Physics Archive 2021



ODU Graduate Student's Research on Neutrinos Published in Nature

A team of nuclear physicists, including recent Old Dominion University graduate student Mariana Khachatryan, have turned to the electron to provide insight on how neutrinos may be the key to finally solving a mystery of the origins of our matter-dominated universe. (More)


ODU Physics Ph.D. Students Awarded Jefferson Lab Fellowships

Two ODU doctoral students in physics have been awarded the coveted 2021-2022 Jefferson Science Associates (JSA)/Jefferson Lab fellowship. Mitchell Kerver and Md Habib E Islam, together with seven other recipients from across the nation, will advance their studies and research at the U.S. Department of Energy's Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility in Newport News. (More)






Robert Lee Kernell, Longtime Physics Professor, Dies at 91

Robert Lee Kernell, a physics professor in the College of Sciences for 26 years and the first Old Dominion University faculty member to be named Virginia Professor of the Year by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE), died on Jan. 22. He was 91. (More)


High School Student Co-Authors Paper with ODU Mentors

Connor McCarty, a Maury High School senior, recently co-authored a scientific paper with mentors Raúl Briceño, assistant professor in Old Dominion University's Department of Physics, and Andrew Jackura, a physics post-doctoral research associate. (More)


Mark D. Havey Posthumously Awarded Professor Emeritus Designation

At its meeting of December 10, 2020, the Board of Visitors approved the designation of Eminent Scholar Emeritus, University Professor Emeritus and Professor Emeritus of Physics to Mark Havey. Dr. Havey was an exceptional teacher, scholar, and researcher. During his 40 years of service, he made significant contributions to Old Dominion University and touched the lives of many students. (More)