Eva Zurek elected Vice Chair of APS/DCOMP
March 19, 2022
Eva Zurek, professor of chemistry at the University at Buffalo, was elected Vice-Chair of the APS Division of Computational Physics (DCOMP). Her one-year term begins on March 19, 2022.
What’s Happening In The Depths Of Distant Worlds?
March 1, 2022
New work led by Carnegie’s Earth and Planets Laboratory, including the research team of Thomas Duffy of Princeton University, uses lab-based mimicry to reveal a new crystal structure that has major implications for our understanding of the interiors of large, rocky exoplanets.
Rayleigh Taylor instability in impact cratering experiments
Lherm, V., R. Deguen, T. Alboussiere, M. Landeau (2022). Rayleigh Taylor instability in impact cratering experiments. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 937, A20. https://doi.org/10.1017/jfm.2022.111
High-pressure phase transitions and melt structure of Pb O2: An analog for silica
Kalkan, B., B.K. Godwal, J. Yan, R. Jeanloz (2022). High-pressure phase transitions and melt structure of Pb O2: An analog for silica, 105, 064111. Phys. Rev. B. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.105.064111
Nature of the bonded-to-atomic transition in liquid silica to TPa pressures
Zhang, S., M. A. Morales, R. Jeanloz, M. Millot, S. X. Hu & E. Zurek (2022). Nature of the bonded-to-atomic transition in liquid silica to TPa pressures, 131, 071101. Journal…
Can a planet have a mind of its own?
February 16, 2022
Rochester astrophysicist Adam Frank discusses why cognitive activity operating on a planetary scale is necessary to tackle global issues such as climate change.
Large planets may not form fractionally large moons
Nakajima, M., H. Genda, E. Asphaug & S. Ida (2022). Large planets may not form fractionally large moons. Nature Communications, 13, 568. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-28063-8