Duke Physics

The Department of Physics offers undergraduate degrees in physics and biophysics, and a doctoral program in physics.

[Duke Physics @DukePhysics]

Welcome to SPACE!
@DukeTrinity College of Arts & Sciences' new universitywide SPACE Initiative will accelerate interdisciplinary research and education.

Join the kickoff event on Sep 8 and hear a keynote talk by astronaut and Duke alum Anna Menon. https://t.co/V59CsbOhdq

[Duke Physics @DukePhysics]

With its 3,200-megapixel camera, the @VRubinObs will transform our understanding of the cosmos. Duke Cosmologists are behind the scenes, keeping everything in focus: https://t.co/vqEmXKv1rb

[Duke Physics @DukePhysics]

Do you think you’re smarter than a 5th grader about how the Universe works? You might be, if you read professor @EveVavagiakis children's book, “I’m a Photon," which uses rhymes and illustrations to explain scientific concepts. https://t.co/PyYZTuk2wQ

[Duke Physics @DukePhysics]

Congratulations to Divine Kumah @kumahlab, Charles H. Townes Associate Professor of Physics, who was honored with a named professorship in recognition of his leadership and commitment to excellence in scholarship and research. https://t.co/03EHhcp23b

[Duke Physics @DukePhysics]

Congratulations to Professor Berndt Mueller on his election as Honorary member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences! https://t.co/Y4GH4rNCa6

[Duke Physics @DukePhysics]

Join us on Monday, May 19 for a research symposium celebrating the late Professor Tom Mehen's career, collaborations and scientific legacy. More information: https://t.co/OJmCFU6InS

[Duke Radiology @DukeRadiology]

“This is the first truly three-dimensional, stereotaxic atlas of the mouse brain,” - G. Allan Johnson, PhD, Charles E. Putman University Distinguished Professor of Radiology @DukeRadiology, and professor @DukePhysics & the Dept of Biomedical Engineering.
https://t.co/4MlRACPS5r

[Duke Physics @DukePhysics]

“The hype in the field is just insane right now, but there’s something behind it, I’m convinced. Maybe not today, but I think in the long run, we’re going to see these things.” Professor Chris Monroe weighs in on new quantum results for @sciam.
https://t.co/J4aS8yaaTx

[LT30 Conference @lt30conference]

Did you know❓

The Fritz London Memorial Prize commemorates #FritzLondon, a distinguished @DukePhysics member known for his pioneering contributions to theoretical chemistry, physics, and the philosophy of science?

Discover more here: https://t.co/WiYbdsnPof

#LT30 #LT302025

[Phil Barbeau @psbarbeau]

The most recent grad student thesis copy arrived. They are getting thicker, I think. 3 generations of thesis as well. @DukeU @DukePhysics @dukeresearch @scholberg @COHERENT_NUS

[Duke Physics @DukePhysics]

The Fritz London Memorial Prize Selection Committee is proud to announce this year's awardees: Congratulations to John Saunders, Robert Hallock & Ali Yazdani for their groundbreaking contributions to low-temperature physics.
@lt30conference @IUPAP_physics
https://t.co/tQC5NRtFs4

[Duke Physics @DukePhysics]

Can AI crack the mysteries of nuclear collisions? @DukeU physicist @steffen_bass & Simon Mak @StatSciDuke are using machine learning to reconstruct ultra-fast nuclear interactions — solving problems once thought impossible. https://t.co/myWk9DWSKh

[NC State Physics and Astronomy @ncstatephysics]

Join us for the colloquium next Monday from 4-5pm in Riddick 325!! Dr. Daniel Scolnic (@DScol) from Duke University (@DukePhysics) will discuss "The Lingering Hubble Tension and New Puzzling Measurements of Dark Energy"! | More info:
https://t.co/WqoSKI16pe

[Duke Physics @DukePhysics]

The Universe is expanding—fast. Maybe too fast.

A new measurement from @DScol's team confirms past, hotly debated results: the Universe’s expansion rate doesn’t match our predictions. Could this escalate the Hubble tension into a full-blown crisis? https://t.co/iDk5NqvAH4

[Duke Physics @DukePhysics]

Travel across the Universe, or a synthetic version of it, through @michaeltroxel's latest simulations of @NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope future findings. https://t.co/lRXyYqJEaF

[Physical Review B @PhysRevB]

PRB Editors' Suggestion: Scaling of contraction costs for #entanglement renormalization algorithms including #tensor #Trotterization & variational #MonteCarlo

T Barthel & Q Miao
PRB 111, 045104

➡️ https://t.co/RdnQkJhPtZ
#EdSugg @APSPhysics @QMiao_PhD @RQuantumSim @DukePhysics

[Duke Physics @DukePhysics]

“It’s actually a very daring thing to even go after it,” @KateScholberg weighs in on the Jiangmen Underground Neutrino Observatory's goal of not simply detecting, but ranking neutrinos. @AP https://t.co/t3I6bIELHG

[Physical Review E @PhysRevE]

👋 Say hi to our new lead editor.

Patrick Charbonneau is a professor at @dukechemistry and @dukephysics. His research in soft matter and statistical physics combines theory and simulation to understand the glass problem and microphase formation. He’s also an @apsphysics Fellow.

[Duke Physics @DukePhysics]

We mourn the passing of our colleague Tom Mehen, a long-serving @DukeU faculty and passionate teacher known for his research on quantum chromodynamics and the application of effective field theory to problems in hadronic physics. In remembrance: https://t.co/ianaLTRujR