Physics and Astronomy

Future December ’22 Graduate and Maine Learning Assistant for PHY236 Quantum Physics was featured for their work with nanotechnologies, 3D printing, and weeds. Check out the full piece here: Sonora Ortiz: Using physics to pull weeds

The Versant Power Astronomy Center will host a free summer camp for youth ages 10–14 through What-If Hypothetical Implementations in Minecraft (WHIMC), a National Science Foundation-funded research project and interdisciplinary collaboration dedicated to attracting young people to science through cutting-edge and impactful informal learning. Participants will use Minecraft Java Edition to explore astronomy via space […]

In partnership with FIRST: Frontier Institute for Research in Sensor Technologies, we are excited to host Faculty Candidate Nicholas Bingham for a Research Seminar and Tutorial Lecture on Thursday, April 28 and Friday, April 29. Nicholas is currently Research Faculty at Yale University. All are welcome to join us at 10 a.m. for his Research Seminar […]

Engineering Physics major and Advanced Structures and Composites Center student employee Lucy Slattery is a co-author on a paper titled “Effect of Fiber Orientation on the Coefficient of Thermal Expansion”, published this month in a special issue of the journal Materials on “Advances in Polymer Composite Deposition Additive Manufacturing” (link here: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/15/8/2764). Congratulations to Lucy and the research team on the publication!

In partnership with FIRST: Frontier Institute for Research in Sensor Technologies, we are excited to host Faculty Candidate Gaurab Rimal for a Research Seminar and Tutorial Lecture on Monday, April 18. Gaurab is currently a Postdoctoral Research Scientist at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. All are welcome to join us in Hill Auditorium in […]

In partnership with FIRST: Frontier Institute for Research in Sensor Technologies, we are excited to host Faculty Candidate Jakub Jadwiszczak for a Research Seminar and Tutorial Lecture on Monday, April 18. Jakub is currently a Postdoctoral Research Scientist at Columbia University in the City of New York. All are welcome to join us for the Research Seminar […]

The Maine State Science Olympiad will be held at the University of Maine on Saturday, April 9. Science Olympiad is a nationwide STEM competition where teams of high school students compete in science-related events, with the top teams advancing up to national levels. Maine has held a state-level tournament every year since the first national […]

Astrophysics graduate student Andrew Teller is the recipient of the 2022 College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Outstanding Graduate Student Excellence in Teaching award. In addition to his commitment to high-quality teaching in physics and astronomy courses, Andrew was nominated by the department for his dedication to assisting in instructional contexts on his own time, […]

The Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Maine invites applications for two fixed-length, two-year, non-tenure track, academic-year appointments, anticipated to start on August 29, 2022. The Lecturer in Physics is responsible for but not limited to undergraduate teaching and mentoring of teaching assistants in lower-division introductory courses. For more information or to […]

The Bangor Daily News highlighted an effort led by Assistant Professor Liping Yu to design a new class of materials capable of improving solar cells, lasers and other optoelectronic devices that convert light into energy, thanks to a $525,000 NSF grant. Professor Bob Lad is a collaborator along with Feng Yan, an assistant professor with […]