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UNC’s Inventor of the Year, Otto Zhou
Our Physics and Astronomy Community congratulates Otto Zhou; UNC’s Inventor of the Year. To learn more about Dr. Zhou’s work and how it impacts the fields of medicine, dentistry and security screening, click here.
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Brad Barlow Selected for AAS Shapley Lectureship
The American Astronomical Society (AAS) has named Prof. Brad Barlow a 2026 Shapley Visiting Lecturer. Barlow is one of 21 astronomers chosen nationwide for this prestigious public engagement program, which has connected professional astronomers with communities across the United States … Read more
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Undergraduate Anish Aradhey Receives Prestigious Goldwater Scholarship
We are proud to announce that junior astrophysics major Anish Aradhey has been named a 2026 Barry Goldwater Scholar. Established by Congress in 1986, the Goldwater Scholarship is the nation’s foremost undergraduate award in the natural sciences, mathematics, and engineering, … Read more
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Undergraduate Simran Panda Receives Brooke Owens Fellowship
Congratulations, Simran Panda, 1 of the 28 UNDERGRADUATE LEADERS RECEIVE THE BROOKE OWENS FELLOWSHIP AS THE CLASS OF 2026 March 9, 2026 | Washington, DC The Brooke Owens Fellowship—a nationally acclaimed nonprofit program recognizing exceptional undergraduate women and gender minorities … Read more
RESEARCH NEWS
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Andrew Mann Receives 2026 Hettleman Prize
2026 Hettleman Prizes awarded to five exceptional early-career faculty – UNC Research
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New Evaluation of Experimental Thermonuclear Reaction Rates
Thermonuclear reaction rates are fundamental inputs for predictive models of stellar structure, stellar explosions, and the early Universe. Because nuclear reactions power stars and govern the synthesis of the elements, quantitative astronomical observations cannot be interpreted reliably without accurate reaction … Read more
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Researcher, Christina Inscoe, Presents at SPIE Conference
Christina Inscoe, a researcher in the Physics & Astronomy Department at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, presented a proof-of-concept mobile digital tomosynthesis system developed for bedside chest imaging in the ICU. The team is using a carbon … Read more
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Galaxy Census Sees Jump in Central Black Hole Detection as Galaxies Near Milky Way Mass
Astronomers have completed the most comprehensive census of active galactic nuclei (AGN) to date, providing the clearest picture yet of the frequency of black holes across differently-sized galaxies. The results show that AGN are more common in dwarf galaxies than most … Read more