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Alaei named Astronaut Scholar
Sauviz Alaei, a Physics and Math major from Eagan, has been named a recipient of the Astronaut Scholarship. The Scholarship is awarded annually to outstanding sophomores and juniors who intend to
Local team selected by Air Force for space launch
A team from the University of Minnesota Small Satellite Laboratory was selected in a competition to be one of three teams to have their small instrument, a cubesat, launched into space.
Humphreys named AAS Fellow
Professor Roberta Humphreys of the School of Physics and Astronomy has been named a 2021 Fellow of the American Astronomical Society (AAS).
Collaboration uncovers unique properties of a promising new material
A collaboration that includes four faculty members of the School of Physics and Astronomy, Vlad Pribiag, Fiona Burnell, Rafael Fernandes, and Ke Wang, has discovered that a unique superconducting
Searching for Stealth SUSY
Nadja Strobbe, who joined the School as an assistant professor in 2019, is leading an investigation into what she calls “stealth Supersymmetry (SUSY).” The elusive process of supersymmetry is a
2021 Graduate Awards and Fellowships
There are 14 graduate award and fellowship recipients in the School for 2021.
2021 Undergraduate Scholarship Recipients
There are 29 undergraduate recipients for 13 separate scholarships.
Fernandes Receives Research Award
Professor Rafael Fernandes of the School of Physics and Astronomy has received the 2021 George W. Taylor Award for Distinguished Research from the College of Science and Engineering.
Skillman named CSE Distinguished Professor
Professor Evan Skillman of the School has been named a College of Science and Engineering Distinguished Professor.
Mu2e an (almost) impossible experiment
Physicists at the University of Minnesota are building an experiment that they readily admit is almost impossible.