Department of Physics and Astronomy
Tuesday, January 9, 2018
Pitt to Lead International Team to Create Hardware for Quantum Computers
In the race to create quantum computers, Pitt is leading an international team of universities, research centers and corporations to discover the best materials for building these speedy machines.
Monday, October 23, 2017
Pitt Physics and Astronomy Professors Elected American Physical Society Fellows
Pitt Physics and Astronomy professors Adam K. Leibovich and W. Vincent Liu have been elected 2017 Fellows of the American...
Tuesday, September 12, 2017
4 Researchers Receive New Initiatives Grants From Charles E. Kaufman Foundation
The Pittsburgh Foundation’s Charles E. Kaufman Foundation has named Tia-Lynn Ashman and James Pipas as recipients of one of its...
Wednesday, August 16, 2017
Shadow Bandits Ready for Eclipse Day
Pitt’s Shadow Bandits, a research team of students, faculty and staff, will livestream the Aug. 21 total solar eclipse and conduct research — from 100,000 feet — as part of a nationwide NASA project.
Wednesday, July 12, 2017
From Schenley Place to Outer Space: Team Developing Computers for Space Station
The Center for High-Performance Reconfigurable Computing researches systems that can be broken apart and reassembled, like Legos, and also withstand an extraterrestrial environment.