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CLAS physics assistant professor Dustin Swarm collaborated with NASA to capture the first X-ray view of a white dwarf star, expanding how scientists study compact objects in space. bit.ly/3M68GpN

Assistant Prof. Denis Candido, Prof. Michael Flatté, and University of Chicago researchers have developed a framework that could yield more accurate readings of the inner workings of cells via quantum sensors. physics.uiowa.edu/news/2025/12/u…

Assistant Prof. Ravi Uppu and graduate student Matthew Nelson have discovered a method to “purify” photons, an advance that could make optical #quantum technologies more efficient and more secure. now.uiowa.edu/news/2025/12/u…

Payhe receives Iowa Space Grant Consortium Graduate Fellowship physics.uiowa.edu/news/2025/12/p…

Fourteen undergrads presented posters at the @uiowaOUR Fall Undergraduate Research Festival (FURF) on Nov. 19. physics.uiowa.edu/news/2025/11/s…

Exoplanet map initiative earns NASA support for Nataf spacedaily.com/reports/Exopla…

Using NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, the maps will improve the study of exoplanets whose locations are obscured by “interstellar extinction” — the dimming and reddening of stars’ and galaxies’ light due to dust.

Nataf wins NASA funding to create maps to study #exoplanets now.uiowa.edu/news/2025/11/u…