AUSTIN — Houston businessman George P. Mitchell, a 1940 distinguished petroleum engineering graduate of Texas A&M University and founder of Mitchell Energy & Development Corp., has been honored by the Texas State History Museum Foundation Board of Trustees with the 2013 History-Making Texan Award. Dignitaries from around the state gathered Wednesday (Feb. 27) at The […]
The top fall 2012 Mechanics Scholars: (from left) Jose Roberto Dimas Valle and Andrew Baxter (tie for third), Andrew Kostrzewa (1st), Department Head George Welch, Jacob Shaw (2nd) and professor/organizer David Toback.
COLLEGE STATION — A decade after making his first million-dollar gift intended to help transform Texas A&M University into a world leader in fundamental physics and astronomy, Houston businessman George P. Mitchell has come full circle in that commitment with a $20 million legacy gift to benefit the namesake institute where it all began. Mitchell, […]
COLLEGE STATION — Texas A&M University physicists Dr. Olga Kocharovskaya and Dr. David Toback have been recognized by the Texas A&M chapter of Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society, as the 2012 recipients of the chapter’s primary annual awards celebrating scientific excellence and advancement. Kocharovskaya, a distinguished professor of physics, has earned the Sigma Xi […]
(left to right) Dr. George Welch, freshman general studies major Matthew Krusleski (first), freshman petroleum engineering major Shangjie Yue (second-place tie), freshman general studies major Steven Skobel (second-place tie), and Dr. David Toback.
COLLEGE STATION — Dr. Helmut G. Katzgraber, assistant professor of physics and astronomy at Texas A&M University, has been selected to receive a 2012 National Science Foundation (NSF) Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award in support of his research on quantum computing and the study of disordered systems. Katzgraber’s project, “Designing Quantum Computers and Understanding […]
COLLEGE STATION — Dr. Alexander M. Finkelstein, professor of physics and astronomy at Texas A&M University, has been elected as a 2012 recipient of the prestigious Humboldt Research Award by Germany’s Alexander von Humboldt Foundation in honor of his lifetime achievements in research. Each year the Humboldt Foundation invites a select number of internationally renowned […]
COLLEGE STATION — Dr. George R. Welch has been appointed as head of the Department of Physics and Astronomy at Texas A&M University, effective November 1, announced H. Joseph Newton, dean of the College of Science. Welch, a widely respected experimental expert in the fields of quantum optics and atomic physics and a 19-year veteran […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Dr. Dan Melconian, assistant professor of physics and astronomy at Texas A&M University, has been recognized with a 2011 United States Department of Energy Early Career Research Award for his achievements and future potential in nuclear physics research. Melconian, a member of Texas A&M’s world-renowned Cyclotron Institute whose research focuses on the […]
COLLEGE STATION — Cynthia Woods Mitchell spent a lifetime proving that actions speak louder than words. The iconic Houston philanthropist and mother of 10 passed away in December 2009 but not before amassing a hard-earned and well-deserved reputation as a champion of artistic and humanitarian causes far bigger than herself, from education and environment to […]
COLLEGE STATION — Dr. Marlan O. Scully, distinguished professor of physics and astronomy at Texas A&M University and professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering at Princeton University, has been selected to receive the 2011 Herbert Walther Award honoring his pioneering research and leadership. The award, jointly bestowed by the Optical Society (OSA) and the Deutsche […]
COLLEGE STATION — Houston businessman George P. Mitchell has taken another pioneering step in his personal quest to position Texas A&M University as an international leader in fundamental physics and astronomy. Mitchell, a 1940 Texas A&M distinguished petroleum engineering graduate and founder of Mitchell Energy & Development Corp., and The Cynthia and George Mitchell Foundation […]
(left to right) Dr. David Toback, sophomore computer science major Matthew Barry (first), freshman mathematics major Zhentao Tong (third), and Dr. Ricardo Eusebi.
COLLEGE STATION — Dr. David Toback, professor of physics and astronomy at Texas A&M University, is one of two campus-wide recipients of the 2011 Honors Teacher/Scholar Award, presented by Texas A&M Honors and Undergraduate Research. Toback, who previously was honored for teaching excellence in 2008 by being named to a three-year appointment as the Thaman […]
COLLEGE STATION — M. Suhail Zubairy, professor of physics at Texas A&M University, has been recognized as one of three faculty recipients of 2011 Bush Excellence Awards for international teaching, international research and public service. Zubairy, who was honored for his excellence in international research, received the award along with co-recipients Julian E. Gaspar (international […]
COLLEGE STATION — Dr. George W. Kattawar, professor of physics and astronomy at Texas A&M University, has been selected by the Texas Academy of Science (TAS) as the Distinguished Texas Scientist of the Year for 2011, announced Cathy Early, TAS Vice President and Awards Committee Chairperson. Each year the TAS honors a Texas scientist for […]
BOULDER, Colo. — Observations made with NASA’s newly refurbished Hubble Space Telescope of a nearby supernova are allowing astronomers to measure the velocity and composition of “star guts” being ejected into space following the explosion, according to a new study led by the University of Colorado at Boulder. Led by CU-Boulder Research Associate Kevin France […]
COLLEGE STATION — One of the first lessons students enrolled in Dr. Kevin Krisciunas‘s introductory astronomy course at Texas A&M University learn is to expect the unexpected. On any given day, for instance, it’s nothing out of the ordinary for the unconventional and extroverted instructor to show up to class dressed as a Renaissance-era minstrel […]
COLLEGE STATION — Dr. Marlan O. Scully, a distinguished professor of physics at Texas A&M University, has received the Distinguished Scientist Award for 2010 from the Texas A&M chapter of Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society. Scully, a world-renowned pioneer of quantum optics and laser physics, was honored for his contributions to both fields as […]
COLLEGE STATION — Nearly two months after unveiling their detection of two events with characteristics matching those of the particles physicists believe make up dark matter, scientists from the Cryogenic Dark Matter Search (CDMS) experiment — including physicists from Texas A&M University — celebrated another milestone Thursday (Feb. 11): publication in the prestigious journal Science. […]
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