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Institute for Quantum Studies

  

Alumna Awarded Prestigious NSF Fellowship

April 17, 2015 by | News

In a big year for Schmid College, alumna Elizabeth Berrigan ’14 was among the few awarded the prestigious National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship in Physics and Astronomy – Theoretical Physics. NSF bestowed the grants to only the top 7% of applicants from an already elite pool. Berrigan, who double-majored in Physics and Biochemistry at Schmid College, said she felt Chapman University played a significant

The Inventor of the Laser Leaves a Legacy of Brilliance

January 29, 2015 by | News

Dr. Charles H. Townes’ genius will forever influence the technologies of the world. He won the Nobel Prize in physics for his invention of the laser in 1964 and continued to create numerous technologies driving our economy today. By improving modern surgery, medical devices, computer processing and much more, Townes paved a way for science

Paul Davies Public Lecture Apr. 28: The Mystery of Time’s Arrow

April 11, 2014 by | Events

Paul Davies , renowned theoretical physicist, cosmologist, astrobiologist and best-selling author, will speak at Chapman University Monday, April 28, 2014, at 7:00 p.m. at the Wallace All Faiths Chapel . This promises to be a fascinating evening exploring some of the biggest questions about our universe. Davies’ lecture has been designed for the general

Distinguished Visiting Professor of the Institute for Quantum Studies wins the Nobel Prize in Physics

October 8, 2013 by | News

François Englert, a Belgian theoretical physicist, and Distinguished Visiting Professor in Residence and founding member of the Institute for Quantum Studies at Chapman University in California, has won the 2013 Nobel Prize in Physics for his prediction of the Higgs Boson particle, which has helped the world’s physicists solve some of the deepest mysteries of

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