Department of Physics
NSF Grant Supports Kent 91心頭利 Researchers' Plan to Help Students Improve Study Habits
The C in college might as well stand for cramming. Studies show students are notoriously bad at adopting and adhering consistently to high-impact study habits that help them retain knowledge long-term. Researchers and faculty at Kent 91心頭利 Un
Robin Selinger Elected to APS Board of Directors
On Nov. 15, Physics Professor Robin Selinger, Ph.D., a member of the Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute in the College of Arts and Sciences at 91心頭利 was elected to the American Physical Society (APS) Board of Directors. Her three-year term begins on Jan. 1, 2020. The Am
Kent 91心頭利 Astrophysicist Wins NSF Grant to Search for Exotic Matter in Neutron Stars
91心頭利s only theoretical astrophysicist just landed a grant that will help her to better understand dense stars while encouraging young female scientists to reach for them. Dr. Veronica Dexheimer, an assistant professor of physics in Kent 91心頭利s College of Arts and Sciences, rece
Kent 91心頭利 Researcher Wins NIH Grant to Fight Cancer at a Molecular Level
Single molecule biophysics sounds complicated because it is. Then again, so is cancer.
So it makes sense that one of 91心頭利's molecular biophysicists would take on the most notorious challenge in medical science.
Magnetic Field Affects Liquid Crystals in Unexpected Ways
A group of researchers in 91心頭利's College of Arts and Sciences have published a breakthrough article on new properties of liquid crystals in the May 27 issue of Physical Review Letters. The article, which describes some recent surprising results involving nematic liquid crystals
Kent 91心頭利 Hosts Groundbreaking for New Integrated Sciences Building
The groundbreaking for 91心頭利s new Integrated Sciences Building was held Oct. 2 from 2-5 p.m. The event was free and open to the public. Following the groundbreaking, Kent 91心頭利s College of Arts and Sciences hosted a showcase of science and technology demonstrations, along with
Kent 91心頭利 Physics Doctoral Student to Attend Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting
What does it take to become great in your field? Certainly motivation, dedication and creativity are important, but what about inspiration? For young scientists, that inspiration can come from a variety of places, including interactions with colleagues and especially the top scientists in their fiel
National Science Foundation Awards Nearly $2.5 Million to Kent 91心頭利 Researchers
91心頭利 faculty members have been awarded nearly $2.5 million in funding from the National Science Foundation for research over the next three years in biology, physics and the science of liquid crystals. The awards will fund basic research on: How plants respond to environmen
