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Varghese Mathai interviewed regarding ventilation, air flow and disease transmission
In the wake of lifting of mask mandates, Asst. Prof. Varghese Mathai was interviewed on CNN Health and NPR regarding ventilation and airflow in enclosed spaces. -
Shubha Tewari named Chair-elect for CUWiP national organizing committee
Shubha Tewari was named Chair-elect of the National Organizing committee for the 2023 cycle of Conference of Undergraduate Women in Physics. -
Vasseur research featured in Phys Rev X
Physical Review X celebrates the 10th anniversary of the journal's launch by highlighting a few seminal articles published in its first decade. One of the highlights chosen is a paper by Romain Vasseur and collaborators on the melting of 1D quantum systems from states of many-body localization. -
Michael Ramsey Musolf interview in Physics
An interview with Michael Ramsey-Musolf, ACFI director and theoretical particle physicist was featured in Physics magazine as part of a series featuring experiences of LGBTQ+ physicists. -
Open Education Resource recognition for Toggerson
Brokk Toggerson was recognized by the Massachusetts Open Educational Resources commission with a bronze medal in their first annual OER awards. He was cited for his contributions in developing materials for the introductory course for life science students. Congratulations, Brokk! -
UMass undergrad research at APS Division of Fluid Dynamics
The talk of UMass Physics major, Ruixi Lou, at the American Physical Society's meeting of the Divison for Fluid Dynamics was highlighted for press coverage by the organizers.
Physics Spotlight
Congratulations to Physics Grad Students on DOE Fellowship Awards!!
This spotlight highlights Physics most recent DOE Fellowship awardees, David Kessler and Tristan Winick, both of whom are graduate students within the department. They were chosen to not only introduce them to the physics community, but also to showcase their achievements and congratulate them on their awards!
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