Department of Physics | Undergraduate and Graduate Studies

Time 2020-07-20 21:03:56

Web Name: Department of Physics | Undergraduate and Graduate Studies

WebSite: http://physics.ucmerced.edu

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Designing Novel Materials Plasmonics, displays, superlenses, electromagnetic and acoustic cloaking, and superconductivity Controlling Light and Matter Advancing fundamental and applied quantum information and quantum computing, understanding gravity and developing ultrafast lasers Soft Matter Understanding the complex physics of fluids, polymers, liquid crystals, statistical and nonlinear systems Centers and Institutes   Research Highlights Twisted filaments sense bacterial shape Ajay Gopinathan and collaborators show that bacteria shape is regulated by twisted filaments....Filling a void in the understanding of amorphous solar cells David Strubbe and his student Enrique Guerrero study voids in solar cells......Active nematics go three-dimensional Daniel Beller and collaborators show that 3D active nematics flow by creating topologically neutral defect loops...Physics students learn more from active learning than they may realize Kristina Callaghan and collaborators measure effectiveness of active learning in physics classrooms...Topological chaos in active nematics The Hirst and Mitchell groups show that chaotic flows in active nematics can be understood as braiding by topological defects...Odd waves in fluids turn topological Kinjal Dasbiswas and collaborators show how odd viscosity affects topologically protected sound waves...More ions could mean less screening Kinjal Dasbiswas and colleagues explain ionic correlations in dense ionic liquids...Triangles of quantum dots create controllable current circulation Chih-Chun Chien, Michael Scheibner, and collaborators have discovered a simple setup... News Highlights Four new faculty members join UC Merced Physics July 19, 2020 Dr. Sarah Loebman, Dr. Anna Nierenberg, Dr. Hui Cai and Dr. Brian Utter will all start in the fall of 2020. Between them, they will bring new research directions and teaching interests to the... NASA Renews Campus Research Center for Another Two Years July 2, 2020 The Merced nAnomaterials Center for Energy and Sensing (MACES) —UC Merced’s NASA-funded center for nanomaterials-based research and education — has received a two-year, $1.8 million renewal from the... Bacteria Use the Physics of Twist to Measure Their Own Size and Shape June 9, 2020 Theoretical physics Professor Ajay Gopinathan has been working over the past decade to model a submicroscopic mystery. Now, he and a team of colleagues have verified an important piece of the puzzle... Access to World Class Resources As the 10th campus of the University of California, UC Merced draws on the outstanding resources of the UC system, a world renowned center for research and education. The research groups in this graduate group have access to major facilities, such as state of the art laser systems, an electron microscopy facility, a nanofabrication facility and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy on campus. Other large facilities, such as synchrotron light sources, located at Stanford University and UC Berkeley labs, are within two hours of driving distances. Students also have access to the extensive library holdings and journal subscriptions of the UC system. Celebrating diversityThe second-largest program within the School of Natural Sciences, our graduate group celebrates diversity. Seven of the 20 faculty members are women and 43 percent of our students are either underrepresented minorities or women, which makes our group among the most diverse in the country.Research-focused undergraduate education Undergraduate students at UC Merced have a rare opportunity to take part in scientific research with world-renowned research groups in cutting-edge fields such as atomic, molecular optical (AMO) physics, biological soft matter physics, condensed matter nanoscale physics, and solar energy sciences. During the senior year all students work closely with a faculty advisor to design and carry out a research project, with many starting their research work in earlier years. Faculty Our active, diverse group of faculty is enthusiastic, driven and invested in student success. Our team is large enough to offer rigorous and comprehensive training but small enough that students receive a lot of personal attention.Directory Interdisciplinary Research UC Merced's academic structure and physical proximity make collaborative opportunities with other research groups the rule rather than the exception.Read more Apply Now If you're ready for a physics program that combines exciting research topics with close faculty interaction, why wait? Apply today.Graduate Application Undergraduate Application  University of California, Merced 5200 North Lake Rd. Merced, CA 95343 T: (209) 228-4400 2020

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