Aggies Contribute To Nuclear Fusion Breakthrough
Two former students employed at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory are among many people with ties to Texas A&M who played a part in the major scientific advancement.
Recognition
Texas A&M Physicist Olga Kocharovskaya Earns 2023 APS Ramsey Prize
Texas A&M physicist Olga Kocharovskaya has been selected to receive the 2023 APS Ramsey Prize, awarded annually to recognize outstanding contributions to atomic, molecular and optical physics as well as precision tests of fundamental laws and symmetries.
A&M Pioneers Quantum Microscopy Technology
Texas A&M quantum physicists and engineers have created a novel light source to improve the clarity of Brillouin microscopy, a critical imaging technique for cell and tissue research.
Five Texas A&M Science Faculty Named to Endowed Chairs
Five Texas A&M Science faculty recently have been appointed to endowed chairs and professorships in the Departments of Biology, Chemistry, and Physics and Astronomy in recognition of their accomplishments and international scholarly excellence.
Astronomer Robert Kennicutt Appointed University Distinguished Professor
Dr. Robert C. Kennicutt Jr., a professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at Texas A&M University, has been appointed as a University Distinguished Professor. Kennicutt, who also serves as executive director of Texas A&M’s George P. and Cynthia Woods Mitchell Institute for Fundamental Physics and Astronomy, is a globally renowned expert in observational […]
Kuchment, Papovich Elected as 2021 American Physical Society Fellows
Two Texas A&M University faculty members — mathematician Dr. Peter Kuchment and astronomer Dr. Casey Papovich — have been elected as 2021 Fellows of the American Physical Society (APS), the world’s largest organization of physicists. Each year, no more than one-half of 1 percent of the organization’s current membership is selected by their peers for inclusion […]
Yakovlev receives Harold E. Edgerton Award in High-Speed Optics
Dr. Vladislav Yakovlev, professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Texas A&M University, received the 2021 Harold E. Edgerton Award in High-Speed Optics from the International Society for Optics and Photonics (SPIE). “It is a major award by a large photonics society, and I am extremely fortunate to be recognized by this award,” Yakovlev […]
Texas A&M Physicist Ed Fry Earns Oceanography Society’s 2020 Jerlov Award
Dr. Edward S. Fry, distinguished professor of physics and astronomy at Texas A&M University, has been selected to receive The Oceanography Society’s 2020 Nils Gunnar Jerlov Award. The Jerlov Award, named for ocean optics research pioneer Nils Gunnar Jerlov and funded by NASA and the U.S. Office of Naval Research, is bestowed every two years to […]
Texas A&M Physicist Bhaskar Dutta Elected as 2020 American Physical Society Fellow
Dr. Bhaskar Dutta, professor of physics and astronomy at Texas A&M University and director of the George P. and Cynthia Woods Mitchell Institute for Fundamental Physics and Astronomy, has been elected as a 2020 Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS), the world’s largest organization of physicists. No more than one-half of 1 percent of […]
Loftin Named Texas A&M Distinguished Alumnus
Dr. R. Bowen Loftin ’71 Dr. R. Bowen Loftin ’71 of Bryan, Texas, is one of 12 Aggies selected by Texas A&M University and The Association of Former Students to receive the 2020 Distinguished Alumnus Award. Loftin, who served as the 24th president of Texas A&M University (2010-14) as well as vice president and chief […]
Guang Yang Recognized For Research By The International Astronomical Union (IAS)
Guang Yang who recently completed his doctoral degree in the Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics has been recognized for outstanding scientific achievements by the International Astronomical Union. Guang Yang was selected to receive the 2019 IAU PhD Prize in the High Energy Phenomena and Fundamental Physics division. Yang will be presented with a certificate at the 2021 […]
Texas A&M Physicist Ralf Rapp Named to 2020 Class of University Professorship Holders
Dr. Ralf Rapp Dr. Ralf Rapp, professor of physics and astronomy and a member of the Cyclotron Institute at Texas A&M University, is one of four campus faculty named to the 2020 class of University Professorship holders announced Wednesday (June 10) by Texas A&M Provost and Executive Vice President Dr. Carol A. Fierke. Established in […]
Three Texas A&M Science Staff Members Merit Presidential Honors
Three College of Science staff members have been honored by Texas A&M University and The Association of Former Students with the 2020 President’s Meritorious Service Award, Texas A&M’s highest recognition for staff. Sherree Kessler ’99 Sherree D. Kessler ’99, academic advisor IV in the Department of Physics and Astronomy; McKensie Le Fevre ’14, software applications […]
AFS Distinguished Achievement Awards to George Welch and Alexei Sokolov
Texas A&M University and The Association of Former Students have selected 24 outstanding members of the university’s faculty and staff to be honored with 2020 Distinguished Achievement Awards. The university-level Distinguished Achievement Awards were first presented in 1955 and have since been awarded to more than 1,000 professionals who have exhibited the highest standards of […]
Two New Recipients of the Mitchell/Heep/Munnerlyn Career Enhancement Chair
We are pleased to announce two new recipients and co-holders of the Mitchell/Heep/Munnerlyn Career Enhancement Chair. This chair has a long history of excellent holders, starting with Dr. Lifan Wang. Once a faculty member is tenured, he or she must give up the chair or pass the torch, so to speak, to another untenured faculty […]
Texas A&M Physicist Alexei Sokolov Recognized With 2020 Lamb Award
Dr. Alexei V. Sokolov, professor of physics and astronomy at Texas A&M University, has been selected as a co-recipient of the 2020 Willis E. Lamb Award for Laser Science and Quantum Optics in honor of outstanding contributions to the field. Established in 1998, the award pays tribute to the famous laser scientist Willis E. Lamb […]
Fall 2019 Mechanics Scholars
Fifteen Texas A&M University students enrolled in Physics 206 (Classical Mechanics) this past fall have been honored by the Department of Physics and Astronomy as its latest Pearson Mechanics Scholars. The students, selected for their top-scoring marks on a special end-of-semester “Challenge Exam” open to all Physics 206 students and covering material from all related sections taught during […]
Cliff Spiegelman Named Regents Professor of Statistics
Dr. Clifford H. Spiegelman, distinguished professor of statistics at Texas A&M University, has been designated a Regents Professor for 2018-19 by The Texas A&M University System Board of Regents. Spiegelman, a leader in the field of statistical and environmental forensics, is one of 13 A&M System faculty members who were nominated for the prestigious appointment, […]
Texas A&M to Host Two-Day Symposium to Honor Nobel Laureate and 2019 Physicist of the Year David Lee
Texas A&M University System Chancellor John Sharp and Texas A&M University President Michael K. Young will join the Institute for Quantum Science and Engineering (IQSE) this week for a two-day symposium to celebrate Texas A&M Distinguished Professor of Physics and Astronomy and 1996 Nobel Prize winner David M. Lee, recently featured as The Top 100 […]
Erukhimova, Mioduszewski Elected as American Physical Society Fellows
Texas A&M University physicists Tatiana Erukhimova and Saskia Mioduszewski have been elected as 2019 Fellows of the American Physical Society (APS), the world’s largest organization of physicists. Dr. Tatiana Erukhimova No more than one-half of 1 percent of the organization’s current membership is selected by their peers for inclusion in the APS Fellowship Program, which […]