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Can we really be “Everything Everywhere All at Once”? Virginia Tech physics expert shares thoughts on the multiverse , articleTop 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 -
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Researchers team up to visualize radiation with virtual reality , articleThree 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: Jan 30, 2023 -
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Program fuels development of new quantum-aware cybersecurity strategies , articleThe 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 -
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Physicists model cell migration to learn how cancer cells navigate tissue , articleIn 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 -
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Unraveling the neutrino’s mysteries at the Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment , articleAt 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 -
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Two Hokies among 2022 class of Astronaut Scholars , articleUndergraduates 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 -
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Seed funding to foster student-inspired, interdisciplinary teamwork , articleThe 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 -
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Astrophysicist using James Webb Space Telescope to study supernovae as source of heavy elements in universe , articleChris 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 -
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In its sixth year, College of Science Dean’s Discovery Fund supports wide array of research , articleThis 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 -
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Neuroscience’s Matt Howe seeks to better understand how ingredients interact with people's dopamine system , articleTo 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 -
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Physics’ Sophia Economou named T. Marshall Hahn Chair in Physics , articleA 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 -
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Diversifying the quantum workforce , articleVirginia 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 -
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Celebrating a summer of science education , articleNearly 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 -
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Kevin Pitts named Lay Nam Chang Dean’s Chair in the College of Science , articlePitts, 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 -
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Commonwealth Cyber Initiative researchers at Virginia Tech explore how quantum networks could transform cybersecurity , articleIn 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 -
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Long-standing partnership provides student research fellowships , articleSince 1990, the Virginia Space Consortium has provided 475 scholarship and fellowship awards totaling $2.1 million to Virginia Tech undergraduate and graduate student researchers, intended to supplement and enhance research support.
Date: Jun 01, 2022 -
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Research drives cybersecurity innovation, inspiration in Southwest Virginia , articleAs the urgency of cybersecurity reaches a higher pitch, the Southwest node of the Commonwealth Cyber Initiative gathered on Virginia Tech’s campus in late October. The event allowed collaborators to meet in person for the first time and advance cybersecurity strategies throughout the region and the commonwealth.
Date: May 25, 2022 -
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Virginia Tech nanoscientist seeks to develop thin films with a big payoff , articleSatoru Emori, an assistant professor in the Department of Physics, wants to create new thin films made of specially engineered magnetic materials, a project funded by a five-year, $500,000 National Science Foundation CARRER Award.
Date: May 24, 2022 -
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Virginia Tech mother and son both earn Ph.D.s this spring , articleSharon Stidham and her son, James, shared an apartment and encouraged each other’s work as they pursued their degrees.
Date: May 20, 2022 -
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Three colleges launch new travel grant for faculty to pay for dependent care , articleThe pilot program, sponsored by the Office of Faculty Affairs, aims to ease the financial burdens of faculty members who have to arrange care for dependents while they travel for conferences or research.
Date: May 16, 2022 -
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Physicist S. James Gates to present virtual talk as part of J. Mark Sowers Distinguished Lecture Series , articleThe College of Science’s J. Mark Sowers Distinguished Lecture Series will host its third virtual event March 28 with Brown University theoretical physicist S. James Gates Jr.
Date: Mar 24, 2022 -
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Physics Teacher Education Coalition again honors Virginia Tech as part of ‘5+ Club’ , articleThe honor puts Virginia Tech in the top 1 percent of universities for training future physics teachers.
Date: Mar 23, 2022 -
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Physics instructor Alma Robinson receives national teaching award for first-year experiences , articleAs a co-teacher of the physics First-Year Experience course, Robinson works to create an inclusive classroom in STEM and to encourage students to "think like a physicist."
Date: Mar 21, 2022 -
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For undergraduates, research can be a route to self-discovery , articleStudents in any major can find an undergraduate research project that ignites their curiosity. A new fellowship can help them spend more time with those projects.
Date: Mar 17, 2022 -
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Robert Weiss named director of Academy of Integrated Science in College of Science , articleThe academy was started in 2011 by the late Lay Nam Chang, then dean of the College of Science, with the mission of exploring powerful new approaches to current complex scientific problems.
Date: Mar 08, 2022 -
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Virginia Tech’s Orbital Launch Vehicle Team celebrates successful launch in California , articleTwo years since its last launch, the undergraduate design team has been building toward its long-term goal of putting a launch vehicle into low Earth orbit.
Date: Feb 15, 2022 -
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Randy Heflin named Research and Innovation’s senior associate vice president , articlePreviously the associate dean for research and graduate studies for the College of Science, Heflin’s appointment further strengthens Virginia Tech’s position in growing its research enterprise.
Date: Feb 14, 2022 -
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J. Mark Sowers Distinguished Lecture Series continues online with Professor Jocelyn Bell Burnell , articleThe Virginia Tech College of Science’s J. Mark Sowers Distinguished Lecture Series returns Feb. 8, 2022, as a virtual event with guest speaker Professor Jocelyn Bell Burnell, a visiting academic at Oxford University’s Department of Physis and the Chancellor of the University of Dundee, Scotland.
Date: Feb 07, 2022 -
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Kevin Pitts named dean of the College of Science at Virginia Tech , articlePitts, chief research officer at Fermilab National Accelerator Laboratory and a professor of physics at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, will officially step into his new role June 13, taking over from Ron Fricker, who has served as interim dean since January 2021.
Date: Feb 03, 2022 -
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Physics’ Leo Piilonen awarded Lifetime Fellowship by American Association for the Advancement of Science , articlePiilonen is a professor in the Department of Physics, part of the Virginia Tech College of Science. AAAS is honoring Piilonen for his “distinguished contributions to experimental elementary particle physics, particularly for leadership in the Belle and Belle II collaborations and in their muon and K-long meson detection and identification.”
Date: Jan 26, 2022 -
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Quantum center unites Virginia Tech’s broad expertise in a vital field , articleThe Virginia Tech Center for Quantum Information Science and Engineering will bring together talented researchers already leading the way in this increasingly vital field, and provide the structure and resources to maximize the impact of their work.
Date: Jan 19, 2022 -
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A nuclear pioneer’s collection stars the Milky Way, nuclear explosions, and shock waves , articleAtomic bombs, white dwarf stars, shock waves, nuclear explosion, and Albert Einstein are frequent references that University Libraries Archivist Bess Pittman saw while processing the mesmerizing collection of Robert E. Marshak, a Virginia Tech professor and promoter of shared science. Thanks to a grant from the American Institute of Physics, this collection is now more accessible for researchers and science enthusiasts alike.
Date: Dec 02, 2021 -
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October surprise? Scientists find no hint of sterile neutrino in international MicroBooNE experiment , articleNew results from the MicroBooNE experiment at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory deal a blow to a theoretical particle known as the sterile neutrino. There is no such thing. Among the researchers involved is Camillo Mariani in the College of Science's Department of Physics.
Date: Oct 28, 2021 -
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Study examines diversifying STEM research for underrepresented students , articleWithout a concerted effort to recruit and support underserved students in STEM, the COVID-19 pandemic threatens to erase progress that has made and to exacerbate long-standing inequities and racial disparities by further stratifying STEM fields.
Date: Oct 07, 2021 -
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New physics research reveals fresh complexities about electron behavior in materials , articleA new Virginia Tech study expands upon existing physics theories and can be applied to improving electronic devices and quantum computers.
Date: Sep 15, 2021 -
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Celebrated theoretical physicist, feminist theorist, author, and activist to speak at annual Aims of Education Address , article“Being part of the address is a chance to think deeply about what we all want to get out of the time we share together at Virginia Tech, and how it has the potential to change both our lives and the world around us,” said Danna Agmon, faculty principal for the Residential College West Ambler Johnston and an associate professor of history in the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences.
Date: Aug 22, 2021 -
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Virginia Tech launches ‘next generation’ human brain imaging lab , articleResearchers at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC have received a $2.4 million grant from the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, part of the National Institutes of Health, to measure the brain’s subtle magnetic signals in two research volunteers simultaneously as they interact, capturing the rich complexity of the brain’s signaling during face-to-face social interactions in real-time.
Date: Aug 19, 2021 -
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Fifth year of College of Science Dean’s Discovery Fund supports faculty research , articleNow in its fifth year, the Virginia Tech College of Science Lay Nam Chang Dean’s Discovery Fund recently announced research awards that will support such diverse projects as water quality, discovery of drugs for pain and viruses, mental health treatment, and economics forecasting.
Date: Jun 17, 2021 -
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Virginia Tech joins Mid-Atlantic Quantum Alliance to boost research efforts , articleThe alliance is a rapidly growing hub of quantum technology research, development, innovation, and education led by the University of Maryland. Vito Scarola, an associate professor in the Department of Physics, led the effort for Virginia Tech to join the MQA.
Date: Mar 18, 2021 -
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J. Mark Sowers Distinguished Lecture Series continues online with Nobel Prize winning physicist, Donna Strickland , articleThe online event on March 10 will feature Strickland, who is a professor with the University of Waterloo’s Department of Physics and Astronomy. She co-won the 2018 Nobel Prize in Physics for her work in developing chirped pulse laser amplification with Gérard Mourou, her Ph.D. supervisor at the time.
Date: Mar 07, 2021