Archive: News Story

• Prof. Freericks publishes an article on partition function zeros and thermodynamics on quantum computers in Science Advances

  Prof. Freericks is part of a North Carolina State, University of Maryland and IonQ collaboration that reports the first use of quantum computers to determine partition function zeros.

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• Professor Peter Olmsted Awarded National Science Foundation grant

  Professor Peter Olmsted was recently awarded an National Science Foundation grant on the topic of  “Integrated Material Design and Processing–Application to Recycled Plastics”.

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• Prof. Emanuela Del Gado and Post-doctoral Researcher Abhay Goyal Publish Paper in Science Advances

  In a recent paper published in Science Advances, Emanuela Del Gado, Ph.D. and a professor in the Department of Physics and post-doctoral researcher Abhay Goyal create a novel model for studying the cohesive strength of cement in the hopes of creating greener infrastructure. 

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• Grace Mackessy presents at Physics Education Research Conference 2021

  Physics alumna Grace Mackessy (C’21) presented a poster entitled ‘Comparing student conceptions and construction of while loops in modeling motion’ at the 2021 Physics Education Research Conference (PERC).

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• 2021-22 Clare Boothe Luce Scholars

  Three undergraduate physics students have received Clare Boothe Luce (CBL) scholarships and awards for the 2021-22 academic year. These merit-based awards recognize high-achieving undergraduate women pursuing degrees in science, math, and engineering.

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• BARDA-NIOSH Mask Innovation Challenge

  Prof. Kai Liu’s group has been selected as one of the ten Phase 1 Winners of the BARDA – NIOSH Mask Innovation Challenge, out of 1448 submitted designs

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• 2021 Mayer Scholarship Recipient

  The Department of Physics is pleased to announce that Daniel O’Brien is the recipient of the 2021 Professor Walter G. Mayer Endowed Scholarship, which supports a graduate student pursuing a Ph.D. in experimental physics.

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• Outstanding Teaching Assistant Awards

  Graduate students Will Buchholtz and Yijing Liu were named 2021 Outstanding Physics Teaching Assistants for their exemplary service as TAs for PHYS-151/152 and 101/102, respectively, during the 2020-21 academic year

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• Congratulations to the Georgetown physics class of 2021!

  Congratulations to the Georgetown physics class of 2021!

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• Remembering Joe Serene

  It is with sadness that we share the news of the death of Joseph W. Serene.

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