SMU Department of Physics

10/16/2024

The physicists are coming!

SMU will be hosting a joint meeting of the Texas Section of the American Association of Physics Teachers (TSAAPT), the Texas Section of the American Physics Society (TSAPS) and Zone 13 of the Society of Physics Students (SPS) on Oct. 17-19.

The event will bring together a diverse group of physicists — from researchers and teachers to college and high school students — to show off their research, learn from each other and discuss how to enrich physics for all. There will also be plenary talks, sessions and workshops devoted to research, teaching and the interaction between physics and society. And high school physics teachers will receive professional development certificates for sessions and workshops they attend.

Learn more here: https://www.physics.smu.edu/web/TSAPS2024/

05/12/2024

Our warm congratulations go to Dr. Yingnan Xu, who successfully defended his Ph. D. degree in theoretical particle physics at SMU this May! In his thesis, Dr. Xu explored possible experimental indications for new types of Higgs bosons that may exist in nature. These new particles may reveal themselves in large samples of data in the upcoming runs of the CERN Large Hadron Collider.

With Roberto Vega (Yingnan's Ph. D. advisor), Durdana Balakishiyeva, Simon Dalley, Pavel Nadolsky, and David Son

03/27/2024

We welcome you to the grandest space event you can experience this year!
Join us at the Dallas Hall Lawn and the Late Fountain at Airline Garage to witness and celebrate the total Solar Eclipse on April 8, 2024.

01/19/2024

Job Opportunity:
Postdoctoral Researcher in Theoretical Quantum Chromodynamics.

https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/27038

Department of SMU Department of Physics
Southern Methodist University
Postdoctoral Research Position in Theoretical Quantum Chromodynamics

We invite applications for a postdoctoral research position beginning fall 2024 in the area of theoretical Quantum Chromodynamics (QCD), broadly defined. The appointment will for a period of two years, with a possibility of extension contingent upon funding. The successful candidate(s) is expected to work with members of the Theoretical Group. The current focus of the department is on particle and nuclear physics.

Applications should be submitted electronically via AcademicJobsOnline, and should include a cover letter, a CV, a research statement, and three letters of reference. Applications received before January 30, 2024 will receive full consideration, though applications will be accepted until the position is filled.

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10/16/2023

A group from the SMU physics department had a blast on a 2-day trip to San Angelo, TX -- four hours by car to southwest from Dallas. We had a great time attending the Fall 2023 meeting of Texas Section of the American Physics Society and watching the annular solar eclipse. Thank you, , for welcoming us and hosting a very productive meeting!

03/15/2022

Learn about how to get technology support for your research, look at recycling in the introductory lab course revamp, and enjoy a lovely photo of the moon from a night of sky observing at SMU.

https://blog.smu.edu/smuphysics/2022/03/11/physics-department-friday-newsletter-for-march-11-2022/

02/19/2022

In this edition of the Friday Newsletter, we look at a major publication marking the upgrade of electronics for a key system in the ATLAS Experiment, give a heads up about some possible power outages, and glance at a number of other issues!

Physics Department Friday Newsletter for February 18, 2022 Posted on February 18, 2022Updated: February 18, 2022 In this edition of the Friday Newsletter, we look at a major publication marking the upgrade of electronics for a key system in the ATLAS Experiment, give a heads up about some possible p...

12/18/2021

In this edition of the Friday Newsletter, we celebrate a graduation, gingerbread physics art, the promotion of one of our post-doctoral researchers, and a lot more!

https://blog.smu.edu/smuphysics/2021/12/17/physics-department-friday-newsletter-for-december-17-2021/

Here is the table of contents to whet your appetite:

1 CHAIR’S WEEKLY MESSAGE
1.1 “A Fall in Review”
2 DEPARTMENT VIEWS
2.1 Celebrating Graduations: Jing Xiaoxian, Physics Ph.D. and Machine Learning Researcher at Meta
2.2 CERN Colloquium: Dr. Katharine Leney Presents the Latest Results in the Search for Two-Higgs Production Using the ATLAS Experiment
2.3 New Elements of the Undergraduate Physics Curriculum Advance
2.4 What’d I Miss?
3 FACULTY NEWS
4 STAFF NEWS
4.1 Dr. Alessandra Betti to Start as Faculty at Sapienza Università di Roma
4.2 Building an ATLAS gingerbread wonderland
4.3 Lab Manager Rick Guarino Has a Shiny New Full-Scale “PASCO Smart Cart”
5 STUDENT NEWS
5.1 Society of Physics Students Chapter at SMU Selected as “Notable” for 2020-2021
6 ALUMNI NEWS
7 THE BACK PAGE
7.1 Happy Winter Break!

12/10/2021

In this edition of the Friday Newsletter, we look at summer research opportunities for undergraduates outside of SMU and announce the Graduate Director ad Interim for the Spring term.

https://blog.smu.edu/smuphysics/2021/12/10/physics-department-friday-newsletter-for-december-10-2021/

12/06/2021

The community is welcomed on Monday Night, December 6, from 6:30pm-7:30pm to the Honors Introductory Physics Poster Night! Students will be available to show you their investigations into the Physics of Cartoons!

Mack Ballroom, 6:30pm-7:30pm!

12/03/2021

In this edition of the Friday Newsletter, we look at the exciting Winter Colloquium coming up on Monday, as well as the final project presentations by the Honors Physics students that same evening, and the graduate core proficiency exams in December and January.

https://blog.smu.edu/smuphysics/2021/12/03/physics-department-friday-newsletter-for-december-3-2021/