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Texas A&M Physics and Astronomy’s Tatiana Erukhimova Earns Presidential Professor Award
COLLEGE STATION — Dr. Tatiana Erukhimova, instructional associate professor of physics and astronomy, has been recognized with the 2017 Presidential Professor for Teaching Excellence Award, the most prestigious faculty honor bestowed by Texas A&M University in recognition of classroom performance. Erukhimova joins Dr. Reuben A. Buford May, professor of sociology and Glasscock University Professor […]
Texas A&M String Sister Physicists Propose Kaluza-Klein Theory Without Truncation
COLLEGE STATION — One of the most heated debates in science surrounds the existence of supersymmetry, a theoretical model of physics predicting that each known particle in the universe has an undiscovered partner particle. It’s a theory with legs in no small part because of its alluring potential to explain dark matter and dark […]
Astronomers Discover Earliest Ancient Dead Galaxy, Giving Pause to Modern Galaxy Evolution Theories
COLLEGE STATION — An international team of astronomers including two from Texas A&M University has, for the first time, spotted a massive, inactive galaxy from a time when the Universe was only 1.65 billion years old. Astronomers expect most galaxies from this epoch to be low-mass minnows, busily forming stars. However, this galaxy is […]
Texas A&M Astronomer Explores Connection Between Supermassive Black Holes and Their Home Galaxies
COLLEGE STATION — Texas A&M University astronomer Jonelle Walsh doesn’t sugar-coat things regarding science’s understanding of the mysterious cosmic phenomenon known as supermassive black holes. “There’s simply a lot we don’t know,” Walsh said, with emphasis on the “a lot” part. Walsh, however, is not one to shy away from a challenge. As a […]
Six Science Faculty Earn Distinguished Achievement Awards
COLLEGE STATION — Six members of the College of Science are among the 24 Texas A&M University faculty and staff set to be honored by the university and The Association of Former Students with 2017 Distinguished Achievement Awards. The awards and their respective recipients from Texas A&M Science (which ties the previous record of six […]
New Assistant, Associate Deans Named to Lead Texas A&M Science Undergraduate Efforts
COLLEGE STATION — Mathematician Dr. Yvette Hester and astronomer Dr. Lucas Macri are teaming up to lead undergraduate efforts for the Texas A&M University College of Science in respective new administrative roles as assistant and associate deans, announced Dean of Science Meigan Aronson. Hester, an instructional associate professor and assistant department head for academic professional […]
Texas A&M-Led Study Helps Prove Galaxy Evolution Theory
COLLEGE STATION — Everyone has a backstory, even our own Milky Way galaxy. And much like social media, the picture is not always as pretty as it appears on the current surface, says Texas A&M University astronomer Casey Papovich. Papovich notes that large disk galaxies like our own Milky Way were not always the well-ordered, […]
College of Science Honors 2016 Award Winners
COLLEGE STATION — Thirteen faculty, staff and students within the Texas A&M University College of Science were recognized for recent outstanding accomplishments by Dean Meigan Aronson at the college’s annual Faculty-Staff Meeting and Awards Presentation Tuesday (Nov. 1). The ceremony, which honors college award recipients and serves as a forum for new faculty and staff […]
Peter McIntyre Named Head of Texas A&M Physics and Astronomy
COLLEGE STATION — Dr. Peter M. McIntyre has been appointed as head of the Department of Physics and Astronomy at Texas A&M University, effective June 1, announced Dr. Meigan Aronson, dean of the College of Science. McIntyre, a 36-year veteran of the department and widely respected experimental high-energy physicist, replaces Dr. George R. Welch, who […]
ZFOURGE Survey Charts Rise and Fall of Galaxy Formation Across Cosmic History
COLLEGE STATION — In one of the most sensitive measurements to date, an international team of astronomers has charted the rise and fall of galaxies across 90 percent of cosmic history in the FourStar Galaxy Evolution Survey (ZFOURGE), the complete results of which were publically unveiled today (August 30) for the first time. Texas A&M […]
Texas A&M to Offer Graduate Astronomy Degrees in Fall 2016
COLLEGE STATION — Roughly a decade after launching a new astronomy program and hiring one of the co-discoverers of dark energy to lead it, Texas A&M University is set to come full-academic circle this fall, offering its first master’s and doctoral degrees in astronomy. Texas A&M’s new astronomy graduate program within the Department of Physics […]
Texas A&M Physics Team Logs First-Place Finish in 2016 SAT Competition
COLLEGE STATION — As the saying goes in Aggieland, if you do something once at Texas A&M University, it’s a tradition. Consider another one added to the list, now that a trio of Texas A&M physicists has taken first place in the incomplete unweighted Max-SAT random track solvers category of the 2016 Satisfiability (SAT) Competition, […]
NASA’s Hubble Finds Universe Expanding Faster Than Expected
BALTIMORE — A team of astronomers including four from Texas A&M University has discovered that the universe is expanding 5 to 9 percent faster than expected, based on observations with the Hubble Space Telescope. The surprising result, to be detailed in an upcoming issue of The Astrophysical Journal, represents the most recent advance in a […]
Texas A&M Professor Realizes Life Purpose, Global Potential Through Physics
COLLEGE STATION — EDITOR’S NOTE: Last November, Texas A&M University President Michael K. Young announced a new $4 billion comprehensive campaign, Lead by Example, that will cement Texas A&M as a world leader in solving great global challenges. The following story largely is excerpted from the version that originally appeared in the Texas A&M Foundation’s […]
Caltech Physicist to Present Public Lecture on LIGO Experiment
COLLEGE STATION — California Institute of Technology physicist Barry C. Barish, former director of the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory (LIGO) and creator of the LIGO Scientific Collaboration (LSC) that includes more than 1,000 collaborators worldwide, will visit Texas A&M University next week to deliver a free public lecture detailing his role in the groundbreaking experiment […]
A+ ADVISING: Physics and Astronomy’s Sherree Kessler Earns Presidential Award
COLLEGE STATION — Sherree D. Kessler ’99, senior academic advisor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at Texas A&M University, has been selected as one of five campus-wide recipients of the 2016 President’s Award for Academic Advising. Established in 2004, the awards recognize outstanding individuals who exemplify the qualities and practices of exceptional academic […]