News
Nadar Engheta selected for 2020 Isaac Newton Medal and Prize
Congratulations to our colleague Prof. Nader Engheta (SEAS, secondary appointment in Physics and Astronomy), who has been selected to receive the 2020 Isaac Newton Medal and Prize from the Institute of Physics (UK).
Liang Wu’s research on the relationship between topology and linear optics is featured in Penn Today
“The discovery of fourfold topological quasiparticles in this metallic alloy could be used to engineer topological materials with unique and controllable properties in the future.”
Congratulations to Prof. Eleni Katifori, who has been awarded the 2021 APS Early Career Award for Soft Matter Research!
This prestigious award was given “For the seminal use of physical principles in understanding living transport networks.”
You can read a little more about it here:
We are accepting applications!
The Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Pennsylvania will be accepting applications for the PhD program during the 2020-21 admissions cycle, despite any disruptions associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. We look forward to receiving applications this Fall.
September 21-25 is Climate Week at Penn!
The long list of events is listed here:
https://climateweek.provost.upenn.edu/
The EES department will be hosting 2 separate events next week:
Werner Teutsch Memorial Prize Winners
Established by the friends of Werner Teutsch, to memorialize his exuberant creativity during a tragically short career. Awarded annually to the graduate student(s) who, by his or her performance in the first year courses, shows the most promise for outstanding achievement in research.
2020 winners:
Statement on the passing of Ward Plummer
The Department is sad to report the passing of Ward Plummer, former faculty member in our department.
Bhuvnesh Jain is organizing the “Summer 2020 data science hangout,” for Arts and Sciences undergraduate researchers
The summer 2020 hangout is intended for undergraduate students whose summer research involves quantitative analysis of datasets, including variants of machine learning.