Research projects in the physics department continually grow and evolve as our faculty and research staff work at the cutting edge of their fields. Here you can find a selection of some of our more recent publicly funded research projects.
Return to Search. You may filter the feed by selecting a single option or multiple options.
Proposal for APS Committee on the Status of Women in Physics Grant
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Tiffany Lewis | |
| College/School: | College of Sciences & Arts |
| Department(s): | Physics |
Sponsor: American Physical Society
Research Focus:
Non-Toxic Colloidal Quantum Dots
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Yoke Yap | |
| Co-Principal Investigator: Dongyan Zhang | |
| College/School: | College of Sciences & Arts |
| Department(s): | Physics |
Sponsor: Michigan Economic Development Corp(MEDC)
Center/Institute: The Elizabeth and Richard Henes Center for Quantum Phenomena (CQP)
Research Focus: Materials and Manufacturing
WoU-MMA: Tracking Cosmic-ray Dynamics in our Galaxy by Combining HAWC with Multi-Messenger Data
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Petra Huentemeyer | |
| Co-Principal Investigator: Tiffany Lewis | |
| College/School: | College of Sciences & Arts |
| Department(s): | Physics |
Sponsor: National Science Foundation(NSF)
Center/Institute: Earth, Planetary, and Space Sciences Institute (EPSSI)
Research Focus: Atmospheric and Space Sciences
Models & Simulations for Blazar Polarization in Gamma-Rays with COSI
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Tiffany Lewis | |
| Co-Principal Investigator: Lakshmi Vedula | |
| College/School: | College of Sciences & Arts |
| Department(s): | Physics |
Sponsor: National Aeronautics and Space Administration(NASA)
Center/Institute: Earth, Planetary, and Space Sciences Institute (EPSSI)
Research Focus: Atmospheric and Space Sciences
International Visiting Scientists to Support Development of the Aerosol-Cloud-Drizzle Convection Chamber (ACDC2)
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Raymond Shaw | |
| College/School: | College of Sciences & Arts |
| Department(s): | Physics |
Sponsor: Simons Foundation
Center/Institute: Earth, Planetary, and Space Sciences Institute (EPSSI)
Research Focus:
PFI-TT: High-Yield Production and Processing of Boron Nitride Particles for Biomedical Application
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Dongyan Zhang | |
| Co-Principal Investigator: Xiuling Liu | |
| Co-Principal Investigator: Yoke Yap | |
| Co-Principal Investigator: Nazmiye Yapici | |
| College/School: | College of Sciences & Arts |
| Department(s): | Physics |
Sponsor: National Science Foundation(NSF)
Center/Institute: The Elizabeth and Richard Henes Center for Quantum Phenomena (CQP)
Research Focus: Macro-, Micro- and Nano-Sciences
Study of Structure-Property-Function Relationships of Low-Dimensional Materials for Multiphysics Applications
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Ravindra Pandey | |
| College/School: | College of Sciences & Arts |
| Department(s): | Physics |
Sponsor: US Dept of Defense/Army/Army Research Office(ARO)
Center/Institute: The Elizabeth and Richard Henes Center for Quantum Phenomena (CQP)
Research Focus: Macro Micro and Nano Sciences
CIF: Making the Pi Convection-Cloud Chamber Available to the Community for Aerosol-Cloud-Turbulence Research
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Raymond Shaw | |
| Co-Principal Investigator: Will Cantrell | |
| Co-Principal Investigator: Claudio Mazzoleni | |
| Co-Principal Investigator: Lynn Mazzoleni | |
| College/School: | College of Sciences & Arts |
| Department(s): | Physics |
Sponsor: National Science Foundation(NSF)
Center/Institute: Earth, Planetary, and Space Sciences Institute (EPSSI)
Research Focus: Atmospheric & Space Sciences
WoU-MMA: Understanding the Strongest Accelerators in our Galaxy by Combining Data from the HAWC Observatory and Other Instruments
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Petra Huentemeyer | |
| College/School: | College of Sciences & Arts |
| Department(s): | Physics |
Sponsor: National Science Foundation(NSF)
Center/Institute: Earth, Planetary, and Space Sciences Institute (EPSSI)
Research Focus: Atmospheric & Space Sciences,Computation Data Electronics & Sensing
CAREER: Coarse-grained Theory and Simulation of Ion-containing Liquids: Study by Polymers and Ionic Liquids and between Nanoparticles
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Issei Nakamura | |
| College/School: | College of Sciences & Arts |
| Department(s): | Physics |
Sponsor: National Science Foundation(NSF)
Center/Institute: The Elizabeth and Richard Henes Center for Quantum Phenomena (CQP)
Research Focus: Computation Data Electronics & Sensing,Education & Outreach,Macro Micro and Nano Sciences
WoU-MMA: Research & Development for the Southern Wide-Field Gamma-Ray Observatory (SWGO)
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Petra Huentemeyer | |
| College/School: | College of Sciences & Arts |
| Department(s): | Physics |
Sponsor: National Science Foundation(NSF)
Center/Institute: Earth, Planetary, and Space Sciences Institute (EPSSI)
Research Focus:
Cloud composition from the analysis of the sun glints off horizontally oriented ice crystal
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Alexander Kostinski | |
| College/School: | College of Sciences & Arts |
| Department(s): | Physics |
Sponsor: University of Maryland/Baltimore
Center/Institute: The Elizabeth and Richard Henes Center for Quantum Phenomena (CQP)
Research Focus: Atmospheric & Space Sciences
Texture of Stochastic Processes in Physical and Radar Meteorology
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Alexander Kostinski | |
| College/School: | College of Sciences & Arts |
| Department(s): | Physics |
Sponsor: National Science Foundation(NSF)
Center/Institute: The Elizabeth and Richard Henes Center for Quantum Phenomena (CQP)
Research Focus: Atmospheric & Space Sciences,Computation Data Electronics & Sensing
#N/A
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: David Nitz | |
| College/School: | College of Sciences & Arts |
| Department(s): | Physics |
Sponsor: National Science Foundation(NSF)
Center/Institute: Earth, Planetary, and Space Sciences Institute (EPSSI)
Research Focus: Atmospheric & Space Sciences,Computation Data Electronics & Sensing,Education & Outreach
Supporting Astronomy Picture of the Day
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Robert Nemiroff | |
| College/School: | College of Sciences & Arts |
| Department(s): | Physics |
Sponsor: National Aeronautics and Space Administration(NASA)
Center/Institute: Earth, Planetary, and Space Sciences Institute (EPSSI)
Research Focus: Atmospheric & Space Sciences, Computation Data Electronics & Sensing, Education & Outreach