OPEN HOUSE: THE DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS TABLE
The UAlbany accepted-student open-house event was a major success for the Physics Department, with prospective students and their families visiting the departmental table, run by Assoc. Prof. Matthew Szydagis. There they found handouts on our research and programs, a plasma ball they could play with, a cosmic-ray muon detector, and an enormous lithium battery
Ion Beam Lab: 50 Years of Materials Research
The SUNY Ion Beam Laboratory, a research facility built in 1970 and designed to provide students, faculty and outside users with the necessary resources for state-of-the-art research, development, and education and training using high-energy particle (ion) accelerators, is entering a new era through a partnership with Hudson Valley Community College's Gene F. Haas Center for Advanced Manufacturing Skills.
Girls Inc. Eureka! Imparts Knowledge with Fun to Young STEM Students
For the fourth straight summer, the College of Arts & Sciences hosts Girls Inc. Eureka! program, with faculty from seven UAlbany departments imparting a love of STEM subjects to girls from the Capital Region.
Perseverance on Target for Mars Landing
After having traveled nearly 292.5 million miles, NASA’s Perseverance spacecraft is just about set to touch down on Mars. UAlbany faculty researchers share in the excitement that is the culmination of a seven-month trip from Earth and nearly eight years of planning.
UAlbany physics professor Cecilia Levy weighs in on current prospects in physics
Prof. Levy shares her thoughts on where the job market for recent physics graduates is heading, as well as how young graduates entering the industry can be adequately prepared. Read the article here.
Physics Student Josh Martin Teaches Math to Millions on TikTok
Online learning may be the new normal for now and the foreseeable future. But for UAlbany junior Josh Martin, online learning is a personal passion.
Martin, a physics major from Cobleskill, has been providing his own brand of online tutoring on YouTube since his freshman year. His videos have mostly consisted of mathematics topics, a core component of the physics curriculum. His channel has more than 60 thousand subscribers, a clear indication that his approach has proven beneficial for a large group of learners.
The World's First Quantum Computer with Herbert Fotso
Herbert Fotso is an assistant professor of physics in UAlbany's College of Arts and Sciences. His research focuses on theoretical and computational condensed matter physics. In this episode, Herbert gives insight on the global arms race in quantum computing, and where the U.S. stands in the competition to create the world's next quantum computer. The podcast and more can be found here.