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Roger Waleffe (leftmost), AMEP major wins Goldwater Scholarship
The microphysics of the GW170817 kilonova-Colloquium 5-4
Juan Bohorquez awarded prestigious NSF Graduate Fellowship for Microwave to Optical Qubit Conversion with Single Rydberg Atoms
Personal & Professional Development, for L&S Students
Steve Narf featured in OnWisconsin article about the Physics Museum
Campus-wide scholarships awarded to Patrick Dougherty, Lauren Laufman and Nikki Noughani. Congrats!
Physics 241: Intro to Modern Physics Summer 2018
Venon Barger recognized for 50 years of teaching

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Roger Waleffe (leftmost), AMEP major wins Goldwater Scholarship
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