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May 24, 2011

Scully Honored with Optical Society’s Herbert Walther Award

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 […]

Giant Magellan Telescope reflecting the Chilean sunset.

May 10, 2011

George Mitchell, Mitchell Foundation Commit $25 Million to Giant Magellan Telescope

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 […]

Spring 2011 Addison Wesley/Benjamin Cummings Mechanics Scholars (from left) Zhentao Tong, Collin Dart, Matthew Summers, Joshua Keneda, Reid Scofield, Matthew Barry, Preston Pope, and Amber Gertson; (bottom) Bradley Talbert, Robert Lee, and Edgar Bonilla. (Not pictured: Michael Scholze.)

May 5, 2011

Spring 2011 Mechanics Scholars

(left to right) Dr. David Toback, sophomore computer science major Matthew Barry (first), freshman mathematics major Zhentao Tong (third), and Dr. Ricardo Eusebi.

May 4, 2011

Toback Receives 2011 Honors Teacher-Scholar Award

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 […]

April 28, 2011

Zubairy Earns Bush Excellence Award for International Research

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 […]

April 28, 2011

$1.5 Billion Particle Physics Experiment Aboard Endeavour Has Texas A&M Ties

COLLEGE STATION — When the Space Shuttle Endeavour takes flight Friday (April 29) for its final mission, a $1.5 billion particle physics experiment with Texas A&M University ties will be along for the ride. As part of Endeavour’s swan song, the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS) — a galactic endeavor in its own right involving roughly […]

April 1, 2011

Limited Rudder Auditorium, Overflow Tickets Now Available for Hawking Lecture

COLLEGE STATION — Limited seating in Rudder Auditorium for world-famous Cambridge University physicist Stephen Hawking’s 6 p.m. Sunday, April 3 public lecture at Texas A&M University is once again available. A small block of about 130 tickets in Rudder Auditorium are now available on a first-come, first-served basis in addition to the roughly 230 overflow […]

March 28, 2011

World-Famous Physicist Stephen Hawking to Deliver Public Lecture

COLLEGE STATION — Stephen Hawking, world-renowned Cambridge University theoretical physicist famous for his theories on black holes and his best-selling books about the universe, will present a public lecture titled “The Origin of the Universe” Sunday, April 3, at 6 p.m. in Rudder Auditorium at Texas A&M University. Tickets, which range from $15 to $35 […]

March 28, 2011

Stephen Hawking Lecture Sold Out; Overflow Seating Limited

COLLEGE STATION — Overflow seating is all that remains for world-famous University of Cambridge physicist Stephen Hawking’s public lecture, “The Origin of the Universe,” scheduled for Sunday, April 3, at 6 p.m. at Texas A&M University. Less than a week after tickets went on sale, all 2,500 seats in Rudder Auditorium have been claimed, as […]

March 4, 2011

Physics & Engineering Festival Features Hands-On Fun, Astronauts

COLLEGE STATION — The Department of Physics and Astronomy and Department of Aerospace Engineering at Texas A&M University invite the Brazos Valley community to get up-close and personal with science and technology later this month at the 2011 Physics & Engineering Festival, an entertaining and informative weekend scientific extravaganza for all ages. No fees or […]

January 24, 2011

Kattawar Named Distinguished Texas Scientist of 2011

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 […]

January 13, 2011

Dark Energy Survey Poised to Probe Cosmic Speed-Up

SEATTLE — Scientists announced this week that the Dark Energy Survey (DES) soon expects to make a substantial leap forward in our understanding of why the universe is accelerating and the nature of dark energy. DES Director Josh Frieman highlighted the project, which involves astronomers at Texas A&M University, and how it will advance our […]

December 23, 2010

International Team Develops First High-Temperature Spin-Field-Effect Transistor

COLLEGE STATION — An international team of researchers featuring Texas A&M University physicist Dr. Jairo Sinova has announced a breakthrough that gives a new spin to semiconductor nanoelectronics and the world of information technology. The team has developed an electrically controllable device whose functionality is based on an electron’s spin. Their results, the culmination of […]

December 14, 2010

Sinova Named American Physical Society Fellow

COLLEGE STATION — Dr. Jairo Sinova, professor of physics at Texas A&M University, has been elected a 2010 Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS). No more than one-half of one percent of the organization’s current membership is selected by their peers for inclusion in the APS Fellowship Program, which was created to recognize advances […]

November 4, 2010

Seeking the Nature of Nature

COLLEGE STATION — Ricardo Eusebi, Teruki Kamon, Alexei Safonov, David Toback and other physicists at Texas A&M University are part of a worldwide effort, using some of the most powerful high-energy physics equipment ever built, to help understand the fundamental construction of the physical world. They are on the trail of almost unimaginably small fundamental […]

October 29, 2010

Texas A&M, System Celebrate International Business Ties

COLLEGE STATION — Texas A&M University and the entire Research Valley stand to benefit from agreements The Texas A&M University System’s Office of Technology Commercialization struck this week with Belgium-based businesses, several officials involved in the partnerships announced Friday. Trade delegation representatives from the Wallonia Foreign Trade and Investment Agency (AWEX), an agency of the […]

October 20, 2010

Project to Study Dark Energy Receives $8 Million from National Science Foundation

A project to discover the nature of dark energy, a mysterious force causing the expansion of the universe to speed up, has received an $8 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF). The funds will be split among The University of Texas at Austin ($3.6 million), Texas A&M University ($3.9 million) and Penn State […]

September 3, 2010

New Hubble Observations of Supernova 1987A Reveal Composition of Star Guts Pouring Out

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 […]

August 18, 2010

Hidden Star Power Revealed

COLLEGE STATION — Much like quiet, middle-aged baby boomers peacefully residing in some of the world’s largest cities, families of some galaxies also have a hidden wild youth that they only now are revealing for the first time, according to research by astronomers at Texas A&M University. In ongoing observations of one of the Universe’s […]

August 10, 2010

Historic Hubble Image Involves Texas A&M Astronomer

BALTIMORE, Md. — Although the latest image released by the Hubble Space Telescope Science Institute as part of the Hubble Heritage Project may have originated in deep space, it has local Texas A&M University ties. The image, unveiled Tuesday (August 10), is a deep-exposure shot depicting NCG 4911, a majestic face-on spiral galaxy located deep […]