A New Observatory for the Physics Department
A New 0.8m Astronomical Observatory Constructed Near Mitzpe Ramon A new observatory has been set-up near the town of Mitzpe Ramon in the Negev desert and started operations in September 2022.…
Microlensing
From the Astrophysics Group: Accretion disks around lensed supermassive black holes may be significantly smaller than previously estimated In a new paper by C. Fian et al. we investigate the…
LineLocking
From the Astrophysics Group: On the Fine-tuning and Physical Origin of Line-locked Absorption Systems in Active Galactic Nuclei Line locking (LL) of absorption-line systems is a clear signature of the…
STAC
From the Astrophysics Group: Extreme lensing induces spectrotemporal correlations in black-hole signalsElectromagnetic radiation is subjected to extreme gravitational lensing in the vicinity of a black hole. In black-hole images, these strongly…
Sound Pulses in Membranes
From the Mussel Lab: Biophysics of Sound Pulses in Lipid MembranesIn this work we highlight recent experimental and theoretical investigations of sound in lipid membranes and their potential function in…
Welcome new faculty members
Welcome new faculty members.We welcome Dr. Matan Mussel and Dr. Shahar Hadar. Matan is a biophysicist with expertise in the biological physics of cells. Shahar is a physicist with expertise…
Tenure-track Position
A tenure track position is available.The Department of Physics at the University of Haifa invites applications for a tenure track position at the senior lecturer level (equivalent to the rank…
Tenure track position in Physics 2027
Tenure track position in physicsThe Department of Physics at the University of Haifa invites applications for a tenure-track position at the senior-lecturer level (equivalent to the rank of assistant professor)…
Congratulations to ISF awardee
Congratulations to Prof. Ofir Alon for receiving a five-year Israel Science Foundation grant entitled "Coupled Cluster for Dynamics of Bosons in Traps and Cavities".
LSST data-rights holder status obtained by the astrophysics group
LSST data-rights holder status obtained by the astrophysics group The astrophysics group has secured formal LSST Data Rights. This grants eligible group members—such as faculty, postdocs, and students—full access to proprietary…