Physics and Astronomy

Due to multiple circumstances, the Department of Physics and Astronomy will not be accepting applications for any new graduate students, for either doctoral or Master’s programs, for Fall 2024 or Spring 2025. We will resume admissions for the 2025-2026 academic year in the Fall of 2024. If you have questions, please contact the Graduate Coordinator, […]

We’re hiring! We’re delighted to invite applications for two full-time, academic-year tenure-track Assistant Professor positions in Physics and Astronomy with a joint appointment in the Frontier Institute for Research in Sensor Technologies (FIRST, umaine.edu/first/). Applicants should have expertise in experimental and/or computational/theoretical condensed-matter physics, materials science, and sensor technologies. While all research specialties will be […]

The Full-Time Dean’s list for Spring 2022 was released. We have 21 students who earned their spot on the list. Those students include: Nial Gushue Ryan Corzo Apurba Kaphe Matthew Marston Brandon Martin Aleigha Morgan Vinh-Nhan Ngo Sonora Ortiz Bailey Smart Jack Adams Riley Brennan Stella Cotner Kell Fremouw Adam Hathaway Noah Hixon Hua Lin […]

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 […]