U-M Physics

The University of Michigan Physics Department, part of the College of LSA, has a proud history of world-leading physics education and research.

[U-M Physics @UmichPhysics]

10/3/26: Join us for Saturday Morning Physics | “Do People Really Believe THAT? The Science of Survey Research” with Yanna Krupnikov, U-M Professor of Communication and Media
Hybrid Lecture and Q&A. Discover more here: https://t.co/iYR8gDHlIq

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Join us for our annual Ta-You Wu lecture:
-Lecture: 4:00-5:00 p.m. (Seating begins at 3:30)
-Reception: 3:30 p.m. in Assembly Hall
-Location: Rackham Amphitheatre (4th Floor)
Discover more: https://t.co/wVwfeOAZra

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Join @UMichPhysics for our 2026 Ta-You Wu Lecture featuring 2025 Nobel Laureate John Martinis on quantum computation scaling!
🗓️ Wednesday, Oct. 14 | 4:00-5:00 pm
📍 Rackham Amphitheatre (4th Floor) + Livestream
Discover more: https://t.co/wVwfeOAZra
#Quantum #Physics @umichLSA

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U-M physics researcher Stephen Forrest has been named a 2026 Clarivate Citation Laureate—an honor awarded to just 22 global researchers whose work is considered Nobel-class. Since 2002, 89 Citation Laureates have won Nobel Prizes. #Physics https://t.co/t5A5gI5CKz @umichLSA @UMich

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Join the U-M Department of Physics! We’re hiring a Laboratory/Classroom Services Coordinator to design, build, and repair physics lecture demos and support community outreach. #Physics @umichLSA @GoBlue

Apply or share with your network: https://t.co/2B771Swfyg

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From the lab in Ann Arbor to communities in Uganda, see how creative physics is solving real-world challenges. Professor Emeritus of Physics Roy Clarke is working to deliver innovative, affordable, and sustainable solar power where it is needed most. https://t.co/nHnkZvt5D7 #LSA

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U-M researchers Wolfgang Lorenzon and Scott Haselschwardt, alongside graduate student Kaiyuan “Sky” Shi, are key contributors to the LUX-ZEPLIN experiment, which recently observed a potential dark matter signal that requires additional data to confirm. @umichLSA @UMich

[Michigan News @UMichiganNews]

LZ experiment sees surprising result in search for dark matter. "It's certainly not evidence that we've seen dark matter, and maybe it's too much to say that it's even a hint, but it's interesting enough that we're going to pursue it with our full strength," said Wolfgang Lorenzon of @UmichPhysics. https://t.co/QzH5tiAhan

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Apply Now! The U-M Department of Physics invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track position in Physics to begin August 25, 2027, at the level of Assistant Professor. The search is open to all subfields of physics. https://t.co/z3KQhgOeGB #LSA #GoBlue

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Harnessing AI to test our fundamental understanding of the universe! U-M physicists, led by Prof. Tom Schwarz, Greg Myers, and Tamas Baer, help set a record for sensitivity in particle physics research. https://t.co/jBJs3VrZC1

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The University of Michigan Board of Regents announced Dr. C. Cybele Raver as its choice to become the university’s 17th president. The Board will hold a special meeting on Sept. 1 to take a formal vote. https://t.co/o652xDUcXS

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University of Michigan physicists, working with the Lurie Nanofabrication Facility, have created an "electron lighthouse" and the first experimental verification that electron beams can be created and directed solely with light. https://t.co/WYx1TonUH7

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Welcome to the Michigan physics family, Isabella Sanford! #Blackholes

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Astronomy and @UMDPhysics graduate Isabella Sanford's next stop is @UmichPhysics!

There, Isabella will conduct theoretical astrophysics research with a focus on applying gravitational physics to the study of #BlackHoles and early universe structure formation. #UMDgrad

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Congrats to #UMichPhysics alumnus & Professor Stephen Forrest on his election to the Royal Society!
His work bridges physics, engineering & tech, underpinning the fiber optics, OLED displays, and next-gen photovoltaics we use today and tomorrow. https://t.co/lCx1ihwZx3 @umichLSA

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Defining gravity for 30 years! Explore the impact of the U-M Department of Physics' Saturday Morning Physics program, covering everything from quantum mechanics to wavelengths. Read the story: https://t.co/vb1L3ZZBRI #Physics #UMichPhysics #GoBlue

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30 years of Saturday Morning Physics | From spacetime to the science of dance, from quantum mechanics to quarks, from wavelengths to watts: https://t.co/AuWK2HozAf

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Prof. Dragan Huterer received the Distinguished Graduate Mentor Award from @RackhamGrad! He credits his students: “Working with them has been the most rewarding part of being a professor.” (Shown: Prof. Huterer w/ Dean Mike Solomon) @umichLSA #GoBlue #Physics

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Huge congratulations to U-M Physics Professor Lu Li on being named a 2026 Brown Investigator! This prestigious honor from Caltech provides up to $2 million over 5 years to advance innovative research on solid insulators. #Physics @umichLSA @UMich🔗 https://t.co/62QySVWy7X

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Several @UmichPhysics physicists will share the 2026 Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics: https://t.co/WqASpjDDh5 via @MLive

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The study was conducted by Weizhe Zhang, Youngjun Ahn, Liuyan Zhao, and colleagues in @UmichPhysics and @ummse of @UMich and collaborators at @NJIT_Physics and @RutgersU. @umichLSA

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Using extremely large photonic crystals, physicists directly observed and quantified higher-order scattering from stealthy-hyperuniformity. In the stealthy regime, multiple scattering diminishes the material’s transparency.

🔗 https://t.co/oocLdXsdJI

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Mapping Human Connection! Congrats to Max Jerdee (Ph.D. ’25), who earned a ProQuest Distinguished Dissertation Award! 🏆 Max’s research in U-M Physics uses math to map the depth of human interactions and social hierarchies. A brilliant future ahead! @umichLSA #Physics #GoBlue

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Clever magic-wavelength trapping of Rydberg atoms "should enable more complex quantum computation by allowing the tweezer
potentials to remain on during Rydberg gate operations" @UmichPhysics @pasqal_quantum @UDphysics @NIST @JQInews @ENERGY
https://t.co/XfMO1LnuBs