Annual Physics Fall Lecture Demonstration Show

Our traditional Open House Physics Demo Show was held Wednesday, October 24 in Regener Hall. Physics and Astronomy undergraduate students Dilys Ruan, Eric Putney, Ivey Davis, Cameron Zamora, Cameron Lamar, Alan Jiang, Wesley McClenaghan, and Christine Bennet with help from Professors Goldflam, Schwoebel, and Roy delivered an exciting show to students from Albuquerque schools, their teachers and parents.

A big thank you also goes to Professor Dunlap (show director) and Aaron Cross (technical director).

Four Corners American Physical Society Meeting

Twenty four UNM undergraduate students in the Society of Physics Students traveled to University of Utah over the fall break to attend the Annual Meeting of the Four Corners Section of the American Physical Society.

Highlights of the meeting included invited talks on a breadth of topics, ranging from general relativity and black holes to quantum sensing.

Congratulations to physics majors Lauren Zundel and Ryan Gibbons, who were among the prize winners for Best Student Presentation.

The trip was supported by the Rayburn Reaching Up Fund, ASUNM, and the Four Corners Section of the APS. See the UNM Newsroom article.

PAÍS Beam Raising Ceremony

We celebrated another construction milestone on Wednesday, October 17, when officials hoisted a ceremonial beam to commemorate the completion of structural framing of the new Physics, Astronomy and Interdisciplinary Science (PAÍS) building.

When it opens in Fall 2019, PAÍS will be a state-of-the-art facility serving as a hub of innovation and research while providing space for students, faculty and staff to collaborate on many of the leading interdisciplinary issues. See the UNM Newsroom article.