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Research, teaching, and outreach in Physics at the University of Wisconsin–Madison
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DSI Director and @uwmadphysics.bsky.social Professor @kylecranmer.bsky.social has been honored with the inaugural Pritzker Prize in AI for Science for his role in establishing a powerful new approach to data analysis that leverages advances in machine learning and AI. dsi.wisc.edu/2025/11/10/d...
November 10, 2025 at 9:06 PM
DSI Director and @uwmadphysics.bsky.social Professor @kylecranmer.bsky.social has been honored with the inaugural Pritzker Prize in AI for Science for his role in establishing a powerful new approach to data analysis that leverages advances in machine learning and AI. dsi.wisc.edu/2025/11/10/d...
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Robert McDermott's research group develops technologies to enable scaling to quantum processors involving thousands or millions of qubits. #WARF100 @uwchancellor.bsky.social @uwmadphysics.bsky.social @uwmadisonls.bsky.social https://www.warf.org/commercialize/uw-madison-inventor-profiles/mcdermott/
November 3, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Robert McDermott's research group develops technologies to enable scaling to quantum processors involving thousands or millions of qubits. #WARF100 @uwchancellor.bsky.social @uwmadphysics.bsky.social @uwmadisonls.bsky.social https://www.warf.org/commercialize/uw-madison-inventor-profiles/mcdermott/
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Excited to share my 1st paper as a PhD student at @uwmadphysics.bsky.social working with @uwdsi.bsky.social!
Our paper introduces a novel way to benchmark self-supervised ML models and evaluate mutual information estimators on realistic data.
Glad to have worked with this group. More to come!
Our paper introduces a novel way to benchmark self-supervised ML models and evaluate mutual information estimators on realistic data.
Glad to have worked with this group. More to come!
New paper, with @rkhashmani.me @marielpettee.bsky.social @garrettmerz.bsky.social Hellen Qu. We introduce a framework for generating realistic, highly multimodal datasets with explicitly calculable mutual information. This is helpful for studying self-supervised learning
arxiv.org/abs/2510.21686
arxiv.org/abs/2510.21686
October 28, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Excited to share my 1st paper as a PhD student at @uwmadphysics.bsky.social working with @uwdsi.bsky.social!
Our paper introduces a novel way to benchmark self-supervised ML models and evaluate mutual information estimators on realistic data.
Glad to have worked with this group. More to come!
Our paper introduces a novel way to benchmark self-supervised ML models and evaluate mutual information estimators on realistic data.
Glad to have worked with this group. More to come!
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Mark Eriksson's group focuses on semiconductor quantum dot qubits, quantum computing and information, quantum measurement and more. #WARF100 @uwchancellor.bsky.social @uwmadphysics.bsky.social @uwmadisonls.bsky.social https://www.warf.org/commercialize/uw-madison-inventor-profiles/eriksson/
September 15, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Mark Eriksson's group focuses on semiconductor quantum dot qubits, quantum computing and information, quantum measurement and more. #WARF100 @uwchancellor.bsky.social @uwmadphysics.bsky.social @uwmadisonls.bsky.social https://www.warf.org/commercialize/uw-madison-inventor-profiles/eriksson/
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Excited to share with you an exciting project with Jacky Yip @uwmadphysics.bsky.social and Charles Arnal and Francois Charton at Meta where we develop a transformer model to automate the generation of Calabi-Yau manifolds, extra dimensional spaces in string theory: arxiv.org/abs/2507.03732
July 8, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Excited to share with you an exciting project with Jacky Yip @uwmadphysics.bsky.social and Charles Arnal and Francois Charton at Meta where we develop a transformer model to automate the generation of Calabi-Yau manifolds, extra dimensional spaces in string theory: arxiv.org/abs/2507.03732
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Stunning first images from the world’s largest digital camera at the Vera C. Rubin Observatory. And big shoutout to @uwmadphysics.bsky.social associate professor Keith Bechtol who helped make this celestial milestone happen! 🔭🪐✨
First images from world's largest digital camera reveal galaxies and cosmic collisions
Astronomers have been eagerly anticipating the images from the Vera C. Rubin Observatory, which experts say could help solve some of the universe's most enduring mysteries.
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June 24, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Stunning first images from the world’s largest digital camera at the Vera C. Rubin Observatory. And big shoutout to @uwmadphysics.bsky.social associate professor Keith Bechtol who helped make this celestial milestone happen! 🔭🪐✨
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At the #RubinFirstLook watch party @uwmadphysics.bsky.social
June 23, 2025 at 3:25 PM
At the #RubinFirstLook watch party @uwmadphysics.bsky.social
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First images of the greatest cosmic movie ever made will be released by the Vera C. Rubin Observatory on Monday, and one of the “directors” is @uwmadphysics.bsky.social
Prof. Keith Bechtol. Join the watch party to learn more about the observatory and UW–Madison’s involvement!
Prof. Keith Bechtol. Join the watch party to learn more about the observatory and UW–Madison’s involvement!
UW–Madison physicists play key role in international observatory
Physics professor Keith Bechtol and his research group have been key players in bringing the Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile to the main stage. Now its state-of-the-art telescope has started taking
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June 19, 2025 at 7:13 PM
First images of the greatest cosmic movie ever made will be released by the Vera C. Rubin Observatory on Monday, and one of the “directors” is @uwmadphysics.bsky.social
Prof. Keith Bechtol. Join the watch party to learn more about the observatory and UW–Madison’s involvement!
Prof. Keith Bechtol. Join the watch party to learn more about the observatory and UW–Madison’s involvement!
Congrats to physics instrument maker Bill Foster!
Congratulations to UW–Madison’s 2025 University Staff Recognition awardees! These outstanding employees have been recognized by their colleagues for teamwork, dedication to excellence, problem-solving abilities and innovative approach to their jobs.
Meet the awardees: news.wisc.edu/meet-the-202...
Meet the awardees: news.wisc.edu/meet-the-202...
Meet the 2025 University Staff Recognition Award winners
The recipients have been recognized by colleagues for teamwork, dedication to excellence, problem-solving abilities and innovative approach to their jobs.
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June 17, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Congrats to physics instrument maker Bill Foster!
Today in @nature.com, Uwe Bergmann's group, with colleagues at SLAC, SACLA, and others, demonstrated generating the shortest (~100 attosecond!) X-ray pulses ever through the first demonstration of strong lasing phenomena.
Our story ⬇️, study linked in comments
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Our story ⬇️, study linked in comments
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Bergmann Group achieves shortest hard X-ray pulses to date
Once only a part of science fiction, lasers are now everyday objects used in research, healthcare and even just for fun. Previously available only in low-energy light, lasers are now available in wave...
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June 11, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Today in @nature.com, Uwe Bergmann's group, with colleagues at SLAC, SACLA, and others, demonstrated generating the shortest (~100 attosecond!) X-ray pulses ever through the first demonstration of strong lasing phenomena.
Our story ⬇️, study linked in comments
www.physics.wisc.edu/2025/06/11/b...
Our story ⬇️, study linked in comments
www.physics.wisc.edu/2025/06/11/b...
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Congrats to our 2025 Astronaut Scholars: Nathan Wagner (@uwmadphysics.bsky.social) & Nicholas Rienstra (Engineering) for their STELLAR dedication to innovation in STEM. 🚀🌟
June 9, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Congrats to our 2025 Astronaut Scholars: Nathan Wagner (@uwmadphysics.bsky.social) & Nicholas Rienstra (Engineering) for their STELLAR dedication to innovation in STEM. 🚀🌟
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I’m at a symposium in honor of Vernon Barger remembering the glory days of Pheno @uwmadphysics.bsky.social. Listening to Dieter Zeppenfeld (one of my PhD advisors) talking about the subject of my thesis: Vector Boson Scattering (jet veto & VBF H→ ττ). Nice memories.
agenda.hep.wisc.edu/event/2212/
agenda.hep.wisc.edu/event/2212/
June 5, 2025 at 2:54 PM
I’m at a symposium in honor of Vernon Barger remembering the glory days of Pheno @uwmadphysics.bsky.social. Listening to Dieter Zeppenfeld (one of my PhD advisors) talking about the subject of my thesis: Vector Boson Scattering (jet veto & VBF H→ ττ). Nice memories.
agenda.hep.wisc.edu/event/2212/
agenda.hep.wisc.edu/event/2212/
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An action packed week in Japan: KEK workshop on Topological Analysis in Data Science: www.kek.jp/ja/research/... a seminar on the weak gravity conjecture: www.kek.jp/en/research/... and finally a talk on “Topology and Brain Science”: ithems.riken.jp/en @uwmadphysics.bsky.social
May 16, 2025 at 2:27 PM
An action packed week in Japan: KEK workshop on Topological Analysis in Data Science: www.kek.jp/ja/research/... a seminar on the weak gravity conjecture: www.kek.jp/en/research/... and finally a talk on “Topology and Brain Science”: ithems.riken.jp/en @uwmadphysics.bsky.social
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Visiting @nordita.org for 2 days giving a colloquium and a seminar. This is how a physics institute should look like: a place to cultivate deep thoughts without forgetting fun! @uwmadphysics.bsky.social
May 5, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Visiting @nordita.org for 2 days giving a colloquium and a seminar. This is how a physics institute should look like: a place to cultivate deep thoughts without forgetting fun! @uwmadphysics.bsky.social
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Congratulations to my undergraduate advisee Qing (Helena) Huang for winning the Hilldale Undergraduate/Faculty Research Fellowship! While her major is in Statistics, Data Science and Information Science, her award winning work with me is deeply rooted in @uwmadphysics.bsky.social
April 29, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Congratulations to my undergraduate advisee Qing (Helena) Huang for winning the Hilldale Undergraduate/Faculty Research Fellowship! While her major is in Statistics, Data Science and Information Science, her award winning work with me is deeply rooted in @uwmadphysics.bsky.social
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Where pints and atoms collide! 🍻 Join us April 29, 2025, at 7 PM at Working Draft Beer Co. for Badgers on Tap with @uwmadphysics.bsky.social experts Noah Hurst and Juliana Pacheco Duarte. Bring your crew, grab a drink, and enjoy quick, engaging talks!
For more info: hubs.li/Q03jzd_60
#BadgerTalks
For more info: hubs.li/Q03jzd_60
#BadgerTalks
April 28, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Where pints and atoms collide! 🍻 Join us April 29, 2025, at 7 PM at Working Draft Beer Co. for Badgers on Tap with @uwmadphysics.bsky.social experts Noah Hurst and Juliana Pacheco Duarte. Bring your crew, grab a drink, and enjoy quick, engaging talks!
For more info: hubs.li/Q03jzd_60
#BadgerTalks
For more info: hubs.li/Q03jzd_60
#BadgerTalks
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Join us and the @uwmadphysics.bsky.social for a physics-themed Badgers on Tap at Working Draft Beer Co. on April 29 at 7 PM! Hear from UW experts Noah Hurst and Juliana Pacheco Duarte as they share the latest in plasma and nuclear research.
Details: hubs.li/Q03j6tSD0
#BadgersOnTap
Details: hubs.li/Q03j6tSD0
#BadgersOnTap
April 23, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Join us and the @uwmadphysics.bsky.social for a physics-themed Badgers on Tap at Working Draft Beer Co. on April 29 at 7 PM! Hear from UW experts Noah Hurst and Juliana Pacheco Duarte as they share the latest in plasma and nuclear research.
Details: hubs.li/Q03j6tSD0
#BadgersOnTap
Details: hubs.li/Q03j6tSD0
#BadgersOnTap
We're excited to have over 100 ATLAS and CMS researchers named on the 2025 Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics! Read about the work UW scientists contributed at www.physics.wisc.edu/2025/04/15/u...
UW–Madison scientists part of team awarded Breakthrough Prize in Physics
A team of 13,508 scientists, including over 100 from the University of Wisconsin–Madison, won the 2025 Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics, the Breakthrough Prize Foundation announced April 5. T...
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April 16, 2025 at 3:13 PM
We're excited to have over 100 ATLAS and CMS researchers named on the 2025 Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics! Read about the work UW scientists contributed at www.physics.wisc.edu/2025/04/15/u...
Happy #WorldQuantumDay! Join @uwmadison.bsky.social CS professor and WI Quantum Institute member Swamit Tannu on @WPR today at noon CDT to hear the latest in quantum computing and UW–Madison's role in advancing research in the field. Listen to the live stream at www.wpr.org #MidwestQuantum
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April 14, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Happy #WorldQuantumDay! Join @uwmadison.bsky.social CS professor and WI Quantum Institute member Swamit Tannu on @WPR today at noon CDT to hear the latest in quantum computing and UW–Madison's role in advancing research in the field. Listen to the live stream at www.wpr.org #MidwestQuantum
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Congratulations to the @uwmadison.bsky.social physicists and @uwmadphysics.bsky.social collaborators at the Large Hadron Collider honored with the Breakthrough Prize, including DSI Director @kylecranmer.bsky.social. Data science and AI have been key to advancing particle physics. go.wisc.edu/6s5dn6
The LHC experiment collaborations at CERN receive Breakthrough Prize
This weekend, the ALICE, ATLAS, CMS and LHCb collaborations at the Large Hadron Collider at CERN were honoured with the Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics by the Breakthrough Prize Foundation. ...
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April 7, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Congratulations to the @uwmadison.bsky.social physicists and @uwmadphysics.bsky.social collaborators at the Large Hadron Collider honored with the Breakthrough Prize, including DSI Director @kylecranmer.bsky.social. Data science and AI have been key to advancing particle physics. go.wisc.edu/6s5dn6
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Great to have Craig Lawrie fron DESY visiting us @uwmadphysics.bsky.social this week. His talk on “Generalized symmetry constraints on deformed 4d (S)CFTs is now on our YouTube channel: youtu.be/ALKNwSCkhqg?si…
Generalized symmetry constraints on deformed 4d (S)CFTs - Craig Lawrie, DESY
YouTube video by UW-Madison HEP Theory and Cosmology Seminar
https://youtu.be/ALKNwSCkhqg?si…
March 31, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Great to have Craig Lawrie fron DESY visiting us @uwmadphysics.bsky.social this week. His talk on “Generalized symmetry constraints on deformed 4d (S)CFTs is now on our YouTube channel: youtu.be/ALKNwSCkhqg?si…
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Videos for the UW-Madison HEP Theory and Cosmology Seminar @uwmadphysics.bsky.social: physics.wisc.edu/events/?name... are now on YouTube. You can find the first few talks this year by Asher Berlin, Alberto Castellano, and Gordon Krnjaic on my playlist: youtube.com/@gary_shiu
March 18, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Videos for the UW-Madison HEP Theory and Cosmology Seminar @uwmadphysics.bsky.social: physics.wisc.edu/events/?name... are now on YouTube. You can find the first few talks this year by Asher Berlin, Alberto Castellano, and Gordon Krnjaic on my playlist: youtube.com/@gary_shiu
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Great to have Sash Sarangi (EMAlpha) visiting
@uwmadphysics.bsky.social for a couple of days and giving an interesting seminar on "Thinking Fast and Slow". The video recording of his talk is now on YouTube: youtube.com/watch?v=3WAa... Subscribe to my YouTube Channel: www.youtube.com/@Gary_Shiu
@uwmadphysics.bsky.social for a couple of days and giving an interesting seminar on "Thinking Fast and Slow". The video recording of his talk is now on YouTube: youtube.com/watch?v=3WAa... Subscribe to my YouTube Channel: www.youtube.com/@Gary_Shiu
March 13, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Great to have Sash Sarangi (EMAlpha) visiting
@uwmadphysics.bsky.social for a couple of days and giving an interesting seminar on "Thinking Fast and Slow". The video recording of his talk is now on YouTube: youtube.com/watch?v=3WAa... Subscribe to my YouTube Channel: www.youtube.com/@Gary_Shiu
@uwmadphysics.bsky.social for a couple of days and giving an interesting seminar on "Thinking Fast and Slow". The video recording of his talk is now on YouTube: youtube.com/watch?v=3WAa... Subscribe to my YouTube Channel: www.youtube.com/@Gary_Shiu
In the search for the elusive sterile neutrino, UW–Madison and NOvA scientists *still* didn't find any — but their work puts the tightest constraints on parameter space to date for where sterile neutrinos could be found. #Physics #Neutrinos
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March 12, 2025 at 11:13 PM
In the search for the elusive sterile neutrino, UW–Madison and NOvA scientists *still* didn't find any — but their work puts the tightest constraints on parameter space to date for where sterile neutrinos could be found. #Physics #Neutrinos
www.physics.wisc.edu/2025/02/26/n...
www.physics.wisc.edu/2025/02/26/n...