Composite Hubble Space Telescope Image. Meg Urry.
Composite Hubble Space Telescope Image. Meg Urry.
The electron density for nanowires of silicon. Ismail-Beigi .
The electron density for nanowires of silicon. Ismail-Beigi .
Atomic positions color coded with their relation to the wire. Ismail-Beigi.
Atomic positions color coded with their relation to the wire. Ismail-Beigi.
Composite image numerical solutions in two dielectric cavities. Stone.
Composite image numerical solutions in two dielectric cavities. Stone.

March 2012

Daisuke Nagai (Assistant Professor of Physics) has been named a 2012 Cottrell Scholar

Date: 
Thu, 03/15/2012

Daisuke Nagai, an Assistant Professor of Physics and Astronomy, has been named a 2012 Cottrell Scholar. 

Cottrell award recipients are chosen both for the quality of their scientific research and their dedication to teaching. Each of the 10 new Cottrell Scholars will receive a $75,000 grant.  These awards enable recipients to implement their plans to become outstanding scientists and educators as well as tomorrow’s academic and scientific leaders. 

Emma Ideal (Graduate Student) has received the 2012 Kirsten R. Lorentzen Award from the Association for Women in Science Educational Foundation

Date: 
Mon, 03/26/2012

Emma Ideal (Graduate Student) has received the 2012 Kirsten R. Lorentzen Award from the Association for Women in Science Educational Foundation. It is an award in remembrance of Kirsten Lorentzen and is designed to assist early-career women in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) and was recently revised to focus on funding travel related to professional development.

The Mrs. Hepsa Ely Silliman Memorial Lecture to be held Wednesday, April 11, 2012

Date: 
Fri, 03/30/2012

The Mrs. Hepsa Ely Silliman Memorial Lecture: Sandra Faber, University of California Observatories/Lick Observatory , "Genesis: The Modern Story" to be held Wednesday, April 11, 2012 at 4:00 pm in Linsly-Chittenden Hall (LC), 102.

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