Physics Students’ Pumpkin Drop Event Featured, Locally and Statewide
The Society of Physics Students hosted its second annual pumpkin drop during Halloween weekend. The Knoxville News Sentinel and the Tennessean featured the event.
Ask a Physicist Facebook Live with Department of Physics Faculty
Department of Physics faculty members Sowjanya Gollapinni and Yuri Efremenko will be hosting an “Ask a Physicist” Facebook Live question and answer session at 11 a.m. Wednesday, November 2, on the UT Knoxville Facebook account. Their Facebook Live session is titled “The Ghostly Neutrinos.”
Second Annual Physics Pumpkin Drop October 28
The Society of Physics Students will host its second annual pumpkin drop on Friday, October 28. The event will begin at 4 p.m. on McClung Plaza beside the Humanities and Social Sciences Building with student organization booths and hands-on science demonstrations.
Aerospace Workshop Participants to Fly Model Planes, Launch Rockets Tuesday
A group of teachers will fly model planes, drop eggs from a rooftop, and launch rockets at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, July 19, as part of the conclusion to a summer aerospace and STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) workshop.
UT Connection to New Element Tennessine Garners National Coverage
A team of scientists from Tennessee has helped discover a new element that might bring the Volunteer State to the 117th slot on the periodic table. The name, “Tennessine,” recognizes the contribution of researchers at UT, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, and Vanderbilt University. Robert Grzywacz, director of the UT-ORNL Joint Institute for Nuclear Physics and Applicationsand
Tennessee Gets a Place at the Table with Newest Element: Tennessine
One of the newest members of the periodic table will likely have a familiar sound to it, even if the spelling might be a bit off: Tennessine. Proposed as a nod to researchers from Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Vanderbilt University, and UT who helped confirm its existence, element 117 would be only the second to
Professor’s Research Could Revolutionize How Data is Read, Written in Computers
Jian Liu, an assistant professor of physics, is among the group a scientists who have used light-driven experimental techniques to both manipulate and reveal the magnetic properties in materials.
See the Transit of Mercury from the Physics Building Monday
The UT Physics and Astronomy Department will be sponsoring “Observing The Transit Of Mercury” Monday, May 9, on the roof of the Alvin H. Nielsen Physics Building. The roof will be open 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Geoff Greene Featured in Scientific American Neutron Mystery Article, Video
The Scientific American invited UT physicist Geoff Greene to write an article about a neutron mystery.
Professor to Discuss Recently Proven Theory at Family Event
Michael Guidry, UT professor of physics and astronomy, will present a lecture on gravitational waves from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m., Thursday, April 14, at the Spirit and Truth Fellowship of Knoxville’s (STFK) Science Café at Ijams Nature Center.
In Memoriam: Jon Levin
Jon Levin, a gifted teacher and director of the undergraduate physics program, passed away last weekend. He was 63.
Student Wins Goldwater Scholarship, Three Others Get Honorable Mention
Ian Francis, a junior studying mathematics, has been awarded a prestigious Goldwater Scholarship to further his studies.