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Division of Particles and Fields of the American Physical Society Conference
Northeastern University is hosting DPF 2019
January 28, 2019
Tracking an epidemic requires computer models. But what if those models are wrong?
Researchers at Northeastern have found that one of the basic assumptions used in disease modeling simply isn’t realistic. Now they’re looking at how epidemics travel through various layers of a population in order to find a better way to track a disease.
November 20, 2018
Faculty Profile: Dr. James Halverson, Assistant Professor of Physics
Dr. James Halverson, Assistant Professor of Physics, sits down with the College of Science Graduate Program staff to talk about what it’s like to work as faculty at Northeastern University.
September 18, 2018
Shaping light with groundbreaking biologically inspired materials
Researcher in Professor Max Bi's group looked to tissue layers in biology to design a material that may revolutionize photonics.
July 10, 2018
2018 Huntington 100 list includes three physics students
Three Physics student included on this year's Huntington 100 list.
April 27, 2018
Physics research investigates the ribosome’s many movements
Physics Professor Paul Whitford's research on the function and movements of the ribosome focuses on many directions and has been published in several papers in the past two years.
February 09, 2018
Northeastern alumna brings renewable energy to rural Africa
Walpert, the founder and CEO of solar company Simusolar, has been studying photovoltaic technology since graduate school at Northeastern. After her undergraduate years at the University of California, Santa Cruz, Walpert received an MS in Physics from Northeastern in 1984.
December 10, 2017
Physics research to bring new advancements in high-performance batteries
Arun Bansil, University Distinguished Professor of Physics, led an international team of researchers from Northeastern, Belgium, Japan, and Poland who worked to develop a novel spectroscopic method for unraveling the mechanism underlying reactions that power high-performance batteries.
December 08, 2017
Professors’ venture wins MassChallenge award
Ask any academic researcher about their long-term goals and, among them, you’ll likely hear some variation of the phrase “societal impact.” That’s precisely the motivation behind Guardion, a venture developed by two Northeastern faculty members: Swastik Kar, professor of physics, and Yung Joon Jung, professor of mechanical and industrial engineering.
November 14, 2017
Professors' venture wins MassChallenge award
Ask any academic researcher about their long-term goals and, among them, you’ll likely hear some variation of the phrase “societal impact.” That’s precisely the motivation behind Guardion, a venture developed by two Northeastern faculty members: Swastik Kar, professor of physics, and Yung Joon Jung, professor of mechanical and industrial engineering.
November 14, 2017
Ten things to know about being on co-op at the world’s largest particle physics laboratory
Meet Katie Larkin, Jameson O’Reilly, and Preston Epps. Three fourth year students who spent the last six months living and working abroad at one of the world’s largest centers for scientific research – the European Organization for Nuclear Research in Geneva, Switzerland, more commonly known as CERN.
November 01, 2017
PhD Profile: Dina Mistry
Dina Mistry, Physics PhD candidate, sits down with the College of Science Graduate Program staff to talk about what it's like to work and study at Northeastern University.
October 23, 2017
Northeastern researcher develops revolutionary MRI technique to better understand neurological diseases
A new MRI brain imaging technique developed by Northeastern researcher Srinivas Sridhar will use magnetic nanoparticles to create the first atlas of blood volume in the human brain. The results will be used to better identify and address neurological diseases, such as Alzheimer’s and drug addiction.
September 26, 2017
PhD Profile: Tanvi Wamorkar
Tanvi Wamorkar, Physics PhD candidate, sits down with the College of Science Graduate Program staff to talk about what it's like to work and study at Northeastern University.
September 21, 2017