News Archive
CSE welcomes 18 new faculty in fall 2024
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Experts in science, math, and engineering from across the globe join the University of Minnesota College of Science and Engineering to teach, mentor, and research on the Twin Cities campus beginning fall 2024. Three of the new faculty members are in the School of Physics and Astronomy.
Furmanski member of Fermilab’s most recent detector collaboration
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Professor Andy Furmanski of the School of Physics and Astronomy is part of the Short-Baseline Near Detector collaboration. Scientists at Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory have identified the detector’s first neutrino interactions
Kruegler receives NASA FINESST Fellowship
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Third-year physics graduate student Nick Kruegler has been selected to receive the Future Investigators in NASA Earth and Space Science and Technology (FINESST) fellowship. This award will support his research, conducted with Assistant Professor Ali Sulaiman, into the open questions surrounding the generation of the aurora on Jupiter. He will use data from the Juno spacecraft to better understand the processes driving the Jovian auroras, which are the most powerful auroral emissions of any planet in the Solar System.
Lysak featured on public radio
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Professor Robert Lysak of the School of Physics and Astronomy was recently featured on Minnesota public radio talking about why the northern lights have been more visible this year.
Pribiag receives prestigious $1.25M physics investigators award
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School of Physics and Astronomy Associate Professor Vlad Pribiag is one of only 19 researchers nationwide to receive a prestigious five-year, $1.25 million Experimental Physics Investigators award from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation.
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.