A recent paper in Nature Methods reports on experiments led by UWM Physics Professor Marius Schmidt at the EuXFEL (the European XFEL), currently the largest X-ray free-electron laser in the world. The experiment focused on time-resolved serial femtosecond crystallography, and … Continue Reading »
UWM research aims to contribute to the next 50 years of space exploration
Original article by Laura Otto and available at The UWM Report Technology surged forward when the U.S. government invested heavily in science and engineering in the 1960s to get humans to the moon. Now, 50 years after Neil Armstrong set … Continue Reading »
LIGO And Virgo detect second neutron star smash-up
Originally posted by Laura Otto on the UWM report Nearly two years after a detecting gravitational waves from a neutron star collision, three detectors – the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory and the European-based Virgo detector – have found waves from … Continue Reading »
David Kaplan and Philip Chang Recognized At Fall 2018 Awards Ceremony
The Fall 2018 Awards Ceremony took place on October 17, honoring those who have shown exemplary service at UWM. Among the twenty-eight people recognized for their contributions to UWM were the department’s own David Kaplan and Philip Chang. Associate Professor … Continue Reading »
UWM physicists help launch next-gen atomic imaging with X-ray lasers
Article by Laura Otto In the last several years, UWM physicists have participated in experiments to capture images of atomic biology unfolding by using an X-ray free electron laser, equipment that creates slow-motion movies of molecular events happening at split-second … Continue Reading »
UWM Recognized in Physics Research Ranking
Originally posted by Anthony Mandella on the UWM Report UW-Milwaukee has been recognized for demonstrating outstanding performance in physics research by the Performance Ranking of Scientific Papers for World Universities. The ranking scores universities around the world by subject, field … Continue Reading »
Physics in the News: Young Galaxy’s Halo Offers Clues to its Growth and Evolution
Originally posted on 7/24/18 by the W. M. Keck Observatory A team of astronomers has discovered a new way to unlock the mysteries of how the first galaxies formed and evolved. In a study published [on July 24th, 2018] in … Continue Reading »
UWM Report: Student Space Experiments, Gravity in Extreme Conditions
Students and faculty members from the UW-Milwaukee Physics Department have recently been featured in several stories published in the UWM Report. With Help from NASA, Students Launch Experiment into Space: The UWM Students for the Exploration and Development of Space … Continue Reading »
UWM Physics Professor Reflects on the Legacy of Stephen Hawking
This article originally posted on CBS58 by Amanda Porterfield For most of his life Stephen Hawking was trapped motionless by disease, but his mind reached beyond the furthest stars. Hawking passed away this month at his home in Cambridge, England. … Continue Reading »
Joachim Frank, 2017 Nobel Laureate in Chemistry, Visits UWM to Speak on Imaging Molecules
Professor Joachim Frank, who shared the 2017 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, visited UWM on Friday, 3/9/2018 to deliver a colloquium, at the invitation of Abbas Ourmazd, a UWM distinguished professor of physics, who has published recent papers with Professor Frank. … Continue Reading »