School of Physics and Astronomy
School News
Megan Schoenzeit (B.S. '25) recognized by APS and NSF awards programs
School of Physics and Astronomy alum Megan Schoenzeit ('25) recognized by two of the most prestigious awards programs for undergraduates in physics.
UMN and MIT launch first real-time machine learning search for colliding black holes
A joint effort between the University of Minnesota and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has achieved the first end-to-end, real-time search for binary black hole (BBH) mergers based entirely
Huberty the focus of UMN Brief story about Tate Observatory
School of Physics and Astronomy third-year Ph.D. student, Mason Huberty, was the focus of a story about the Tate Observatory and other outreach efforts by the Minnesota Institute for Astrophysics.
Physics Undergrad leading small satellite project profiled by College of Science and Engineering
Physics Major, Kelsey Henry was the subject of an in-depth feature article by the College of Science and Engineering. The story includes a video of the small satellite lab and interview with Henry
University of Minnesota to serve as host institution for prestigious fellowship in planetary astronomy
The University of Minnesota has been selected as a host institution for the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship in planetary astronomy.
Alien Aurora: Lysak, Sulaiman and Elliott find new plasma regime in Jupiter’s aurora
Professor Robert Lysak, Assistant Professor Ali Sulaiman and Researcher Sadie Elliott, of the School of Physics and Astronomy recently published a paper in Physics Review Letters, “New Plasma Regime