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college station dr alexander m finkelstein professor of physics and astronomy at texas a&m university has been elected as a 2012 recipient of the prestigious humboldt research award by germanys alexander von humboldt foundation in honor of his lifetime achievements in research each year the humboldt foundation invites a select number of internationally renowned academics to spend up to one year cooperating on long-term research projects with specialist colleagues in germany in an effort to further promote international scientific collaboration researchers whose fundamental discoveries new theories or insights have had a significant impact on their own discipline and beyond and who are expected to continue producing cutting-edge academic achievements in the future are eligible for nomination finkelstein was nominated for the award by the karlsruhe institute of technology (kit) finkelstein described as one of the worlds most distinguished condensed matter theorists and a giant in his field is the inventor of the finkelstein model which has played a significant role in understanding metal-insulator transitions and superconductivity his internationally renowned research focuses on the microscopic analysis of various systems in which electronic interactions play a crucial role including disordered and low-dimensional systems superconductors and quantum magnets as well as nanostructures with a spin-orbit interaction such nanostructures can be used in spintronics one of the most rapidly developing sub-fields of nanoscience in addition he recently proposed a new mechanism for creating a spin-polarized current for which he and his co-authors now hold a patent attracting someone of dr finkelsteins caliber to texas a&m university has helped the university and our department increase its stature within the scientific community said dr george r welch professor of physics and head of the department of physics and astronomy dr finkelsteins achievements in condensed matter physics are famous he is well known for tackling some of the most challenging problems in science and solving them i expect many more accolades recognizing these achievements in the future a member of the texas a&m faculty since 2008 finkelstein received his doctorate in physics and mathematics from the prestigious landau institute for theoretical physics in 1973 prior to coming to texas a&m he was a longtime professor of physics at israels renowned weizmann institute of science where he held the charles and david wolfson chair of theoretical physics at weizmann and at texas a&m he is widely respected both for his first-rate instruction in condensed matter physics graduate courses and for the insight and clarity he brings to his colloquia and research presentations find more information on finkelstein and his research learn more about the humboldt research award and other humboldt foundation honors -atm- contact: shana k hutchins (979) 862-1237 or shutchins@tamuedu or dr alexander m finkelstein (979) 458-0751 or finkelstein@physicstamuedu the post texas a&m physicist earns prestigious humboldt research award appeared first on texas a&m college of science
dr alexander m finkelstein professor of physics and astronomy at texas a&m university has been elected as a 2012 recipient of the prestigious humboldt research award by germanys alexander von humboldt foundation in honor of his lifetime achievements in research each year the humboldt foundation invites a select number of internationally renowned academics to spend up to one year cooperating on long-term research projects with specialist colleagues in germany in an effort to further promote international scientific collaboration researchers whose fundamental discoveries new theories or insights have had a significant impact on their own discipline and beyond and who are expected to continue producing cutting-edge academic achievements in the future are eligible for nomination finkelstein was nominated for the award by the karlsruhe institute of technology (kit) finkelstein described as one of the worlds most distinguished condensed matter theorists and a giant in his field is the inventor of the finkelstein model which has played a significant role in understanding metal-insulator transitions and superconductivity his internationally renowned research focuses on the microscopic analysis of various systems in which electronic interactions play a crucial role including disordered and low-dimensional systems superconductors and quantum magnets as well as nanostructures with a spin-orbit interaction such nanostructures can be used in spintronics one of the most rapidly developing sub-fields of nanoscience in addition he recently proposed a new mechanism for creating a spin-polarized current for which he and his co-authors now hold a patent attracting someone of dr finkelsteins caliber to texas a&m university has helped the university and our department increase its stature within the scientific community said dr george r welch professor of physics and head of the department of physics and astronomy dr finkelsteins achievements in condensed matter physics are famous he is well known for tackling some of the most challenging problems in science and solving them i expect many more accolades recognizing these achievements in the future a member of the texas a&m faculty since 2008 finkelstein received his doctorate in physics and mathematics from the prestigious landau institute for theoretical physics in 1973 prior to coming to texas a&m he was a longtime professor of physics at israels renowned weizmann institute of science where he held the charles and david wolfson chair of theoretical physics at weizmann and at texas a&m he is widely respected both for his first-rate instruction in condensed matter physics graduate courses and for the insight and clarity he brings to his colloquia and research presentations find more information on finkelstein and his research learn more about the humboldt research award and other humboldt foundation honors -atm- contact: shana k hutchins (979) 862-1237 or shutchins@tamuedu or dr alexander m finkelstein (979) 458-0751 or finkelstein@physicstamuedu
college station aggies with an interest in the mysteries inherent in the sky beyond its potential for shadow-casting are invited to celebrate groundhog day in style at the first aggie star party of 2012 set for tonight (thursday feb 2) on the texas a&m university campus the event hosted by the texas a&m university astronomy group in the department of physics and astronomy will be held from 7 to 9 pm in front of sbisa dining hall organizers say participants will have the opportunity to look through a telescope find constellations possibly even rare meteors as seen across texas and the southwest last night and learn more about texas a&m astronomy for additional details about this and future celestial events open to the public visit http://instrumentationtamuedu/ -atm- contact: dr jennifer marshall (979) 862-2782 or marshall@physicstamuedu the post first aggie star party of spring set for tonight at sbisa appeared first on texas a&m college of science share:
aggies with an interest in the mysteries inherent in the sky beyond its potential for shadow-casting are invited to celebrate groundhog day in style at the first aggie star party of 2012 set for tonight (thursday feb 2) on the texas a&m university campus the event hosted by the texas a&m university astronomy group in the department of physics and astronomy will be held from 7 to 9 pm in front of sbisa dining hall organizers say participants will have the opportunity to look through a telescope find constellations possibly even rare meteors as seen across texas and the southwest last night and learn more about texas a&m astronomy for additional details about this and future celestial events open to the public visit http://instrumentationtamuedu/ -atm- contact: dr jennifer marshall (979) 862-2782 or marshall@physicstamuedu
college station dr george r welch has been appointed as head of the department of physics and astronomy at texas a&m university effective november 1 announced h joseph newton dean of the college of science welch a widely respected experimental expert in the fields of quantum optics and atomic physics and a 19-year veteran of the department replaces dr edward s fry who has served since 2002 as department head and will assume a new role as associate head for development while returning to teaching and research-related duties dr welch and i have had extensive discussions about his goals and plans to lead the department in its teaching research and engagement efforts and in particular to continue its fast rise in national rankings of physics and astronomy departments newton said welch a 1979 texas a&m physics graduate (bachelor of science summa cum laude) received his phd in physics from the massachusetts institute of technology in 1989 in between earning those degrees he served as a research assistant at mit then held a postdoctoral research appointment at duke university from 1989 to 1992 prior to being appointed as an assistant professor of physics at texas a&m in a vision statement prepared as part of the search process welch outlined several priorities for the department including budget research curricular sensibility and development goals that begin and end with the faculty as both the departments and universitys greatest asset as head of the department i will advertise your work promote it as much as possible and leverage all your great ideas to attract new donors institutes and large-scale projects welch advised the faculty a fellow of the optical society of america since 2003 welch is a member of texas a&ms world-class quantum optics group within the institute for quantum science and engineering (iqse) his research interests lie in quantum optics and atomic and molecular physics involving coherently prepared systems electro-magnetically induced transparency (eit) and slow and fast light and femtosecond molecular spectroscopy including coherent anti-stokes raman scattering an equally accomplished instructor he was honored with a texas a&m association of former students distinguished achievement college-level award in teaching in 1998 click here for more information about welch to learn more about the texas a&m department of physics and astronomy go to http://physicstamuedu -atm- contact: shana k hutchins (979) 862-1237 or shutchins@sciencetamuedu or dr george r welch (979) 845-1571 or welch@physicstamuedu the post welch named head of texas a&m physics and astronomy texas a&m college of science
dr george r welch has been appointed as head of the department of physics and astronomy at texas a&m university effective november 1 announced h joseph newton dean of the college of science welch a widely respected experimental expert in the fields of quantum optics and atomic physics and a 19-year veteran of the department replaces dr edward s fry who has served since 2002 as department head and will assume a new role as associate head for development while returning to teaching and research-related duties dr welch and i have had extensive discussions about his goals and plans to lead the department in its teaching research and engagement efforts and in particular to continue its fast rise in national rankings of physics and astronomy departments newton said welch a 1979 texas a&m physics graduate (bachelor of science summa cum laude) received his phd in physics from the massachusetts institute of technology in 1989 in between earning those degrees he served as a research assistant at mit then held a postdoctoral research appointment at duke university from 1989 to 1992 prior to being appointed as an assistant professor of physics at texas a&m in a vision statement prepared as part of the search process welch outlined several priorities for the department including budget research curricular sensibility and development goals that begin and end with the faculty as both the departments and universitys greatest asset as head of the department i will advertise your work promote it as much as possible and leverage all your great ideas to attract new donors institutes and large-scale projects welch advised the faculty a fellow of the optical society of america since 2003 welch is a member of texas a&ms world-class quantum optics group within the institute for quantum science and engineering (iqse) his research interests lie in quantum optics and atomic and molecular physics involving coherently prepared systems electro-magnetically induced transparency (eit) and slow and fast light and femtosecond molecular spectroscopy including coherent anti-stokes raman scattering an equally accomplished instructor he was honored with a texas a&m association of former students distinguished achievement college-level award in teaching in 1998 click here for more information about welch to learn more about the texas a&m department of physics and astronomy go to http://physicstamuedu -atm- contact: shana k hutchins (979) 862-1237 or shutchins@sciencetamuedu or dr george r welch (979) 845-1571 or welch@physicstamuedu
college station aggies with an interest in the mysteries of the night sky and in possible need of a finals study break are invited to attend the final aggie star party of 2011 set for wednesday (dec 7) on the texas a&m university campus the event hosted by the texas a&m university astronomy group in the department of physics and astronomy will be held from 7 to 9 pm in front of sbisa dining hall organizers say participants will have the opportunity to look through a telescope find constellations and learn more about texas a&m astronomy for additional details visit http://instrumentationtamuedu/starpartypdf -atm- contact: dr jennifer marshall (979) 862-2782 or marshall@physicstamuedu the post final aggie star party of fall semester set for wednesday appeared first on texas a&m college of science
aggies with an interest in the mysteries of the night sky and in possible need of a finals study break are invited to attend the final aggie star party of 2011 set for wednesday (dec 7) on the texas a&m university campus the event hosted by the texas a&m university astronomy group in the department of physics and astronomy will be held from 7 to 9 pm in front of sbisa dining hall organizers say participants will have the opportunity to look through a telescope find constellations and learn more about texas a&m astronomy for additional details visit http://instrumentationtamuedu/starpartypdf -atm- contact: dr jennifer marshall (979) 862-2782 or marshall@physicstamuedu
college station based on the overwhelming success of their previous two events earlier this month the texas a&m university astronomy group will play host to another star party thursday (nov 17) from 7 to 9 pm at the corner of lubbock and coke streets across from heldenfels hall on the main texas a&m campus aggies and brazos valley community members with an interest in the night sky are encouraged to join the party where they can look through telescopes find constellations and learn more about texas a&m astronomy for additional details visit http://instrumentationtamuedu/starpartypdf -atm- contact: dr jennifer marshall (979) 862-2782 or marshall@physicstamuedu the post aggie star party set for thursday nov 17 appeared first on texas a&m college of science
based on the overwhelming success of their previous two events earlier this month the texas a&m university astronomy group will play host to another star party thursday (nov 17) from 7 to 9 pm at the corner of lubbock and coke streets across from heldenfels hall on the main texas a&m campus aggies and brazos valley community members with an interest in the night sky are encouraged to join the party where they can look through telescopes find constellations and learn more about texas a&m astronomy for additional details visit http://instrumentationtamuedu/starpartypdf -atm- contact: dr jennifer marshall (979) 862-2782 or marshall@physicstamuedu
while youre out this weekend basking in the regions coolest temperatures since spring texas a&m university astronomers encourage you to gaze up at the night sky specifically the big dippers handle where one of the universes latest and most radiant stellar explosions has produced a star bright enough to outshine its entire galaxy the star a type ia supernova used to calibrate cosmic distances is known as sn 2011fe and is scheduled to peak this weekend as the brightest of its kind to be seen in the northern hemisphere in the past 40 years according to texas a&ms don w carona manager of the texas a&m astronomical observatory in the department of physics and astronomy carona has been following its progress and documenting the experience with the help of time-lapse photography it was this type of supernova also called a thermonuclear supernova because of the similarity with hydrogen bomb explosions that was key in discovering dark energy the mysterious substance now known to make up more than 70 percent of the whole universe a scaled version of the image which makes the beautiful spiral arms of the galaxy much more prominent image taken by carona on friday with sn2011fe indicated by box the supernova the 126th to be seen thus far in 2011 is located in the pinwheel galaxy m101 and can be seen beginning just after sunset with a good pair of binoculars or a telescope just north of the last two stars in the big dippers handle where it forms a roughly equilateral triangle with them for the next few weeks carona says its brilliance will exceed that of all of its fellow m101 inhabitants hundreds of millions of stars combined this is absolutely amazing carona says a supernovae event brighter than 25 billion suns and i am very fortunate to be both a witness and an observational astronomer since the observatory at texas a&m university is both a teaching and research facility i take this as an opportunity to educate others on how powerful and surprising the universe around us can be when we least expect it stellar evolution is fascinating and what better way to turn our attention than an awesome display such as this i think no matter who you are this is reason to pause and allow yourself to wonder whats in the universe around us who knows where that sense of wonder may lead you next! the greatest thing you learn about astronomy is that anyone can contribute the supernova was discovered two weeks ago mere hours after its onset by the palomar transient factory an automated supernova search being conducted with the 48-inch oschin schmidt telescope at palomar observatory in southern california the research team says its been 25 years since a supernova has occurred so close to earth and that the last bright supernova sn 1987a which was involved in that aforementioned 1998 discovery of dark energy was visible only in the southern hemisphere find more information on sn 2011fe including a helpful finder chart to learn more about texas a&m astronomy and the texas a&m observatory visit http://astronomytamuedu -atm- contact: shana k hutchins (979) 862-1237 or shutchins@sciencetamuedu or don w carona (979) 845-0536 or don@tamuedu
a dozen texas a&m university students enrolled in physics 218 (classical mechanics) this spring have been honored by the department of physics and astronomy as its latest addison wesley/benjamin cummings mechanics scholars the students selected for their top-scoring marks on a special end-of-semester challenge exam open to all physics 218 students and covering material from all related sections taught during the spring 2011 semester were honored thursday (may 5) during an awards banquet in the george p and cynthia woods mitchell institute for fundamental physics and astronomy the event featured a presentation by dr david toback professor of physics and astronomy and thaman professor for undergraduate teaching excellence on career possibilities in physics and related fields each student was presented with a certificate commemorating their accomplishments by associate department head dr a lewis ford (left to right) dr david toback sophomore computer science major matthew barry (first) freshman mathematics major zhentao tong (third) and dr ricardo eusebi this semesters top three performers sophomore computer science major matthew barry (first) junior mathematics major joshua keneda (second) and freshman mathematics major zhentao tong (third) also received copies of the physics 208 textbook young and freedman volume ii (valued at around $90) as well as monetary awards ($200 for first place $100 for second and third) to be used toward academics before handing out awards toback encouraged the students to continue taking physics courses and to strongly consider the numerous career options a degree in physics can offer physics majors are highly sought in numerous industries toback explained the world needs the best and brightest the top performers to be doing great things he said although considered one of the departments toughest physics courses physics 218 routinely attracts about 800 students across its eight sections each spring semester and about 1 500 in the fall according to toback this year all three of the top performers came from the same section 521-525 taught by assistant professor of physics and astronomy dr ricardo eusebi we often have excellent students in the 218 courses and this semester was no exception eusebi said these students come in all shapes and sizes some are very vocal and some very quiet but they are all very driven and most of them are just starting to discover their own potential the event is part of the mechanics scholar program founded by the department in 2002 to celebrate the best students in physics 218 and encourage career exploration in physics for more information on the program including lists of past winners visit the page on mechanics scholar program -atm- contact: chris jarvis (979) 845-7246 or cjarvis@sciencetamuedu the post head of the class: physics honors 2011 mechanics scholars appeared first on college of science share:
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 teaching) director of the center for international business studies (cibs) at mays business school and clinical professor of finance and s kerry cooper (public service) the cullen trust professor of finance and executive director of the center for international business programs of mays business school the trio was celebrated wednesday (april 27) at the spring meeting of the texas a&m international board texas a&m president r bowen loftin and executive director of the bush foundation roman popadiuk presented each recipient with a plaque and a check for $2 500 during an awards dinner zubairy holder of the munnerlyn-heep chair in quantum optics in the college of science is widely considered to be among the top of his field in quantum optics quantum communication and quantum computing his nominator cited his exceptional publication record and his many prestigious awards including the humbolt khwarizmi prize outstanding physicist award by the organization of islamic countries and two medals of honor from the president of his home country of pakistan as proof of his research excellence zubairy is known worldwide for the textbook he co-authored with texas a&m distinguished professor of physics marlan o scully quantum optics which has been translated into chinese and russian and is now in its fourth printing his nominator added that zubairys most outstanding contribution is that he continues to have a great impact on the development of quantum optics programs in many countries around the world the bush excellence awards were established through the vision and support of president and mrs george hw bush in 2002 with financial assistance from the george bush presidential library foundation since that time 30 awards have been presented to texas a&m faculty -atm- contact: linda edwards (979) 862-6700 the post zubairy earns bush excellence award for international research appeared first on texas a&m college of science