Dr. Vikram Deshpande Joins Roundtable Discussion on the Future of Quantum and Cloud Computing

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  Quantum and cloud computing experts discuss the latest developments, practical use cases and limitations November 22, 2024 Last month, Utah Business Magazine partnered with Foley & Lardner to host a roundtable on the ‘Future of Computing’ with a focus on quantum and cloud computing. Vikram Deshpande, Associate Professor of Physics & Astronomy, participated in the panel […]

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December 3, 2024

APS Fellowship Awarded to Tino Nyawelo

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Above: Tino Nyawelo The American Physical Society has elected the Society’s 2024 Fellows, one of whom is the University of Utah’s Tino Nyawelo. October 4, 2024 The APS Fellowship Program recognizes members who have made exceptional contributions in physics research, important applications of physics, significant contributions to physics education, or leadership in or service to […]

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October 23, 2024

The Art and Science of Innovation: Catmull’s Story

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The Art and Science of Innovation: Catmull’s Story Sep 16, 2024 Above : Edwin Catmull, co-founder of Pixar. | Pixar Ed Catmull doesn’t have the intense presence one might expect from a man with his resume. Not only has Catmull [BS’69, physics] won five Academy Awards, he’s also received an ACM A.M. Turing Award — […]

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September 24, 2024

The Milky Way is Actually Kinda Basic

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This article by Lisa Potter originally appeared in @TheU. The Milky Way has always seemed a little bit weird in comparison to other galaxies. For decades, research suggested that our galaxy was more compact than any other spiral galaxy. In a new study, astronomers reexamined how matter is distributed throughout the Milky Way by tracking […]

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August 8, 2024

Astronomers find missing link in massive black hole formation

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This article originally appeared on @THEU Omega Centauri is a spectacular collection of 10 million stars, visible as a smudge in the night sky from Southern latitudes. Through a small telescope, it looks no different from other so-called globular clusters; a spherical stellar collection so dense towards the center that it becomes impossible to distinguish individual […]

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July 10, 2024

ACCESS: THE INVISIBLE SCAFFOLDING

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This article originally appeared in CoS “I think teaching people that it’s okay to need breaks, to not know what’s next, to give room to learn and change is the most important thing to build an accepting environment like that.” Transitioning from high school to college can be challenging in ideal circumstances but at the height […]

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June 20, 2024

L.S. SKAGGS APPLIED SCIENCE BUILDING NAMED AT THE U

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This article originally appeared in CoS The ALSAM Foundation has made a substantial gift toward the latest addition to the science campus at the University of Utah: the L.S. Skaggs Applied Science Building. The 100,000-square-foot building will include modern classrooms and instruction spaces, cutting-edge physics and atmospheric science research laboratories, and faculty and student spaces. Scientists […]

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June 14, 2024

The physics of vert skating

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This article originally appeared in @THEU “Would you consider Tony Hawk a physicist?” “I would consider Tony Hawk a physicist. If nothing else, he’s an intuitive scientist, right?” It looks like magic. When skateboarders launch off the lip of a vert ramp to fly into flips and spins, it appears they’re defying gravity. In fact, these […]

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June 13, 2024

Marriott Library announces 2024 Honors thesis awards

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This article originally appeared in @THEU MARRIOTT LIBRARY The J. Willard Marriott Library is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2024 Alison Regan Library Thesis Award: Eliza Diggins, Savannah McDaniel and J. Clista Galecki. These students were chosen for their exceptional senior theses in the fields English, of physics and astronomy, and chemistry. Each […]

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May 20, 2024

Milestone in Neutrino Oscillation Physics with Neutrino Telescopes

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  Published on: August 26, 2024 Neutrino Oscillation Research Advances July 9, 2024 Above: A Layout of IceCube Lab depth compared to the height of the Eiffel Tower. In the world of particle physics, electrical charges define the terms. While electrons have a negative charge, the appropriately named “positron” has a positive charge. But then there […]

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May 16, 2024