register for this free virtual public workshop. ...
J. Michael Young Award (Opens in new window)
Prof. Ian Lewis receives the J. Michael Young Academic Advisor Award from the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. ...
Fall 2021 UGRAs
How the University of Kansas Is Paving the Way in Revealing Radiation (Opens in new window)
Odderon discovered (Opens in new window)
Women Supporting Women in the Sciences
Women Supporting Women in the Sciences (WS2) is an international initiative unifying and supporting graduate and professional-level women and allies in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM), while providing outreach to elementary and secondary level students. Since late 2018, graduate students and postdocs from Northwestern University and several institutions in...