News Archive
Four new CSE department heads begin in 2024-25
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Professor James Kakalios of the School of Physics and Astronomy was one of four new department heads named by CSE Dean Andrew Alleyne. These new department heads bring a wealth of academic, research, and leadership abilities to their departments.
Shifman named Regents Professor
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Professor Mikhail “Misha” Shifman of the School of Physics and Astronomy and the Willliam I. Fine Theoretical Physics Institute has been named a University of Minnesota Regents Professor.
Glesener awarded Allen M. Goldman Faculty Fellowship
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Associate Professor Lindsay Glesener has been awarded the Allen M. Goldman Faculty Fellowship for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Burnell appointed to Tang Family Professorship
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Professor Fiona Burnell has been appointed as the inaugural holder of the Tang Family Professorship.
2024 Graduate Awards and Fellowships
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There are 21 graduate award and fellowship recipients in the School for 2024.
2024 Undergraduate Scholarship Recipients
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There are 39 recipients and 14 undergraduate scholarships. The winners are as follows.
Glesener part of NASA's first solar flare observation campaign
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Professor Lindsay Glesener, of the School of Physics and Astronomy is part of a research team launching a sounding rocket to study solar flares. The rocket, named Focusing Optics X-ray Solar Imager (FOXSI-4), is equipped with an X-ray telescope that will gather precise measurements of this solar phenomenon.
Inside Professor McLeod’s Nano-Imaging Laboratory
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Professor Alexander McLeod’s nano-imaging lab creates novel ways to study materials as well as looking for new physics in those materials. Nano-spectroscopy is a technique that attaches conventional optics like lasers and photodetectors to a probe that consists of a tiny, very sharp needle that vibrates 100 thousand times per second.
Liu receives prestigious Sloan Research Fellowship for early-career researchers
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School of Physics and Astronomy Assistant Professor Zhen Liu is one of only 126 early-career researchers who will receive a prestigious 2024 Sloan Research Fellowship.
Coughlin and Criswell part of comprehensive UV light survey
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Assistant Professor Michael Coughlin and graduate student Alexander Criswell of the School of Physics and Astronomy are part of a new NASA mission that has just been selected to conduct a comprehensive survey of ultraviolet light spanning the entire sky.