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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 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: Sep 15, 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 -
Article ItemQuantum researchers collide , article
Researchers from departments across the university came together to discuss the current state and future possibilities of quantum research at the first Virginia Tech Center for Quantum Information Science and Engineering symposium.
Date: Mar 10, 2023 -
Article ItemResearchers team up to visualize radiation with virtual reality , article
Three Virginia Tech professors from nuclear engineering, physics, and industrial engineering are bringing together their expertise and inventions to create a highly innovative technology for high-fidelity, real-time monitoring of nuclear power plant cores.
Date: Feb 17, 2023 -
Article ItemCan we really be “Everything Everywhere All at Once”? Virginia Tech physics expert shares thoughts on the multiverse , article
Top Oscar Best Picture contender "Everything Everywhere All at Once" has brought the concept of the multiverse to the Academy Awards. Virginia Tech physics professor Djordje Minic discusses how a multiverse might work, or not work.
Date: Jan 30, 2023 -
Article ItemProgram fuels development of new quantum-aware cybersecurity strategies , article
The Commonwealth Cyber Initiative in Southwest Virginia and the Virginia Tech Center for Quantum Information Science and Engineering issued two awards for the Quantum Aspects of Cybersecurity program to fuel research in quantum information science, engineering, and technology related to cybersecurity.
Date: Jan 30, 2023 -
Article ItemPhysicists model cell migration to learn how cancer cells navigate tissue , article
In a study published by Biophysical Journal, scientists Wenya Shu and Nadir Kaplan explored mesenchymal migration through cell simulations and mathematical modeling.
Date: Jan 03, 2023 -
Article ItemUnraveling the neutrino’s mysteries at the Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment , article
At the Virginia Tech Center for Neutrino Physics, Camillo Mariani and Patrick Huber have woven theoretical and experimental physics together in contributing to the DUNE project.
Date: Jan 03, 2023 -
Article ItemTwo Hokies among 2022 class of Astronaut Scholars , article
Undergraduates Lennon Headlee and Tim Proudkii have earned spots in the 2022 class of Astronaut Scholars and have been recognized as exceptional students in science, technology, engineering, and math for initiative, creativity, and excellence in their respective fields of study.
Date: Dec 20, 2022 -
Article ItemSeed funding to foster student-inspired, interdisciplinary teamwork , article
The Macromolecules Innovation Institute has awarded seed funding to two Virginia Tech research teams: one investigating methods for enhancing the effectiveness of mRNA vaccines, and the other seeking to improve methods for studying liver fibrosis.
Date: Nov 04, 2022 -
Article ItemAstrophysicist using James Webb Space Telescope to study supernovae as source of heavy elements in universe , article
Chris Ashall, an assistant professor of astrophysics in the Virginia Tech College of Science, will collect data on the presence of heavy elements — the building blocks of life — in exploding dying stars, or supernovae.
Date: Oct 19, 2022 -
Article ItemIn its sixth year, College of Science Dean’s Discovery Fund supports wide array of research , article
This year’s grants exceed $160,000 for projects focused on cancer research, battery materials, inflammatory bowel disease, age-related distractibility, the development of antibiotics, and more.
Date: Oct 19, 2022 -
Article ItemNeuroscience’s Matt Howe seeks to better understand how ingredients interact with people's dopamine system , article
To figure out how individual foods affect the dopamine system and what happens when all of the ingredients are presented in combination, Matt Howe recently was awarded a five-year, $1.8 million National Science Foundation grant.
Date: Oct 12, 2022 -
Article ItemPhysics’ Sophia Economou named T. Marshall Hahn Chair in Physics , article
A member of the Virginia Tech community since 2015, Economou’s research examines theoretical quantum information science, which is of worldwide interest due to the technological revolution it can enable in communications and computing.
Date: Sep 30, 2022 -
Article ItemDiversifying the quantum workforce , article
Virginia Tech partnered with historically Black colleges and universities for a five-day quantum workshop for faculty members at the Virginia Tech Research Center in Arlington.
Date: Aug 31, 2022 -
Article ItemCelebrating a summer of science education , article
Nearly 160 high school and middle school students attended one of four youth camps, with 46 at Explore Science for 7th-9th graders, and – all geared toward 11th-12th graders – 35 participants at Explore Data Science, 32 at Explore Physical Science, and 45 at Explore Life Science
Date: Aug 19, 2022 -
Article ItemKevin Pitts named Lay Nam Chang Dean’s Chair in the College of Science , article
Pitts, chief research officer at Fermilab National Accelerator Laboratory and a professor of physics at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, was named as dean of the College of Science at Virginia Tech in February.
Date: Jun 13, 2022 -
Article ItemCommonwealth Cyber Initiative researchers at Virginia Tech explore how quantum networks could transform cybersecurity , article
In a cross-disciplinary research collaboration, Commonwealth Cyber Initiative researchers at Virginia Tech are designing the quantum architecture that may one day secure our everyday communications and connect us to the power of quantum computation.
Date: Jun 02, 2022