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Manuel Franco Sevilla holding a laptop promoting his Reddit AMA on July 22, 2025

"Flavor" physicist Manuel Franco Sevilla (@umdphysics.bsky.social) studies fundamental particles in high-energy proton collisions at the Large Hadron Collider at @cern.bsky.social.

Learn about the LHCb and #ParticlePhysics in tomorrow's (7/22) #RedditAMA — submit questions now: redd.it/1m5sul6

21.07.2025 20:18 — 👍 0    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Scientists Measured a Brain-Bending Version of Time That Shouldn’t Exist Once seen as a mathematical quirk, a new study shows that the phenomenon can be physically measured.

Two @umdphysics.bsky.social researchers discovered how to measure imaginary time.

Their study in @physrevlett.bsky.social reveals how microwave radiation interacts with imaginary time delay—insights that could improve sensing and storage devices that rely on light.

10.07.2025 20:50 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

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20.06.2025 18:12 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Hafezi Receives Humboldt Research Award | Joint Quantum Institute The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation has honored JQI Fellow Mohammad Hafezi for his impactful research and will support him visiting Germany to collaborate in person with colleagues there.

Congratulations to Prof. Mohammad Hafezi who received a Humboldt Research Award! It acknowledges his impactful research and will support a collaboration with his colleagues in Germany. jqi.umd.edu/news/hafezi-...
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13.06.2025 17:33 — 👍 3    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Physics explains the mysteries of the cosmos, and also the forces at work in daily life. Prof. Peter Shawhan describes the fundamentals of the hammer throw, in anticipation of Chioma Njoku's competition in the NCAA Championships. Go Chioma! @umdscience.bsky.social‬
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12.06.2025 12:47 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

New Protocol Demonstrates and Verifies Quantum Speedups in a Jiffy | Joint Quantum Institute Researchers at JQI and the University of Maryland (UMD) have discovered a new way to quickly check the work of a quantum computer. They proposed a novel method to both demonstrate a quantum device’s p...

Researchers have proposed a new way to quickly demonstrate the power of a #quantum computer and also check its work. Read more here: jqi.umd.edu/news/new-pro...
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09.06.2025 16:55 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Sasha Philippov

Sasha Philippov has received the 2025 Maryland Outstanding Young Scientist (OYS) award. The OYS award program was established in 1959 to recognize and celebrate extraordinary contributions of young Maryland scientists. umdphysics.umd.edu/about-us/new... @umdscience.bsky.social

09.06.2025 16:12 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Xiechen Zheng, Kellen O'Brien, Stephanie Williams, Chandra Turpen, Yan Li, Patrick Banner and Donna Hammer at the awards ceremony.

Congratulations to Chandra Turpen, who was named a University of Maryland Graduate Faculty Mentor of the Year for 2025! umdphysics.umd.edu/about-us/new...

09.06.2025 16:08 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

UMD’s Brenda Dingus Elected to National Academy of Sciences | College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences | University of Maryland Pioneering gamma-ray astrophysicist Brenda Dingus was recognized for her transformative contributions to cosmic

Congrats to Physics Visiting Research Scientist Brenda Dingus (M.S. '86, Ph.D. '88, physics) on being elected to @nasonline.org for her pioneering work in gamma-ray astrophysics!

27.05.2025 18:34 — 👍 0    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

UMD students walk across the mall.

It's #GivingDayUMD !!! 🐢🐢🐢🐢🐢Show your support for our wonderful physics students AND double your donation! An anonymous donor will match all gifts to the #UMDPhysics Scholarship and Award Fund dollar for dollar, up to $3,000. givingday.umd.edu/campaigns/ph... 👍
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05.03.2025 15:54 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0