Two Santa Clara Students Win Goldwater Awards
Two Santa Clara University students have won Goldwater Scholarships, awarded to outstanding undergraduate students majoring in the natural sciences, engineering, or mathematics who intend to pursue research careers in these fields.
New Opportunities in Observational Astronomy and Astrophysics
Kristin Kulas and students collaborate with NASA Ames
Bridging the Gap between Science and Technology
Bachana Lomasdze published a perspective article on frequency comb-based coherent spectroscopy.
Qubits as Nanoscale Sensors
Guy Ramon and collaborators just published an in-depth modern review paper on exciting developments in solid-state quantum qubits.
SCU Department of Physics Welcomes Dr. Bachana Lomsadze to Faculty
Excited to engage SCU students in laser spectroscopy research
Summer internship Propels SCU Student Toward NASA Career
Applies math and physics to NASA simulation
Orbital Modeling Two-Electron Spin Qubits in Semiconductor Quantum Dots
Zach White with his faculty mentor Guy Ramon explore orbital modeling two-electron spin qubits in semiconductor quantum dots.
Probing the Ultrafast Response of Atomically Thin Black Phosphorus
Bryan Berggren along with his faculty mentors, Keshav Dani and Chris Weber, research the ultrafast response of atomically thin black phosphorus.
Lifetime and Efficiency of Dye-Sensitized Polymer Solar Cells
Kyle Bandaccari, Grace Chesmore, and Parisa Valverde aim to investigate the effects of dyes on the lifetime of the model PCBM:P3HT active layer.
Major Grant Announcement
Professor Betty Young has received a 4 year subaward from the University of California Berkeley to support her SCU group's work on the SuperCDMS SNOLAB experiment.
Pushing Technological and Geographical Boundaries in Pursuit of Excellence
Bryan Berggren '16 and Professor Chris Weber study materials with a sophisticated titanium sapphire laser.
Student Research Spotlight: Superconducting Sensor Arrays
Senior Max Silva-Feaver works in the lab of Professor Betty Young building and optimizing advanced superconducting transition-edge sensor arrays.
New Faces in the Department
Meet the new faces in the department: Dr. Kristin Kulas, Dr. Omid ahmadi-Gorgi, Dr. Sucheta Jawalkar, and Dr. Nathan Williams
Faculty Spotlight: Professor Rich Barber
Solar Cells Made from Goo
Read about the collaboration between Rich Barber (Physics) and Brian McNelis (Chemistry and Biochemistry) and solar cells made from goo.
Father Carl Hayn, S.J. (1916—2014)
Our beloved colleague, Fr. Carl Hayn, S.J., died October 21, 2014 at Sacred Heart Jesuit Center in Los Gatos at the age of 98. He had been the oldest living member of the California Province of the Society of Jesus.
Charles Hall, Physics '13
Charles currently works on unmanned solar powered aircraft for Titan Aerospace Project at Google.
Catching Up with Alumni: Will Boenig, Engineering Physics '04
Will earned his MS in Structural Engineering from Stanford and currently works in Denver.
Catching Up with Alumni: Jimmy Williams, Engineering Physics '02
See what Jimmy Williams '02 is up to.
