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dimitri nanopoulos a texas a&m physics professor and one of the worlds most noted researchers in high-energy physics has been appointed to a new endowed chair associated with the universitys george p and cynthia w mitchell institute for fundamental physics dr nanopoulos will hold the mitchell-heep chair in high-energy physics which is endowed with $500 000 from the mitchells both of the woodlands and $500 000 from the herman f heep and minnie belle heep foundation in college station the chair was created in conjunction with the mitchell institute a prestigious new forum that will bring stephen hawking and several other world-class physicists to texas a&m this spring for a month-long conference exploring the nature of the universe george and cynthia mitchell gave the texas a&m college of science $27 million to create the institute and two chairs in physics: the mitchell-heep chair and the stephen hawking chair held by physics professor christopher pope nanopoulos is a distinguished professor at texas a&m meaning his peers consider him to be among the top 5 percent of scientists in his field his work in high-energy physics which deals with atomic particles accelerated to high speeds has made him one of the most frequently cited physicists ever in the field he has written more than 500 papers and fellow researchers have cited his work some 26 000 times making him the fourth most cited high-energy physicist ever it is a great honor for me to be the first holder of the mitchell-heep chair in high-energy physics nanopoulos said ill try my best so that the generosity of mr mitchell and of the heep foundation will be matched by the quality of my research in this great university nanopoulos joined the texas a&m faculty in 1989 after receiving his bachelors degree from the university of athens in greece and his phd at the university of sussex in england his research interests include grand unified theories superstrings and astroparticle physics -30- contact: mark minton communications specialist (979) 862-1237 or mminton@sciencetamuedu; dimitri nanopoulos (in athens) 011-30-210-6867199 or dimitri@physicstamuedu
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 todays devices are not as promising as the one scully and his fellow researchers in the department of physics are pursuing different images of anthraxsource: life saving cures applying the same kind of quantum mechanics that has allowed them to slow the speed of light to a crawl of a few meters per second scully and his team use lasers to make molecules in the air vibrate because different molecules vibrate at different frequencies anthrax has a vibration signature that can readily distinguish it from pollen for instance scullys technology makes the molecules vibrate in a way that produces the tell-tale signatures faster and renders them more clearly the research may one day yield compact anthrax detectors that can be stationed in public buildings to give quick and precise readings for more information contact the physics department -30- contact: mark minton communications specialist texas a&m college of science; 979-862-1237; mminton@sciencetamuedu the post a better anthrax detector appeared first on texas a&m college of science
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 todays devices are not as promising as the one scully and his fellow researchers in the department of physics are pursuing different images of anthraxsource: life saving cures applying the same kind of quantum mechanics that has allowed them to slow the speed of light to a crawl of a few meters per second scully and his team use lasers to make molecules in the air vibrate because different molecules vibrate at different frequencies anthrax has a vibration signature that can readily distinguish it from pollen for instance scullys technology makes the molecules vibrate in a way that produces the tell-tale signatures faster and renders them more clearly the research may one day yield compact anthrax detectors that can be stationed in public buildings to give quick and precise readings for more information contact the physics department -30- contact: mark minton communications specialist texas a&m college of science; 979-862-1237; mminton@sciencetamuedu
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 school class and have at least a 32 grade-point average edward fry head of the department of physics recalled the hamms as colorful students who were always working to improve the situation of the other students on campus it is especially gratifying to see them continuing to carry that torch fry said after earning doctoral degrees at texas a&m the hamms took jobs at los alamos national laboratory where they worked on particle accelerators devices that accelerate sub-atomic particles to near the speed of light after leaving for california the hamms co-founded a company to develop commercial accelerators based on technology from los alamos accsys technology inc based in pleasanton calif has built and sold compact accelerators since 1985 for a variety of uses from locating diamonds in mined rocks to searching for and treating cancer in medical patients the companys primary market is the medical field in may hitachi ltd acquired a majority of the shares but robert hamm continues as the president and chief executive of accsys and marianne continues as the chief operating officer and executive vice president the hamms endowed the new physics scholarships because texas a&m gave a lot to my wife and me robert hamm said they allowed us to pursue our degrees as a couple and treated us very well the hamms were honored with a luncheon monday on campus they were to present a lecture in the department of physics afterward their gift will be counted in texas a&ms one spirit one vision fund-raising campaign to attain top 10 status among public universities 30 contact: mark minton communications specialist texas a&m university college of science (979) 862-1237; robert and marianne hamm (925) 462-6949 the post first couple of physics: hamms establish two physics scholarships appeared first on texas a&m college of science
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 school class and have at least a 32 grade-point average edward fry head of the department of physics recalled the hamms as colorful students who were always working to improve the situation of the other students on campus it is especially gratifying to see them continuing to carry that torch fry said after earning doctoral degrees at texas a&m the hamms took jobs at los alamos national laboratory where they worked on particle accelerators devices that accelerate sub-atomic particles to near the speed of light after leaving for california the hamms co-founded a company to develop commercial accelerators based on technology from los alamos accsys technology inc based in pleasanton calif has built and sold compact accelerators since 1985 for a variety of uses from locating diamonds in mined rocks to searching for and treating cancer in medical patients the companys primary market is the medical field in may hitachi ltd acquired a majority of the shares but robert hamm continues as the president and chief executive of accsys and marianne continues as the chief operating officer and executive vice president the hamms endowed the new physics scholarships because texas a&m gave a lot to my wife and me robert hamm said they allowed us to pursue our degrees as a couple and treated us very well the hamms were honored with a luncheon monday on campus they were to present a lecture in the department of physics afterward their gift will be counted in texas a&ms one spirit one vision fund-raising campaign to attain top 10 status among public universities 30 contact: mark minton communications specialist texas a&m university college of science (979) 862-1237; robert and marianne hamm (925) 462-6949
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 w mitchell of the woodlands the mitchells longtime benefactors of texas a&m gave $27 million to endow the hawking chair to endow a second chair in high-energy physics and to establish the george p and cynthia w mitchell institute for fundamental physics the gift also provides funding for the institutes initial meeting which will bring hawking and other eminent physicists to texas a&m next spring for a month-long scientific exploration that aims to spark fresh insights into the nature of the universe pope who completed his doctorate under the guidance of hawking his advisor at cambridge university is considered one of hawkings most successful students and one of his closest collaborators said dr edward fry head of the department of physics hawking is famous around the world for his theories about black holes and the origins of the universe he is also widely known as the author of the best-selling book a brief history of time as a student under hawking from 1976 to 1979 pope developed an exceptional relationship with the professor in part because of hawkings physical handicap; he suffers from motor neurone disease a condition that confines him to a wheelchair pope recalled carrying hawkings wheelchair up and down stairs the handicap also made writing difficult for hawking but that drew him closer to his students who listened as he worked out problems in his head and suggested the solutions of course he is brimming over with ideas pope said but he couldnt sit down with paper and pencil himself and do calculations he would sit and think he would be a tremendous gold mine of ideas it was a very very inspiring experience working with him pope said he was honored to hold the hawking chair and he expressed tremendous gratitude to the mitchells who designated $1 million of their overall pledge to establish the chair texas a&m university matched their contribution bringing the hawking chair endowment to $2 million one of the universitys largest pope said the endowment would allow him to bring visiting scientists to college station to collaborate on projects and to share their expertise with students pope is an international leader in the development of strings and m-theory and is considered one of the most active current researchers in high-energy theory 30 contact: mark minton (979) 862-1237 email mminton@sciencetamuedu or dr christopher pope (979) 845-7793 email pope@physicstamuedu the post prestigious stephen hawking chair in physics goes to christopher pope appeared first on texas a&m college of science
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 w mitchell of the woodlands the mitchells longtime benefactors of texas a&m gave $27 million to endow the hawking chair to endow a second chair in high-energy physics and to establish the george p and cynthia w mitchell institute for fundamental physics the gift also provides funding for the institutes initial meeting which will bring hawking and other eminent physicists to texas a&m next spring for a month-long scientific exploration that aims to spark fresh insights into the nature of the universe pope who completed his doctorate under the guidance of hawking his advisor at cambridge university is considered one of hawkings most successful students and one of his closest collaborators said dr edward fry head of the department of physics hawking is famous around the world for his theories about black holes and the origins of the universe he is also widely known as the author of the best-selling book a brief history of time as a student under hawking from 1976 to 1979 pope developed an exceptional relationship with the professor in part because of hawkings physical handicap; he suffers from motor neurone disease a condition that confines him to a wheelchair pope recalled carrying hawkings wheelchair up and down stairs the handicap also made writing difficult for hawking but that drew him closer to his students who listened as he worked out problems in his head and suggested the solutions of course he is brimming over with ideas pope said but he couldnt sit down with paper and pencil himself and do calculations he would sit and think he would be a tremendous gold mine of ideas it was a very very inspiring experience working with him pope said he was honored to hold the hawking chair and he expressed tremendous gratitude to the mitchells who designated $1 million of their overall pledge to establish the chair texas a&m university matched their contribution bringing the hawking chair endowment to $2 million one of the universitys largest pope said the endowment would allow him to bring visiting scientists to college station to collaborate on projects and to share their expertise with students pope is an international leader in the development of strings and m-theory and is considered one of the most active current researchers in high-energy theory 30 contact: mark minton (979) 862-1237 email mminton@sciencetamuedu or dr christopher pope (979) 845-7793 email pope@physicstamuedu
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 in july to regents who approved the concept the george p and cynthia w mitchell institute for fundamental physics will be an organizational unit of the department of physics at texas a&m and will begin an endowed workshop feb 24-march 21 featuring hawking whose theoretical work in physics has garnered worldwide acclaim hawking a distinguished professor at cambridge university has originated groundbreaking work ranging from quantum mechanics to the creation of the universe and the big bang theory our physics faculty in the area of strings and m-theory is already in the top 10 in the world for citations of their work explains edward fry professor and head of physics this institute will provide a major boost to their international recognition and promote the collaboration of some of the major scientists in the world the results can be expected to provide insights into the cosmology of the universe and the ultimate unification of the fields of nature mitchell a 1940 texas a&m graduate and his wife are underwriting the annual institute with $25 million to endow the institute and associated chairs additionally they have given $200 000 toward first-year expenses $1 million will go to the creation of the stephen hawking chair in fundamental physics which will be matched the university at $2 million the hawking chair is among the best endowed at texas a&m mitchell former chairman and chief executive officer of mitchell energy and development co is a distinguished graduate of texas a&ms department of petroleum engineering and a longtime texas a&m benefactor he is credited with gifts ranging from 135 acres of land for texas a&ms galveston campus on pelican island to his service as chair of the target 2000 committee in the early 1980s he was instrumental in the development of the woodlands and in the founding of the houston advanced research center (harc) where he has worked with several notable texas a&m researchers for some time now ive had an interest in fundamental physics which was expressed through the superconducting super collider program with harc the universities research association inc and its 77 member universities the us department of energy and texas a&m mitchell says i believe these contributions for the creation of the chair in fundamental physics and the stephen hawking chair will add prestige to the department of physics and to texas a&m university a major component of the new institute will be an extended workshop lasting from one to two months each spring it will bring six to 10 internationally renowned researchers in the field who will be specifically selected for the workshop program aggiedaily office of university relations texas a&m university (979) 845-4641 the post regents approve mitchell institute for physics at texas a&m appeared first on texas a&m college of science
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 in july to regents who approved the concept the george p and cynthia w mitchell institute for fundamental physics will be an organizational unit of the department of physics at texas a&m and will begin an endowed workshop feb 24-march 21 featuring hawking whose theoretical work in physics has garnered worldwide acclaim hawking a distinguished professor at cambridge university has originated groundbreaking work ranging from quantum mechanics to the creation of the universe and the big bang theory our physics faculty in the area of strings and m-theory is already in the top 10 in the world for citations of their work explains edward fry professor and head of physics this institute will provide a major boost to their international recognition and promote the collaboration of some of the major scientists in the world the results can be expected to provide insights into the cosmology of the universe and the ultimate unification of the fields of nature mitchell a 1940 texas a&m graduate and his wife are underwriting the annual institute with $25 million to endow the institute and associated chairs additionally they have given $200 000 toward first-year expenses $1 million will go to the creation of the stephen hawking chair in fundamental physics which will be matched the university at $2 million the hawking chair is among the best endowed at texas a&m mitchell former chairman and chief executive officer of mitchell energy and development co is a distinguished graduate of texas a&ms department of petroleum engineering and a longtime texas a&m benefactor he is credited with gifts ranging from 135 acres of land for texas a&ms galveston campus on pelican island to his service as chair of the target 2000 committee in the early 1980s he was instrumental in the development of the woodlands and in the founding of the houston advanced research center (harc) where he has worked with several notable texas a&m researchers for some time now ive had an interest in fundamental physics which was expressed through the superconducting super collider program with harc the universities research association inc and its 77 member universities the us department of energy and texas a&m mitchell says i believe these contributions for the creation of the chair in fundamental physics and the stephen hawking chair will add prestige to the department of physics and to texas a&m university a major component of the new institute will be an extended workshop lasting from one to two months each spring it will bring six to 10 internationally renowned researchers in the field who will be specifically selected for the workshop program aggiedaily office of university relations texas a&m university (979) 845-4641
college station prof edward s fry has been appointed head of texas a&m universitys department of physics announced h joseph newton interim dean of the college of science fry has been a member of the texas a&m faculty since 1969 i am pleased that dr fry has accepted the appointment newton said i feel that both dr fry and the department of physics can help provide outstanding scientific leadership for texas a&m university frys appointment effective jan 1 was the result of an extensive search process that lasted in excess of a year to succeed dr thomas w adair iii professor of physics who has served as head of the department since november 1994 and will return to full-time classroom duties dr frys appointment received strong support from the physics faculty and endorsement from provost ronald douglas newton said i look forward to working with dr fry and the physics faculty and staff to realize the enormous potential of the department fry earned his bachelors masters and doctoral degrees in physics from the university of michigan where he spent a year and a half as a visiting associate professor from 1977 to 1979 in addition to academia fry served his profession as director of the texas laser laboratory at the houston advanced research center in the woodlands from 1994 to 1997 frys research interests lie in the areas of atomic physics and light scattering foundations of quantum mechanics and quantum optics laser excitation and ionization of atoms multichannel scattered light polarization analysis and ocean optics a fellow of both the american physical society and the optical society of america fry also is a member of the scientific research society sigma xi which recently honored him with its texas a&m distinguished scientist award for 2000 he was presented the 1995 eg&g medal of the society for optical and quantum electronics and received a distinguished faculty achievement award from the texas a&m association of former students in 1993 contact: shana k hutchins (979) 862-1237 via e-mail shutchins@tamuedu or dr edward s fry (979) 845-1910 via e-mail fry@physicstamuedu aggiedaily office of university relations texas a&m university (979) 845-4641 the post edward fry named to head texas a&m physics department appeared first on texas a&m college of science