School of Science announces 2020 Infinite Mile Awards
Ten staff members recognized for dedication to School of Science and to MIT.
Department
Physics
Dancing electrons solve a longstanding puzzle in the oldest magnetic material
Physicists use extreme infrared laser pulses to reveal frozen electron waves in magnetite.
Novel method for easier scaling of quantum devices
System “recruits” defects that usually cause disruptions, using them to instead carry out quantum operations.
QS World University Rankings rates MIT No. 1 in 12 subjects for 2020
Institute ranks second in five subject areas.
Thomas Dupree, professor emeritus of nuclear science and engineering and physics, dies at 86
Highly regarded physicist was well-known for studying plasma turbulence in terms of coherent structures.
The force is strong in neutron stars
Study identifies a transition in the strong nuclear force that illuminates the structure of a neutron star’s core.
Using light to put a twist on electrons
Method with polarized light can create and measure nonsymmetrical states in a layered material.
Fusor workshop inaugurates nuclear makerspace
Building devices to study fusion at the new (and highly controlled) “MIT Nucleus” makerspace generates enthusiasm — and a purple glow.
Michael Sipser to step down as School of Science dean
Mathematician to return to the faculty after six years leading MIT’s second-largest school.
How transient invaders can transform an ecosystem
Study finds microbes can alter an environment dramatically before dying out.
Analyce Hernandez: Uncloaking big mysteries
Junior double major seeks to piece together puzzles of the universe, particle by particle.
Aron Bernstein, professor emeritus of physics, dies at 88
Bernstein was a member of the Hadronic Physics Group in the Laboratory for Nuclear Science, and a longtime anti-nuclear weapons activist.
Nathan Howard wins Nuclear Fusion Award
Researcher unravels the mystery of heat loss in turbulent fusion plasmas.
Communicating respect for graduate students
Anna Frebel, Wesley Harris, and Harry Tuller honored by graduate students as “Committed to Caring.”
Finding solutions amidst fractal uncertainty and quantum chaos
Math professor Semyon Dyatlov explores the relationship between classical and quantum physics.