@NDPhysics

Department of Physics & Astronomy, the College of Science, at the University of Notre Dame

 Notre Dame, IN
physics.nd.edu
Joined August 2015
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Feb 2
Doctoral student Mohamed El Gazzah has been awarded a highly competitive @doescience Graduate Student Research (SCGSR) Fellowship, supporting a year of research at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (@ORNL), in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. bit.ly/4qTTCum
University of Notre Dame doctoral student Mohamed El Gazzah

ALT University of Notre Dame doctoral student Mohamed El Gazzah

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15 Oct 2025
Join us for the 5th annual Christmas Lecture with @TAMU’s Dr. Tatiana Erukhimova, whose viral physics demos have amazed audiences worldwide. Expect clouds, levitating trains, flying wheels & “potato physics”—all real science, no magic! 📅 November 19 bit.ly/3IP5YDv
Promotional graphic for Notre Dame Science’s Christmas Lecture titled Making Physics Viral. The event features Dr. Tatiana Erukhimova from Texas A&M University and takes place Wednesday, November 19 at 6:30 p.m. at the Century Center in South Bend. The design includes bold red textured banners with gold text, confetti accents, and a circular photo of Dr. Erukhimova performing a physics demo surrounded by a burst of white powder.

ALT Promotional graphic for Notre Dame Science’s Christmas Lecture titled Making Physics Viral. The event features Dr. Tatiana Erukhimova from Texas A&M University and takes place Wednesday, November 19 at 6:30 p.m. at the Century Center in South Bend. The design includes bold red textured banners with gold text, confetti accents, and a circular photo of Dr. Erukhimova performing a physics demo surrounded by a burst of white powder.

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14 Oct 2025
Experience a dynamic flight through space in our newly renovated, state-of-the-art Digital Visualization Theater!⭐️🔭 📅 Friday, 10/17 ⏰ 3:30 pm 📍 100 Jordan Hall of Science bit.ly/48vMn5B
Science Exploration Series Science, Before Football Oct. 17 Keith Davis, Ph.D. Digital Visualization Theater, 100 Jordan Hall of Science | 3 – 3:30 pm Catching Starlight and Seeing It All

ALT Science Exploration Series Science, Before Football Oct. 17 Keith Davis, Ph.D. Digital Visualization Theater, 100 Jordan Hall of Science | 3 – 3:30 pm Catching Starlight and Seeing It All

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Notre Dame Physics & Astronomy retweeted
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21 May 2025
Marc Osherson, @NDPhysics assistant professor, has been honored with a @NSF CAREER Award — one of the most prestigious recognitions for early-career faculty in the United States. science.nd.edu/news-and-medi…

Notre Dame physicist Marc Osherson wins NSF CAREER Award

Marc Osherson, assistant professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Notre Dame, has been honored with a National Science ...

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15 May 2025
Congratulations to the 6 College of Science faculty members recognized as 2025 Faculty Award winners by the Office of the Provost! bit.ly/44EEGbl
[Left to right] Michelle Whaley, Jason Rohr, Olaf Wiest [Second row] Holly Goodson, Rachel Branco, Rebecca Surman

ALT [Left to right] Michelle Whaley, Jason Rohr, Olaf Wiest [Second row] Holly Goodson, Rachel Branco, Rebecca Surman

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Notre Dame Physics & Astronomy retweeted
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13 May 2025
Scientists at @NotreDame synthesized a material that exhibits a rare and promising form of magnetism known as altermagnetism, which could reshape how computers store and process information in the future, a new study in Nature Communications shows: bit.ly/3ETeFe2
Nirmal Ghimire, associate professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy. Ghimire and collaborators have synthesized single crystals of a compound called called CoNb₄Se₈ that exhibits altermagnetism.

ALT Nirmal Ghimire, associate professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy. Ghimire and collaborators have synthesized single crystals of a compound called called CoNb₄Se₈ that exhibits altermagnetism.

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22 Jan 2025
Laura Fields, associate professor in the Department of Physics & Astronomy, has received the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) for her research studying the properties of fundamental particles called neutrinos. bit.ly/40tSstK
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Notre Dame Physics & Astronomy retweeted
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5 Dec 2024
Dr. Michelle Thaller, former assistant director for science communication at @NASAGoddard Space Flight Center, will present this year's Christmas Lecture. 📅 Friday, Dec. 6 ⌚️ 6:30 pm 📍 Century Center in Downtown South Bend ⭐️ More: bit.ly/3V1RAdM
Dr. Michelle Thaller

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22 Nov 2024
Understanding low-temperature plasma interactions with a aqueous medium requires the development of a robust method for solvated electrons quantification! That’s what we worked on between @NDPhysics and @ICPlabOrsay and our latest article is out ! 🤝🏻 doi.org/10.1063/5.0235221

Assessing solvated electron uptake in low-temperature plasma-exposed solutions as a pathway to...

Low-temperature plasma (LTP) is being advanced as an alternative radiation source that offers unique chemical properties demonstrated in a variety of reactive p

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19 Nov 2024
Explore the invisible Universe with the James Webb Space Telescope and learn about infrared light at the 2024 Christmas Lecture! 📅 Friday, Dec. 6 ⌚️ 6:30 pm 📍 @centurycenter in @DTSouthBend 🎄 bit.ly/3AqokXb 🍪 Free cookies & hot chocolate bar
The Christmas Lecture Friday, December 6, 2024 at 6:30 pm Century Center, South Bend The Hidden Reality: Exploring the Invisible Universe with the James Webb Space Telescope

ALT The Christmas Lecture Friday, December 6, 2024 at 6:30 pm Century Center, South Bend The Hidden Reality: Exploring the Invisible Universe with the James Webb Space Telescope

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Notre Dame Physics & Astronomy retweeted
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6 Nov 2024
One Month Away! 🎄 Make plans to join us at the 4th annual Christmas Lecture, this year in downtown #SouthBend at the @centurycenter! ✨ bit.ly/3AqokXb
The Christmas Lecture Save the Date Friday, December 6, 2024 | Century Center, South Bend Dr. Michelle Thaller Communicates the Beauty and Possibilities of Science

ALT The Christmas Lecture Save the Date Friday, December 6, 2024 | Century Center, South Bend Dr. Michelle Thaller Communicates the Beauty and Possibilities of Science

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24 Oct 2024
Professor John LoSecco was among a handful of researchers recently honored by @APSphysics, which named the Morton Salt Mine in Painesville, Ohio, the “birthplace of neutrino astronomy” and designated it as a historic landmark. bit.ly/3YiZobZ
Professor John LoSecco, wearing a suit and tie, stands at the site of a green historical marker titled "The Birth of Neutrino Astronomy." The marker was placed for the site’s significance in the birth of neutrino astronomy at the Morton Salt Mine in Painesville, Ohio.

ALT Professor John LoSecco, wearing a suit and tie, stands at the site of a green historical marker titled "The Birth of Neutrino Astronomy." The marker was placed for the site’s significance in the birth of neutrino astronomy at the Morton Salt Mine in Painesville, Ohio.

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27 Aug 2024
John LoSecco, @NDPhysics professor, has discovered a novel way to potentially identify the presence of dark matter in space by using very precise celestial clocks: A type of neutron star known as a pulsar. science.nd.edu/news-and-medi…

Pulsars might help identify dark matter, researcher says

John LoSecco, professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Notre Dame, has discovered a novel way to potentially identify t...

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26 Aug 2024
Physics professor Graham Peaslee has developed a portable PIGE unit that will make it easy to screen for #PFAS in the field. With a particle accelerator in the hands of people who need it, Peaslee sees an opportunity to make real change: go.nd.edu/68c932
Graham Peaslee, a white man wearing a Notre Dame zip-up sweatshirt, stands over a testing wheel with samples of different materials including textiles and paper products are affixed to it.

ALT Graham Peaslee, a white man wearing a Notre Dame zip-up sweatshirt, stands over a testing wheel with samples of different materials including textiles and paper products are affixed to it.

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Notre Dame Physics & Astronomy retweeted
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7 Aug 2024
#PFAS: the Forever Problem @NotreDame is tackling "forever chemicals," identifying environmental impacts, developing new ways to measure and manage contaminated water supplies, and exploring new methods of treatment. bit.ly/3Aj2SDa
Professor Emeritus Graham Peaslee leans toward equipment that features a wheel machinery. Samples of different materials including textiles and paper products are affixed to the testing wheel. PIGE uses a proton beam to bombard the surface of any solid material, causing fluorine nuclei to emit gamma-rays which are then measured to detect the presence of PFAS.

ALT Professor Emeritus Graham Peaslee leans toward equipment that features a wheel machinery. Samples of different materials including textiles and paper products are affixed to the testing wheel. PIGE uses a proton beam to bombard the surface of any solid material, causing fluorine nuclei to emit gamma-rays which are then measured to detect the presence of PFAS.

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5 Aug 2024
Promising new battery recycling method 🔋 A new patent-pending system uses a chemical reaction that produces its own heat to regenerate the core materials in spent lithium-ion batteries. bit.ly/4fmxPGv
Khachatur Manukyan, a research associate professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy

ALT Khachatur Manukyan, a research associate professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy

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31 Jul 2024
“We believe our new method is more efficient, environmentally friendly and cost-effective than current lithium-ion battery recycling techniques." — @NDPhysics' Khachatur Manukyan 🔋 bit.ly/4fmxPGv
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30 Jul 2024
Khachatur Manukyan, a research associate professor at Notre Dame’s Nuclear Science Laboratory in the Department of Physics and Astronomy, is developing a promising new battery recycling method. Read the full article here: bit.ly/4fmxPGv
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22 Jul 2024
"The true nature of dark matter is a mystery. This research sheds new light on the nature of dark matter and its distribution in the Milky Way and may also improve the accuracy of the precision pulsar data." — @NDPhysics Professor John LoSecco newsweek.com/cosmic-timekeep…

Cosmic "timekeepers" may have brought dark matter to light

Pulsar neutron stars may have allowed astrophysicists to spot hidden dark matter lurking out in the cosmos due to their effects on the pulsars' signals.

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Notre Dame Physics & Astronomy retweeted
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24 May 2024
Congratulations to the three College of Science faculty members who were honored with Faculty Award recognition by Provost @john_t_mcgreevy! ⭐️ Graham Peaslee ⭐️ Jennifer Robichaud ⭐️ Kelly M.H. Young bit.ly/4aEGHnc
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ALT Graham Peaslee

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ALT Jennifer Robichaud

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14 May 2024
Roman Gerasimov, a @NotreDame Society of Science Fellow, has won an International Astronomical Union 2023 PhD Prize for his research in stellar physics. Gerasimov will present his research at the @IAU_org General Assembly in South Africa in August. bit.ly/3UW9ijf
Roman Gerasimov, a postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Physics and Astronomy

ALT Roman Gerasimov, a postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Physics and Astronomy

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