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Physics professor is one of 15 recipients of Department of Defense MURI research award

A team of six scientists, including physics professor Marco Fornari, is receiving $8.5 million from the U.S. Department of Defense to develop and apply computational methods that will replace expensive and rare chemical elements from critical technologies.

 

Pear-shaped atomic nuclei offer clues into nature of matter

An international team of nuclear physicists, including CMU assistant professor of physics Kathrin Wimmer, has found that some atomic nuclei can assume asymmetric 'pear' shapes. The researchers' findings were published in the May 9 issue of the journal Nature, and landed the coveted cover story.

 

 
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