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  Dr. Simona Hunyadi Murph, an adjunct professor at the University of Georgia and a Fellow Scientist at Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL), was selected as the 2023 SRNL Inventor of the Year. This award recognizes inventors who have made significant scientific or engineering contributions that have important societal or financial impact while advancing the reputation of Battelle as a leading provider of innovative solutions to…
Simona Hunyadi Murph

Simona Hunyadi Murph
2023 SRNL Inventor of the Year Award

In its second round of funding the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation Experimental Physics Investigators Initiative has awarded grants to support twenty-one experimental physicists. Each investigator will receive $1,250,000 over the next five years to advance the scientific frontier in experimental physics.  Supporting creative and innovative research ideas One of the aims of the initiative is to support experimental physicists who…


Advancing the scientific frontier: 2023 Experimental Physics Investigators

Imitating the astonishing energy efficiency phenomena of the human brain presents the next challenge in high-speed computing. Potential solutions might combine new quantum functionality that arise from nano-scale complex materials to replicate brain-like performance, or neuromorphic computing. Yohannes Abate, Susan Dasher and Charles Dasher MD Professor of Physics in the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences department of physics and…


UGA faculty awarded Moore Foundation grant to investigate 'brain on a chip'

University of Georgia Department of Physics and Astronomy Join Prof. Yiping Zhao’s dynamic research group at the prestigious University of Georgia! We are seeking a highly motivated and skilled PhD student to take up a full-time Research Assistant position starting as early as August 15, 2023, with the possibility of renewal for two years. About the Role: As a Research Assistant, you will delve into the fascinating world of biological sensor…


Exciting Graduate Research Assistantship Opportunity in Data Analysis and Machine Learning for Biological Sensor Applications!

Project Title:   Exploring Virtual Reality in Astronomy Education: Enhancing Student Understanding through Immersive Learning Environments  Nandana Weliweriya, Inseok Song (Physics and Astronomy)    Nandana Weliweriya Project Abstract:  Nandana Weliweriya, an education researcher collaborating with astronomy research faculty, Dr. Inseok Song, proposes to develop an astronomical virtual reality (VR) platform with…


Prof. Nandana Weliweriya receives UGA's Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) Learning Technologies Grant for third consecutive year

Each Spring, the department of Physics and Astronomy hosts a pizza party and award ceremony to honor and celebrate with our undergraduate majors. It's a special event to honor our students with their friends and families. This year's undergraduate awards ceremony was held on April 27, 2023.   SPARK Research Award:    Aiden Hammond and Jared Maller Aiden Hammond, SPARK Research Award Recipient Jared Maller, SPARK Research…
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2023 Undergraduate Awards

UGA researchers discover new planet outside solar system AI discovers new planet outside our solar system UGA researchers discover new planet outside solar system
Exoplanet image

Exoplanet image
UGA researchers discover new planet outside solar system

New UGA study says that 'Goldilocks zone' may not be a good metric for whether life exists on exoplanets View this article on PhysicsWorld
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Cassandra Hall, Assistant Professor of Computational Astrophysics, quoted in PhysicsWorld

UGA Faculty members recognized for their innovative and renowned scholarship Three University of Georgia faculty members have been named Regents’ Professors in recognition of the national and international reach of their innovative and pace-setting scholarship. Regents’ professorships are bestowed by the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia and are the highest professorial recognition in the state’s system of public colleges…
David Landau, Michael Terns and Jenna Jambeck

David Landau, Michael Terns and Jenna Jambeck
UGA Columns: Jambeck, Landau, Terns named Regents' Professors

The information could reshape how scientists detect and identify new planets very far from Earth New research from the University of Georgia reveals that artificial intelligence can be used to find planets outside of our solar system. The recent study demonstrated that machine learning can be used to find exoplanets, information that could reshape how scientists detect and identify new planets very far from Earth. To read more, please …
Three young planets in orbit

Three young planets in orbit
UGA Columns: Researchers focus AI on finding exoplanets

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