snapshots of some current research within the department

physics education research

Studio Physics: researching new ways of teaching and learning, Patrick Kohl, Vincent Kuo and Todd Ruskell

high-energy astroparticle physics

High energy astroparticle physics, Lawrence Wiencke and Fred Sarazin

theoretical and computational condensed matter physics

Boron-based organometalic nanostructures: hydrogen storage properties and structure stability, Mark Lusk

Nano-engineering defects on graphene, Mark Lusk and Lincoln Carr (to appear in PRL)

Toroidal carbon nanotubes with encapsulated atomic metal loops, Mark Lusk

experimental condensed matter physics

Amorphous semiconductors for optical memory, Craig Taylor

Metastable defects in amorphous semiconductors, Craig Taylor

Millimeter wave localization: slow light and enhanced absorption, John Scales and Lincoln Carr

Dielectric microscopy with submillimeter resolution, John Scales