Diversity and Inclusion in Physics, or DIP, is an organization of graduate students committed to creating a safe and inclusive work environment and discussion forum. Our meetings are a way to participate in active and reflective discussions and events that address diversity, inclusion, social justice, race, and equity issues.
The work of Professor Andrew Wetzel, UC Davis Hellman Fellow 2019, was featured in a PNAS article on simulations of galaxy formation, aimed at the general public.
Melting Protons at CERN, Professor Calderon de la Barca Sanchez’s research featured on the UC Davis curiosity news site. https://www.ucdavis.edu/curiosity/
Professor Maxwell Chertok and other researchers at UC Davis are testing mechanical structures at the McClellan Nuclear Research Center to find a material that will be able to withstand the radiation environment of the Large Hadron Collider.
Distinguished Professor Emeritus Chuck Fadley succumbed to cancer on August 1, 2019. Chuck was an Advanced Light Source professor with a split appointment between UC Davis and Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory. He proved by example how well such an appointment could work, seeming to give 100% of his effort to each institution.
Winston Ko, professor emeritus of physics and former department chair and Dean of Mathematics and Physical Sciences, died unexpectedly on July 26 while hiking in Big Sur. A campus memorial service will be planned.
World premiere was held July 10th at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, Washington, DC. In this IMAX movie, UCD Physics Professor Manuel Calderon de la Barca Sanchez takes us on a tour of CERN.
Raissa D’Souza, Professor in the University of California, Davis departments of Computer Science and Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, and faculty member of the Physics Graduate Program, has been appointed Lead Editor of Physical Review Research.
