News and Events

Work by Zhigang Wu, a new faculty member in the CSM Physics Department, makes Science News. "ScienceDaily (May 10, 2010) —Scientists have used quantum mechanics to reveal that the most common mineral on Earth is relatively uncommon deep within the planet. Using several of the largest supercomputers in the nation, a team of physicists led by Ohio State University has been able to simulate the behavior of silica in a high-temperature, high-pressure form that is particularly difficult to study firsthand in the lab. The resulting discovery -- reported in the early online edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) -- could eventually benefit science and industry alike. Silica makes up two-thirds of the Earth's crust, and we use it to form products ranging from glass and ceramics to computer chips and fiber optic cables." Click here to go directly to the on-line version of the paper by Wu and his collaborators published in the PNAS

Results of latest APS ranking of undergraduate degrees awarded in physics:

1. MIT
2. UC Berkeley
3. University of Illinois
4. BYU
5. University of Washington
6. CSM
To read the full report click here (pdf file)

Upcoming events

• COLLOQUIUM schedule--check back in the fall

Open Positions

• Two postdoctoral positions in the nuclear physics group.
• grad TA and RA positions
• Renewable Energy Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (REMRSEC) Assistant Professor

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