Honors

Ramamurti Shankar named the Gibbs Professor of Physics

July 16, 2019
Ramamurti Shankar, recently appointed as the J.W. Gibbs Professor of Physics, focuses his research on theoretical condensed matter physics and quantum field theory. Click...

Brooke Russell (Graduate Student with Bonnie Fleming) awarded 2019 Gertrude Scharff-Goldhaber Prize

June 27, 2019
Wright Lab graduate student Brooke Russell has been awarded the 2019 Gertrude Scharff-Goldhaber Prize.  The award, established in 1992 by Brookhaven Women in Science (BWIS),...

Ben Machta (Assistant Professor of Physics) named Simons Investigator

June 25, 2019
MMLS Benjamin Machta Yale University Ben Machta examines how physical laws constrain the design principles of biological systems. His research uses statistical physics,...

Charles Ahn appointed the Malone Professor of Applied Physics

June 20, 2019
Charles H. Ahn, recently named as the John C. Malone Professor of Applied Physics, focuses his research on the fabrication and characterization of the physical properties of...

Shany Danieli (Graduate student with van Dokkum) has won the 2019 Price Prize in Cosmology and Astrophysics

June 17, 2019
Shany Danieli (Graduate student with van Dokkum) along with Carolyn Raithel (U. Arizona) has won the 2019 Price Prize in Cosmology and Astrophysics. Shany Danieli uses...

Howard L. Schultz and DeForest Pioneer Prize recipients for Yale College Class of 2019

May 21, 2019
Congratulations to Hal Evan Reichard (YC’2019) Mathematics & Physics Major, Cady van Assendelft (YC’2019) Physics (Int.) Major, Julia Yaxin Wei (YC’2019) Physics (Int.)...

Jack Harris (Professor of Physics) has received a 2019 Class of Vannevar Bush Faculty Fellowship from the Department of Defense

May 2, 2019
DoD Announces 2019 Class of Vannevar Bush Faculty Fellowship The Department of Defense (DoD) announced the selection of 10 distinguished faculty scientists and engineers for...