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Dr. Lindsay Glesener promoted to the rank of Associate Professor with Tenure
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She was promoted from the position of Assistant Professor at the School of Physics and Astronomy.
Director of MIfA, Dr. Evan Skillman named a CSE Distinguished Professor
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Dr. Skillman received this honor in recognition of his contributions to the College of Science and Engineering and the University of Minnesota through teaching, research, and service.
MIfA Graduate Student awarded 2021 President's Student Leadership & Service Award
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Alexander Criswell, co-creator of Universe @ Home, was one of the recipients of this award that honors outstanding student leaders at UMN.
MIfA faculty awarded General Observer (GO) time on NASA's James Webb Space Telescope
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Several MIfA faculty members were awarded GO time on JWST for one or more of their research projects.
AGU Honors Pepin’s Distinguished Career in Planetary Science
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Professor Emeritus Robert Pepin of the School of Physics and Astronomy will receive the 2020 Fred Whipple Award from the American Geophysical Union (AGU).
Fortson Named APS Fellow
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Lucy Fortson, Professor and Associate Head of the School of Physics and Astronomy, has been named a Fellow of the American Physical Society.
Cattell named CSE Distinguished Professor
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Cynthia Cattell has been named as a College of Science and Engineering (CSE) Distinguished Professor.
Fortson to receive Taylor Award
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Professor Lucy Fortson of the Minnesota Institute for Astrophysics will receive a 2020 George W. Taylor Award from the College of Science and Engineering at the University of Minnesota.
Fortson Receives Nicholson Medal for Outreach
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The Nicholson Medal recognizes the humanitarian aspect of physics and physicists created through public lectures and public media, teaching, research, or science related activities.
Bagley wins STAR Prize
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Graduate Student Micaela Bagley received the Euclid Special Talent And Recognition (STAR) Prize.