Updates from the Case Western Reserve University physics department. We are on Bluesky! @physicscwru.bsky.social

Joined October 2019
Join us this Wednesday after fall break for our Biophysics Colloquium, featuring Virginia Tech’s Professor Nadir Kaplan! His talk is titled "Beyond Biomimicry: Autonomous Soft Matter via Biophysical Feedback Cycles.” 10/21 | 4:30–5:45 PM | Rockefeller 301 #CWRU
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This Thursday, hear from Professor Marc Kamionkowski of Johns Hopkins University's Department of Physics and Astronomy! He will give a talk titled “Fun with Spherical Self-Gravitating Systems.” Free and open to all in Rockefeller 301, October 15th from 4:15pm-5:15pm. #CWRU
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This Monday, join us for our Center for Quantum Science Seminar! We will hear from Prof. Ganpathy Murthy of the University of Kentucky, presenting: "Quantum Hall Ferromagnetism in a Cavity". Join us in Rockefeller 221 from 12:45–1:45 PM, Zoom option available. #CWRU #UofKentucky
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Bob and Janet Brown recently traveled to Akron to cheer on members of PEARL, the Sri Lankan Graduate Student Association, at a cricket match! Many PEARL members are CWRU Physics students and researchers. Thanks for the warm welcome and cricket crash course! #CWRU
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This week’s Physics Colloquium features Natalie Briggs from CWRU Chemistry presenting “Reimagining the Atomic-Scale Materials Landscape.” Thursday, October 8th, from 4:15–5:15 p.m. in Rockefeller 301 Free and open to all! community.case.edu/physics/r… #CWRUPhysics #CWRUChemistry
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Join us this Tuesday, October 6, for our next Particle Astrophysics Seminar feature graduate student Samantha Saha. She will be presenting: “The Many Faces of Nonlinearly Realized Spacetime Symmetries in EFTs” Tuesday, October 6 | 11:30 –12:30 p.m. | Rockefeller 221 #CWRU
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CWRU Prof. Idit Zehavi, together with graduate student Yikun Wang and collaborators Prof. Sergio Contreras, and Dr. Giovanni Arico, have published a new study investigating the effect of baryons on the density profile of dark matter halos. iopscience.iop.org/article/1… #CWRU
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A new study may offer a new way to learn about potentially habitable exoplanets! CWRU Physics alumna Yvette Cendes coauthored research detecting radio emission linked to an exoplanet’s powerful magnetic field. Read more: ow.ly/YHr450ZTC5M ow.ly/bqRB50ZTC5N #CWRU
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This Monday we will hold a Quantum Science Seminar hearing from Dr. Vasili Perebeinos from the University of Buffalo, presenting: "Linear and Nonlinear Optical Properties of Quantum Two Dimensional Materials" 12:45-1:45pm in the Foldy room (Rock 221) #CWRU #CWRUPhysics
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CWRU Physics Professor Walter Lambrecht and PhD student Sarker Md. Sadman have a new paper in Journal of Applied Physics, studying the vibrational, piezoelectric & elastic properties of Mg–IV–N₂ semiconductors. Find it here: pubs.aip.org/aip/jap/article… #CWRU #CWRUPhysics
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Join us tomorrow, September 29th, for our Particle Astrophysics Seminar with Dr. Lukas Lindwasser on “Holomorphicity Versus Conformal Symmetry in (A)dS_2.” 11:30 am to 12:30 pm, in the Foldy Room, Rockefeller 221. Free and open to all! #CWRU #CWRUPhysics
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Welcome Jonathan Harper, a new Assistant Professor in CWRU Physics! A CWRU Physics alum, Harper is a theoretical physicist studying high-energy theory, quantum information, holography, multipartite entanglement, and 3D gravity. physics.case.edu/faculty/jon… #CWRU #CWRUPhysics
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CWRU Prof. Pavel Fileviez Pérez, CWRU grad student Hridoy Debnath, Jonathan Butterworth, and Mark Brettell explore Higgs signatures of low-scale quark–lepton unification, opening new ways to test the theory at current and future colliders. Read here: arxiv.org/pdf/2609.23708 #CWRU
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Welcome Claire Zukowski, a new Assistant Professor in CWRU Physics! A theoretical physicist studying quantum gravity, her work explores black holes, cosmology, and holography. We’re excited to have her join our faculty! Faculty page: physics.case.edu/faculty/cla… #CWRU #CWRUPhysics
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We’re hearing from Visiting Professor Veronica Dexheimer again this Tuesday for our Particle Astrophysics Seminar! She’ll discuss connections between dense and hot QCD matter, neutron stars and their mergers, and the early Universe. 9/22| 11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. | Rockefeller 221
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Bob and Janet Brown joined CWRU medical physics students and CCF faculty at the Fall 2026 Penn-Ohio-WV AAPM Conference in Pittsburgh! Sean Kruzner presented his research and won an award, while CCF professor Susan Kost was honored for her service to the chapter. #CWRU #AAPM
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Join us this Thursday for our Physics Colloquium with Prof. Veronica Dexheimer of Kent State University! Her talk, “Using Neutron Stars to Reveal the Secrets of Dense Matter,” begins at 4:15 p.m. in Rockefeller 301. Coffee & cookies at 3:45! #CWRU #CWRUPhysics #KentState
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This Tuesday we will hear from Hridoy Debnath for our Particle Astrophysics Seminar! He will be talking about "Low Scale Quark Lepton Unification: From LHC to Mu2e". Everyone is welcome and we hope to see you there. 9/15 | 11:30am - 12:30pm | Foldy Room, Rock 221 #CWRU
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Professor Robert (Bob) Brown and collaborators have 3 new papers: “Prototyping CAPGLO,” “Deep Learning-Based Automatic Delineation of Diaphragm Domes,” and “Objects with Three Orthogonal Symmetry Planes: Oblique Driving Forces and Stokes Flow Motion.” Congratulations!
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