Fall 2019 Mechanics Scholars
(from left) Dr. Alexey Akimov, Hao Zhu (third), Rishi M. Phatak (first), John McKelvey (second) and Dr. Vitaly Kocharovsky.
Award
Cliff Spiegelman Named Regents Professor of Statistics
Dr. Clifford H. Spiegelman, distinguished professor of statistics at Texas A&M University, has been designated a Regents Professor for 2018-19 by The Texas A&M University System Board of Regents. Spiegelman, a leader in the field of statistical and environmental forensics, is one of 13 A&M System faculty members who were nominated for the prestigious appointment, […]
Texas A&M to Host Two-Day Symposium to Honor Nobel Laureate and 2019 Physicist of the Year David Lee
Texas A&M University System Chancellor John Sharp and Texas A&M University President Michael K. Young will join the Institute for Quantum Science and Engineering (IQSE) this week for a two-day symposium to celebrate Texas A&M Distinguished Professor of Physics and Astronomy and 1996 Nobel Prize winner David M. Lee, recently featured as The Top 100 […]
Erukhimova, Mioduszewski Elected as American Physical Society Fellows
Texas A&M University physicists Tatiana Erukhimova and Saskia Mioduszewski have been elected as 2019 Fellows of the American Physical Society (APS), the world’s largest organization of physicists. No more than one-half of 1 percent of the organization’s current membership is selected by their peers for inclusion in the APS Fellowship Program, which was created to […]
Vince Estrada-Carpenter Selected for Prestigious NASA Program
NASA peer-reviewed a total of 966 proposals that were submitted to the inaugural Future Investigators in NASA Earth and Space Science and Technology (FINESST19). Four funding divisions in the Science Mission Directorate (SMD) at NASA Headquarters: Earth Science, Heliophysics, Planetary Science, and Astrophysics conducted/provided oversight for the peer review process. NASA Astrophysics FINESST-19 had a […]
Anton Shutov & Mariia Shutova: Recipients of the SPIE Optics and Photonics Education Scholarships
Congratulations to Anton Shutov and Mariia Shutova, graduate students in Texas A&M Physics & Astronomy! The articles are detailed below, sourced from SPIE Optics and Photonics Education Scholarships. ########## BELLINGHAM, Washington, USA – June 3, 2019 – Anton Shutov has been awarded a 2019 Optics and Photonics Education Scholarship by SPIE, the international society for […]
Texas A&M Physicist Ed Fry Honored With 2019 Partner in Philanthropy Faculty Award
The Texas A&M Foundation has selected Dr. Edward S. Fry, distinguished professor and associate head for development in the Texas A&M University Department of Physics and Astronomy, as recipient of the 2019 Partner in Philanthropy Faculty Award. Fry was recognized May 7 at the Texas A&M College of Science’s Spring Faculty Forum for his continued efforts to support and […]
Spring 2019 Mechanics Scholars
(front row, from left) Thomas G. Goodwin (first), Cole A. Greene (second) and Zihan Ouyang (third), with their respective professors (back row, from left) Dr. David Toback, Dr. Ricardo Eusebi and Dr. Wayne Saslow.
AFS Distinguished Achievement Awards to Tatiana Erukhimova and M. Suhail Zubairy
Texas A&M University and The Association of Former Students have selected 24 outstanding members of the school’s faculty and staff to be honored with 2017-2018 Distinguished Achievement Awards. The university-level Distinguished Achievement Awards were first presented in 1955 and have since been awarded to more than 1,000 professionals who have exhibited the highest standards of […]
Texas A&M Astronomer Jennifer Marshall Named Maunakea Spectroscopic Explorer Project Scientist
COLLEGE STATION — Texas A&M University astronomer Jennifer Marshall has been selected as Project Scientist for the Maunakea Spectroscopic Explorer (MSE) project, an 11.25-meter telescope being planned in Hawaii that’s capable of studying up to 4,000 astronomical objects at once and positioned to lead the world in multi-object spectroscopy. MSE is a proposed upgrade to […]
Robert Kennicutt Honored With 2019 NAS Award for Scientific Reviewing
COLLEGE STATION — Texas A&M University astronomer Robert C. Kennicutt Jr. has been selected to receive the 2019 National Academy of Sciences (NAS) Award for Scientific Reviewing, presented this year in astronomy. Kennicutt, executive director of Texas A&M’s George P. and Cynthia Woods Mitchell Institute for Fundamental Physics and Astronomy and a globally renowned […]
Texas A&M’s Kevin Krisciunas Elected Vice Chair of American Astronomical Society’s Historical Astronomy Division
COLLEGE STATION — Dr. Kevin Krisciunas, instructional assistant professor of physics and astronomy at Texas A&M University, has been elected as vice chair of the Historical Astronomy Division of the American Astronomical Society, effective January 2019. Established in 1899 with a mission to enhance and share humanity’s scientific understanding of the universe, the American Astronomical […]
Texas A&M Physicist Alexey Belyanin Recognized as Optical Society Fellow
COLLEGE STATION — Dr. Alexey Belyanin, professor of physics and astronomy at Texas A&M University, has been elected as a Fellow of The Optical Society (OSA) in recognition of his achievements in business leadership, education, research, engineering and service. Belyanin, an internationally respected leader in the multidisciplinary research field of optics of nanostructured materials, […]
Texas A&M Physicist David Toback Elected to Third Term as CDF Co-Spokesperson
BATAVIA, IL — Texas A&M University physicist Dr. David Toback has been elected to his third consecutive two-year term as co-spokesperson for the CDF collaboration at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (Fermilab), effective June 1, 2018. Toback, a high-energy physics expert and veteran researcher in several related international collaborations, joined the […]
Spring 2018 Mechanics Scholars
The top spring 2018 Mechanics Scholars: (from left) John D. Killough (2nd), Faith A. Leskowitz (1st), Jinwoo Jeong (3rd) and professor/organizer Dr. David Toback.
Two Texas A&M Researchers Receive CMS Achievement Awards
At the February CMS Collaboration meeting in Geneva, two Texas A&M researchers, graduate student Sven Dildick and postdoctoral fellow Luca Pernie, have received CMS Achievement Awards. The awards are conferred annually to the members of the CMS experiment for their outstanding contributions to the collaboration and the experiment. Sven Dildick has been recognized for his […]
Texas A&M Astronomer to Help Test Capabilities of Telescope His Faculty Chairs Namesake Helped Build
COLLEGE STATION — Texas A&M University physics graduate Ralph Schilling ’68 has seen and done a lot of cool and cosmic things during his 34-year career spent creating and constructing space systems. For starters, his technical handiwork included contributions to two of NASA’s Great Observatories. As a science co-investigator for NASA’s High Energy Astronomy […]
Suntzeff Named Regents Professor of Observational Astronomy
COLLEGE STATION — Dr. Nicholas B. Suntzeff, university distinguished professor of physics and astronomy at Texas A&M University, has been designated a Regents Professor for 2016-17 by The Texas A&M University System Board of Regents. Suntzeff, an observational astronomer and a 2017 American Physical Society Fellow, is one of 12 A&M System faculty members who […]
Suntzeff Elected as American Physical Society Fellow
COLLEGE STATION — Dr. Nicholas B. Suntzeff, university distinguished professor of physics and astronomy at Texas A&M University, has been elected as a 2017 Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS), the world’s largest organization of physicists. No more than one-half of 1 percent of the organization’s current membership is selected by their peers […]