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April 13, 2004

Universe Is Expanding – Quickly, Says Harvard Prof

COLLEGE STATION — The universe is expanding, and it is doing so in a rapid manner, believes renowned astronomer Robert Kirshner of Harvard University. His remarks were part of Mitchell Symposium on Observational Cosmology being presented this week at Texas A&M University. The conference features 40 of the world’s top astronomers and physicists commenting on […]

March 9, 2004

Distinguished physicist to give public lecture at close of Mitchell Institute conference

COLLEGE STATION — Looking to better understand the origins of the universe, The George P. & Cynthia W. Mitchell Institute for Fundamental Physics at Texas A&M University will host an international conference on “String Theory and Cosmology,” March 14-17. After the conference, there will be a public presentation on March 20 of “Superstrings, Time Warps, […]

February 4, 2004

Physics professor recognized for innovative research

COLLEGE STATION — Dr. Alexei V. Sokolov, assistant professor of physics in the College of Science at Texas A&M University, has been awarded a $35,000 Research Innovation Award (RIA) to support his investigation on the process of creating ever-shorter pulses of light. The award was given to Sokolov after his proposal underwent an extensive peer […]

October 15, 2003

Star panel to meet on deep space observational astronomy proposal for Mitchell Institute

COLLEGE STATION — The Department of Physics at Texas A&M University will bring together six of the world’s leading authorities on astronomy, astrophysics, and cosmology at a conference on Friday, October 17. The objective of the panel is to help design a future role for Texas A&M in studies of phenomena at the far reaches […]

June 12, 2003

Texas A&M Physics Department Hosts Workshop to Train Physics Teachers for Rural Schools

Texas A&M University is opening its classrooms this week to train physics teachers from rural Texas high schools, which often turn to teachers with biology or chemistry degrees to teach the physics classes also. The Department of Physics is playing host to a five-day workshop designed to give teachers without degrees in physics a deeper […]

May 28, 2003

Physics Professor Scully Wins Quantum Electronics Award

COLLEGE STATION — Texas A&M physicist Marlan Scully has won the Quantum Electronics Award bestowed by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., Lasers and Electro-Optics Society (IEEE/LEOS) for outstanding technical contributions to quantum electronics. The award includes a bronze medal and a $4,000 honorarium. Scully, a distinguished professor and a member of the […]

Texas A&M physicist Alexei Sokolov, presenting his research on the applications of molecular coherence, from ultrafast physics to biophotonics, in December 2019 at the University of São Paulo São Carlos campus.

May 26, 2003

Young Texas A&M Physicist Wins Lomb Award for Research Creating Light Pulses

COLLEGE STATION — Alexei Sokolov, an assistant professor of physics at Texas A&M University, has won the Adolph Lomb Medal, honoring him as an outstanding young researcher in optics, the science of light. The Optical Society of America awards the Lomb Medal annually to a researcher who has made a “noteworthy contribution to optics” before […]

May 20, 2003

Institute For Pacific Asia To Lead An International Delegation To Japan In July

COLLEGE STATION — Faculty and staff members from Texas A&M University will join museum and media colleagues from across the nation on a trip to Japan designed to promote public understanding of research. The university’s Institute for Pacific Asia (IPA), in partnership with the Science Museum of Minnesota, received support from the National Science Foundation […]

April 25, 2003

Bassichis, Benjamin Receive New $25,000 Teaching Excellence Awards

COLLEGE STATION — The inaugural winners of Texas A&M University’s new $25,000 teaching excellence awards – believed to be the highest monetary value in the nation from a single institution making such presentations annually – are Professor William H. Bassichis of the Department of Physics and Professor Ludy T. Benjamin Jr. of the Department of […]

February 25, 2003

Stephen Hawking to Give Public Speeches as Texas A&M Inaugurates Mitchell Institute for Fundamental Physics

COLLEGE STATION — Stephen Hawking, the Cambridge University physicist famous for his theories on black holes and his best-selling books about the universe, will present public lectures March 8 at Texas A&M University and March 14 in The Woodlands. Hawking is visiting Texas A&M as part of a month-long physics conference to inaugurate the university’s […]

February 8, 2003

Texas A&M Physics Professor Who Invented ‘Quantum Afterburner’ Revs Up Perfect Engine

COLLEGE STATION — Marlan Scully, the Texas A&M University professor who applied quantum physics to the automotive engine and came up with a design that emits laser beams instead of exhaust, has been tinkering under the hood again. This time, he’s sized up the perfect engine — and improved it. Scully, known as the “Quantum […]

December 17, 2002

Texas A&M Professor Chosen for $1-Million Endowed Chair in Physics

COLLEGE STATION — Dimitri Nanopoulos, a Texas A&M physics professor and one of the world’s most noted researchers in high-energy physics, has been appointed to a new endowed chair associated with the university’s George P. and Cynthia W. Mitchell Institute for Fundamental Physics. Dr. Nanopoulos will hold the Mitchell-Heep Chair in High-Energy Physics, which is […]

November 20, 2002

A Better Anthrax Detector

Dr. Marlan O. Scully, a distinguished professor of physics, is researching a better way to detect anthrax. While science already can detect anthrax spores in the lab, today’s devices are not as promising as the one Scully and his fellow researchers in the Department of Physics are pursuing. Different images of anthrax.SOURCE: Life Saving Cures […]

November 11, 2002

FIRST COUPLE OF PHYSICS: Hamms Establish Two Physics Scholarships

COLLEGE STATION — Robert W. and Marianne E. Hamm, the first married couple to earn doctorates in physics at Texas A&M University, have given the university $50,000 to endow two physics scholarships. The Marianne ’76 & Robert ’77 Hamm Scholarships in Physics will assist undergraduates who finished in the top 25 percent of their high […]

October 28, 2002

Prestigious Stephen Hawking Chair in Physics Goes to Christopher Pope

COLLEGE STATION — Dr. Christopher Pope, the Texas A&M physics professor and high-energy theorist who earned his doctorate studying under renowned physicist Stephen Hawking, has been appointed to a new endowed chair named for Hawking. Pope will hold the Stephen Hawking Chair in Fundamental Physics, established with a recent gift from George P. and Cynthia […]

October 15, 2002

Laser Technology Promises Faster Identification Of Bioterror Bugs

COLLEGE STATION — Should terrorists strike with biological weapons, how fast scientists could identify the particular “bug” being used might mean the difference between life and death for untold numbers of victims. Physicists at Texas A&M University are conducting experiments to develop a more rapid method to identify airborne bacterial spores. Initial results of the […]

September 27, 2002

Regents Approve Mitchell Institute For Physics At Texas A&M

COLLEGE STATION — Approval has been given by the Texas A&M University System Board of Regents to establish a physics institute – the George P. and Cynthia W. Mitchell Institute for Fundamental Physics — that will affiliate Texas A&M with Stephen Hawking, widely considered the top scientist since Alfred Einstein. The initial proposal was presented […]

July 31, 2002

Texas A&M To Establish Physics Institute Featuring Stephen Hawking

COLLEGE STATION — Stephen Hawking, the Cambridge University physicist and author renowned for his theories about black holes and other aspects of the universe, is set to begin an affiliation with Texas A&M University, due to a major endowment funded by George P. and Cynthia W. Mitchell of The Woodlands, Texas. Hawking is expected to […]

July 16, 2002

Powerful Electron Beam Generator Could Combat Anthrax

COLLEGE STATION — A physics professor’s invention to decontaminate industrial wastewater could become a powerful new weapon against anthrax. Peter McIntyre and a group of colleagues at Texas A&M University have developed a cost-effective device to produce high energy electron beams that can break down harmful organic molecules in water – and destroy bacteria such […]

July 2, 2002

Texas Quantum Cowboy Explores Questions At The Frontiers Of Physics

COLLEGE STATION — Affectionately called the “quantum cowboy,” Marlan Scully rides herd on experiments at the frontiers of physics, bringing to life knowledge to spur applications in optics, computing and quantum mechanics. Talk to Scully about his “top gun” physicist status, and he responds with the kind of “aw-shucks modesty” typical of the Western hero. […]