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Article ItemFor students, by students: New initiative aims to make Virginia Tech a leader in peer education , article
A new online academy, a community of practice, and an international journal are elevating how undergrads mentor, tutor, and coach students.
Date: Nov 13, 2024 -
Article ItemInaugural recipients named for Lutz Awards , article
Sophia Economou, Zheng “Phil” Xiang, John Rossmeisl, and Markus Breitschmid earned the first Jacob A. Lutz III Awards for Eminent Scholars during Virginia Tech’s annual research awards ceremony, Celebrating Scholarly Excellence, on Nov. 6.
Date: Nov 13, 2024 -
Article ItemAncient rocks may bring dark matter to light , article
A Virginia Tech-led team is hunting for dark matter — not with telescopes or particle colliders — but by scrutinizing billion-year-old rocks.
Date: Oct 31, 2024 -
Article Item2023-2024 College of Science Award Winners , article
College of Science faculty members and staff recently were honored with awards from both the college and university.
Date: Oct 24, 2024 -
Article ItemHow to build a quantum computer that’s actually useful , article
The Department of Energy is investing $5 million into a Virginia Tech-led program that is leveraging an adaptive approach to build quantum computers that can achieve quantum utility.
Date: Oct 16, 2024 -
Article ItemIn memoriam: Robert Lee Bowden Jr., professor emeritus of physics , article
Bowden passed away July 21 in Blacksburg at the age of 91. He developed a reputation for being a teacher who challenged his students to reach their full potential.
Date: Oct 07, 2024 -
Article ItemAdvising award winners announced as Global Advising Week begins , article
As the annual celebration of advisors begin, the award winners — a mix of professional academic advisors and a faculty advisor — shared their motivation, their love of Ut Prosim, and the joy of helping students overcome challenges.
Date: May 21, 2024 -
Article ItemVirginia Tech physicists propose path to faster, more flexible robots , article
Virginia Tech physicists reveal microscopic phenomenon that could improve performance of agile flexible robots, microscopic capsules for drug delivery, and other soft devices.
Date: May 16, 2024 -
Article ItemClass of 2024: Yannick Pleimling named Outstanding Senior for the College of Science , article
Pleimling has forged connections through science and developed an extensive research portfolio of his own throughout his undergraduate education.
Date: May 06, 2024 -
Article Item'You are smart enough to be here' and other physics lessons from the 2024 College of Science commencement speaker , article
As a kid, Alma Robinson did not want to be a teacher. Now an award-winning advanced physics instructor and the 2024 College of Science commencement speaker, Robinson shaped her career around lessons that challenge assumptions.
Date: May 06, 2024 -
Article ItemExperts available: Trump on trial, Iran attack on Israel, tax deadline, and more , article
The Virginia Tech media relations office has experts available for interviews this week to discuss Donald Trump's historic trial, Iran's attack on Israel, tax deadline tips, and more. To schedule an interview, please contact mediarelations@vt.edu.
Date: Apr 15, 2024 -
Article ItemProblems with 3 Body Problem? Experts discuss physics, mathematics behind hit Netflix show , article
Adapted from the novels by Cixin Liu, the science fiction television series 3 Body Problem, the latest from the creators of HBO’s Game of Thrones, has become the most watched show on Netflix since its debut last month. Virginia Tech experts discuss how closely the story of 3 Body Problem adheres to the science that it’s based on.
Date: Apr 08, 2024 -
Article ItemLandmark $50 million gift to dramatically expand health sciences research at Virginia Tech , article
The Richmond-based Red Gates Foundation committed $50 million to the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC to accelerate health sciences research at Virginia Tech. The gift is among the largest ever made to the university.
Date: Apr 02, 2024 -
Article ItemWatch the April 8 solar eclipse on the Drillfield , article
The College of Science and its Department of Physics will host the solar eclipse viewing event. In the Blacksburg area, the moon will cover 88 percent of the sun at approximately 3:15 p.m.
Date: Apr 02, 2024 -
Article ItemExperts available: Solar eclipse, Trump on trial, Kate Middleton cancer diagnosis, and more , article
The Virginia Tech media relations office has experts available for interviews on the upcoming solar eclipse, Donald Trump's legal entanglements, Kate Middleton's cancer diagnosis, and more.
Date: Mar 27, 2024 -
Article ItemMedia Advisory: Virginia Tech to host solar eclipse viewing event on the Drillfield , article
Virginia Tech’s College of Science and Department of Physics will host a solar eclipse viewing event for hundreds of students, faculty, and staff. Blacksburg will experience approximately 88% coverage, a happening that won't come again for another 20 years.
Date: Mar 25, 2024 -
Article Item'Curious Conversations' podcast: Daniel Hoek talks about righting a wrong understanding of Newton's law , article
Hoek talks about the recent discovery he made related to Newton's first law of motion, how he became intrigued by the law, the puzzles surrounding it, as well as the misconception that objects with no forces acting on them exist and how Newton's own account contradicts this.
Date: Mar 11, 2024 -
Article ItemPhilosophy meets physics: Philosopher uncovers hidden truth about Newton's 300-year old law , article
Virginia Tech philosopher Dan Hoek has shared his discovery with educators and media outlets around the world, including an interview with Scientific American.
Date: Feb 14, 2024 -
Article ItemResearchers use pioneering new method to unlock brain’s noradrenaline system , article
An international team of researchers has provided valuable insights into the brain’s noradrenaline system, which has been a longtime target for medications to treat attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.
Date: Jan 26, 2024 -
Article ItemPhysics' Giti Khodaparast elected 2024 Optica Fellow , article
Khodaparast, professor of physics in the College of Science, was selected for “contributions to understanding quantum and coherent states in multifunctional materials and educating researchers from underrepresented groups in science,” according to Optica.
Date: Jan 04, 2024 -
Article ItemThe future of particle physics , article
Department of Physics Professor Patrick Huber played a key role in a U.S. government advisory panel that prioritized research projects in the field of particle physics. The panel recommended which projects the U.S. Department of Energy and the National Science Foundation should fund in the coming decade, meaning billions of dollars of federal government funding are at stake.
Date: Dec 12, 2023 -
Article ItemVirginia Tech researcher to benchmark early-stage quantum computers , article
Buggy, clunky — but still useful? Physics’ Sophia Economou is collaborating on a Department of Energy project to determine whether, when, and how quantum computing might advance the frontiers of science.
Date: Dec 10, 2023 -
Article ItemAmerican Physical Society names physics’ Sophia Economou as fellow , article
Economou is the T. Marshall Hahn Chair in Physics and director of the Virginia Tech Center for Quantum Information Science and Engineering.
Date: Nov 13, 2023 -
Article ItemPioneer of ‘mind-reading’ AI to open Maury Strauss Distinguished Public Lecture series in Roanoke , article
World-renowned computational neuroscientist Read Montague will share insights into how machine learning is advancing brain research at an unprecedented scale. His talk on Sept. 28 marks the first in the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC’s annual Maury Strauss Distinguished Public Lecture Series.
Date: Oct 20, 2023 -
Article ItemEd Barnes named Roger H. Moore and Mojdeh Khatam-Moore Dean’s Faculty Fellow , article
A member of the Virginia Tech faculty since 2015, Barnes’ research is focused on theoretical quantum information science. He leads an active research group of 11 graduate students and nine postdoctoral fellows.
Date: Oct 16, 2023 -
Article Item$10 million award from the Department of Defense will fund pioneering Sensing and Cyber Center of Excellence , article
The center will engage in groundbreaking research with potential military and commercial implications.
Date: Oct 11, 2023 -
Article ItemSatoru Emori named Luther and Alice Hamlett Junior Faculty Fellow , article
A member of the Virginia Tech faculty since 2017, Emori’s research is in the area of experimental condensed matter physics with a focus on magnetic materials, and his work has been recognized with funding from a variety of sources.
Date: Oct 05, 2023 -
Article ItemPatrick Huber named William E. Hassinger Jr. Senior Faculty Fellow , article
A member of the Virginia Tech faculty since 2008, Huber conducts research on neutrino physics. He has helped build an internationally recognized program in neutrino physics both in basic science and applications to global and national security.
Date: Sep 22, 2023 -
Article ItemCollege of Science lecture series returns with talk by particle physicist , article
The Virginia Tech College of Science’s J. Mark Sowers Distinguished Lecture Series will host its first talk of the academic year with Nigel Lockyer, professor of physics at Cornell University, on 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 19, at the Holtzman Alumni Center’s Assembly Hall.
Date: Sep 15, 2023 -
Article ItemCommonwealth Cyber Initiative in Southwest Virginia awards $1 million in new programs , article
The set of ambitious cybersecurity programs received awards of up to $75,000 each for the current fiscal year.
Date: Sep 08, 2023 -
Article ItemQuantum powers researchers to see the unseen , article
Virginia Tech researchers are leveraging a quirky quantum behavior to build better infrared detectors.
Date: Aug 21, 2023 -
Article ItemPaving the way for new physics , article
In its most precise measurement to date, an international group of 200 scientists working at Fermilab has shown that a subatomic particle called the muon does not behave in a way predicted by the Standard Model of particle physics, which has long helped physicists understand and explain how the universe was created.
Date: Aug 14, 2023 -
Article ItemAstrophysicists to wield James Webb Space Telescope in three new supernova studies , article
For Chris Ashall's research group, the chance to study a rare, nearby, and young supernova over the course of the James Webb Space Telescope’s lifespan, recently projected to last up to 20 years, was irresistible.
Date: Jul 31, 2023 -
Article ItemVirginia Tech particle physicist: Christopher Nolan’s ‘Oppenheimer’ film excels at accuracy , article
Of the highly anticipated drama about J. Robert Oppenheimer and the Los Alamos Project, Kevin Pitts says: ‘I was impressed at how well the film got at Oppenheimer as a deep thinker, a renaissance man, and someone who evolved over time.’
Date: Jul 26, 2023 -
Article ItemPhysics’ Leo Piilonen honored as Alumni Distinguished Professor , article
Piilonen has enjoyed a successful career an educator and as a scientist experimenting with high-energy particle physics detectors.
Date: Jun 29, 2023 -
Article ItemThe picture of health: Virginia Tech researchers enhance bioimaging and sensing with quantum photonics , article
Researchers from Virginia Tech’s College of Engineering and College of Science are using their expertise in quantum photonics and nanotechnology along with funding from the Air Force Office of Scientific Research and the National Science Foundation to develop a groundbreaking nanodevice that can transform low-energy light into high-energy light across a broad spectrum.
Date: Jun 22, 2023 -
Article ItemFour undergraduate students awarded 2023 Goldwater Scholarships , article
The students, representing both the College of Science and the College of Engineering, are among 413 college students from across the United States receiving the prestigious scholarship.
Date: May 19, 2023 -
Article ItemCybersecurity research aims for impact at Virginia Tech , article
The Commonwealth Cyber Initiative in Southwest Virginia is investing in researchers working at the intersection of data, autonomy, and security. Proposals for the next round of Cybersecurity Research grants are due June 9.
Date: May 19, 2023 -
Article ItemChemistry’s Daniel Crawford receives 2023 Cottrell STAR Award , article
Crawford's work models molecules by computer, a process that helps determine the handedness of molecules isolated from plants and animals and found to have beneficial health effects.
Date: May 18, 2023 -
Article ItemInnovating around complex problems , article
Virginia Tech inventors who contributed to the innovation ecosystem last year by disclosing 169 new innovations, executed 30 new license agreements with commercial partners, and created 10 new start-up companies, were honored at the second annual Celebrating Innovation event, last Monday.
Date: Apr 28, 2023