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First cohort of students dives into new quantum computing master's
Baha Balantekin elected APS Speaker of the Council
Mark Saffman wins WARF Innovation Award
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Wesley Smith honored for achievements in particle physics
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A conditional Gaussian framework for assimilating and predicting complex nonlinear turbulent dynamical systems
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A conditional Gaussian framework for assimilating and predicting complex nonlinear turbulent dynamical systems
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