Ph.D. Student Breaks Down Electron Physics Into A Swinging Musical

"A scientist just scored honors for a musical adaptation of his research on Friday."

"Pramodh Senarath Yapa, a physicist currently pursuing his doctorate at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Canada, has been named the 2018 winner of the 'Dance Your Ph.D.' contest."

"The competition, sponsored by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and Science magazine, invites doctoral students and Ph.D. recipients to translate their research into an interpretive dance. The winner takes home $1000."

"It took Senarath Yapa six weeks to choreograph and write the songs for "Superconductivity: The Musical!" — a three-act swing dance depicting the social lives of electrons. The video is based on his master's thesis, which he completed while pursuing his degree at the University of Victoria in Canada."

"The 11-minute sing-songy rendition is far less paralyzing than the jargony title of Senarath Yapa's thesis alone: 'Non-Local Electrodynamics of Superconducting Wires: Implications for Flux Noise and Inductance.'"