The Institute for Fundamental Science (IFS) enhances the experimental, theoretical, and astronomy research activities at the University of Oregon. IFS is one of several centers and institutes supported by the Office of the Vice President for Research and Innovation, and maintains close relationships with the Department of Physics, the Department of Chemistry, the Department of Mathematics, and the Materials Science Institute.
The institute hosts visiting scientists, supports graduate and undergraduate student research, facilitates interaction between the experimental activities and theoretical investigations of IFS members, and fosters communication of research to the broader community.
IFS members have major involvement in international collaborations including the ATLAS and FASER Experiments at CERN, LIGO’s gravitational wave observatories, and others. We have vigorous programs of research in astronomy and astrophysics; condensed matter theory and statistical mechanics; data science; mathematics; particle theory; quantum information and quantum optics; and the International Linear Collider project.
Center Activities
Dr. Tien-Tien Yu receives nation’s highest honor for early-career scientists
21 January 2025 || Office of the Vice President for Research & Innovation
A University of Oregon physicist is among the nearly 400 scientists and engineers awarded the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE), the highest honor bestowed by the US government on outstanding scientists and engineers early in their careers.
Tien-Tien Yu, an associate professor in the Department of Physics and a member of the Institute for Fundamental Science, is recognized for her research on dark matter—the makeup of which, though it comprises about 85% of the known matter in
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IFS Seminar March 10, 2025: Ore Gottlieb (CCA/Columbia)
Using Multi-scale Simulations to Probe the Physics of Multi-messenger Transients
.Speaker: Ore Gottlieb
Date: Monday, March 10, 2025
Time: 4:00 – 5:00 pm
Location: 472 Willamette Hall (IFS Seminar Room)
Abstract:
With the advent of next-generation multi-messenger observatories (e.g., LIGO O4-O5 and Rubin), multi-messenger events will offer unprecedented opportunities to address profound questions in black hole physics, heavy element nucleosynthesis, jet dynamics, cosmic expansion, and the origin of high-energy particles. Yet, the enormous dynamical range separating the black hole from
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CERN70: Preparing for the future
12 December 2024