Physics & Astronomy

Hua Guo, a University of New Mexico professor with dual appointments in Departments of  Chemistry, and Physics and Astronomy, was elected and recognized recently as a Fellow in the American Physical Society (APS).

UNM’s College of Arts and Sciences recently awarded two faculty, Professor Hua Guo and Teaching Assistant Lindsey Ives, with its 2013 Arts & Sciences Award for Teaching Excellence. Guo, who has a dual appointment in the Department of Chemistry and ...

Members of the University Consortium for International Intellectual Property Coordination (UCIP), which is a consortium of the technology transfer offices for 11 Japanese universities, have been in Albuquerque to talk with UNM professor...

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences today awarded the Nobel Prize in physics to theorists Peter Higgs and Francois Englert to recognize their work developing the theory of what is now known as the Higgs field, which gives elementary particles mass. ...

UNM'S Optical Science and Engineering Program will participate in the New Mexico State Fair’s "Science and Technology Day/Environment Appreciation Day" on Friday...

While the Mars' Rovers continue to scour the surface of the Red Planet snapping pictures, zapping rocks and looking at any other clues about its composition, researchers at the University of New Mexico's Institute of Meteoritics have made what could be a...

The momentous Higgs Boson discovery opened the door to new understandings of the universe. What are the basic forces that have shaped it since the beginning of time? Physicist Sally Seidel and her team share what they have learned using the Large Hadron ...

The UNM Nanoscience and Microsystems graduate program has been awarded their second highly competitive grant to provide fellowships for Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need (GAANN). The announcement was made by Sen. Tom Udall.Many of the ...

Science is still unsure about what makes up 96 percent of the universe. Join University of New Mexico Physics and Astronomy Professor Dinesh Loomba as he sheds some light on the dark matter phenomenon.Connect airs Thursday, Sept. 20 at 7 p.m. on New ...

UNM Professor John McGraw, Department of Physics and Astronomy, has been appointed interim vice president for Research and Economic Development announced Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs Chaouki Abdallah. The appointment is ...