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Claudia Lau defends thesis "Structural characterization of epitaxial oxide heterostructures via X-ray scattering"

March 19, 2020
On March 10, 2020 Claudia Lau successfully defended her thesis: “Structural characterization of epitaxial oxide heterostructures via X-ray scattering” (Advisor: Charles Ahn...
Brooke Russell, center, with her thesis committee at Yale. Left to right: O. Keith Baker, Francesco Iachello, Brooke Russell, Bonnie Fleming, Steve Lamoreaux. (Image courtesy of Brooke Russell)

Brooke Russell’s journey of firsts, in physics and at Yale

March 11, 2020
Yale News featured Wright Lab alum Brooke Russell, Ph.D. ‘19 in an article called “Brooke Russell’s journey of firsts, in physics and at Yale”.   Russell is the first black...

Arpit Dua defends graduate thesis "Structure of fracton stabilizer models"

March 11, 2020
On February 28, 2020 Arpit Dua successfully defended his thesis: “Structure of fracton stabilizer models” (Advisor: Meng Cheng/Liang Jiang). Dua explained “What happens when...
Left to right: Sarbani Basu, Meg Urry, and Debra Fischer

Basu, Fischer, Urry named inaugural American Astronomical Society Fellows

March 6, 2020
The American Astronomical Society (AAS) has named a trio of Yale astronomers among its inaugural class of fellows.   Sarbani Basu (Professor of Astronomy), Debra Fischer (...

Luyao Jiang defends graduate thesis "Nonreciprocal dynamics in a cryogenic optomechanical system"

March 5, 2020
On March 2, 2020 Luyao Jiang successfully defended his thesis: “Nonreciprocal dynamics in a cryogenic optomechanical system” (Advisor: Jack Harris). Jiang explained “Imagine...