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FSU Department of Physics retweeted
We learned so much during last week's Dirac Lectures! Our lineup of expert speakers included Henriette Elvang (@UMich), Gerald Gabrielse (@NorthwesternU) and Shinsei Ryu (@Princeton). The 2026 Dirac Lectures celebrated the 100th anniversary of Paul Dirac's doctoral dissertation, titled “Quantum Mechanics.” Dirac, who co-founded the quantum mechanics field and predicted the existence of antimatter, won the 1933 Nobel Prize in Physics and served as a professor in @FSUPhysics. #FSUFunFact: The Dirac Science Library on @FloridaState's campus is dedicated to Dirac and features a statue of his likeness near the front entrance. To learn more about the annual event, visit: fla.st/JCW7P68Z. @FSUResearch @fsulibraries
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FSU Department of Physics retweeted
Curious about @QuantumFSU? ⚛️ Hosted by @FSUPhysics' Cyprian Lewandowski at @challengertlh, the "What is Quantum" event will feature research presentations and a Q&A with experts from @ChemistryFsu, @FSUPhysics and @FAMUFSUCOE. 🗓️ Thursday, Oct. 22 ⏰ 6-8 p.m. 📍 @challengertlh For more info, visit: quantum.fsu.edu/news-events/…. #FSUDiscoveryDays @FSUResearch @FloridaState
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FSU Department of Physics retweeted
As part of #FSUDiscoveryDays, @FSUPhysics and the @FloridaState Department of Art Education invite students of all ages and community members to discover the science of bubbles during a special edition of the Saturday Morning Physics Program! From soap bubbles to carbonated drinks, these everyday phenomena also help scientists study some of the thinnest materials. 🗓️ Saturday, Oct. 24 ⏰ 9:30-11 a.m. 📍 Richards Building (Room 101) For more details on the event, which is free and open to the public, visit: fla.st/6664ESAY. @FSUResearch @CFAfsu
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Next @FSUPhysics Colloquium ▶️ "Why quantum computing requires accelerated classical computing, AI, and simulation," presented by Linsey Rodenbach from @nvidia. 🗓️ Thursday, Oct. 22 ⏰ 3:45-4:45 p.m. 📍 Richards Building (Room 101) physics.fsu.edu/events @FloridaState
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This Saturday! #FSUDiscoveryDays
Come explore the science of bubbles with @FSUPhysics and unlock your creativity with demonstrations and hands-on activities at our Saturday Morning Physics + Art event! 🗓️ Saturday, Oct. 24 ⏰ 9:30-11 a.m. 📍 Richards Building Saturday Morning Physics, a longstanding event series at @FloridaState, introduces children and community members to current topics in the physical sciences, presented by scientists active in research. This event, in partnership with @FSUResearch's Discovery Days, is one of two special Saturday Morning Physics events in Fall 2026. For event details, visit research.fsu.edu/discovery-d….
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FSU Department of Physics retweeted
Thanks to the transistor — what many physicists believe to be the most important invention of the 20th century — we carry high-powered devices in our pockets that would have been considered supercomputers just 30 years ago. 🤳 The transistor's creation stemmed from analyzing a material’s electronic properties and learning how to control them — things that @FloridaState condensed-matter theorist Cyprian Lewandowski does every day. To learn more about Lewandowski's cutting-edge research in @FSUPhysics, check out the full article in @FSUartssciences' Spectrum Magazine: fla.st/IXIKFGOZ. #SpectrumFSUArtsSciences @FSUResearch
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FSU Department of Physics retweeted
#FSUFacultySpotlight 🌟 Meet Herschel Chawdhry, a research faculty member in @FSUPhysics, whose research lies at the intersection of high-energy and quantum physics! To check out the full Q&A, visit: fla.st/WKX0BPUN. @FloridaState @FSUResearch @FSUFaculty
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FSU Department of Physics retweeted
(From left) Fernando Febres Cordero, Laura Reina and Herschel Chawdhry — all researchers in @FSUPhysics — will lead one of eight projects funded by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Quantum Outposts in Fundamental Physics initiative! To learn more about how this exploration of quantum computing could help answer fundamental questions in high energy physics, visit: fla.st/RX5HKX3T. @FSUResearch @FloridaState
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You won't want to miss this week's @FSUPhysics Colloquium! @UCLA's Eric Hudson will present "Nuclear clocks: What next?" 🗓️ Thursday, Oct. 15 ⏰ 3:45-4:45 p.m. 📍 Richards Building (Room 101) physics.fsu.edu/events @FloridaState
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FSU Department of Physics retweeted
This year's Dirac Lectures are extra special, as they celebrate the 100th anniversary of Paul Dirac's doctoral dissertation, titled “Quantum Mechanics.” Dirac, who co-founded the quantum mechanics field and predicted the existence of antimatter, won the 1933 Nobel Prize in Physics and served as a professor in @FSUPhysics. The Dirac Science Library on @FloridaState's campus is dedicated to Dirac and features a statue of his likeness near the front entrance. From Monday, Oct. 12, to Wednesday, Oct. 14, the 2026 Dirac Lectures will be held in the Keen Building (Room 701) and include presentations by: ▶️ Henriette Elvang (@UMich), who will discuss symmetry, scattering amplitudes and bootstraps. ▶️ Gerald Gabrielse (@NorthwesternU), who will discuss precise measurements of Standard Model observables. ▶️ Shinsei Ryu (@Princeton), who will discuss topological quantum matter. For event details and virtual attendance options, visit: fla.st/JCW7P68Z. @FSUResearch
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FSU Department of Physics retweeted
Stunning science ➡️ @FAMUFSUCOE research becomes art through macro photographs of metallic crystals. See more at a free #FSUDiscoveryDays event! 🔸 Oct. 21, 6:30-8 p.m. 🔸 Interdisciplinary Research and Commercialization Building 🔸 Register here ➡️ fla.st/Y0MSDILH
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FSU Department of Physics retweeted
.@FloridaState researchers ➡️ ​Communicating the power and impact of university research and scholarship has never been more critical. Research Development and University Communications invite faculty to participate in a workshop during #FSUDiscoveryDays where they will translate their work for the public, practice interviewing with media and learn tips and tricks for video interviews and more. Register here ➡️ luma.com/7vwgjrov
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Next @FSUPhysics Colloquium ▶️ "Challenges and opportunities for ATLAS at the High-Luminosity LHC," presented by @NIUlive's Hector de la Torre Perez. 🗓️ Thursday, Oct. 8 ⏰ 3:45-4:45 p.m. 📍 Richards Building (Room 101) More info: physics.fsu.edu/events @FloridaState
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Congrats to @FSUPhysics' Takemichi Okui, whose paper was selected as one of two high energy physics papers for the @PhysRevLett Collection of the Year 2025! To learn more, read @FloridaState's July and August 2026 Faculty and Staff Briefs: fla.st/5PPSJPEC. @FSUResearch
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FSU Department of Physics retweeted
Got a question about astrophysics, neuroscience and GLP-1s, the weather, or coral reef ecology? 🤔 @FSUartssciences experts on these topics will be available for questions during the next Ask a Scientist event this Friday, Oct. 2! As part of @RailroadSquare's monthly First Friday festivities, Ask a Scientist brings research to the public, and you can find our experts near the Breezeway Plaza from 6-9 p.m. ▶️ David Collins (top left), a professor in @FSUPhysics, researches the formation of stars by simulating magnetized turbulence in space. ▶️ Linda Rinaman (top right), a distinguished research professor in @FSUNeuroscience and @PsychologyFSU, studies the neurological mechanisms behind food intake, specifically the GLP-1 system. ▶️ Robert Hart (middle left), a professor of meteorology in @FSU_EOAS, conducts research on tropical cyclones, synoptic-dynamic meteorology and more. ▶️ Ryan Truchelut (middle right) earned his doctorate in meteorology from @FloridaState in 2015. Shortly after, he co-founded WeatherTiger, a Tallahassee-based company that provides customized seasonal weather forecasts and full-spectrum decision support for a wide range of markets. ▶️ Amy Baco-Taylor (bottom right), a professor of oceanography and environmental science in @FSU_EOAS, studies deep-sea coral ecology, marine molecular ecology and more. For event details, visit: bit.ly/4hikfae. @FSUResearch
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Next @FSUPhysics Colloquium ▶️ "Understanding Plasmas: Insights from Phase Space," presented by @WestVirginiaU's Earl Scime. 🗓️ Thursday, Oct. 1 ⏰ 3:45-4:45 p.m. 📍 Richards Building (Room 101) More info: physics.fsu.edu/events @FloridaState
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Next @FSUPhysics Colloquium ▶️ @UofMaryland's Victor Yakovenko will present "Economic inequality from a statistical physics perspective." 🗓️ Thursday, Sept. 24 ⏰ 3:45-4:45 p.m. 📍 Richards Building (Room 101) For more info on upcoming events, visit: physics.fsu.edu/events.
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FSU Department of Physics retweeted
STEM students, this one's for you! 🧪⚛️ @FAMUFSUCOE is hosting two events on Thursday, Sept. 24, for students interested in learning more about 2027 internship opportunities at @ORNL. The first event will focus on summer internships for undergraduates and will begin at 11 a.m. in the Interdisciplinary Research and Commercialization Building (Room 1030). For more details, visit: fla.st/W5MVQGBT. Starting at 12:30 in the same location, the second event will be geared toward master's and doctoral students as well as recent graduates. For more info, visit: fla.st/Y3Q7YG65. @FloridaState @FSUPhysics @ChemistryFsu
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FSU Department of Physics retweeted
This week, @FAMUFSUCOE welcomed representatives from the DEVCOM Army Research Laboratory (@T2COM_HQ, @USArmy) to the @NationalMagLab and @FloridaState's new Interdisciplinary Research and Commercialization Building to learn more about innovative research being conducted in Tallahassee! The visit kicked off with introductions from FAMU-FSU College of Engineering Dean Suvranu De, @FSUartssciences Dean Sam Huckaba, @FAMU_1887 SVP for Health Science Enterprise Robert Nobles, Jr., MagLab Director Kathleen Amm, and FSU VP for Research Stacey Patterson. The two-day workshop included a tour of the FSU-headquartered, @NSF-funded National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, as well as presentations from leading faculty experts across engineering, quantum science, chemistry and biochemistry, biological science, physics and more. ✏️ To learn more about the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering, visit eng.famu.fsu.edu. 🧲 To learn more about the lab, visit nationalmaglab.org. 💻 For more from the FSU College of Arts and Sciences, tap the #LinkInBio.
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FSU Department of Physics retweeted
Six @FSUPhysics researchers will lead major projects as part of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Genesis Mission, pioneering the use of AI and machine learning to accelerate breakthroughs in energy dominance, the physical sciences and national security. To learn more about these research projects and the @FloridaState scientists leading them, visit: fla.st/ADBXJ0OZ. 📸 Clockwise from top left: Wyatt-Green Chair of Physics Mayly Sanchez, Robert O. Lawton Professor of Physics Harrison B. Prosper, professor of physics Alexander Volya, assistant professor of physics Yanzhu Chen, associate professor of physics Hitesh Changlani and professor of physics Nicholas Bonesteel. @FSUResearch
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