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School of Physics Chair Updates

Read more about the exciting updates from
the 2023 State of the School Address
Recent GT Physics Research Publications
- "Layer-Dependent Magnetism and Spin Fluctuations in Atomically Thin van der Waals Magnet CrPS4" (Nano Letters - Du Lab)
- "Revealing intrinsic domains and fluctuations of moiré magnetism by a wide-field quantum microscope" (Nature Communications - Du Lab)
- "Quantum Wigner molecules in moiré materials"(Physical Review B)
- "Long - lived squeezed ground states in a quantum spin ensemble" (Physical Review Letters)
- "GRB optical and X-ray plateau properties classifier using unsupervised machine learning" (Royal Astronomical Society)
- "Vibrational spectroscopy of free di-manganese oixide cluster complexes with di-hydrogen " (Molecular Physics)
- "Structural basis of mitochondrial protein import by the TIM23 complex" (Nature)
- "Instabilities of heavy magnons in an anisotropic magnet" (Nature Communications)
- "Chemical design of electronic and magnetic energy scales of tetravalent praseodymium materials" (Nature Communications)
- "Scurrying Centipedes Inspire Many-Legged Robots That Can Traverse Difficult Landscapes" (GT Research - Goldman Lab)
Latest News
Physics Professor Nepomuk Otte and students have developed the Trinity Demonstrator to search for sources of high-energy neutrinos that contain clues to the early universe.
New Nature Astronomy research by Thom Orlando and Brant Jones shows electrons from Earth may contribute to the formation of water on the Moon’s surface. The work may impact our understanding of how water — a critical resource for life and sustained future human missions to the Moon — formed and continues to evolve on the lunar surface.
Alumni will lend their expertise to Dean Susan Lozier and College administrators regarding priorities and direction for sciences education and research.
Physicists from Georgia Tech and around the country shared their AI and ML research successes, and heard presentations from NSF and NASA officials on the funding landscape for proposals that include the technologies.
Events
School of Physics - Physics & Startups Seminar Series - Professor Rick P. Trebino
So, you wanna form a company, eh??
GT Observatory Public Night: January 2024
A monthly occurrence of the GT Observatory's Public Night open to all who are interested in viewing celestial objects through our many telescopes here on campus.
GT Observatory Public Night: February 2024
A monthly occurrence of the GT Observatory's Public Night open to all who are interested in viewing celestial objects through our many telescopes here on campus.
The 2024 Atlanta Science Festival
Returning March 9–23, 2024, the Atlanta Science Festival is an annual public celebration of local science and technology.
GT Observatory Public Night: March 2024
A monthly occurrence of the GT Observatory's Public Night open to all who are interested in viewing celestial objects through our many telescopes here on campus.
GT Observatory Public Night: April 2024
A monthly occurrence of the GT Observatory's Public Night open to all who are interested in viewing celestial objects through our many telescopes here on campus.
Experts in the News
Systems consisting of spheres rolling on elastic membranes have been used to introduce a core conceptual idea of general relativity: how curvature guides the movement of matter. However, such schemes cannot accurately represent relativistic dynamics in the laboratory because of the dominance of dissipation and external gravitational fields. A new study from School of Physics researchers demonstrates that an “active” object (a wheeled robot), which moves in a straight line on level ground and can alter its speed depending on the curvature of the deformable terrain it moves on, can exactly capture dynamics in curved relativistic spacetimes. The researchers' mapping and framework facilitate creation of a robophysical analog to a general relativistic system in the laboratory at low cost that can provide insights into active matter in deformable environments and robot exploration in complex landscapes. Researchers includes Hussain Gynai and Steven Tarr, graduate students; Emily Alicea-Muñoz, academic professional; Gongjie Li, assistant professor; and Daniel Goldman, Dunn Family Professor.
Nature Scientific Reports 2023-12-07T00:00:00-05:00This roundup of some of the most unique excrement in the animal kingdom, showcasing the fascinating diversity of animal waste, includes a 2018 Georgia Tech study of how wombats manage to produce square-shaped feces. The study's authors include David Hu, professor in the School of Biological Sciences and the George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, with an adjunct appointment in the School of Physics. As it turns out, the elastic nature of the marsupial's intestinal walls is a key factor.
Interesting Engineering 2023-12-01T00:00:00-05:00Blimps are indeed part of this "Innovations" roundup, but it's the collaborative abilities of army ants that have led engineers from Northwestern University and the New Jersey Institute of Technology to speculate that the insects' behavioral principles and brains could one day be used to program swarms of robots. David Hu, professor in the School of Biological Sciences and the George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering (with an adjunct appointment in the School of Physics), is quoted regarding his research on fire ant raft constructions during flooding, comparing the insects to neurons in one large brain.
Mastercard Newsroom 2023-11-30T00:00:00-05:00