Research
New Dirac Point Created in Graphene
Graphene, a two-dimensional lattice of hexagonally bonded carbon atoms, continues to be a hot topic in condensed matter physics. The LeRoy and Jacquod research groups have discovered that when graphene is placed on boron nitride, six new Dirac cones are created. The interaction between the graphene and boron nitride leads to the emergence of new quasiparticles with significantly reduced and anisotropic velocities. The research has been recently published in Nature Physics.
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Higgs Boson Update
The search for the Higgs boson, which has spanned decades and continents, may be coming to an end. Results from the Large Hadron Collider at CERN and the Tevatron at Fermilab indicate that if the Higgs exists, it must have a mass near 125 GeV. Among the contributors to the Tevatron results were postdoc Xiaowen Lei and professor Erich Varnes. Continued analysis and further data from the LHC should settle the issue of the Higgs' existence by the end of the year.
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News and Events
Department Graduation Reception and Ceremony
Thursday, May 10 from 1-3 pm. Buffet at 1pm in PAS lobby. Ceremony in PAS 224 & 220
Physics and Astronomy Colloquium by Nobel Prize Laureate Brian Schmidt, Friday May 11 at 2:00 pm in ILC 120
UA alumnus Brian Schmidt is a Distinguished Professor and Laureate Fellow at the Australian National University. He was awarded the 2011 Nobel Prize in Physics for his work measuring the change in the rate of expansion of the universe.
Annual Lucy Engel Undergraduate Research Symposiium
When: Thu, May 3rd. Presentations start at 9:15 am.
Where: First United Methodist Church at 915 E. 4th St. in the Social Hall