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Elizabeth Cady van Assendelft has won an AWIS Kirsten R. Lorentzen Award

May 11, 2017
Elizabeth Cady van Assendelft (YC’2019 Physics (Intensive) Major) has won an AWIS Kirsten R. Lorentzen Award from the American Institute of Physics, Society of Physics...

Professor Nikhil Padmanabhan was awarded the 2017 Dylan Hixon '88 Prize for Teaching Excellence in the Natural Sciences and Mathematics

May 4, 2017
Nikhil Padmanabhan (Associate Professor of Physics) was awarded the 2017 Dylan Hixon ‘88 Prize for Teaching Excellence in the Natural Sciences and Mathematics. The prize is...

Nicholas Read (Henry Ford II Professor of Physics) has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences

May 3, 2017
Professors Robert Crabtree, Nicholas Read, Karen Seto, and Daniel Spielman have been elected to the prestigious National Academy of Sciences (NAS) in recognition of their...

Robert Schoelkopf (Sterling Professor of Applied Physics) was awarded the 2017 Connecticut Medal of Science

April 20, 2017
Robert Schoelkopf (Sterling Professor of Applied Physics) was awarded the 2017 Connecticut Medal of Science for his seminal contributions to the field of quantum science and...

Field Rogers (YC'2015), Maya Fishbach (YC'2015), Aida Behmard (YC'2015), Grace Pan (YC'2017) and Carolyn Zhang (YC'2017) have received NSF Graduate Research Fellowships

April 3, 2017
Field Rogers (YC’2015 Physics (Intensive) Major), Maya Fishbach (YC’2015 Physics (Intensive) Major), Aida Behmard (YC’2015 Physics Major), Grace Pan (YC’2017 Physics (...