Fri, Apr 25, 2025
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CANCELED Condensed Matter
Qiong Ma, Boston College
Today @ 4:00 pm | Mitchell Institute (MIST), MIST 102
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Star Party Star Parties
Today @ 8:30–10:30 pm | Simpson Drill Field, Lamar St, College Station, TX 77844, USA
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On the Holographic Dual of Symmetries at Finite Temperature High Energy Theory
Speaker: Jonathan Heckman (University of Pennsylvania)
Apr 28 @ 2:00–3:00 pm | Mitchell Institute (MIST), Seminar Room: M102
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Physics Show OutreachPhysics Shows
Apr 29 @ 10:30 am
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The Extreme Local Environments of High-z Quasars Astronomy
Speaker: Madeline Marshall (Los Alamos National Laboratory) *ZOOM*
Apr 29 @ 3:00–4:00 pm
Established in 2012 and often called the “Oscars of Science,” the Breakthrough Prize awards six $3 million prizes annually in mathematics, fundamental physics, and life sciences. This year’s Prize in Fundamental Physics was awarded to over 13,000 members of the ATLAS, CMS, ALICE, and LHCb Collaborations at CERN’s Large Hadron Collider for groundbreaking work on Higgs boson properties, mass generation, new particles, rare processes, matter-antimatter asymmetry, and extreme physics.
Among the laureates, twelve are current members of the Texas A&M University CMS team: (Devin Aebi, Muhammad Ahmad, Towsifa Akhter, Konstantin Androsov, Antimo Cagnotta, Stephane Cooperstein, Valeria D’Amante, Ricardo Eusebi, Jason Gilmore, Evaldas Juska, Teruki Kamon, Alexei Safonov) and 35 past Texas A&M faculty, researchers and students (of which 11 are currently faculty and 9 are scientists and researchers at universities and labs world wide).
Scan the QR code or visit tx.ag/2025breakthroughprize to read more.
Congratulations to Dr. Casey Papovich!
Recipient of the 2025 Outstanding Faculty Mentoring Award
Recognized by the Texas A&M Graduate and Professional School for his exceptional commitment to mentoring graduate students, this prestigious award honors faculty who go above and beyond to support, guide, and inspire the next generation of scholars. Join us in celebrating Dr. Papovich’s dedication to student success!
Professor
This was awarded to Dr. Fry for his impact on physics at Texas A&M. He advanced research, mentored students, and helped secure $100M+ in funding, including an $89M gift from the Mitchell family that shaped the Mitchell Physics Building and Institute.
Distinguished Professor Emeritus
Graduate Student
Ajithamithra Dharmasiri, a Texas A&M graduate student and DEEP mentor, has been awarded an APS FOEP Minigrant ($2,500) for the project, "From Theory to Reality: Hands-On Photon Entanglement Exploration." This ambitious project aims to develop an apparatus for exploring photon entanglement, with the potential for broad impact. Dharmasiri will present the exciting results at the 2026 APS meeting.
In February 2025, the Research Corporation for Science Advancement (RCSA) awarded 21 Scialog: Early Science with the LSST grants, each $60,000, to support 20 scientists across the U.S. and Canada.
Dr. Krista Smith of Texas A&M University was among the recipients, recognized for her research on dual active galactic nuclei (AGN).
Associate Professor
The University Distinguished Professor title is Texas A&M’s highest faculty honor, awarded to those who have made transformational contributions in their fields. He is among 7 other scholars recognized for exceptional teaching, research, mentoring, and service. Join us in congratulating him on this amazing achievement!
University Distinguished Professor
The University Distinguished Professor title is Texas A&M’s highest faculty honor, awarded to those who have made transformational contributions in their fields. She is among 7 other scholars recognized for exceptional teaching, research, mentoring, and service. Join us in congratulating her on this amazing achievement!
University Distinguished Professor,
Joint Faculty in Physics & Astronomy
Dr. Alexey Belyanin joins researchers from Rice University in a $1.2 million project funded by the W.M. Keck Foundation. The team is leveraging super-radiance, a quantum phenomenon, to develop brighter, faster imaging tools for super-resolution imaging and single-molecule tracking. This work may bring breakthroughs in biology, nanotechnology, and other fields.
Associate Dept. Head & Professor
Recipients receive a $5,000 cash stipend to support teaching innovations, teaching-related projects, and teaching activities that enhance student learning. Join us in congratulating Dr. Nodurft!
Instructional Associate Professor
