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Side-by-side images of subatomic particles. Image A on the left shows an irregular green shape labeled Fe ML on a blue and black background. Image B on the left shows the same shape with a bright outline and progressively darker center.
UIC Physicists Successfully Image Majorana Fermion
Tuesday, August 13, 2019
A team of UIC physics researchers led by Professor Dirk Morr have successfully imaged an exotic quantum particle known as the Majorana fermion. The team includes UIC physics graduate students Eric Mascot and…
A diverse group of scientists in the NSF ChemMatCARS lab
Mark Schlossman Receives $14.1 million NSF Grant
Wednesday, July 24, 2019
Professor Mark Schlossman, along with colleagues from the University of Chicago, has received a five-year grant for $14.1 million to develop new capabilities at the National Science Foundation’s (NSF’s) ChemMatCARS. ChemMatCARS is a…
Photograph of Professor Olga Evdokimov
Olga Evdokimov Appointed to the Nuclear Science Advisory Committee
Sunday, March 3, 2019
Olga Evdokimov, Professor of Physics, has been appointed to the Nuclear Science Advisory Committee, which provides official advice to the Department of Energy and the National Science Foundation on the national program for…

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