We are proud to honor Susan De’Vita Cook, who received Emory’s 2023 Award of Distinction. She is the Senior Academic Degree Program Coordinator for the Physics Department and has dedicated over 29 years to Emory. The Award of Distinction Program is the highest award for university staff which annually recognizes approximately 10-15 university employees who … More Susan Cook wins Emory Award of Distinction
Topology and the Renormalization Group (RG) are powerful concepts guiding our understanding of modern materials. Topology classifies emerging properties robust to local perturbations seen in a host of latest quantum materials. RG monitors changes in physical behavior according to the scale of observation, providing a framework to characterize universal behavior near phase transitions. Bringing these … More Superconductivity in Hofstadter Materials
Professor Connie Roth is awarded an NSF Special Creativity grant in 2022 for her unique research into polymer material properties at the local nanoscale level. The National Science Foundation (NSF) Special Creativity Award is a two year extension of funding on an existing research grant “to offer the most creative investigators an extended opportunity to … More Professor Connie Roth Receives NSF Special Creativity Award
RNA polymerase is an enzyme that catalyzes gene transcription, the first step in the process of turning a DNA sequence into proteins, the components of cellular machinery and structure. The journal, FEBS Letters, featured research led by Professor of Physics, Laura Finzi, showing how RNA polymerase navigates “roadblocks” along template DNA, that are composed of wraps and loops in the DNA created by DNA-binding proteins. … More How gene transcription navigates roadblocks
The Emory Physics Department is proud to recognize two of our graduate students, Rajpreet Kaur (left) and Satya Spandana (right), who have been selected as Ambassadors for the Emory Diversifying Graduate Education program (EDGE). EDGE Fellows and Ambassadors will primarily work with the Assistant Dean of Diversity, Inclusion, and Community Engagement to help recruit, maintain … More Emory Physics Graduate Students Selected as Laney EDGE Ambassadors
This grant will fund his work on multi-component mechanochemical molecular mechanisms underlying cellular actin dynamics. More on the MIRA Award: Maximizing Investigators’ Research Award (MIRA) (R35) MIRA provides support for the research in an investigator’s laboratory that falls within the mission of NIGMS. The goal of MIRA is to increase the efficiency of NIGMS funding … More Prof. Shashank Shekhar is awarded $1.94M R35 MIRA Grant
Former Emory swimming standout Andrew Wilson made history Monday night, becoming the first Division III swimmer to ever qualify for the Olympics. In an incredible three-way finish in the 100 Breaststroke, Wilson accomplished a goal years in the making as he earned a qualifying spot on Team USA for the upcoming Olympic Games in Tokyo, … More One of our Physics Graduates Andrew Wilson will participate in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
The New York Times recently published the article “The Skin-Deep Physics of Sidewinder Snakes” featuring our newest faculty member, Dr. Jennifer Rieser. The article’s focus is on how snake skin helped Dr. Rieser and other members of the team to understand how snakes move in different environments, such as on sand. They discovered that the … More NYT Posts Article Featuring New Faculty Member Dr. Jennifer Rieser
Each year there are many undergraduate research opportunities with astronomy faculty and staff in the Physics Department at Emory. Engaging in astronomy research can be an excellent way to enhance a student’s critical thinking skills and qualifications for graduate school in physics and astronomy (or any related field). Many students elect to enroll in research … More Emory Undergraduates Reach for the Stars
Emory University Physics Students Win National Recognition Student-Led Physical Sciences Organization is Honored with Award from the National Office of the Society of Physics Students as an Outstanding Chapter December 4, 2020 Atlanta, GA – The Emory University chapter of the Society of Physics Students (SPS) has won an Outstanding Chapter Award from the SPS … More Emory University Physics Students Win National Recognition! Congratulations SPS!