Our congratulations go to:
October, 2009
Professor Brian Odom for being selected as an Air Force Office of Scientific Research Young Investigator.
Professor Brian Odom for being awarded a Packard Fellowship in Science and Engineering by the David and Lucile Packard Foundation.
Our newest chaired professors: Fred Rasio has been appointed the Joseph Cummings Professor of Physics, and Vicky Kalogera has been appointed the Erastus O. Haven Professor of Physics.
September, 2009
Professor Radek Ofierzynski won the CMS Research Achievement award for 2009 for his work done in the Hadronic Calorimeter.
June, 2009
Professor Brian Odom has received a CAREER award, the National Science Foundation's most prestigious support for junior faculty who exemplify the role of teacher-scholars.
Professor Mike Smutko and Professor Andy Rivers for being named to the Association of Student Government Faculty Honor Roll.
the Walter & Christine
Heilborn Symposium
January 6 - 8, 2010
Recent recognitions and achievements:
- Professor Selim Shahriar has been elected a Fellow of the SPIE (International Society for Optical Engineering).
- Professors Vicky Kalogera and Venkat Chandrasekhar have been elected Fellows of the American Physical Society.
- Professor Prem Kumar has been elected a Fellow of the AAAS (American Association for the Advancement of Science).
- James Chisholm (BA, 1998) has been appointed Assistant Professor at Southern Utah University. Chisholm obtained his PhD from the University of Chicago.
