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Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award
The physics department awarded the 2016 Outstanding Physics Teaching Assistant Award to graduate students Kara Googins and Tabitha Yewer.
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2016 Physics Graduates
Graduating physics students and their families joined faculty and staff for a celebratory brunch during commencement weekend.
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The mystery of oobleck: insights on shear thickening
Research by Dr. John Royer (NIST), Prof. Daniel Blair (Georgetown), and Dr. Steven Hudson (NIST), recently published in Physical Review Letters, provides new insights on the mechanisms by which colloids change from being liquid-like to solid-like when stressed.
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Jack Treado wins Poster Prize at NHS Undergraduate research conference
Jack (John) Treado C’16, a Senior Physics Major, won a prize at the school of Nursing and Health Studies undergraduate research conference held at Georgetown University 14-15 April 2016.
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USA Science and Engineering Festival
Physics students and faculty participated in the 2016 USA Science and Engineering Festival, held in the Washington Convention Center on April 16-17.
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Students to participate in international summer research programs
Three Georgetown physics students will be participating in NSF-sponsored International Research Experiences for Students (IRES) programs during the summer of 2016.
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2016 Hichwa award winner
Physics major Bridget Johnson (C’17) has been awarded the 2016 Hichwa Family Undergraduate Summer Research Fellowship.
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Faculty promotion
Congratulations to Paola Barbara for her promotion to the rank of Full Professor.
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Faculty present invited talks at APS and ACS meetings
Physics faculty members presented invited talks at recent national meetings of the American Chemical Society and the American Physical Society.
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NIST PREP-MML Program Awarded to Georgetown University (up to $7.7M)
On 1 February 2016 Georgetown University (Departments of Chemistry and Physics) was awarded a Professional Research Experience Program (GU PREP-MML), from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). The program is led by Peter Olmsted in the Department of Physics, and will begin in summer 2016.
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