Photo (L to R) Loida Del Rio Rosado, Sam Dillon, and Christos Litos Graduate teaching assistants (GTAs) make a major, impactful contribution to teaching and learning at the University of Florida. Each academic year, the UF Graduate School recognizes the most industrious and innovative among them with the Graduate Student Teaching […]
Shubhagata Bhaumik, a graduate student in Physics, has been honored with the prestigious Association of Academic Women (AAW) Emerging Scholar Award. Recognized for her groundbreaking work in gravitational wave astronomy, the award selection committee noted that “Shubhagata works in gravitational wave astronomy, in particular on the astrophysics of black hole […]
Congratulations to Christopher McKinney, an undergraduate student in UF’s Physics department, for being selected as one of the recipients of the William Oegerle Scholarship in Physics and Astronomy. Named after UF alumnus Dr. William Oegerle, this scholarship is designed to support undergraduate students who demonstrate exceptional potential in conducting research […]
Biswaranjan Behera, an adjunct assistant scientist working with Professor Heather Ray’s group, has been selected as the Ambassador for the 2023 EDIA Recognition Awards by the Office of Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Accessibility at the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory. Within the Fermilab community, numerous individuals play pivotal roles in advancing EDIA […]
Each fall the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (CLAS) awards approximately fifteen one-semester dissertation fellowships to deserving graduate students whose projects are judged by the selection committee to be highly meritorious. Successful applicants receive a stipend and paid tuition during the following spring semester. The following physics graduate students […]
Professor Peter Hirschfeld has been awarded the 2023 Jesse W. Beams Award of the Southeastern Section of the APS (SESAPS). The award was announced last Friday at the annual SESAPS meeting. The award committee recognized Peter’s work with this citation: “For his seminal contributions to condensed matter physics and unconventional superconductivity […]
Photo of Nhat Huy Tran, award recipient The William Oegerle Scholarship in Physics and Astronomy is named after UF alumnus Dr. William Oegerle. The fund provides support for undergraduate students who show exceptional promise in conducting research in physics and/or astronomy. The awardee carries out a research project under the […]
Source: CLAS News Distinguished Professor of Physics David Tanner has been awarded the American Physical Society (APS) 2024 W.K.H. Panofsky Prize in Experimental Particle Physics for his innovative contributions to the field. The prestigious award underscores Tanner’s exceptional standing within the scientific community. Since joining the UF faculty in 1982, he has not only […]
Photo of Landen Conway (left) and Roy Forestano (right). Congratulations to Landen Conway and Roy Forestano, two outstanding graduate students in UF Physics who have recently been awarded the esteemed Steigleman Family Fellowship. Their notable achievements in the field of theoretical astrophysics are commendable as they pursue their respective research […]
The department is pleased to announce that the UF Physics IDEA (Inclusion Diversity & Equity Alliance) is a winner of the 2023 College of Liberal Arts and Sciences CLAS Excellence in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee Award. This CLAS award recognizes a department Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) committee that has made […]