Upcoming Events
Seminars, Astro Seminars
Astrophysics Seminar: Examining the CMB quadrupole anomaly using Planck PR3 data
Jahmour Givans (Princeton University)
Condensed and Living Matter Seminars
Condensed and Living Matter Seminar: Multicellular is different: the biophysical basis of multicellular growth
Peter Yunker (Georgia Tech)
Department Colloquia
Colloquium: "TBA"
Robyn Sanderson (University of Pennsylvania)
Seminars, HET and HEE Seminars
High Energy Theory Seminar: Causality constraints on EFTs
Sera Cremonini (Leigh University)
Condensed and Living Matter Seminars
Condensed and Living Matter Seminar: "Robots that evolve on demand"
Rebecca Kramer-Bottiglio (Yale)
Seminars
Astrophysics Seminar: "TBA"
Akaxia Cruz (Flatiron Institute/Princeton University)
Seminars
Astrophysics Seminar: "TBA"
Patrick Breysse (NYU)
Condensed and Living Matter Seminars
Condensed and Living Matter Seminar: Van der Waals magnets and antiferromagnets interacting with electron spins
Dan Ralph (Cornell University)
Department News
How a Flipped Classroom Stokes the Collaborative Spirit of Physics
Bill Ashmanskas is using the Structured Active In-Class Learning format to help his students grasp high-level physics concepts.
Read MoreFour academic journeys explored
PennToday explores Vijay Balasubramanian's academic career.
Read MoreA first, physical system learns nonlinear tasks without a traditional computer processor
Sam Dillavou, a postdoc in the Durian Research Group in the School of Arts & Sciences, built the components of this contrastive local learning network, an analog system that is fast, low-power,
Read MoreCenter for Soft & Living Matter Kickoff Meeting
The new Center for Soft and Living Matter at the University of Pennsylvania brings together over 60 faculty and their
Read MoreFrom English Major to Doctor, Lawyer, VP
Vivian Lee, C’99, CGS’01, M’06, considers herself a Penn lifer, having done undergrad, medical school, and medical residency here before becoming an assistant professor of ophthalmology at the Pere
Read MoreResearchers upend theory about the formation of the Milky Way Galaxy
New findings by Robyn Sanderson and collaborators suggest galaxy’s last major collision was billions of years later than previously thought.
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It is incumbent on us all as a global community of scientists to actively participate in the diversification of science, technology, engineering and mathematics by directly and intentionally engaging those groups that are underrepresented in our individual fields.
The Penn Physics & Astronomy Department offers a variety of research opportunities that bring students of a range of academic levels to Penn.