Nearly a thousand times thinner than a human hair, nanowires can only be understood with quantum mechanics. Using quantum models, physicists from Michigan Tech have figured out what drives the efficiency of a silicon-germanium (Si-Ge) core-shell nanowire transistor.
The study, published last week in Nano Letters, focuses on the quantum tunneling in a core-shell nanowire structure. Ranjit Pati (Physics) led the work along with his graduate students Kamal Dhungana and Meghnath Jaishi.
On Wednesday, May 11, faculty and staff members, along with their guests, gathered at the Memorial Union Ballroom for an awards dinner recognizing 25, 30, 35 and 40 years of service to Michigan Tech. From the physics department, Bryan Suits (30 years), Donald Beck (35 years) and Robert Weidman (35 years) were recognized.
From Tech Today, by Human Resources
In Spring 2016, Physics students and Associate Professor Petra Huentemeyer visited CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, as well as the Max Planck Institute (MPI).
The visit was partially sponsored by the Society of Physics Students (SPS) and the Henes Center for Quantum Phenomena.
Physics graduate student Teresa Wilson is a Spring 2016 recipient of the Outstanding Graduate Student Teaching Award as announced by the Graduate School.
Physics graduate student Chad Brisbois is a Fall 2015 recipient of the Outstanding Graduate Student Teaching Award as announced by the Graduate School.
Atmospheric Sciences graduate student Joseph Niehaus is a Fall 2015 recipient of the Dean’s Award for Outstanding Scholarship, as announced by the Graduate School.
Engineering Physics graduate student Ran Duan is a Fall 2015 recipient of the Dean’s Award for Outstanding Scholarship, as announced by the Graduate School.
Physics graduate student Hao Zhou is a Fall 2015 recipient of the Dean’s Award for Outstanding Scholarship, as announced by the Graduate School.
The Michigan Tech chapter of the Society of Physics Students (SPS) has been selected as one of the Distinguished SPS Chapters. The chapter here has been named either Outstanding or Distinguished every year since 2009.
The Michigan Tech chapter is part of Zone 09. SPS Chapter Awards are selected by Zone Councilors and Associate Zone Councilors of the SPS National Council. Some of the award criteria include outreach efforts and contributions to student recruitement and retention.
This course is a very elementary introduction to the concept of the photon and how it evolved since it was first introduced to solve the black body mystery. We will glance over Einstein’s contribution to developing the notion of the photon and and its statistical nature. Interestingly, Einstein later become a strong opponent to the very concept that he created. That will take us to his famous EPR (Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen) paper that declared quantum mechanics is incomplete. Moving ahead, we will study the ingenious work by John Bell who showed for the first time that the questions raised by Einstein can be tested experimentally. We will learn about some of these experiments and how the concept of photon entanglement was born. We will also discuss some interesting developments in the field, such as
and quantum communications.
Instructor: Ramy El-Ganainy
Course title: Quantum Optics for Huskies
Course credit: 1.0
Class time: Wednesdays 4:00 – 5:00 (subject to change later)
Course number: PH4999
Course description: An introduction to the concept of light quanta and its evolution over the past century; from black body radiation to photon entanglement and quantum communication.