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This figure illustrates part of the peculiar structure of the quantum knot.
This figure illustrates part of the peculiar structure of the quantum knot. There are actually an infinite number of rings, each linked with all of the others exactly once. Image credit: Allen Li '15

Physics Professor David Hall and Team First to Tie Knots in Quantum Matter

Physicists have long predicted the possibility of tying knots in quantum fields. But no one has been able to make or observe a three-dimensional quantum knot, until now.

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Annual Events

Early Fall: 

  • Welcome-back pizza party & preview of coming year
  • Summer student poster session — see what happened over the summer

Mid-Fall:

  • Parents reception 

Late Fall:

  • Thesis students talks
  • Winter party — seicen prizes and silly songs

Early Spring:

  • Junior pizza party — planning for senior year

Mid-Spring:

  • Physics Phormal

Late Spring:

  • Thesis student talks

Year-end:

  • Department BBQ
  • Commencement reception
  • Reunion reception — Welcome back alumni!

 

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From Scrap to Scribe: Inside the Machine Shop

Take a look inside the Student Machine Shop on the first floor of Merrill Science Center. (Read more)

Amherst Astronomy Professor Detects Record-Breaking Black Hole Outburst

Last September, after years of watching, a team of scientists led by Amherst College astronomy professor Daryl Haggard observed and recorded the largest-ever flare in X-rays from a supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way. (Read more)

Professor’s Career in Research and Outreach Earns $500,000 Grant

In awarding her the grant, the National Science Foundation noted that Ashley Carter's work was notable both for its investigation of DNA folding and for her efforts to recruit women into STEM fields. (Read more) 

 Physics Professor David Hall and Team Observe Quantum-Mechanical Monopoles

Building on his own previous research, Amherst College professor David S. Hall ’91 and a team of international collaborators have experimentally identified a pointlike monopole in a quantum field for the first time. (Read more)