Increased quantum sensitivity could lead to more precise distance measurements and electric or magnetic field sensing, according to Wenchao Ge.
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The work of physics faculty Rob Coyne, Michael Pürrer, Deborah Ferguson, and Derek Davis aims to increase student participation and engagement.
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The story features Deborah Ferguson, Derek Davis, and Rob Coyne.
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URI programs secure state funding for CHAMP, StormTools, and MyCoast, to continue providing critical services for Rhode Island
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The Quantum and AI and Computer Science summer camps for children will take place from June through July.
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Physics department hosts speakers, events on Kingston Campus
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Math & Physics
Continue reading "Morgan Nathan ’25"Physics majors Samantha Adams and Oliver Carey have both been interning at the UMass-URI Research Consortium this semester. Adams is creating images of sources using radio data and Carey is looking specifically at the jets and X-Ray emissions produced by those sources.
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After earning degrees in mathematics and physics, Erik Carlson ’20 is now pursuing a Ph.D. in physics. He is currently involved in research to create federal guidance on the best methodology and practices to monitor endangered species in offshore wind environments.
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URI’s Department of Physics celebrated the launch of its new M.S. degree program in Quantum Computing with the inaugural conference in Quantum Computing and Quantum Information Science (QIS) in October.
Continue reading "A&S Hosts Inaugural Conference in Quantum Computing and Quantum Information Science"We’re excited to welcome Dr. Vanita Srinivasa, our newest assistant professor of physics and director of our new quantum information sciences research program. “URI is uniquely poised for growth in quantum information science and has a matching enthusiasm for expanding research and education in this field,” she says.
Continue reading "URI Welcomes Dr. Vanita Srinivasa to Department of Physics"“Seeing the way one entire math class would suddenly appear in a single physics problem, or using a physics application to explain the meaning of a mathematical concept began to feel like I was watching a beautiful dance,” says Stefanie Hersey ’20, a recent graduate who double majored in physics and applied mathematics.
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“I am proud of how many departments I have been able to dip my feet into while at URI. From an office job in the School of Education and TAing in the physics department to the plethora of physics, math, education, and general education courses I was able to take — this allowed me to experience so much of what the University of Rhode Island has to offer.”
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