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Congratulations Graduates!

The Department honored its most recent batch of graduating seniors and master's students at the Fall 2024 commencement ceremony.

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News and Events

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News Highlights

When Einstein Gets It Wrong

12/10/2024

Alejandro Garcia has a paper out simulating the dynamics of nanoscale droplets on a solid surface, and results appear to defy the Einstein relation between mobility and diffusion.

Ken Wharton Wins a DOE RENEW Grant

12/9/2024

Ken Wharton has been awarded a Department of Energy (DOE) RENEW grant to sponsor experimental student research internships at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory.

Quantum Entanglement Measures Up

12/7/2024

Curtis Asplund has published a paper in the journal Entropy establishing a new measure of quantum entanglement.

A Simple Model of Gravitational Lensing

11/1/2024

Bogdan Szafraniec has published paper this month in the American Journal of Physics (AJP) detailing the way in which geometric optics can be used construct a simple model of gravitational lensing.

On the Road with Cal-Bridge

9/14/2024

Cal-Bridge Scholars, alumni, and faculty mentors made a strong showing at the annual Cal-Bridge Research Symposium, held this year at UC Irvine.

oSTEM Returns

9/2/2024

After years of dormancy, the local chapter of Out in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (oSTEM) is back in action.