ocean eddies

Physical oceanography

Physics of the circulation and structure of the global ocean and its impacts on climate
contera lab

Physics of biological shape: from molecules to organisms and biohybrid structures

Physics and nanomechanics at the interface of biology and nanotechnology, in molecules, cells, tissues (artificial or natural) and whole organisms. Atomic force microscopy. Led by Professor Sonia Contera
Image of Saturn from NASA Cassini

Planetary atmosphere observation analysis

Atmospheric observation data analysis of planets.
Concept map for Planetary Climate Dynamics

Planetary Climate Dynamics

Processes governing planetary climate and its evolution over time
Enceladus' Damascus Sulcus. This image was generated by combining high resolution images of Enceladus acquired in August 2008 at 12 to 30 meters (40 to 100 feet) resolution with a topographic map.

Planetary surfaces

Investigating the surfaces of (primarily airless) bodies in our solar system.
Plasma-Wakefield Accelerator Group

Plasma-Wakefield Accelerator Group

We study beam-driven plasma accelerators and their applications
Lorenz demonstrated, with skill, The chaos of heatwave and chill: Tornadoes in Texas Are formed by the flexes Of butterflies’ wings in Brazil (Peter Lynch, University College Dublin)

Predictability of weather and climate

Predictions of weather and climate are inherently uncertain: initial conditions can never be known perfectly, and our weather and climate simulators are necessarily imperfect representations of the underlying laws of physics. Given this, how can we quanti
Artist's impression of a Fast Radio Burst coming from a Neutron Star.

Pulsars, transients and relativistic astrophysics

The extreme astrophysics of neutron stars and black holes
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Quantum and optical technology

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Blue and green laser beams propagating through optical elements

Quantum Devices and Biosystems

We are developing techniques and protocols to generate quantum effects in complex systems inlcuding in living systems and are reverse engineering bio-inspired structures in artificial solid-state and hybrid quantum optoelectronic materials.
Experiment at LCLS

Quantum high energy density physics

Exploring how quantum systems behave in extreme conditions of temeprature and density