Physics Seminar - Rob McDonald
Thursday, 29 August 2019
Rob McDonald is a PhD candidate being supervised by Dr Asthon Bradley.
Monica Nelson awarded the 2019 Douglass D. Crombie Award
Thursday, 8 August 2019
Monica Nelson has been awarded the 2019 Douglass D. Crombie Award in Physics.
Physics Colloquium - Jared Lopez Alamilla
Monday, 29 July 2019
Jared is a PhD candidate in the Department of Physics supervised by Dr Michael Jack.
Ashton Bradley and colleagues' latest paper published in Science
Wednesday, 24 July 2019
Ashton Bradley and Xiaoquan Yr from the University of Otago Physics Department and their colleagues from the University of Queensland have published a paper in Science.
Physics Seminar - Dr Aidan Arnold
Monday, 15 July 2019
Dr Arnold is from the Department of Physics, University of Strathclyde in Glasgow.
Physics Colloquium - Dr David Stevens
Monday, 8 July 2019
Dr Stevens is from the School of Mathematics at the University of East Anglia.
Physics Seminar - Dr Lauriane Chomaz
Thursday, 4 July 2019
Dr Chomaz is from the Institute for Experimental Physics at the University of Innsbruck.
Physics Colloquium - Dr Ashton Bradley
Monday, 1 July 2019
Dr Ashton Bradley is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Physics, University of Otago.
Otago–Queensland researchers observe 70-year-old prediction, with wide-reaching effects
Friday, 28 June 2019
As you stir milk into a cup of coffee, you will see fluid turbulence in action – rapid mixing that has defied deep scientific understanding.
Maren Richter awarded the 2019 Antarctica New Zealand Sir Robin Irvine Scholarship
Wednesday, 26 June 2019
University of Otago PhD student Maren Richter has been awarded the 2019 Antarctica New Zealand Sir Robin Irvine Scholarship.
Physics Colloquium - Dr Christopher Gies
Monday, 10 June 2019
Dr Christopher Gies is a Guest Researcher at the Dodd-Walls Centre for Photonic and Quantum Technologies, University of Otago.
Physics Colloquium - Dr Justus Notholt
Monday, 27 May 2019
Dr Justus Notholt is a Professor at the Institute of Environment Physics, University of Bremen.
Professor Craig Rodger named the Beverly Chair in Physics
Monday, 20 May 2019
The Beverly Chair in Physics has been associated with the Department since 1908, and its honour has recently been conferred to Head of Department Professor Craig Rodger.
Quantum physicists shining new light on cave art
Wednesday, 15 May 2019
Leslie Van Gelder, a well-known American-born archeologist has been working with Dr Harald Schwefel, and other physicists at Otago University to develop a lamp that mimics the flickering torch light that paleolithic cave artists worked by many thousands of years ago. The lamps will help Leslie and other archeologists reveal intimate details of these ancient people.
Professor Craig Rodger named the Beverly Chair in Physics
Wednesday, 15 May 2019
Did you know the there’s a clock in the Department of Physics that’s believed to be one of the longest running science experiments in the world?
Physics Colloquium - Noah Hensley
Monday, 6 May 2019
Noah Hensley is a PhD student in the Department of Physics, University of Otago, under the supervision of Professor Richard Blaikie.
Otago’s atom interaction discovery valuable for future quantum technologies
Friday, 26 April 2019
By breaking with conventionality, University of Otago physicists have opened up new research and technology opportunities involving the basic building block of the world – atoms.
Dr Harald Schwefel, Dr Madhuri Kumari and colleagues publish paper in Nature
Friday, 26 April 2019
Dr Harald Schwefel, Dr Madhuri Kumari from the University of Otago Physics Department and colleagues have published a paper in Nature titled "Resonant electro-optic frequency comb".
Breakthrough research to revolutionise internet communication
Thursday, 18 April 2019
A team of University of Otago / Dodd-Walls Centre scientists have created a novel device that could enable the next generation of faster more energy efficient internet. Their breakthrough results have been published in the world’s premiere scientific journal Nature this morning.
Physics Colloquium - Dr Jonathan Squire
Monday, 15 April 2019
Jonathan is a Research Fellow working in the Department of Physics, University of Otago.
