Lee Roberts Writes Viewpoint in Recent Physical Review Article
Physics Professor Lee Roberts was invited to write a Viewpoint for an article published in a recent issue in Physical Review D. The article focuses on an important recent step in the evaluation of the strong interaction contribution to the Standard Model value of the muon’s anomalous magnetic […]
Mirtha Salcedo-Cabello awarded with the 2018 John S. Perkins Award
Congratulations to Graduate Program Coordinator Mirtha Salcedo-Cabello. Mirtha has been named one of three winners of the 2018 John S. Perkins Award for Distinguished Service. The award is presented by the Faculty Council to BU staff members who serve the university with great distinction. Mirtha has been with the Physics […]
Emanuel Katz promoted to Full Professor
Congratulations to Emanuel Katz, who has been promoted to the rank of Full Professor. Katz’s research explores theoretical particle and condensed-matter physics, using conformal field theory techniques to develop new ways of thinking about interacting fields and working to improve understanding of the physics related to large hadron collider experiments.
Anushya Chandran Named 2018 Sloan Research Fellow
Assistant Professor Anushya Chandran was recently named a 2018 Sloan Research Fellow. The two-year fellowships are awarded annually to 126 researchers for their unique potential to make substantial contributions to their field of work. Chandran’s research focuses mainly on quantum many-body theory and non-equilibrium systems. Congragualtions Anushya for recognition! You can read more here at BU Today: […]
Boston University work on DESI project featured in press release.
Work done by the Ahlen group and the Scientific Instrument Facility (SIF) at BU have been featured in a press release by the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument or DESI project. The SIF at BU and the Ahlen group, which consists of Professor Steve Ahlen and grad student Yutong Duan, and have contributed to the production […]
Boston University Physics to Host Non-thermal Quantum Systems Conference from March 11th to March 15th
From March 11th to March 15th, BU Physics will be hosting the Non-thermal Quantum Systems Conference. This conference, located in the Rajen Kilachand Center, will emphasize short talks, long open discussion periods and a large number of junior participants including speakers. This BU-CUNY workshop continues in this tradition and aims to bring together a group […]
David Bishop named as 2017 Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors
Congratulation to Professor David Bishop for his election as a 2017 Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors! The academy recognizes for his “highly prolific spirit of innovation in creating or facilitating outstanding inventions that have made a tangible impact on quality of life, economic development, and the welfare of society”. Professor Bishop was also […]
Congratulations to Prof. David Bishop on becoming Director of CELL-MET
Nanosystems Engineering Research Center for Directed Multiscale Assembly of Cellular Metamaterials with Nanoscale Precision: CELL-MET – A National Science Foundation Research Center Synthesizing Personalized Heart Tissue for Clinical Use The NSF Engineering Research Center in Cellular Metamaterials – CELL-MET – is designed to stimulate translation of research to practice by facilitating worldwide corporate, clinical, and […]
First International Summer Institute on Network Physiology (ISINP 2017)
Research Professor Plamen Ch. Ivanov initiated and directed the First International Summer Institute on Network Physiology (ISINP 2017) at the Lake Como School for Advanced Studies, Italy. Attended by participants from 16 countries, the event laid the foundations of a new interdisciplinary field at the interface of physics, biomedical engineering and medicine to understand health […]
Sulak wins DPF Instrumentation Award
Congratulations to Prof. Larry Sulak for being recognized with the American Physical Society Division of Particles and Fields Instrumentation Award. Larry presented a review of his seminal contributions to the water Cherenkov technique at the DPF meeting prize ceremony on August 4. Larry is seen here with DPF chairperson Marcela Carena. Photo crdits: Reider Hahn, […]