How do astronomers test-drive a telescope?

It’s not often that a graduate student has the opportunity to fine-tune the inner workings of a high-energy gamma-ray telescope, but that’s
exactly what physics graduate student Leslie Taylor was doing in the remote mountains of Arizona, at the Fred Lawrence Whipple Observatory
some 35 miles south of Tucson.

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Here Comes the Sun

Cary Forest has pushed the boundaries of plasma physics research at UW-Madison, investigating solar wind and, now, plasma fusion — with results that could benefit medicine and the planet.

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The winners: Cool Science Images 2020

L&S departments of geoscience, integrative biology and physics are among the winners in UW–Madison’s 10th Cool Science Image Contest. A panel of artists, scientists and science communicators judged the scientific content and aesthetic.

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Physicists to improve plasma fusion mirror devices with $5 million grant

Harnessing the power of high-temperature superconducting magnets, Cary Forest leads a team that will design and build a more efficient device.

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Laser focused on Alpha Centauri

Physics professor Victor Brar and colleagues research potential new form of space travel called laser sailing.

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First cohort of students dives into new quantum computing master's degree

UW-Madison's inaugural Master of Science in Physics - Quantum Computing program offers a master's degree in the rapidly growing field of quantum computing.

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UW–Madison physicist awarded Packard Fellowship

Shimon Kolkowitz, a University of Wisconsin–Madison assistant professor of physics, has been selected as one of 22 members of the 2019 class of Packard Fellows for Science and Engineering.

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