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Doctoral student applies physics modeling to voting of SCOTUS ‘Super Court’

The maelstrom surrounding the nomination and subsequent confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court was to be expected, when one justice’s vote could change the country’s moral compass for generations.

Arthur Ashkin, Ph.D. ’52, shares Nobel Prize in physics

Arthur Ashkin, Ph.D. ’52, whose invention of “optical tweezers” realized his own science fiction dream of being able to move objects with light, was among three physicists named by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences as winners of this year’s Nobel Prize in physics. The announcement was made Oct. 2 in Stockholm.

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OCT 15Department of Physics Colloquium - Salpeter Lecture General Physics Colloquium and Salpeter Lecture, Prof. Fred Rasio, Northwestern University ...

OCT 22Department of Physics Colloquium - Ralls Lecture General Physics Colloquium and Ralls Lecture, Professor Jean Carlson, UC Santa Barbara ...

OCT 29Department of Physics Colloquium - Kieval Lecture General Physics Colloquium, Professor Andrea Cavalleri, Max Planck Institute for the Structure and Dynamics of Matter ...

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Research Spotlight

Research in the department is organized in two laboratories, the Laboratory of Atomic and Solid State Physics (LASSP) and the Laboratory for Elementary Particle Physics (LEPP). Explore the links below to learn more about the major research areas of the department and the facilities available to researchers.

Student Spotlight

"I'm most proud of the outreach activities I've been a part of. Sharing knowledge of the observatory with the public and helping to contribute to its smooth operation is chief among my Cornell achievements."

- R. Zachary Murray '18

Read more about R. Zachary Murray's story here.