Theoretical physicist and diversity advocate Jim Gates delivers the fall 2021 Compton Lecture. (MIT News Office) Read More. 

The Department of Physics annual magazine, Imagine, is now available. Click here to download a PDF.

An asteroid that orbits the Sun in just 113 days—the shortest known orbital period for an asteroid and second shortest for any object in our Solar System after Mercury—was discovered by Carnegie’s Scott S. Sheppard in evening twilight images taken by Brown University Professor of Physics Ian Dell'Antonio and Ph.D. student Shenming Fu. Read More. 

The American Institute of Physics announced that Brown Theoretical Physics Center Director and Ford Foundation Professor of Physics S. James Gates Jr. won the 2021 Andrew Gemant Award, presented to those who have made significant contributions to the cultural, artistic, or humanistic dimension of physics. Read More.

With the help of  Brown Physics Ph.D. student Farrah Simpson, Professor Stephon Alexander launched a program called "Dream+Inspire: Mentoring Future Leaders" intended to inspire and mentor STEM students from underrepresented backgrounds. Read more here.