physics

May 11, 2023

2 College of Sciences Faculty Win Fulbright Scholar Awards

College of Sciences faculty Karen Daniels and Charlie Smith will use their awards to conduct research in India and Japan, respectively.

Apr 6, 2023

Creating a Mixed Magnon State in an Organic Hybrid Perovskite Material by DMI

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"Normally two magnon modes cannot generate a mixed spin state due to their different symmetries. But by harnessing the DMI we discovered a hybrid perovskite with a mixed magnon state,” said Dali Sun, ssociate professor of physics at NC State.

Apr 5, 2023

Department of Defense Awards Physicist Sun $7.5 Million MURI Grant

Dali Sun, associate professor of physics, will lead a study on quantum spin effects in chiral matter.

Apr 5, 2023

‘We’re Headed for the Moon’

Physics alumna Christina Koch has been selected for NASA’s Artemis II project — becoming the first woman to travel around the moon and back.

Mar 31, 2023

Physicist Bernholc Wins Holladay Medal

Physicist Jerzy Bernholc received a Holladay Medal, the highest honor bestowed by NC State and the university’s Board of Trustees.

Mar 29, 2023

NC State Announces 2022-23 Goodnight Early Career Innovators

Rongmon Bordoloi and Caroline Proulx from the College of Sciences have been selected as Goodnight Early Career Innovators.

Mar 22, 2023

Biologist Bobay, Biophysicist Lin to Join NC State’s Bioinformatics Faculty Cluster

Biologist Louis-Marie Bobay and biophysicist Xingcheng Lin will join NC State in August 2023 as members of the Chancellor’s Faculty Excellence Program’s Bioinformatics cluster and as assistant professors in the College of Sciences.

Mar 16, 2023

In Memoriam: Richard Patty

Dick Patty, who served as the head of the Department of Physics, has died at the age of 89.

Feb 13, 2023

Chiral Phonons Create Spin Current Without Needing Magnetic Materials

Chiral phonons can convert wasted heat into spin information — without needing magnetic materials to do it.

Feb 10, 2023

A Landmark Gift for Graduate Students

A $10 million estate gift to the College of Sciences will support graduate students in physics and mathematics.