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Physics and Astronomy PhD Student Wins Teaching Award
Congratulations to PhD Candidate Elodie Resseguie, who has been awarded the Dean's Award for Distinguished Teaching by Graduate Students. The Dean's Award seeks to recognize teaching that is intellectually rigorous, exceptionally coherent, and that has considerable impact upon students.
Physics and Astronomy Professor Wins SAS Teaching Award
Congratulations to Professor Masao Sako, award winner of this year's Dean's Award for Innovation in Teaching in the School of Arts and Sciences. This award is presented annually to SAS faculty members who utilize innovative teaching techniques in the service of outstanding teaching.
Finding A Plants Fingerprint in the Veins of its Leaves
Working collaboratively with Max Planck Institute and the New York Botanical Gardens, Professor Eleni Katifori of the Department of Physics and Astronomy theorizes that the veins of plant leaves can serve as a fingerprint. The idea is to deeply explore the tiniest veins of a leaf to extract as much information possible which will reveal hidden traits and characteristics unique to the plant.
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Penn Researchers’ Theory: Brain’s Location-tracking Cells Use Transcendental Number System
Professor Vijay Balasubramanian and Postdoctoral Researcher Xue-Xin Wei have worked together to theorize how grid cells in the brain can mentally, then physically map movement, in a similar way to how a GPS is used to track location.
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Physics Professor Wins 2016 Lindback Award for Distinguished Teaching
Congratulations to Professor Klein on being chosen as the winner of the prestigious Lindback Award, the highest teaching honor given by the University of Pennsylvania. Award winners are determined by nominations and recommendations made by both faculty and students.
Graduate Student Sarah Friedensen Wins the Ella N. Pawling 2015-2016 Award
Congratulations to graduate student Sarah Friedensen for being named the Ella N. Pawling 2015-2016 Fellow by the School of Arts and Sciences to support her academic pursuits.
Graduate Student Jeffrey Campbell Wins the Hector Tyndale Fellow 2015-2016 Award
Congratulations to graduate student Jeffrey Campbell for being named the Hector Tyndale 2015-2016 Fellow by the School of Arts and Sciences to support his academic pursuits.
Physics Major Nicholas McGrievey Named Dean's Scholar
Congratulations to Nicholas on being named 2015-2016 SAS Dean's Scholar, where students are recognized for their outstanding academic achievements.
Physics Professor Wins Prestigious Award in Liquid Crystal Science
Congratulations to Professor Randall Kamien of the department of Physics and Astronomy on receiving the G.W. Gray Medal of the British Liquid Crystal Society. This is the Society's most distinguished prize and recognizes Prof. Kamien's many contributions to liquid crystal science.
To read more on the award see http://blcs.eng.cam.ac.uk/?page_id=55.
Physics Undergrads Featured in the University Physics Competition
Congratulations to the teams of undergraduates on their honorable wins that took place last semester.
Team 195, Silver Medal: William Saunders, Simran Arora, Xinping Yang
Team 243, Accomplished Competitor: Parker Henry, Mohammad Al-Hejji, Bryan Fichera
You can find out more about the University Physics Competition here: http://www.uphysicsc.com