Nominations are invited for the 27th annual Michelson Postdoctoral Prize Lectureship to be held Spring 2026 in the Department of Physics, Case Western Reserve University. The prize is awarded annually to a postdoctoral scholar active in any field of physics. The winner will spend one week in residence at CWRU and deliver 2 technical lectures and a colloquium. The lectureship carries an honorarium of $3,000 plus all travel expenses. The deadline for nomination is December 1, 2025. More details...| Physics
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Physics’ Robert Brown joins panel discussion hosted by the American Association of Physics Teachers| Physics
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The laboratories of Robert Brown, a physicist at the College of Arts and Sciences, Susann Brady-Kalnay, a cell biologist at the School of Medicine, and David Wald, an immunologist at the School of Medicine, reached across disciplines and schools to collaborate on this technological innovation.| Physics
We’re extremely happy to see the work and life of CWRU Physics Cyrus Taylor, Albert A. Michelson Professor of Physics, profiled in APS News in its feature: ‘A visit to Mount Kilimanjaro spurs a career pivot.’ Excerpt: Twice in his life, theoretical physicist Cyrus Taylor has stood at the base of Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania. The first was in July 1984; he had hoped to reach the rim of the volcanic crater but was thwarted by a bout of malaria. Taylor returned in July 2017, this ti...| Physics
CWRU Physics Strategic Advisory Group member Al Green appointed the first president and CEO of public-private partnership QuantumCT| Physics
World renowned physicist and author Claudia de Rham, Professor of Theoretical Physics at Imperial College, London, and Adjunct Professor of Physics at Case Western Reserve University, will be on campus this week for a public lecture and book signing on Friday April 18 from 7 pm to 8:30 pm. The event is at the Tinkham Veale Center in the Senior Class Conference room and is free and open to the public.| Physics
Chapin Korosec, PhD, York University, Toronto, Canada, has been named the winner of this year’s MICHELSON POSTDOCTORAL PRIZE, and will spend one week in residence during the week of April 7, 2025, on the Case Western Reserve University campus. This year marks the 26th annual MICHELSON POSTDOCTORAL PRIZE LECTURESHIP, awarded each year to a junior scholar active in any field of physics. As part of his residency, Dr. Korosec will deliver two (2) technical lectures and a colloquium. The lectu...| Physics
Professor Fileviez Perez Interview at the Galileo Galilei Institute| Physics
See feature story here Is the universe flat and infinite, or something more complex? We can’t say for sure, but a new search strategy is mapping out the subtle signals that could reveal if the universe had a shape’ EXCERPT: Is the universe infinite, Aristotle asked in 350 BCE, “or is this an impossibility? The decision … is … all-important to our search for the truth.” The Greek philosopher opined that “the heavens” (meaning the moon, planets, sun and other stars) travel aroun...| Physics