Honors

Xiao-Jing Wang (Professor of Neurobiology, Professor of Psychology, and Professor of Physics) has been named a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

November 30, 2012
Xiao-Jing Wang (Professor of Neurobiology, Professor of Psychology, and Professor of Physics) along with three other Yale faculty members has been named a fellow of the...

Harold McNamara (BC'11 B.S. Physics with Distinction) has won a Mitchell Scholarship

November 19, 2012
Harold McNamara (BC’11 B.S. Physics with Distinction) has won a Mitchell Scholarship. McNamara is currently studying micro- and nanotechnology in Cambridge, England, under a...

Sarah Demers (Assistant Professor of Physics) has been selected as a 2012 recipient of the Poorvu Family Award for Interdisciplinary Teaching

November 5, 2012
Sarah Demers (Assistant Professor of Physics) has been selected as a 2012 recipient of the Poorvu Family Award for Interdisciplinary Teaching. This honor recognizes your...

Nicholas Read has been appointed as a Henry Ford II Professor of Physics

October 11, 2012
Nicholas Read has been appointed as a Henry Ford II Professor of Physics. In honor of his scholarship. Congratulations! 

Lilian Childress - 2012 L'Oreal Postdoctoral Fellowship

September 20, 2012
Lilian Childress (Postdoctoral Associate with Jack Harris) has won the 2012 L’Oreal Postdoctoral Fellowship to develop a new optomechanical device based on a...

Michael Karl Medina and Carlos del-Castillo-Negrete are APS Scholarship recipients for 2012-2013

August 31, 2012
Michael Karl Medina (ES’14 Physics (Int.) Major) and Carlos del-Castillo-Negrete (ES’15 Physics Major) are American Physical Society Scholarship recipients for 2012-2013. The...

Pieter van Dokkum (Professor of Astronomy) has been awarded the prestigious 2012 Marc Aaronson Memorial Lectureship

August 24, 2012
Pieter van Dokkum (Professor of Astronomy) has been awarded the prestigious 2012 Marc Aaronson Memorial Lectureship, which promotes and recognizes excellence in...