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College of Arts and Sciences Welcomes Class of 2028 with Glow Sticks, Ice Cream, and Words of Wisdom
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Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University physics alumna Dr. Dekrayat Almaalol receives 2024 Leona Woods Lectureship Award
Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University Physics alumna Dr. Dekrayat Almaalol receives 2024 Leona Woods Lectureship Award from Brookhaven National Laboratory.
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Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University hosts total eclipse events
Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University hosts the total eclipse events.
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Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University Department of Physics hosts eclipse planetarium shows and more
Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University Department of Physics hosts eclipse planetarium shows and more.
Dr. Oleg Lavrentovich and collaborators publish an article in Science on ferroelectric liquid crystals
Dr. Lavrentovich, professor of Physics at Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University, and collaborators publish an article in Science.
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Dr. Oleg Lavrentovich and collaborators publish an article in Science on ferroelectric liquid crystals
Dr. Lavrentovich, professor of Physics at Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University, and collaborators publish an article in Science.
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Dr. Zhangbu Xu joins the Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University Department of Physics faculty
The Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University Department of Physics is proud to welcome our newest faculty member, Dr. Zhangbu Xu.
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MCLS Professor Receives Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award for 2023-2024
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Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ Geography Researcher Examines Tree Growth by Looking at Air Masses
Physics professor receives a DOE topical collaboration grant to study heavy-quark physics
Dr. Michael Strickland's group will participate in a new Topical Theory Collaboration funded by DOE’s Office of Nuclear Physics to explore the behavior of heavy flavor particles. The collaboration will receive $2.5 Million from the DOE Office of Science, Office of Nuclear Physics, over five years. That funding will provide partial support for six graduate students and three postdoctoral fellows at 10 institutions, as well as a senior staff position at one of the national laboratories. It will also establish a bridge junior faculty position at Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University.