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in Experimental Elementary Particle Physics

Why Quantum Physics is Weird - and Stunningly Useful

Prof. Jens Koch explains some of the results and applications of quantum mechanics for Science in Society:

"The impact of quantum physics has been enormous: not only is it the prime common factor in nearly all physics Nobel Prizes awarded in the past one-hundred years, but it has also been a crucial driving force in technological advances ranging from lasers and superconductors to medical imaging like MRIs. Indeed, imagining a world in which quantum physics had never been discovered would amount to eliminating a lot of the technology we take for granted each and every day."

Read the full story here.

Heidi Schellman Appointed to H Commision of Particles and Fields

Prof. Heidi Schellman has been appointed as U.S.representative on the H Commission of Particles and Fields (C11) of IUPAP, the International Union of Pure and Applied Physics.

The mandate of C11 is "To promote the exchange of information and views among the members of the international scientific community in the general field of Particles and Fields".

Prof. Frederic A. Rasio Appointed as Editor of The Atrophysical Journal Letters

Prof. Frederic A. Rasio has been appointed as the next editor of The Astrophysical Journal Letters. The mission of the letters section is to allow "astrophysicists to rapidly publish short notices of significant original research."

Rasio will begin serving as editor on January 1st, 2013.

Full article from Northwestern News Center here.

Professors Vicky Kalogera and Ian Low Receive Simons Fellowships

Congratulations to Professors Vicky Kalogera and Ian Low, who received Simons Fellowships to support sabbatical leaves in 2013.  The mission of the Simons Foundation is "to advance the frontiers of research in the basic sciences and mathematics," and " to promote a deeper, more fundamental understanding of our world."

NASA Langley Aerospace Engineer Jill Lynette Hanna Prince received the Women in Aerospace Achievement Award award October 26, 2010. Four current NASA leaders and one retiree were recognized for their work by Women in Aerospace. The event celebrates women's professional excellence in aerospace and honors women who have made outstanding contributions to the aerospace community.

Dr. Prince received her BA in Physics & Astronomy from Northwestern in 1999.  While here, she worked as an Undergraduate Research Assistant for Prof. Giles Novak.