Anisha Singh completed her PhD in Applied Physics at Stanford University where her research was in experimental condensed matter physics. Anisha's doctoral work was focused on developing new methods ...

Mark Feuer DiTusa received his Ph.D. in Physics from the University of Chicago, where he studied the properties of plastic semiconductors to improve their electronic performance. Mark recently was a ...

Rodrigo completed his Ph.D. in Physics at Harvard in Quantum Information Science, studying how to run machine learning algorithms on near-term quantum computers. Rodrigo also has a secondary field ...

Yaswant Devarakonda received his Ph.D. in Astronomy with a focus in Applied Statistics from Texas A&M in 2023, where he studied the ultraviolet properties of Type Ia supernovae. Prior to this ...

As a 501(c)(3) non-profit, AIP is a federation that advances the success of our Member Societies and an institute that engages in research and analysis to empower positive change in the physical ...

Starting as a week-long celebration in 1968 and expanding to last a month in 1988, Hispanic Heritage Month is held every year from September 15 to October 15 to recognize the numerous achievements and ...

Paul Brandt once said, “don’t tell me the sky is the limit when there are footprints on the moon,” and I’ve been living by it ever since. Humans have accomplished the extraordinary in space. From ...

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Western astrology divides up the apparent path of the sun through the celestial sphere (the portion of the sky we can see from earth as we travel through space) into 12 evenly divided sections. These ...

The Center for History of Physics supports the efforts of the scholarly community to document, investigate, and understand the nature and origin of developments in modern physics and their impact on ...

The History Center's thirteen online exhibits engage a very broad audience - from elementary school students to historians of science. Visit our gallery to learn more about Marie Curie's discovery of ...

Dr. Chubin’s remarks will (a) describe the rationale and need for Understanding Interventions (UI) as an organization; (b) provide examples of studies presented and issues discussed at UI conferences; ...