FSU Department of Physics

06/01/2026

Congratulations to Harrison Prosper, who is one of seven Florida State University faculty members elected to the Academy of Science, Engineering and Medicine of Florida this year!

Prosper is the Kirby W. Kemper Endowed Professor and a Robert O. Lawton Distinguished Professor in the FSU Department of Physics. He is internationally recognized for his contributions to high-energy physics, particularly through his work with the Compact Muon Solenoid experiment at CERN’s Large Hadron Collider. His research has contributed to discoveries involving the gluon, top quark and the Higgs boson, as well as advancements in using Bayesian statistics and machine learning in high-energy physics analysis.

To check out the full story, visit: fla.st/XQQXQ10X.

Florida State University Division of Research, FSU Faculty Development

05/28/2026

Congratulations to Kathleen Amm, who is one of seven from Florida State University elected to the Academy of Science, Engineering and Medicine of Florida this year!

Amm, who earned her doctorate from the FSU Department of Physics in 1998, is director of the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, headquartered at FSU. She's an expert in superconductivity and magnet technology with more than 20 years of experience leading industrial and national laboratory programs, including prior leadership at GE Research and Brookhaven National Laboratory.

To check out the full story, visit: fla.st/XQQXQ10X.

Florida State University Division of Research, FSU Faculty Development

05/26/2026

Hitesh Changlani (FSU Department of Physics) was recent featured in an article by New Scientist on quantum spin liquids, a state of matter with the potential to significantly advance quantum computing capabilities.

To learn more, visit: bit.ly/42LJA4h.

Florida State University, Florida State University Division of Research

05/26/2026

Congratulations to Jorge Piekarewicz, who is one of seven Florida State University faculty members elected to the Academy of Science, Engineering and Medicine of Florida this year!

Piekarewicz is a a Robert O. Lawton Distinguished Professor in the FSU Department of Physics whose research centers on the behavior of nuclear matter under extreme conditions of density. His work bridges the gap between terrestrial experiments and astronomical observations, using physical observables to understand the complex interior and properties of neutron stars.

To check out the full story, visit: fla.st/XQQXQ10X.

Florida State University Division of Research, FSU Faculty Development

05/12/2026

How are early and mid-career physical scientists faring in the age of AI?

Chair of the FSU Department of Physics Paul Cottle recently authored an article in the Orlando Sentinel exploring pathways to success via a bachelor's degree in physics, chemistry or materials science.

To read the full article, visit: bit.ly/4uBvy0J.

Florida State University, FSU Undergraduate Studies

05/11/2026

Hello, summer! ☀️

To all of our FSU College of Arts & Sciences students, faculty and staff starting classes today, we hope your summer semester is off to a wonderful start.

For more information on summer sessions A, B, C and F as well as important Florida State University deadlines, visit registrar.fsu.edu/summer-2026-academic-calendar.

FSU Division of Student Affairs, FSU Undergraduate Studies

05/04/2026

Congratulations to Florida State University alumnus Yi Zhang, who has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences!

Zhang — who earned his doctorate through the Molecular Biophysics Graduate Program at FSU in the FSU College of Arts & Sciences — currently serves as the Fred S. Rosen endowed Professor of Pediatrics and Professor of Genetics at Harvard Medical School and Boston Children’s Hospital, as well as an investigator for the Howard Hughes Medical Institute.

"Being elected to the National Academy of Sciences is not only an honor for me, but also an honor for all of my previous trainees as it means that their works done in my lab have finally been recognized,” Zhang said.

Read more about Zhang’s breakthrough research on gene expression, addiction disorders and aging, in Spectrum magazine: fla.st/MOC33X8X.

05/01/2026

We couldn't be more excited for our newest graduates crossing the stage at Florida State University this week! 🎓🎉

Nearly a quarter of the 7,190 degrees FSU will award this spring are to students from Arts and Sciences disciplines.

To meet four exceptional students and learn about their unique work in the FSU - Department of Scientific Computing, FSU Department of Psychology, Florida State University Department of Mathematics and Florida State University English Department, visit: fla.st/9VUPWT0O.

To virtually attend the commencement ceremonies via livestream, visit commencement.fsu.edu.

04/30/2026

04/29/2026

Congratulations to Vladimir Dobrosavljevic (FSU Department of Physics), who is one of four to be named a 2026-2027 Distinguished Research Professor at Florida State University!

Of the four awardees, three are from FSU College of Arts & Sciences.

Dobrosavljevic is an internationally recognized leader in theoretical condensed matter physics, whose research has advanced the understanding of strongly correlated and disordered electronic systems, particularly near metal-insulator transitions.

To learn more, visit: fla.st/QDF66UA8.

Florida State University Division of Research