Syracuse University Physics

Come join us for a talk this Thursday, given by Christopher Deeney, Director of the Lab. for Laser Energetics & Prof of both Physics & Astronomy & Electrical & Computer Engineering @ the University of Rochester. Come learn about recent progress in high energy density science!

Congratulations to the new Dr. Gentian Muhaxheri for a successful defense of his dissertation titled, “Geometric Approaches to Memory Formation in Soft Matter.” #suphysics 🎉

E. Craig Dukes, experimental elementary particle physicist and prof. at the University of VA, will present "Probing the Structures of Pyramids Using Cosmic Ray Muon Tomography." Learn about searches for hidden structures at the Great Pyramid of Khufu & the Temple of Kukulkan!

Mark your calendars for our Thursday colloquium! Philippe Yao, Ph.D. candidate at Princeton University, will present "Periodic Flares Near Supermassive Black Holes: From Stellar Orbits to Star-Disk Interactions. Learn how orbiting stars both set the clock and supply the fuel!

Laurel Anderson, Washington Research Foundation Postdoc Fellow in the Dept of Physics, will present "Probing Electronic Interaction Effects in Van der Waals Devices." Learn how unconventional measurement approaches can uncover interaction effects in Van der Waals heterostructures

Please join us tomorrow in welcoming David Spierings, Post-Doctoral researcher at MIT, for his talk titled, "Active and Passive Control of Individual Atoms with Optical Cavities." We hope to see you there!

Please join us in welcoming Wonjae Lee, postdoctoral fellow at Harvard University, for her talk titled, "Magnetometry for Challenging Environments: Quantum Sensing With Atomic and Solid-State Spin Ensembles." Hope to see you there!

Please join us in welcoming Demid Sychev, post-doctoral researcher at Purdue University, for his talk titled, "Light Sources and All-Optical Switches for Future Large-Scale and Ultrafast Sub-Terahertz Quantum Photonics." Hope to see you there!

Please join us in welcoming Zeyang Li, postdoctoral fellow at Stanford University, for his talk titled, "Next-Generation Cavity-Inspired Quantum Interface for Neutral Atoms." We hope to see you there!

Please join us tomorrow in welcoming Jennet Dickinson for her talk titled "The Higgs Boson Gets a Boost." We hope to see you there!

Our halls have been so empty here without all of our students! 📅 Physics hopes that everyone has had a relaxing and rejuvenating break, and we look forward to seeing you all on Monday! 🔬📙📘 #suphysics

In a recent episode of 'Cuse Conversations, @syracusephysics professor Eric Coughlin shared groundbreaking cosmic research exploring how supermassive black holes shred stars ⤵️

Furry Friend of Physics Fancies Fredrickson-era Fabrication: Tuiren contemplates the beauty of “Wheel,” a sculpture by SU School of Art & Design alum Cort Savage commissioned by the dept in 1987 in honor of former Chair, Dr. William R. Fredrickson. (Patti Ford, 11/2025)#suphysics

Another great defense on the books! Congratulations to the new Dr. Samay Hulikal Narasimhamurthy (and advisor Christian Santangelo) for a successful defense of his dissertation titled, “Surfing Shapes & Breaking Bridges: Geometric Control in Soft Matter.” #suphysics 🎉

What is the meiotic spindle? And what does it do? @syracusephysics researchers are studying this tiny, machine-like organ to improve our understanding and treatment of infertility, miscarriage, genetic disorders and other pregnancy complications. news.syr.edu/2025/11/11/stu…

Congratulations to the new Dr. Chandler Martin (and advisor Arindam Chakraborty) for a successful defense of his dissertation titled, “Computationally Efficient Methods for Calculation of Light-Matter interaction in Large Semiconductor Quantum Dots.” #suphysics 🎉

Congratulations to the new Dr. Kesavan Manivannan for a successful defense of his dissertation titled, “Quasiparticle Poisoning of Superconducting Fluxonium Qubits.” #suphysics 🎉

Every fall the Physics department asks its community for science-related images to hang in our building! We select 10 images, each then being printed on a 10’x10’ sized canvas frame. The winners this year are hung on the wall outside of the Physics main office. Come check it out!

We hope to see you tomorrow for Community Conversations in PHY202/204!

Congratulations to the new Dr. Thomas for a successful defense of her dissertation titled, “Machine-Learning Classification of Gamma-Producing Neutral Current Interactions in Liquid Argon from a Supernova Neutrino Burst.” #suphysics 🎉