UCF Physics

Congratulations to Daejhanae Smith on winning second place at the Three-Minute-Thesis competition! This is a terrific accomplishment and speaks to the high quality of your work.

Congratulations to both Dr. Dave Austin and Stephanie Lough, who were chosen to be in the 2024-2025 Class of Order of Pegasus! This is a great recognition for them personally and speaks to the high quality of talent and leadership in our graduate students.

Congratulation to our Physics Graduate student, Nathan Valadez who won the best poster award at the MRS meeting, Boston.

Dr. Sarah Dhalla, one of our adjunct teaching faculty, will be honored as an “Academic Success Partner” at UCF Space Football Game on Saturday! Yayy!!!

Dr. Archana Dubey, senior lecturer in physics, is featured next month by the American Association of Physics Teachers: aapt.org/Membership/spo…

Kerri Donaldson Hanna recently received a NASA grant, working with partners at the USGS, "Exploring the origin and eruption of silicic lunar volcanic deposits through the Wildcat Hills, Utah: A terrestrial analog study".

Dr. Zhongzhou Chen, Tong Wan, and colleagues at UCF (Physics, Chemistry, Math and CCIE) and Valencia recently were awarded an NSF award for improving STEM education using AI!

Madhab Neupane has reached the 100 publications mark! About half of the publications came after joining UCF [sciences.ucf.edu/physics/neupan…] “Observation of paramagnetic spin-degeneracy lifting in EuZn2Sb2” URL: nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%… DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.110.045130

Dr. Nicholas Douguet and colleagues just had a paper accepted to PRL: journals.aps.org/prl/accepted/8… This work “investigated the photoionization dynamics of atoms subjected to intense, ultrashort laser pulses through the use of quantum trajectories”.

Congratulation Autumn Shackelford for being one of the winners of the AGU23 Outstanding Student Presentation Awards. Presentation: Morphological and Spectral Characterization of Lunar Regolith Breakdown Due to Water Ice.

Physics Department Spring 2024 Prospective Student Visit Open House. Photos of Research Poster Presentation.

Graduate Student, Autumn Shackelford has been doing great things...Read More: aasnova.org/2024/02/12/wat…

The APS Bridge Program is accepting applications until March 15, 2024. Access 2024 Application: igenetwork.piestar-rfx.com/opportunities/… Tuesday, February 6, 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. ET Register: apsphysics.zoom.us/.../tZUrcemqrj…... Tuesday, March 5, 3:00 - 4:00 p.m. ET Register: apsphysics.zoom.us/.../tZIscu...

UCF American Physical Society Chapter on Wage Disparity: Read More sciences.ucf.edu/news/ucf-ameri…

Considering Grad School? Join us at the Department of Physics and Planetary Science’s Virtual Open House Monday Nov. 27th 9:30 -12:00 ET Open Registration/Free Participation. applynow.graduate.ucf.edu/register/phy11…

Congratulations Dr. Kerri Donaldson Hanna, recipient of the Luminary Award 2023.

Dr. Luca Argenti's group has a new webpage, check it out! sciences.ucf.edu/physics/argent…

Congratulations Dr. Bhimsen Shivamoggi! sciences.ucf.edu/news/fluid-dyn…

Did you know that Dr. Josh Colwell served as a "comet advisor" on "Deep Impact"? Read More: salon.com/2023/05/06/dee…