Physics Department faculty conduct research which contributes to the creation of new knowledge based in the most basic laws that govern the behavior of nature. Their research programs involve undergraduate students and international opportunities for collaborations with academics, industry, and governmental organizations.
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Submissions from 2026
The Host Galaxies of Active Galactic Nuclei with Direct Black Hole Mass Measurements, Vardha N. Bennert, Nico Winkel, Tommaso Treu, et al.
Ecological insights from field and laboratory studies of Akashiwo sanguinea, Alexis L. Pasulka, Matthew J. Harke, Jaden Hansen, et al.
Spatial Extent and Vertical Structure of Marine Heatwaves in Chesapeake Bay, Nathan P. Shunk, Piero L. F. Mazzini, Ryan K. Walter, et al.
The role of local winds and a semi-persistent coastal front on the diurnal heat budget in an upwelling bay, April P. Thibodeau, Ryan K. Walter, Piero L.F. Mazzini, et al.
Submissions from 2025
Offshore wind farms could impact coastal marine heatwaves in eastern boundary upwelling systems, Michael Dalsin, Ryan K. Walter, and Piero L.F. Mazzini
Spatially Resolved Kinematics of SLACS Lens Galaxies. I. Data and Kinematic Classification, Shawn Knabel, Tommaso Treu, Michele Cappellari, et al.
Spatio-temporal variability of San Francisco Bay Plume from space, Piero L. F. Mazzini, Cassia Pianca, L. Fernando Pareja-Roman, et al.
Climate change and variability drive increasing exposure of marine heatwaves across US estuaries, Ricardo U. Nardi, Piero L. F. Mazzini, and Ryan K. Walter
Marine Heatwave Co-Occurrence Between Estuarine and Coastal Systems, Ricardo U. Nardi, Piero L. F. Mazzini, and Ryan K. Walter
Vertical structure of subsurface marine heatwaves in a shallow nearshore upwelling system, Gavin Plume, Ryan K. Walter, Isabelle Cobb, et al.
Marine heatwaves detected by a network of buoys along the entire US West Coast Shelf, Gavin Plume, Ryan K. Walter, Piero L.F. Mazzini, et al.
Spatially Resolved [O iii] Emission Line Kinematics of Reverberation-mapped Active Galactic Nuclei with the Keck Cosmic Web Imager, Raymond P. Remigio, Vivian U, Aaron J. Barth, et al.
Seoul National University AGN Monitoring Project. V. Velocity-resolved Hβ Reverberation Mapping and Evidence of Kinematics Evolution, Shu Wang, Jong-Hak Woo, Aaron J. Barth, et al.
Gravitational torques from lopsided young stellar component sustain high black hole accretion rates in NGC 4593, N. Winkel, K. Jahnke, J. A. Fernández-Ontiveros, et al.
Submissions from 2024
JWST lensed quasar dark matter survey – II. Strongest gravitational lensing limit on the dark matter free streaming length to date, Ryan E. Keeley, A. M. Nierenberg, D. Gilman, et al.
JWST lensed quasar dark matter survey – I. Description and first results, A. M. Nierenberg, R. E. Keeley, D. Sluse, et al.
Impacts of Marine Heatwaves on Subsurface Temperatures and Dissolved Oxygen in the Chesapeake Bay, Nathan P. Shunk, Piero L. F. Mazzini, and Ryan K. Walter
Empirical Models of the Hβ Broad Emission Line Gas Density Field, Lizvette Villafaña, Tommaso Treu, Lourenzo Colleyn, et al.
Compound marine cold spells and hypoxic events in a nearshore upwelling system, Ryan K. Walter, Michael Dalsin, Piero L.F. Mazzini, et al.
High resolution assessment of commercial fisheries activity along the US West Coast using Vessel Monitoring System data with a case study using California groundfish fisheries, Yi-Hui Wang, Benjamin Ruttenberg, Ryan K. Walter, et al.
Spatial planning offshore wind energy farms in California for mediating fisheries and wildlife conservation impacts, Crow White, Yi-Hui Wang, Ryan K. Walter, et al.
Combining Direct Black Hole Mass Measurements and Spatially Resolved Stellar Kinematics to Calibrate the MBH–σ⋆ Relation of Active Galaxies, Nico Winkel, Vardha N. Bennert, Raymond P. Remigio, et al.
The Seoul National University AGN Monitoring Project. III. Hβ Lag Measurements of 32 Luminous Active Galactic Nuclei and the High-luminosity End of the Size–Luminosity Relation, Jong-Hak Woo, Shu Wang, Suvendu Rakshit, et al.
Submissions from 2023
Spatial distribution of seawater carbonate chemistry and hydrodynamic controls in a low-inflow estuary, Sarah E. Bartoloni, Ryan K. Walter, Sydney N. Wewerka, et al.
The Seoul National University AGN Monitoring Project. IV. Hα Reverberation Mapping of Six AGNs and the Hα Size–Luminosity Relation, Hojin Cho, Jong-Hak Woo, Shu Wang, et al.