Physics Undergrad selected as a 2019 Goldwater Scholar
BU Physics rising senior, Salvatore Pace, has been named as a 2019 Goldwater Scholar, the premier national recognition for exceptional undergraduate STEM students. Sal works with professors Campbell and Grant to conduct research in condensed matter physics with a focus on non-equilibrium phenomena in many-body systems. Congratulations Sal!
Courtney Clark awarded with the 2019 CAS Outstanding Service Award
Congratulations to Undergraduate Program Coordinator Courtney Clark. Courtney has been named as one of six winners of the 2019 CAS Outstanding Service Award. The award is presented by the college to BU staff members who perform responsibilities at an outstanding level, demonstrate exceptional care for students, serve as a role model for others, and promote exceptional […]
Physics Undergrad, Miranda Bryson, accepted into DOE-INFN summer exchange program
BU Physics Undergrad, Miranda Bryson, has been accepted into the DOE-INFN summer exchange program! The DOE-INFN program is a program dedicated to the exchange of eleven US and Italian students in science and engineering. INFN, one of the leading organization worldwide promoting basic scientific research, is involved with cutting-edge activities in all major INFN-DoE areas […]
Professor David Bishop elected to the National Academy of Engineering
Physics Professor David Bishop was elected to the National Academy of Engineering this February. The NAE is part of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, and it has more than 2,000 peer-elected members. These members are drawn from senior professionals in business, academia, and government, who are among the world’s most accomplished engineers. Members […]
Alex Sushkov and Liam Fitzpatrick featured in BU Today
Assistant professors Alex Sushkov and Liam Fitzpatrick were featured in a new video by BU Today. In the video and accompanying article, the two talk about the differences and rivalry between theoretical and experimental physics. Find the video and article here!
g-2 Experiment named as one of the science stories likely to make headlines in 2019 by Science Mag
Science Magazine has been named as one of the 13 science stories likely to make headlines in 2019. The g-2 experiment focuses on studying the magnetism of a particle called the muon, hopefully to find results that could point to new particles or forces. Due to this, a result could be one of the biggest stories in […]
Assistant Professor Masha Kamenetska wins Air Force Young Investigator Research Program Grant
Congratulations to Assistant Professor Masha Kamenetska, who received a three-year grant, totaling $450,000, through the Air Force’s Young Investigator Research Program! Her anticipated area of research is robust conductance and force measurements of single DNA molecules to quantify nucleosome unwinding. Read more about it here!
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.