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May 3, 2021
The Yale Physics Third Annual Howard L. Schultz, Sr. Prize Lecture was held on May 3, 2021 by Monia Schleier-Smith, Associate Professor of Physics at Stanford University....
Photo credit: Harold Shapiro, Photographer
May 3, 2021
Yale Physics is pleased to welcome 35 new graduate students, including 18 women, 17 men, and 7 students from underrepresented minorities (URM) to our department. This...
Frank Firk, Professor Emeritus of Physics (1930-2020)
April 29, 2021
On November 17, 2020 Frank Firk, professor emeritus of physics, passed away at the age of 90. Professor Firk carried out research in Nuclear Physics for more than sixty years...
Kimmy Cushman, Yale University
April 28, 2021
Kimmy Cushman is the recipient of this year’s Yale Physics  D. Allan Bromley Graduate Fellowship in Physics, awarded “for her combined passion for science and public...
April 28, 2021
Hui Cao, John C. Malone Professor of Applied Physics with a secondary appointment in Physics, is among four members of the Yale faculty elected to the prestigious National...