The Texas A&M University chapter of the Society of Physics Students (SPS) has been recognized by the association’s national office as a 2020-2021 SPS Distinguished Chapter. Texas A&M’s SPS chapter, housed within the Department of Physics and Astronomy and advised by Associate Department Head for Undergraduate Programs Dr. Alexey Belyanin, was recognized for the second […]
The Texas A&M University chapter of the Society of Physics Students (SPS) has been recognized by the association’s national office as a 2019-2020 SPS Outstanding Chapter. Texas A&M’s SPS chapter, housed within the Department of Physics and Astronomy and advised by Associate Department Head for Undergraduate Programs Alexey Belyanin, was recognized for the first time […]
Three College of Science staff members have been honored by Texas A&M University and The Association of Former Students with the 2020 President’s Meritorious Service Award, Texas A&M’s highest recognition for staff. Sherree D. Kessler ’99, academic advisor IV in the Department of Physics and Astronomy; McKensie Le Fevre ’14, software applications developer I in […]
We are pleased to announce two new recipients and co-holders of the Mitchell/Heep/Munnerlyn Career Enhancement Chair. Dr. Jonelle Walsh, Assistant Professor. Dr. Jeremy Holt, Assistant Professor. This chair has a long history of excellent holders, starting with Dr. Lifan Wang. Once a faculty member is tenured, he or she must give up the chair or […]
COLLEGE STATION — Local science enthusiasts and physics professionals throughout the Lone Star State are in for a Texas-sized treat this weekend as Texas A&M University plays host to the Texas sections of three major professional groups and a three-day showcase of international excellence in physics. The 2014 Joint Fall Meeting of the Texas Sections […]
UPTON, NY Robert Tribble, a widely respected physicist who has played a key role in charting the future direction of nuclear science in the U.S., has been named Deputy Director for Science & Technology at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Brookhaven National Laboratory, effective February 24, 2014. Tribble is currently a Distinguished Professor of Physics […]
CALVERT — On 1,000 acres of verdant grass and dirt trails 35 miles north of Bryan and strewn with some 200 cows and calves, world-renowned Texas A&M University quantum physicist Marlan Scully is cultivating a vision befitting his nickname, “the Quantum Cowboy” — a farm where he combines cutting-edge laser research with student teaching, from […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — A new report from a government committee chaired by Texas A&M University physicist Robert Tribble has major implications for the future of U.S. nuclear science. Tribble, director of the Texas A&M Cyclotron Institute, oversaw the creation of the report, accepted today (Jan. 29) by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)/National Science Foundation […]
COLLEGE STATION — Texas A&M University astronomer Nicholas B. Suntzeff has had his fair share of star moments, professional and otherwise. For starters, he played a key role in discovering three-quarters of the Universe, a mysterious substance known as dark energy that appears to be causing the Universe’s accelerated expansion — a breakthrough recognized with […]
COLLEGE STATION — Necessity may be the mother of all invention, but curiosity may well be its double first cousin. Just ask Don Carona, manager of the Department of Physics and Astronomy Teaching Observatory at Texas A&M University. What started for Carona shortly after the turn of the 21st century as yet another personal learning […]
COLLEGE STATION — From his contributions to the oil and gas industry to his visionary real estate ventures to his untiring support of scientific endeavors, George P. Mitchell ’40 personifies “energy” and illustrates the impact of Texas A&M University’s 12th Man. Raised in an immigrant neighborhood in Galveston, Mitchell joined his brother, Johnny, in the […]
COLLEGE STATION — Texas A&M University figures prominently in Foreign Policy magazine’s just-announced list of the “Top 100 Global Thinkers” for 2011, with George P. Mitchell, a 1940 Texas A&M distinguished petroleum engineering graduate, and Terry Engelder, who earned a Ph.D. in geology at Texas A&M in 1973, included “for upending the geopolitics of energy.” […]
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 — 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
COLLEGE STATION — Establishing itself as one of the country’s leading academic institutions in physics, Texas A&M University today dedicated two new physics buildings named after one of the school’s most distinguished and charitable graduates — the George P. Mitchell ’40 Physics Building and the George P. and Cynthia Woods Mitchell Institute for Fundamental Physics […]
COLLEGE STATION — When it comes to explaining cosmology and other dynamics of the Universe, Dr. David Toback can hold his own. As an associate professor of physics and Thaman Professor of Undergraduate Teaching Excellence at Texas A&M University who specializes in high energy physics, he rarely finds himself at a loss for words when […]
HOUSTON — Though known as fierce rivals in the sporting arena, Texas’ flagship universities are uniting in a goal as big as the Universe, thanks to a cosmic initiative by Houston businessman and philanthropist George P. Mitchell, founder of Mitchell Energy & Development Corp. Spurred by Mitchell’s $3.25 million gift to his alma mater of […]
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