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

[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

[Kumahlab @kumahlab]

@kumahlab and @DukePhysics graduate student Jordan Shield's News and Views article is out in Nature Physics. The article reviews new work utilizing the orientation of crystalline substrates to modify the electronic properties of ultra-thin films
https://t.co/jvO9D818ju