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IceCube Neutrino Observatory at the South Pole

The UD Astroparticle Physics team led by Prof. Gaisser is part of an international collaboration working at the world's largest neutrino detector, encompassing a cubic kilometer of ice. IceCube searches for neutrinos from the most violent astrophysical sources: events like exploding stars, gamma ray bursts, and cataclysmic phenomena involving black holes and neutron stars.Read More
Spin pumping in magnetic tunneling nanostructures

Joint experimental and theoretical efforts of researchers from the UD Center for Spintronics and Biodetection have demonstrated for the first time that pure spin currents can be generated in microwave driven magnetic tunnel junctions without any applied voltage. Pure spin currents are not accompanied by any net charge current and offer a pathway toward ultra-low-dissipation nanodevices.Read More
Secrets of water revealed from first principles quantum simulations

Prof. Szalewicz's group has developed new first-principle high performance simulations of water molecules. They will aid science and industry in a broad range of applications, from biological investigations of protein folding and other life processes, to the design of the next generation of power plants.Read More
VERITAS scans gamma-rays from extreme astrophysical phenomena in the universe

The Bartol Research Institute is a part of the VERITAS collaboration which operates the highest sensitive instrument to detect very-high energy gamma-rays from extreme astrophysical phenomena in the Universe. VERITAS is now scanning the night sky searching for remnants of exploded stars, distant active galaxies, powerful gamma ray bursts, and evidence of mysterious Dark Matter particles. Read More
Fast DNA sequencing with graphene nanoribbons

Using first-principles quantum transport simulations executed on massively parallel supercomputers, Nikolic group has proposed a new type of graphene-based biosensor for ultrafast DNA sequencing. Read More
Discovery of a new type of magnetic reconnection

Professor Shay's group has discovered a new type of magnetic reconnection in plasmas using massively parallel numerical simulations.Read More
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Selections from 2017: The Age of a 4-Star System

Artist's impression of a quadruple star system in which two binaries orbit each other. [Institute for Astronomy, U of Hawaii]

January 11, 2018- Dr. James MacDonald and Dr. Dermott Mullan recently derived the age of the quadruple star system KIC 7177553. The system appears to be younger than originally thought — it’s best modeled as being 32–36 million years old.

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Membrane Hydrodynamics - Passive Reactants and Active Proteins

25 Apr 2018

Alumni Spotlight

Dr. Christopher Russell

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Dr. Christopher Russell received his Ph.D. in Theoretical Astrophysics in 2013 with dissertation on Using 3D Dynamic Models to Reproduce X-ray Properties of Colliding Wind Binaries under the supervision of Prof. Owocki (prior to that he also completed B.S. in Physics at UD with concentration in Astronomy and Astrophysics and Minors in Mathematics and Computer Science).

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IceCube Neutrino Observatory at the South Pole

Spin pumping in magnetic tunneling nanostructures

Secrets of water revealed from first principles quantum simulations

VERITAS scans gamma-rays from extreme astrophysical phenomena in the universe

Fast DNA sequencing with graphene nanoribbons

Discovery of a new type of magnetic reconnection

Ask a Physicist

DPA Material Characterization Lab