News & Events

Latest News

#

Nick Walsh wins graduate research award at the annual University and Industry Technical Interchange meeting

Nick Walsh, University of California, Davis, a recently graduating PhD student, was one of two winners of the graduate research award at the annual University and Industry Technical Interchange meeting sponsored by the Dept. of Energy for his poster presentation on "Investigation of a Neutron Spallation Cross-Section in Argon"

#

Astronomers See Faintest, Furthest Galaxy

A team of scientists led by two UC Davis physicists has detected and confirmed the faintest early-universe galaxy yet. This new object, seen as it was about 13 billion years ago, could help astronomers understand the “reionization epoch” when the first stars became visible.

#

Cahill Gift to UC Davis Supports Environmental Research in Physics

May 18, 2016 — A $300,000 gift from two UC Davis faculty members will enhance environmental research in the Department of Physics.

#

Vintage Venue: UC Davis Crocker Lab Celebrates 50th Anniversary

Stepping inside the Crocker Nuclear Laboratory control room is like transporting onto the set of a 1960s sci-fi flick. Bakelite knobs and flashing switches parade across sofa-sized control banks.

#

Four From UC Davis Elected To American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Scholars in Classics, Cosmology, Music and English Join the Nation’s Oldest Learned Society

#

Public Lecture-The Discovery of Gravity Waves: The Breakthrough by LIGO

The Department of Physics invites you to a public lecture: "The Discovery of Gravity Waves:The Breakthrough by LIGO" on May 3, 2016. Speaker: Joseph Giaime

#

Prof. Andreas Albrecht elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

#

Join us for "Illuminating Black Holes", a public lecture by Veronika Hubeny