Department News
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The physics professor discusses how he uses music to teach the basics of physics.More > -
The Thomas J. Watson provides unparalleled exploration for forty exceptional graduating college seniors in any field. Students conceive a dream-year integrating their unique experience, proven skills and passion and receive support for a year of independent study on an international scale. -
Recently released results of the Planck space telescope’s sky survey are giving us a whole new picture of the universe. Ben Walter ’13 has been working with Emeritus Professor of Astronomy Bruce Partridge to sharpen scientists’ reports on the game-changing data. -
Rodriques, who also won a Churchill Scholarship earlier this year, will use the generous award, valued at over $250,000, to support graduate studies at M.I.T. -
More than two decades after he completed a senior thesis that combined art history and physics, Ralph Shayne '89 took a trip to see the French cathedral his capstone project was focused on. -
Kissin is the 10th athlete from the cross country and track programs to be selected for the scholarship and marks the fifth consecutive year in which a Haverford athlete has garnered the postseason scholarship.Haverford Athletics news > -
Planck mission scientists release the first half of the spacecraft's observations of the cosmic microwave background.Sky & Telescope article >
Archived News
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Miriam Fuchs ’13 is doing research on binary stars at Boston University, where she is working under astronomer Andrew West ’99. -
The event, held on Haverford's campus, brought out former students and longtime admirers of the renowned physicist. -
Alberto Guerrero '11 used the College's new scanning electron microscope, purchased as part of a $1 million NSF grant, to create an image of a black squirrel that's only two to three microns wide. -
Join us on Thursday, April 21 at 6:30pm in Chase Auditorium for a film screening and discussion with Dr. Shirin Haque, Astronomer and Physics Professor at the University of the West Indies in Trinidad and Tobago.Learn more > -
A team of international scientists working with the Atacama Cosmology Telescope in Chile have reported the discovery of 10 new galaxy clusters in a paper published in Astrophysical Journal. Emeritus Professor of Astronomy Bruce Partridge and several of his students contributed to the research. -
Alexander, an associate professor of physics at Haverford, is the subject of several videos debuting November 3 on “Secret Life,” a web video series and site created by the makers of the PBS science show NOVA. Aimed at students and teachers, the site features researchers talking about their work and their lives beyond science. Alexander’s secret? He’s a jazz saxophonist.See the videos -
Haverford professors Jerry Gollub and Karl Johnson have co-authored a paper that has been named an "Editorial Selection" at Physical Review Letters Online. -
Assistant Professor of Physics Peter Love has received the National Science Foundation CAREER award, which honors outstanding young college faculty members. The grant, which gives Love $500,000 over five years, will support his attempts to create efficient simulations of quantum computer systems, which may someday result in the development of a quantum computer. -
For its 10th-anniversary issue, The Chronicle Review asked scholars and illustrators to answer this question: What will be the defining idea of the coming decade, and why? Among the invited writers contributing to the debate was Haverford College Associate Professor of Physics Stephon Alexander.Read the essay -
May 19-20, 2011: A two day workshop to highlight recent developments and future directions in the field of nonlinear dynamics, with an emphasis on fluid processes. -
A physics major received a Center for Peace and Global Citizenship internship this summer.
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Research conducted by Haverford physics major Elias Tousley and faculty member Suzanne Amador Kane reveals a sophisticated level of flight coordination among bird mobs. -
Hatt will spend next year at the Max-Planck Institute for Astronomy in Heidelberg, Germany, exploring the properties of dwarf galaxies. -
The physics major is one of 14 students from top schools across the country to be selected for the Churchill Scholarship, which funds graduate study in engineering, mathematics and the sciences at Cambridge University. -
Over the break, the physics professor and Haverford alumnus traveled to his home country of Trinidad to give a presentation at the International School for Young Astronomers. -
The instruments, which include three different kinds of microscopes and a high-tech cell sorting system, will strengthen research capabilities for faculty and students in the biology and physics departments. -
Dylan Hatt (Astronomy and Physics double major) and Justin Sears, both from the class of '10, are interns in the RISE (Research Internships in Science and Engineering) program sponsored by the German organization DAAD. -
Jerry Gollub and University of Cambridge collaborators discover a new mechanism for the swimming of micro-organisms. -
The connection between music and quantum mechanics was the subject of a three-day event that brought a trio of renowned artists working at the crossroads of music and technology to Haverford. -
June 15-17: A three-day series of conversations, workshops, and performances exploring the intersection of music and quantum mechanics. Organized by Professors Joshua Schrier (Chemistry) and Stephon Alexander (Physics). Supported by a Mellon Arts Residency Planning Grant. -
Physics Major Martin Blood-Forsythe '10 has received a Goldwater Scholarship, and Brian Pepe-Mooney '10 is a Goldwater Honorable Mention. -
The recent graduate, currently studying in the UK, also received a Winston Churchill Scholarship in February. -
With her discoveries about dwarf galaxies, she helped kick start the field of Near Field Cosmology. -
Brig Williams '66 and Stephon Alexander '93 are two of the many researchers contributing to this extensive physics project. -
The award is given annually to an undergraduate who has "demonstrated exceptional potential for scientific research by an original contribution to physics." -
From Trinidad to the Bronx to Haverford to the outer reaches of the universe...and back to Haverford -
The Leverhulme Trust, a UK Foundation, has awarded a Visiting Professorship to enable Professor Jerry Gollub to visit the Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics of Cambridge University. The Leverhulme Visiting Professorships are awarded to enable “outstandingly distinguished academics” to visit UK universities. -
Scientific journals, such as Physical Review Letters, use referees to evaluate manuscripts that are submitted for publication. -
The physics major is the first Churchill recipient in the College's history. -
Thursday, 10/25, 7:00 p.m. in Stokes Auditorium: Screening of David Gaynes' documentary "Saving Hubble" (2012), followed by a conversation with Gaynes and visiting HST user Dr. Nitya Kallivayalil (Yale). Organized by Beth Willman, Assistant Professor of Astronomy; part of the Fall 2012 Tuttle Film Series: Re-Envisioning Film Across the Disciplines.Learn more > -
The emeritus professor of astronomy is interviewed about the results of the European Space Agency's Planck satellite mission on the program Space.More > -
Rodriques is the third Haverford student to win the highly competitive Churchill Scholarship since the College was invited into the program in 2007. The scholarship funds graduate study in the sciences, engineering and math at Cambridge University. -
RISE is a summer internship program for undergraduate students from the United States, Canada and the UK in the fields of biology, chemistry, physics, earth sciences and engineering. It offers unique opportunities for undergraduate students to work with research groups at universities and top research institutions across Germany for a period of 2 to 3 months during the summer.Learn More
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A group of astronomy students got some hands-on time with a telescope during a four-day field trip to Kitt Peak National Observatory, near Tucson. -
Friday - November 2, 2012 at 3:00 p.m.
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Astronomer Beth Willman’s role as an inspiring scholar-educator is recognized with a CAREER Grant from the National Science Foundation. -
Andrew Sturner was one of five students from the Class of 2012 who had the opportunity to present their research at AAS Meetings this year. -
Rodriques, whose academic interests are applied mathematics and theoretical physics, was named a Goldwater Scholar. The program helps outstanding students pursue careers in the sciences and engineering. -
Haverford College and the University of Pennsylvania are launching a new program that will allow undergraduates at Haverford to gain early admission into a master’s degree program offered by Penn’s School of Engineering and Applied Science. -
The astronomy major will do Fulbright-funded research on the properties of dwarf galaxies at the Institut d'Astrophysique de Paris. -
Maya Barlev and Megan Bedell (both ’12) have doubled the number of on-campus astronomy events held this year. -
During the summer of 2012, the National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network will host a Research Experience for Undergraduates (NNIN REU) Program from June through August. Engineering and science students with broad interests across disciplines focusing on nanotechnology are eligible to apply (see restrictions and eligibility requirements below).
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The DOE SULI program is a nationwide undergraduate internship
experience that occurs at a National Laboratory. The program is open
to undergraduate students that are either U.S. citizens or legal
permanent residents. Students must have completed the first semester
of college. Applications open on May 1 for a fall internship,
September 1 for a spring internship, and October 1 for a 10 week
summer internship. Priority deadline for summer 2011 applicants: -
Joseph Ramirez '13 is conducting physics research at the University of Puerto Rico this summer thanks to funding from Haverford's Multicultural Scholars Program. -
Assistant professor of astronomy and physics Beth Willman received $422,000 in NSF grants to support her path-breaking work on ultra-faint galaxies. Six Haverford students are working with Willman on her research. -
Marc Grossman '07, who graduated from the Haverford/Caltech 3/2 program, discusses his experiences working with eSolar, a solar thermal plant that uses an innovative software program to control renewable energy-producing fields of mirrors. -
M. Elias Tousley '11 is part of a summer research project, with associate professor of physics Suzanne Amador Kane, that is using stereo video techniques to study the phenomenon of mobbing, in which smaller prey animals attack a larger predator.More > -
Associate professor of physics Stephon Alexander explores the question "Just What is Dark Energy" in a new book that spotlights the work of top young scientists in a variety of fields. -
The award recognizes full-time faculty members with outstanding teaching records. -
Pancoast will pursue a Ph.D. in physics at UC Santa Barbara with the help of a National Science Foundation Graduate Fellowship. -
Bruce Partridge, who has been working on Planck for nearly two decades, was watching the May 14 launch live in French Guiana. -
This March, Assoc. Prof. Stephon Alexander was the U.S. speaker on "String Theory and Geometry" at the Indo-US Frontiers of Science Symposium organized by the Indo-US Science and Technology Forum, the U.S. National Academy of Sciences and the Kavli Institute. -
This March (2009), our physics faculty, along with many students, gave research talks at the American Physical Society's March Meeting in Pittsburgh PA. -
Brother Guy Consolmagno, who spoke at Haverford on April 29, discusses his studies of meteorites and the relationship between science and religion. -
In a public talk at Haverford scientist Rocky Kolb discussed advances in the field of cosmology.
Includes Full Video of Talk and Q&A Session
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Rocky Kolb is the Arthur Holly Compton Distinguished Service Professor of Astronomy & Astrophysics and the College and Chair of the Department of Astronomy & Astrophysics at the University of Chicago. He is also the co-author of The Early Universe and appeared in several television productions.Event Details > -
He discusses his research on fluid dynamics and its application across science.Read the article -
A day-long celebration of Haverford Emeritus Professor Bruce Partridge's long and distinguished career in astrophysics and cosmology.Full Event Details -
The latest in our series of conversations with former Haverford faculty members. -
The award will support a visit to one of the world's top think tanks for theoretical physics. -
Haverford's newest faculty member in physics and astronomy, Associate Professor Stephon Alexander, has been awarded a 2008 "Foundational Questions in Physics and Cosmology" grant from the Foundational Questions Institute. A nonprofit organization created by an international group of scientific visionaries, the Institute aims to catalyze, support and disseminate innovative ideas and research in physics and cosmology.More > -
The paper, co-authored with colleagues from Harvard and M.I.T., discusses how Quantum computers could excel in modeling chemical reactions and futuristic devices would likely outperform conventional computers in chemical simulations.More > -
Physicist Fay Ajzenberg‑Selove is among eight scientists to receive the 2007 National Medal of Science.Physics Today story
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He will be at Los Alamos National Laboratory for the SPEAR (surface profile analysis reflectometer) facility, which uses neutrons to probe the physical characteristics of solids and liquids.
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After Haverford, I earned a PhD in Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics at Caltech '03, applying advanced microscopy techniques to problems in early vertebrate embryology.
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Bruce Partridge retired from Haverford this spring after many years of teaching at the College.Bruce will stay busier than ever as a professor emeritus in residence at Haverford, doing research on the Planck Explorer satellite, set to launch in 2008, and performing his duties as the President-elect of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific. -
Chris Cothran, visiting assistant professor in physics these past two years, will be taking a research scientist staff position in the Naval Research Laboratory just outside of Washington, D.C.We're sorry to see him go, but we're glad he and Shannon are winding up with jobs in the same great area, near her family. Congratulations, Chris!
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Congratulations to Peter O'Malley, Jonathan Klein, Byron Drury, Michael Jablin, Evan Thatcher, Robert Stewart.Gallery of Graduating physics/astro class of 2008 -
Jonathan Klein (Astronomy '08) writes to say he will be working for the Secretary of State's office in downtown Boston doing software application support in close conjunction with the elections office.
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Jonnie Pober (Physics & Astronomy '07) spent a year at Cambridge University and will begin a PhD program in Astronomy at Berkeley in fall 2008.
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Steve Posner '03 (astronomy '03) is currently in a masters program at the University of Vermont in the Gund Institute for Ecological Economics and Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources.
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Starting fall 2008, astrophysicist Beth Willman will join our Physics and Astronomy departments as an assistant professor. Willman uses both observational and computational techniques to study near-field cosmology. -
A collaborative article in Nature Physics, co-authored by Professor Jerry Gollub, shows how a driven fluid containing particles can self-organize into a special state in which the particles avoid colliding with each other.Read the full article. -
Stephon Alexander ’93, currently an assistant professor of physics and astrophysics at Penn State University, has won, along with seven other candidates, a place in the National Geographic Emerging Explorers Class for 2006. -
The Planck satellite, scheduled to be launched by the European Space Agency (ESA) in 2007 or 2008, will study the structure of the universe, measuring its most ancient radiation, the Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB), with an unprecedented accuracy. -
Sebastien Aumaitre, Dan Eckrich, and Leslie Wingard join Haverford's faculty and staff.
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Jerry P. Gollub, Professor of Physics and John and Barbara Bush Professor of Natural Sciences at Haverford College, has been elected to the governing Council of the National Academy of Sciences. -
Haverford Associate Professor of Physics and part-time songwriter, Walter Smith, brings his two passions together. -
A multi-university consortium of astronomy professors, which counts among its members Haverford’s Stephen Boughn and Bruce Partridge, has been awarded $10 million by the National Science Foundation to construct the Atacama Cosmology Telescope (ACT), a state-of-the-art instrument that will be located in the desert of Cerro Toco, Chile. -
Physics Professor Froney Crawford brings new project that uses computers to study pulsars to Haverford.
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Stephen Boughn researches cosmology and extra-galactic astronomy in search of the generation and expansion of the universe. -
We asked faculty from the sciences, social sciences, and the humanities at Haverford to give us their thoughts about the upcoming year by responding to the following question: "What do you think will be the most significant development or trend in your field of study in 2004 and why?" -
Reid Sherman '04 travels to Australia over Winter Break to collect data with astronomical research team. -
For three days during the week of August 25, an estimated 700 people came to Strawbridge Observatory for a chance to see one of Earth’s near neighbors. -
As the weather heats up, students and professors alike are abandoning the classrooms, but Haverford College’s new Koshland Integrated Natural Sciences Center is hardly gathering dust.
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Professor Jerry Gollub has received one of the most prestigious awards in physics, the 2003 Fluid Dynamics Prize of the American Physical Society (APS).
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Two member of our department have articles in the October and November issues of Physics Today. -
Robotics, peptides, and the mapping of star formations were just a few of the topics represented during the 5th Annual Undergraduate Science Research Symposium held at Haverford on September 27th.
Watch a video featuring some of the Haverford students talking about their work. -
Partridge will become president of the organization in 2009.