Physics | U-M LSA Physics

Five U-M Physics Faculty Recently Promoted Xiaoming Mao and Tom Schwarz promoted to Associate Professor with Tenure; Lu Li, David Lubensky, and Vanessa Sih promoted to Full Professor

Gérard Mourou, 2018 Nobel Prize Laureate in Physics, Visits with Physics Students Gérard Mourou is the 2018 Nobel Prize Laureate and the A.D. Moore Distinguished University Professor Emeritus of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

Professor David Gerdes Named Next Physics Department Chair Professor Gerdes is the 16th Chair to serve the department.

Physicist Timothy Chupp Named Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science

U-M Physics Senior Noah McNeal Awarded 2019 Marshall Scholarship

U-M Physicists Roberto Merlin, Meredith Henstridge and Team Develop Small Device that Bends Light to Generate New Radiation

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News & Features

Professor Jens-Christian Meiners Receives Grant to Tackle the Bends

When divers develop the bends, it's from nitrogen forming bubbles in their spinal cord tissue. Professor Jens-Christian Meiners is studying whether these bubbles fracture spinal cord tissue or compress it—which affects treatment.

Physicist Roy Clarke and International Team Devise Way Which Shows How Common Elements Can Make a More Energy-Secure Future

Thin-film solar panels, cell phones and the LED bulb lighting your home are all made using some of the rarest, most expensive elements found on the planet. The team has devised a way to make these materials from cheaper, more abundant elements.