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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
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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

S. Zhang et al. (2023, AJ, 165, 219), "Testing the Interaction between a Substellar Companion and a Debris Disk in the HR 2562 System", Link to the paper


S. Zhang et al. (2023, AJ, 165, 219), "Testing the Interaction between a Substellar Companion and a Debris Disk in the HR 2562 System", Link to the paper

Applications are open until January 27 UGA Small Satellite Research Lab Come join our team of undergraduates who are scheduled to launch two CubeSats in the next 12 months. To apply for the Spring 2023 Semester, please fill out this form. For more information on our active missions and the organization, visit our website: http://www.smallsat.uga.edu/ Application closes January 27, 2023. All STEM majors encouraged to apply! 
Small Satellite Research Laboratory

Small Satellite Research Laboratory
Small Satellite Research Laboratory Applications Now Open

Nutritional supplement induced modulations in the functional connectivity of a porcine brain Ishfaque Ahmed, William D. Reeves, Wenwu Sun, Stephanie T. Dubrof, Jillien G. Zukaitis, Franklin D. West, Hea Jin Park & Qun Zhao (2023) Nutritional supplement induced modulations in the functional connectivity of a porcine brain, Nutritional Neuroscience, DOI: 10.1080/1028415X.2023.2166803
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Physics Faculty Yohannes Abate Conducts Coronavirus-Related Research

The National Science Foundation Research Traineeship Program awards a total of $3M Collaborative Grant for Quantum Networks Training and Research Alliance in the Southeast to the University of Georgia and the University of Tennessee, Knoxville Yohannes  Abate (Physics) is the Principal Investigator and at UGA Co-Principal Investigators are Michael Geller (Physics), Peter Kner (School of Electrical and Computer Engineering), Tina Salguero (…
QuaNTRASE Trainees

QuaNTRASE Trainees
$3 Million Grant Awarded

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