The USC Dornsife Professor Emeritus discovered “weak localization,” a quantum effect that reveals how electrons move through thin, disordered materials.
USC-led study demonstrates the first quantum scaling advantage for approximate optimization problem-solving using a quantum annealer.
New insights could lead to a deeper understanding of black-hole microstructure in theoretical physics. USC Dornsife’s Nicholas Warner explains.
The honor recognizes innovation that has a real impact on the welfare of society.
The emeritus faculty member, who worked at labs in France, the Soviet Union and Germany before joining USC in 1970, co-discovered the “Maki-Thompson effect” on electron transport in superconductors.
From the origins of the Big Bang to the composition of dark energy, dark matter and black holes, cosmologists Vera Gluscevic and Elena Pierpaoli are searching for answers.
Longtime educator Jack Feinberg came up with fun kits to ship to students so they could still do physics experiments at home. It’s in his nature.
USC mailed more than 1,000 lab kits to its college students around the world so they could still do hands-on experiments while studying remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic.
COVID-19 can’t stop a popular annual science outing run by USC physics and astronomy experts for curious and enthusiastic local teens.
Two new USC Dornsife general education courses offer students a richer, broader way to learn and to acquire diverse academic skills.
