Physics Division

Nathalie Palanque-Delabrouille
Physics Division Director

Nathalie Palanque-Delabrouille, a cosmologist and research director at the Institute for Research on the Fundamental Laws of the Universe at the CEA Paris-Saclay research center, has been selected to serve as the next division director of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratorys (Berkeley Lab) Physics Division.

Bevatron Site Recognized for Historical Contributions to Physics. The site of the former Bevatron, a particle accelerator at the Department of Energys Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) that operated from 1954 to 1993, has been designated a historic site by the American Physical Society (APS) for its exemplary contributions to physics, including the discovery of the antiproton.

Is Gravity a Quantum Force?  Scientists at Berkeley Lab and the National Institute of Standards and Technology seek to find out.

High-power laser pulses focused to small spots to reach incredible intensities enable a variety of applications, ranging from scientific research to industry and medicine. At the Berkeley Lab Laser Accelerator (BELLA) Center, for instance, intensity is key to building particle accelerators.

Merlon Lynn Stevenson

1923 2021 Professor of Physics, Emeritus, UC Berkeley

Simone Pagan Griso wins DOE Early Career Award! His award explores experimental aspects of leading theories of particle physics involving the creation of new massive particles from very high-energy photons that are emitted by LHC proton beams.

Successful Start of Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) Follows Record-Setting Trial Run

Supernovae Twins. The results from the Nearby Supernova Factory (SNfactory) collaboration, led by Greg Aldering of the Department of Energys Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab), will enable scientists to study dark energy with greatly improved precision and accuracy.

LArPix Detector Technology Developed at Berkeley Lab Yields Unprecedented 3D Images, Heralding Far Larger Application to Study Neutrinos

Benjamin Nachman wins 2021 Guido Altarelli Award for Experimental Physics

Berkeley Lab Scientists Work Deciphering Early Universe Secrets Garners 2021 Gruber Cosmology Prize. Uro Seljak developed theoretical predictions and mathematical tools for studying the early universe