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As part of the Compact Muon Solenoid (CMS) experiment, Vanderbilt physicists help build the pixel detectors that measure the trajectories of particles created at CERN's LHC.
VIIBRE is developing microfluidic devices for studying and controlling living cells. The trap shown above restrains human T cells, allowing researchers to study new ways that immune cells communicate.
Vanderbilt astronomers use the SMARTS telescopes at the Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory (CTIO) in the Chilean Andes for research and student training.
The Applied Optical Physics group studies ultrafast processes in metals and strongly correlated materials, using tools such as a femtosecond white-light continuum generated in a photonic crystal fiber.
Vanderbilt particle physicists are exploring the structure and behavior of the Universe using the Compact Muon Solenoid (CMS) experiment at CERN's Large Hadron Collider.
The Department of Physics and Astronomy at Vanderbilt University combines the friendly and supportive atmosphere of a liberal arts college with the excitement and challenge of forefront research. The undergraduate program consists of a focused physics education combined with a wealth of skills from the humanities and social sciences. The bachelor’s degree prepares a student for a career in the private sector or for continuing one's education in physics, astronomy, engineering, law, medicine and many other fields.
Both undergraduate and graduate students actively engage in Departmental research programs that are supported by more than $6 million in external funding annually. These research programs are at the cutting edge of traditional areas of physics as well as being a major contributor to contemporary interdisciplinary institutions and centers.
Tuesday, May 21, 7:30PM
Public Lecture, Location: Main auditorium in Feathering Hall. (Rm 134).
Joe Incandela Leader (Spokesperson) of the CMS Experiment University of California Santa Barbara/CERN
Probing deep into the fabric of space and time: The discovery and latest results on the Higgs boson
News & Announcements
- Latest CMS results make breaking news.
- NASA has awarded $4.4 million to a collaboration, which includes Assoc. Prof. Steve Csorna, Professors Andreas Berlind and Thomas Weiler to build a telescope deployed on the International Space Station for the study of extreme energy cosmic rays.
- Fall'12 Graduate School's Dissertation Enhancement Grant awarded to Fabienne Bastien, working with Prof. Stassun on Exoplanet.
- The Vanderbilt high-energy particle and nuclear physics research profiled in the "Fermilab Today".
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