In memory of Wesley N. Mathews, Jr. (1937 – 2022)
September 22nd, 2022
Wesley N. Mathews, Jr. was a member of the Department of Physics for over 50 years. He passed away on August 22, 2022 at the age of 85. Wes was a remarkable person. He loved many things including physics, nature, and people. But above all, he loved to tell stories about the adventures in his life. And he had many. So very many.…
Experimental test of the topological stability of magnetic skyrmions
August 26th, 2022
In a study just published in Nano Letters, Prof. Kai Liu’s group and collaborators, led by Dr. Gong Chen, have observed a topological evolution of skyrmions during the chirality switching from one handedness to the other.…
Education grant to study learning in quantum mechanics funded to GU faculty
August 23rd, 2022
Profs. Doughty and Freericks won a grant from the Air Force Office of Scientific Research to perform education research on Quantum Mechanics for Everyone and the undergraduate quantum class. …
Physics Majors Present Research at the 2022 Physics Education Research Conference
August 22nd, 2022
Physics majors Cecilia Ochoa (C’24) and Max Webel (C’24) attended the 2022 Physics Education Research Conference (PERC) held in Grand Rapids, MI, July 13-14. Both Cecilia and Max are conducting research under the mentorship of Prof. Leanne Doughty. …
Prof. Freericks featured in APS News article on quantum education
August 17th, 2022
The Sept. 2022 issue of APS news reported on a special seminar at the annual meeting of the Division of Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics, held in Orlando, Florida this past May. Prof. Freericks was the lead speaker of the session.…
