INNOVATION & COLLABORATION

UCSB Graduate student Jack Bargemann lays down sheet metal to smooth the ride of the LZ Detector as it comes underground at the Sanford Underground Research Facility. Photo by Matthew Kapust.

At work in the Class 7 cleanroom in Broida Hall are from left to right Will Ortez operating the gantry robot, Onofre Jauregui modifying tooling, Susanne Kyre at the measuring microscope, and Alethea Butler-Nalin on the wirebond machine.  The team is made up of engineers, technicians, graduate students, and undergraduates.

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Physics Emeritus Jim Hartle Passes at Age 83
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We are sorry to announce the passing of Jim Hartle. His obituary can be found here.

The Current: A Muon Accelerator

Physicists gather to chart a path for the next kind of particle collider

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Upcoming Event

Department Colloquium: Tuesday May 30, 2023 - Gravitational Waves and Searching for the Unexpected

Aaron Zimmerman

Department of Physics, The University of Texas at Austin

  1. June 6, 2023 - 3:45pm
  1. Physics Department Colloquium