{"id":16462,"date":"2025-06-18T10:41:59","date_gmt":"2025-06-18T14:41:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/physics\/?page_id=16462"},"modified":"2025-06-18T10:42:01","modified_gmt":"2025-06-18T14:42:01","slug":"news","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/physics\/news\/","title":{"rendered":"News"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul class=\"display-posts-listing\"><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/physics\/news\/2026\/03\/27\/professors-gaurav-khanna-and-drew-zhang-among-state-task-force-members-who-recently-released-report-on-ways-to-properly-implement-ai\/\">Professors Gaurav Khanna and Drew Zhang among state task force members who recently released report on ways to properly implement AI<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">The AI Task Force, which includes two University of Rhode Island faculty members, has unveiled a blueprint to help Rhode Island become a national AI leader, calling for cooperation and collaboration between government and private industry to responsibly implement the technology. Read more.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/physics\/news\/2025\/11\/20\/university-of-rhode-island-faculty-members-named-to-stanford-universitys-top-2-scientists-2024-list\/\">University of Rhode Island faculty members named to Stanford University\u2019s Top 2% Scientists 2024 list<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Among the University of Rhode Island faculty members recognized are: Read more<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/physics\/news\/2025\/11\/20\/a-study-by-professor-wenchao-ge-may-lead-to-improved-networked-quantum-sensing\/\">A study by professor\u00a0Wenchao Ge may lead to improved networked quantum sensing<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">A study by University of Rhode Island assistant physics professor\u00a0Wenchao Ge\u00a0in collaboration with Kurt Jacobs, a physicist of quantum tech with the U.S. Army, that was recently published by the American Physical Society\u2019s\u00a0Physical Review Letters\u00a0may lead to more enhanced quantum sensing and make such detection data more definitive. Read more<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/physics\/news\/2025\/11\/04\/uri-gravity-research-group-contributes-to-major-black-hole-discovery-expands-astrophysics-program\/\">URI Gravity Research group contributes to major black hole discovery, expands astrophysics program<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">The work of physics faculty Rob Coyne, Michael P\u00fcrrer, Deborah Ferguson, and Derek Davis aims to increase student participation and engagement. Read more<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/physics\/news\/2025\/10\/29\/department-of-physics-faculty-members-named-to-stanford-universitys-top-2-scientists-2024-list\/\">Department of Physics faculty members named to Stanford University\u2019s Top 2% Scientists 2024 list<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Read more<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/physics\/news\/2025\/10\/16\/16772\/\">ATL&#8217;s Graduate Student Spotlight : Dinusha Senarathna<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Dinusha Senarathna\u00a0is the ATL\u2019s Graduate Student Spotlight for October 2025. Pursuing his PhD in the department of Physics, under the College of Arts and Sciences. Read his full interview below.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/physics\/news\/2025\/10\/14\/uri-receives-5-million-nsf-grant-aiming-to-broaden-participation-in-quantum-information-science\/\">URI receives $5 million NSF grant aiming to broaden participation in quantum information science<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">The five-year grant from the foundation\u2019s ExpandQISE program will allow the University to improve qubit robustness, address quantum workforce development needs. Read more<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/physics\/news\/2025\/10\/06\/16757\/\">Professor Yana Reshetnyak named among the top 2% of cited authors in 2024!<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Congratulations to Professor Reshetnyak for being named among the top 2% of cited authors in 2024! This remarkable achievement highlights a legacy of impactful scholarship that continues to inspire and elevate the academic excellence of the Department of Physics. Read more<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/physics\/news\/2025\/08\/15\/uri-physics-in-collaboration-with-the-pittsburgh-quantum-institute-has-been-awarded-a-5-million-nsf-expandqise-track-2-gran\/\">URI Physics, in collaboration with the Pittsburgh Quantum Institute, has been awarded a $5 million NSF ExpandQISE Track 2 Grant.<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">We&#8217;re thrilled to announce that the University of Rhode Island, in collaboration with the Pittsburgh Quantum Institute, has been awarded a $5 million NSF ExpandQISE Track 2 Grant! This groundbreaking initiative\u2014URI-PQI Collaboration: Application of Quantum Fundamentals to Advance Research and Workforce Development\u2014will drive innovation in quantum science and expand opportunities for students, researchers, and industry [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/commencement-2025-uri-graduate-student-hopes-to-contribute-to-fight-against-cancer\/\">URI Physics graduate student hopes to contribute to fight against cancer<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Doris Keziah Ndassi will start Ph.D. program in fall at Johns Hopkins University.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2025\/03\/machine-learning-algorithm-analyzes-gravitational-waves-from-merging-neutron-stars-in-the-blink-of-an-eye\/\">URI researcher Michael P\u00fcrrer part of international team on study published in the journal Nature<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Machine-learning algorithm analyzes gravitational waves from merging neutron stars in the blink of an eye.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2024\/12\/uri-physics-professors-awarded-grants-as-part-of-nsf-program-to-grow-quantum-research\/\">URI physics professors awarded grants as part of NSF program to grow quantum research<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">$39 million program leverages up-and-coming quantum institutions<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/artsci\/news\/quantum-computing-jumps-from-online-to-on-campus-in-first-time-workshop\/\">Quantum Computing jumps from online to on-campus in first time workshop<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Students enrolled in the online certificate program have a unique opportunity to collaborate with their classmates in person. <\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/physics\/news\/2024\/10\/03\/congratulations-spencer-rogers-tommy-muth-and-wenchao-ge\/\">Congratulations Spencer Rogers,\u00a0Tommy Muth, and\u00a0Wenchao Ge<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Congratulations Spencer Rogers, Tommy Muth, and Wenchao Ge on their latest publication. Quantifying nonclassicality of mixed Fock states &nbsp;<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2024\/09\/theoretical-research-establishes-unified-way-to-quantify-vital-quantum-properties\/\">Theoretical research establishes unified way to quantify vital quantum properties<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">URI professor Wenchao Ge co-author on paper exploring fundamental issues in quantum mechanics<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2024\/08\/uri-led-study-holds-promise-for-advancing-modular-quantum-information-processing\/\">URI-led study holds promise for advancing modular quantum information processing<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">A team of physicists led by URI professor Vanita Srinivasa envisions a modular system for scaling quantum processors to exponentially increase calculation speed.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/features\/the-skys-the-limit-2\/\">The Sky&#8217;s the Limit<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">\u201cHeads up, UNC Chapel Hill: URI is coming for your Guinness world record for highest Galilean cannon launch.\u201d<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/graduate-school\/about\/professional-development\/three-minute-thesis\/\">Three Minute Thesis (3MT)\u00a0competition<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Helani Singapura and Michael DuPont were selected for the final round of URI\u2019s first annual Three Minute Thesis (3MT)\u00a0competition.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2024\/02\/uri-program-to-help-stem-professionals-pivot-into-quantum-information-science-careers\/\">URI program to help STEM professionals pivot into quantum information science careers<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">URI among 27 U.S. institutions in NSF\u2019s inaugural program to expand workforces in key technologies<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2024\/01\/european-space-agency-green-lights-mission-on-space-based-observatory\/\">European Space Agency green lights mission on space-based observatory<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">URI physics professor Gaurav Khanna, Ph.D., an expert in black holes and gravitational waves, is among scientists supporting the project.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/physics\/news\/2023\/09\/24\/dr-vanita-srinivasa-receives-a-grant-of-over-500000\/\">Dr. Vanita Srinivasa receives a grant of over $500,000<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Dr. Vanita Srinivasa receives a grant of over $500,000 from the Army Research Office for a four-year collaborative theoretical and experimental\u00a0project to enable the realization of modular quantum information processing with spin qubits,\u00a0as part of a team of researchers led by the University\u00a0of California, Los Angeles and including the University of Konstanz in Germany as [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":581,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-16462","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/physics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/16462","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/physics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/physics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/physics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/581"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/physics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16462"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/physics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/16462\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16463,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/physics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/16462\/revisions\/16463"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/physics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16462"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}