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Department of Physics

Robin Selinger Elected to APS Board of Directors

On Nov. 15, Physics Professor Robin Selinger, Ph.D., a member of the Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute in the College of Arts and Sciences at ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University was elected to the American Physical Society (APS) Board of Directors. Her three-year term begins on Jan. 1, 2020. The Am…

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Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute

Robin Selinger Elected to APS Board of Directors

On Nov. 15, Physics Professor Robin Selinger, Ph.D., a member of the Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute in the College of Arts and Sciences at ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University was elected to the American Physical Society (APS) Board of Directors. Her three-year term begins on Jan. 1, 2020. The Am…

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College of Arts & Sciences

ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì Physicist Joins Inter-Institutional Research Project to Study Light-Driven Materials

ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University continues to march in the vanguard of technological advancement. A KSU researcher has joined a cutting-edge collaborative study into light-driven materials.
The technology has the potential to replace electric motors unilaterally. The Office of Naval Research awarded a&nbs…

Tags: Department of Physics , Chemical Physics Interdisciplinary Program , Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute

Division of Research & Economic Development

Greta Babakhanova

Invitation to Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting Is ‘Icing on the Cake’ for Doctoral Student

As if graduating with your Ph.D., starting a National Research Council (NRC) postdoctoral fellowship, getting married in Nepal and organizing an international research seminar wasn’t already a full plate for ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University doctoral student Greta Babakhanova, how about a little dessert?

Tags: Research & Science , Student Life , Graduate Studies , College of Arts and Sciences , Chemical Physics , Department of Physics

College of Arts & Sciences

Dr. Veronica Dexheimer, an assistant professor of physics in ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì’s College of Arts and Sciences, recently received a five-year $425,000 Faculty Early Career Development Award from the National Science Foundation (NSF).

ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì Astrophysicist Wins NSF Grant to Search for Exotic Matter in Neutron Stars

ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University’s only theoretical astrophysicist just landed a grant that will help her to better understand dense stars while encouraging young female scientists to reach for them. Dr. Veronica Dexheimer, an assistant professor of physics in ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì’s College of Arts and Sciences, rece…

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Division of Research & Economic Development

Dr. Hamza Balci, Associate Professor of Physics at ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì, works with microscopy equipment in his lab.

ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì Researcher Wins NIH Grant to Fight Cancer at a Molecular Level

Single molecule biophysics sounds complicated because it is. Then again, so is cancer.
So it makes sense that one of ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University's molecular biophysicists would take on the most notorious challenge in medical science.

Tags: Research & Science , Department of Physics , Health , College of Arts and Sciences

Division of Research & Economic Development

ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì Researchers Take New Approach with OLEDs

Organic light-emitting diode technologies (OLEDs), a key technological feature in the display of many models of mobile phones and televisions already provide great image quality and high-resolution. But are they as efficient as they can be? Inspired by methods used in liquid-crystal technology, Kent…

Tags: Science , Faculty Research , Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry , Department of Physics

College of Arts & Sciences

Magnetic Field Affects Liquid Crystals in Unexpected Ways

A group of researchers in ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University's College of Arts and Sciences have published a breakthrough article on new properties of liquid crystals in the May 27 issue of Physical Review Letters. The article, which describes some recent surprising results involving nematic liquid crystals…

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Theresa Benyo at her office at NASA Glenn Research Center

Becoming a Rocket Scientist

Theresa Benyo already had an exciting and fulfilling career as a project manager at NASA. With a great job, a house, a husband, two kids, and hobbies like musical theatre what more could you want? Academically speaking, she’d already earned a dual bachelor’s degree in physics and computer science fr…

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College of Arts & Sciences

Confetti canons blow into the sky marking the close of the groundbreaking ceremony for the new Integrated Sciences Building.

ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì Hosts Groundbreaking for New Integrated Sciences Building

The groundbreaking for ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University’s new Integrated Sciences Building was held Oct. 2 from 2-5 p.m. The event was free and open to the public. Following the groundbreaking, ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì’s College of Arts and Sciences hosted a showcase of science and technology demonstrations, along with…

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