Professor of Physics Q. Charles Su has been appointed as a Distinguished Professor at Illinois State University. The honor will be awarded at the Founders Day Convocation at 2 p.m. Thursday, February 18.
Su named Distinguished Professor
Unit: Physics
Fermilab subject of physics colloquium
Kevin Pitts, a professor of physics from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, will discuss an experiment at Fermilab on February 2.
Physics talk to examine nuclei, November 17
University of Notre Dame Professor of Physics Mark Caprio will give a talk titled “Nuclei from Scratch: Ab Initio Calculations and the Emergence of Rotation” for the November 17 Physics Colloquium.
Q&A with award-winning Redbird educator Rebecca Vieyra
An award from the White House. A fellowship at NASA. A new job helping physics teachers across the U.S. These are just a few of the remarkable achievements in the young career of Rebecca (Wenning) Vieyra ’07.
Purdue’s David Nolte to address Physics Colloquium Series
Purdue University Physics Professor David Nolte will give a talk titled “Doppler Imaging of Life: Everything Moves” at 4 p.m. Tuesday, November 3.
Ghostly Tales under the Stars at Planetarium
The Illinois State University Planetarium will present Ghostly Tales under the Stars at 7:30 p.m. and midnight Friday, October 23, and at 2 p.m. Saturday, October 24.
Mesoscopics with ultrasound topic of October 20 physics colloquium
Associate editor of the Journal of the Acoustical Society of America Richard Weaver will give a talk Tuesday, October 20, in Moulton Hall, room 214, as part of the Fall 2015 Physics Colloquium.
MacArthur Fellow Tami Bond to speak of A Tale of Fire, Smoke, Time, and Power
Environmental engineer and MacArthur Foundation Fellow Tami Bond will give a talk titled “Energy in the Anthropocene Era: A Tale of Fire, Smoke, Time, and Power” at 4 p.m. Tuesday, October 13, in Moulton Hall, room 214.
Greg Engel to talk quantum dynamics October 6
Quantum dynamics will be the topic of the next Fall Physics Colloquium at 4 p.m. Tuesday, October 6, with the University of Chicago’s Greg Engel.
Harris’ NSF grant to study how atoms take a heavy beating
Assistant Professor of Physics Allison Harris recently received a grant of more than $100,000 from the National Science Foundation to develop a different way to follow the path particles take after collisions.
