Congratulations to the winners of the department's 2014/15 student awards: Prasenjit Bose, Grace Bosse, David Fehling, Kelley Lampayan, Georges Obied and Jake Tutmaher!
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Astrophysics
Stephan McCandliss Named Director of the Center for Astrophysical Sciences
Research Professor Stephan McCandliss will become Director of the Center for Astrophysical Sciences (CAS) effective July 1.
Condensed Matter
Chia-Ling Chien Awarded 2015 IUPAP Magnetism Award and Néel Medal
Jacob L. Hain Professor Chia-Ling Chien has received the 2015 IUPAP Magnetism Award and Néel Medal for his extraordinary contributions to the field of magnetism. The award is the highest […]
Astrophysics
Alexander Szalay becomes a Bloomberg Distinguished Professor
Alexander Szalay, P&A faculty member and the founding director of the Institute for Data Intensive Engineering and Science, has been named a Bloomberg Distinguished Professor. Szalay is also a professor […]
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12th Annual Physics Fair returns April 25, 2015!
With over 100 physics demonstrations, activities for every age group, and trophies and prizes for young participants, the Annual Physics Fair will be just as much fun as years past! […]
Astrophysics
3/2/15 marks 20th anniversary of Astro-2 (STS-67) Spacelab Astronomy Mission
The primary payload aboard the space shuttle Endeavour for the Astro-2 mission was the Astro Observatory, a trio of aligned ultraviolet telescopes, including the Hopkins Ultraviolet Telescope (HUT). William Blair […]
Particle Physics
Donghui Jeong Receives Outstanding Young Researcher Award of the Association of Korean Physicists in America
Donghui Jeong, a recent postdoctoral scholar at Johns Hopkins, has been named one of two of this year’s recipients of the Outstanding Young Researcher Award of the Association of Korean […]
Particle Physics
Ulascan Sarica Named 2015 Gardner Fellow
Second-year graduate student Ulascan Sarica is the recipient of the 2015 William Gardner fellowship. Sarica will be supported by the fellowship to further his research on the properties of the […]
Astrophysics
Joseph Silk’s featured on NPR
Prof. Joseph Silk and physicist George Ellis have sparked a debate about whether or not string theory and multiverses should be exempt from experimental testing. Read more on National Public […]
Particle Physics
Jared Kaplan Receives National Science Foundation CAREER Award
Assistant Professor Jared Kaplan has received a CAREER Award from the National Science Foundation. The award helps to fund research in Conformal Field Theory – quantum theories that combine special […]