News & Events

Recent news and updates from the UND Department of Physics & Astrophysics.

Dark Energy

The Dark Energy Survey, which Dr. Barkhouse is part of, has released its first major cosmology results showing the structure of dark matter in the universe.

UND Provost Postdoctoral Presentation Award

Dr. Soumya Banerjee, a postdoc with Dr. Öncel, won this award at the recently held Annual Conference of the North Dakota Academy of Sciences.

Book

Dr. William Schwalm has published a new book, "Lectures on Selected Topics in Mathematical Physics: Elliptic Functions and Elliptic Integrals," with accompanying video lectures.

New Faces

The Department takes pleasure in welcoming new faculty member Dr. Deniz Çakır and postdoctoral researcher Dr. Soumya Banerjee.

Recent Grants/Awards

ND NASA EPSCoR has funded a proposal by Dr. Wayne Barkhouse , "Utilizing NASA Space Telescopes to Uncover Secrets of Galaxy Evolution," for $55,471.

Dr. Öncel's group received EPSCoR grant to purchase X-Ray photoelectron spectroscopy system.

Dr. Wayne Barkhouse received a Theodore Dunham, Jr. Fund for Astrophysical Research, Inc. grant to upgrade computer equipment.

Dwarf Galaxies

Barkhouse's student Haylee Archer is featured on UND News.

More News from UND Today

Leader in Action: For the love of Space

Thanks to his astrophotography skills and UND astronomy training, Vincent Ledvina is on the launch pad for a Space Science career

8/17/2021

1:53PM

Materials magic

Deniz Cakir to study 'ceramic-like, metal-like' materials over three years through U.S. Department of Defense research program

6/8/2021

4:08PM

Four from UND honored in national scholarship competitions

Awards recognize students' academic achievements, leadership skills and career promise

4/8/2021

3:45PM

Honoring service

Founders Day award winners, retirees, and staff with 25 years of service named

2/18/2021

2:41PM

UNDergraduate Showcase calls on skills that transcend classroom

Event features research by UND undergraduates on topics from ranging from North Dakota tourism to evolution of stars

12/15/2020

2:51PM