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Bo Zhen announced as a winner of a 2021 Sloan Research Fellowship
Bo Zhen, Assistant Professor, has been selected for a 2021 Sloan Research Fellowship as one of "128 early-caree
Read MoreLiang Wu leads studies using pioneering theories by Charlie Kane and Eugene Mele
Liang Wu, Assistant Professor, leads two studies that "demonstrate how two related metal alloys, cobalt monosilicide and
Read MoreLiang Wu selected for 2020 OCPA Outstanding Young Researcher Award (Macronix Prize)
Liang Wu, Assistant Professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy, was selected for the prestigious Outstanding Young Researcher Award (Macronix Prize) by the International Organization of C
Read MoreDark Energy Survey makes public catalog of nearly 700 million astronomical objects
With the goal of understanding dark energy and the accelerating expansion of the universe, DES released six years of data, representing one of the largest galaxy surveys published to date.
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