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Ke Fang named inaugural recipient of the Bernice Durand Faculty Fellowship
The Department of Physics is pleased to announce that Ke Fang, assistant professor of physics and WIPAC investigator, has received the inaugural Bernice Durand Faculty Fellowship. This Fellowship, given in honor of the late Professor …
May 8, 2024Cristian Vega awarded Callen Award for Excellence in Theoretical Plasma Physics Research
Congrats to (now) Dr. Cristian Vega who won the Callen Award for Excellence in Theoretical Plasma Physics Research! Vega won the award on April 29, just days before defending his thesis on May 3. The …
May 6, 2024Two physics students win presentation awards at APS April Meeting
Elias Mettner and Nadia Talbi, both conducting research in high energy physics at UW–Madison, won undergraduate presenter awards at the American Physical Society’s April Meeting. The meeting, held in Sacramento April 3-6, included seven undergraduate …
May 6, 2024Pupa Gilbert earns undergraduate mentoring award
Congrats to Prof. Pupa Gilbert on earning an Award for Mentoring Undergraduates in Research, Scholarly and Creative Activities! The Office of the Provost offers awards to recognize the important role mentors play in fostering undergraduates’ …
April 30, 2024Physics students inducted into Phi Beta Kappa
This post is modified from one originally published by University Communications On Saturday, April 13, physics students Will Cerne and William Griffin were among the 168 University of Wisconsin–Madison Letters & Science undergraduates inducted to …
April 29, 2024Ellen Zweibel named Hilldale Professor
Five members of the University of Wisconsin–Madison faculty, including astronomy and physics professor Ellen Zweibel, have received Hilldale Professorships. Hilldale Professorships are given to faculty members who excel in scholarly activity, have records of outstanding research …
April 25, 2024Tulika Bose honored with Vilas Distinguished Achievement Professorship
Sixteen professors, including physics professor Tulika Bose, were named to Vilas Distinguished Achievement Professorships, an award recognizing distinguished scholarship as well as standout efforts in teaching and service. The professorship provides five years of flexible …
April 25, 2024Jim Reardon wins WISCIENCE Lillian Tong Teaching Award
Each year, the University of Wisconsin–Madison recognizes outstanding academic staff members who have excelled in leadership, public service, research and teaching. These exceptional individuals bring the university’s mission to life and ensure that the Wisconsin …
April 23, 2024Bringing the Quantum to the Classical: A Hybrid Simulation of Supernova Neutrinos
By Daniel Heimsoth, Physics PhD student Simulating quantum systems on classical computers is currently a near-impossible task, as memory and computation time requirements scale exponentially with the size of the system. Quantum computers promise to …
April 18, 2024Vernon Barger elected AAAS Fellow
This story is modified from one published by University Communications Eight University of Wisconsin–Madison scholars — including physics professor Vernon Barger — have been elected fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, …
April 18, 2024Physics major Nathan Wagner awarded Goldwater Scholarship
This story is modified from one published by University Communications Physics and mathematics major Nathan Wagner is one of four UW–Madison students named as winners of 2024 Goldwater Scholarships, the premier undergraduate scholarship in mathematics, …
April 10, 2024Three physics students earn 2024 NSF GRFP awards, four students earn honorable mention
Congrats to Physics PhD student Joyce Lin and undergraduates Brooke Kotten and Lucy Steffes on being awarded the 2024 NSF GRFP! PhD students Owen Eskandari, Sam Kramer, Tali Oh, and Julia Sheffler were awarded Honorable …
April 5, 2024Wasikul Islam wins 2024 WISL award for communicating science
Wasikul Islam, a postdoc with Prof. Sau Lan Wu, is a winner of the 2024 Wisconsin Initiative for Science Literacy Award for Communicating Postdoctoral Research to the Public. For this award, postdocs write a short …
March 21, 2024UW–Madison physicists join Simons Observatory
In the 27 years that Peter Timbie has been a UW–Madison physics professor, he has largely been able to conduct cutting-edge research in the field of the cosmic microwave background, or CMB, with just himself …
March 13, 2024Haddie McLean earns Bassam Z. Shakhashiri Public Science Engagement Award
This post is adapted from one originally published by the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research Haddie McLean, who is inspiring the next generation of scientists with The Wonders of Physics, has received the …
March 12, 2024Baha Balantekin named “Outstanding Referee” of the Physical Reviews journals
This post is modified from one published by APS Congrats to Prof. Baha Balantekin on being named a 2024 Outstanding Referee of the Physical Reviews journals! The highly selective Outstanding Referee program annually recognizes about …
March 12, 2024Tiancheng Song awarded Lee Osheroff Richardson Science Prize
This post is slightly adapted from one originally published by Oxford Instruments Oxford Instruments announced Feb 15 that Tiancheng Song, who will join the UW–Madison physics department as an assistant professor in May, has been …
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