Department of Physics and Astronomy – College of Arts & Sciences

UA Launches New Center for AI Research and Development

June 28, 2024

The University of Alabama is setting a new standard for AI research and education with the opening of the Alabama Center for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence, unifying new and existing research efforts as part of a campus-wide collaboration between the College of Engineering, College of Arts and Sciences, Culverhouse College of Business, Capstone College of Nursing, College of Communication and Information Sciences, College of Education and School of Social Work.

A&S in the News: April 7-13, 2024

April 15, 2024

Read local, national, and world news that feature faculty, students, and alumni from the College of Arts and Sciences. Most recently, the College is trending in the news for research on the Earth’s ultralow velocity zones, Slow Art Day at the Gorgas House Museum, and more.

Undergraduate Students Honored for Outstanding Research

April 9, 2024

The Randall Outstanding Undergraduate Research Award Program honored 22 students from a variety of majors for their exceptional research efforts at the Capstone.

A&S in the News: March 17-23, 2024

March 26, 2024

Read local, national, and world news that feature faculty, students, and alumni from the College of Arts and Sciences. Most recently, the College is trending in the news for the 60th anniversary of Tuscaloosa’s “Bloody Tuesday” march, the prestigious Brooke Owens Fellowship, and more.

A&S in the News: January 7-20, 2024

January 23, 2024

Read local, national, and world news that feature faculty, students, and alumni from the College of Arts and Sciences. Most recently, the College is trending in the news for commentary on student accessibility, upcoming School of Music events, and more.

A&S in the News: December 10-16, 2023

December 18, 2023

Read local, national, and world news that feature faculty, students, and alumni from the College of Arts and Sciences. Most recently, the College is trending in the news for the new Birmingham Zoo exhibit, a rare fossil discovery, and more.

UA to Bolster Nation’s Workforce in Precision Timing

December 13, 2023

The Alabama Collaborative for Contemporary Education in Precision Timing, or ACCEPT, program will pave the way for highly skilled professionals to enter the ranks of the critical field of precision timing.

An Image of the Milky Way Through a New Lens

June 29, 2023

Researchers at The University of Alabama are part of an international group of over 350 scientists who produced an image of the Milky Way using neutrinos, tiny, ghostlike astronomical messengers, through the IceCube Neutrino Observatory buried deep in the ice of Antarctica.

A&S in the News: June 11-17, 2023

June 20, 2023

Read local, national, and world news that feature faculty, students, and alumni from the College of Arts and Sciences. Most recently, the College is trending in the news for Junior Archaeology Day, the IceCube Observatory, and more.

WiPA Secures Grant to Promote Female Participation in STEM

May 3, 2023

Desktop News | May 2023 Kaitlyn Hemauer, an undergraduate Physics and Math major and the president of the Women in Physics & Astronomy (WiPA) group at The University of Alabama, has secured a prestigious grant from the American Physical Society (APS). The grant provides funding of up to $1,000 and will be used to support the group’s efforts in promoting women’s participation in physics and astronomy. WiPA’s mission is to foster connections between female physicists at all career stages and […]