News

Prof. Bo Zhen receives a Kaufmann New Investigator Research Grant

Read about Bo Zhen's award to study "non-Abelian gauge field of light."

http://kaufman.pittsburghfoundation.org/kaufman-grants-2018

Do Cancer-Sniffing Canines Pass the Smell Test?

Read an article featuring Prof. A.T. Charlie Johnson in The Daily Beast.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/do-cancer-sniffing-canines-pass-the-smell-...

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Physics Treasure

Charles Kane and Andrew Rappe of the School of Arts and Sciences were part of an international team that has identified a new form of insulating material that may one day provide a basis for quantum computing. The patterns found in everyday wallpaper played a role in the discovery.

Congratulations to former postdoc Tom Machon

Tom Machon wins 2018 Glenn Brown Dissertation Prize of the International Liquid Crystal Society For the advancement of geometric and topological methods in the theory of liquid crystals, especially in the description of knotted disclinations and the global homotopy classification of nematic textures.

Spring 2018 – Department Awards

Congratulations to all!

The Elias Burstein Prize – Lisa Tran

Herbert B. Callen Memorial Prize –Jing (Jill) Cai

Arnold M. Denenstein Prize – Ashley Baker

William E. Stephens Prize – Kevin Chen and Jonah Peter

Thomas H. Wood Prize – Alexander Seidel and Lakshay Sharma