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(Aug. 15, 2024)
Right on Schedule: Physicists Use Modeling to Forecast a Black Hole's Feeding Patterns with PrecisionThe dramatic dimming of a light source ~ 860 million light-years away from Earth confirms the accuracy of a detailed model developed by a team of astrophysicists, including Syracuse University Professor Eric Coughlin.
(July 11, 2024)
Physics Professor Craig Cahillane Wins 2024 ARPA-E IGNIITE AwardThe prize, given to early-career innovators seeking to convert ideas into new technologies in energy applications, will support his research to improve the efficiency of fusion reactors.
(June 3, 2024)
A&S Physicist Awarded NASA Grant to Model One of the Cosmos’ Most Extreme EventsPhysics professor Eric Coughlin received his second NASA grant as a faculty member at SU to develop accurate models to probe the inner workings of supermassive black holes.
(May 22, 2024)
Scientists Spin Up a New Way to Unlock Black Hole MysteriesSyracuse University astrophysicist co-authors a study in Nature that details how observations of a wobbling disk following a tidal disruption event can be used to estimate black hole spin.
(May 7, 2024)
A&S Physicist Awarded NSF Research Grant for Two Projects That Will Increase Our Understanding of Gravitational WavesCollin Capano ’05, ’11 Ph.D., research associate professor in the Department of Physics, will use the grant to test Einstein’s theory of relativity and create a computer network that could detect gravitational waves faster and cheaper.
(May 2, 2024)
2024 Wasserstrom Prize for Graduate Teaching Presented to Physics Professor Christian SantangeloAward given in memory of noted professor of English William Wasserstrom.
(April 18, 2024)
A&S Physicist Marina Artuso Named Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of ScienceArtuso joins a prestigious list of Syracuse University researchers for advancing the field of science through her outstanding leadership as an experimental physicist.
(March 21, 2024)
Syracuse Undergraduate Spearheads Study Using Physics Principles to Understand How Cells Self-Sort in DevelopmentA team of biophysicists identified an unexpected collective behavior among particles and their findings were published in the prestigious journal Physical Review Letters.