Noah Finkelstein Named Presidential Teaching Scholar

Feb. 27, 2012

The Presidential Teaching Scholars Program announced today that Associate Professor Noah Finkelstein has been selected as a Presidential Teaching Scholar. Noah joins the 52 active Presidential Teaching Scholars on the four CU campuses who have been honored for, "effective and exemplary teaching, creative work, scholarship, and research." Presidential Teaching Scholars...

The William and Dorothy O'Sullivan Graduate Award in Physics

Feb. 15, 2012

Overview We are proud to announce the second year of the O'Sullivan Family Graduate Fellowship Award, funded by William and Dorothy O'Sullivan. Their gifts the last two years, and their commitments for the future, will provide critical fellowship support for the department's best and brightest incoming graduate students. The O'Sullivan...

Paul Romatschke Wins Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellowship

Feb. 14, 2012

Congratulations to Assistant Professor Paul Romatschke for winning a 2012 Alfred P. Sloan Fellowship. The award was announced on Wednesday, February 15 th . "I feel honored to receive this prestigious award for my research in relativistic fluid dynamics and its application to high energy nuclear physics," Romatschke said. According...

Margaret Murnane Appointed Chair of the National Medal of Science Committee

Dec. 22, 2011

Physics Professor and JILA Fellow Margaret Murnane was recently selected by President Obama to chair the National Medal of Science Committee. The appointment was approved on Wedenesday, December 21st. In a news release, President Obama said, "These fine public servants bring both a depth of experience and tremendous dedication to...

Margaret Murnane Awarded RDS Irish Times Boyle Medal

Oct. 27, 2011

Congratulations to Professor Margaret Murnane, who has been awarded the prestigious RDS Irish Times Boyle Medal for Scientific Excellence. Murnane earned the award, "for her pioneering work which has transformed the field of ultrafast laser and x-ray science." Inaugurated in 1899, the Boyle Medal, Ireland's premier science award, continues to...

CU PhET Program Wins Microsoft Education Award

Oct. 24, 2011

Congratulations to the CU PhET program for being selected as the winner of the $50,000 Microsoft Education Award at the 2011 Tech Awards banquet in San Jose, California. The Tech Awards: Technology Benefiting Humanity, awarded five $50,000 prizes to international pacesetters. Kathy Perkins, Director of PhET Interactive Simulations in the...

Physics Education Initiatives featured in Boulder Daily Camera

Oct. 12, 2011

A recent article from the Boulder Daily Camera highlights CU's Integrating STEM Education Initiative for its success in producing qualified math and science teachers. CU-Physics Professor Noah Finklestein collaborates with the Integrating STEM Education Initiative, resulting in a very high graduation rate of qualified physics teachers. < read more >

Cindy Regal Wins Packard Fellowship

Oct. 12, 2011

Cindy Regal, a University of Colorado assistant professor of physics and associate fellow of JILA, has been awarded the prestigious David and Lucile Packard Fellowship for Science and Engineering. The David and Lucile Packard Foundation established the fellowship “to allow the nation’s most promising professors to pursue science and engineering...

Alysia Marino Wins PECASE Award

Sept. 27, 2011

Congratulations to Assistant Professor Alysia Marino for being named by President Obama as a recipient of the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE). The announcement was delivered on Monday, September 27th. Marino was honored for her accomplishments in the study of neutrino properties and the development of...

PhET Selected as Tech Award Laureate by The Tech Museum

Sept. 15, 2011

Congratulations to CU's PhET program, which has been selected as a 2011 Tech Award Laureate. PhET is one of three laureates for the Microsoft Education Award. The Tech Awards , a signature program of The Tech Museum , and presented by Applied Materials, Inc., selected PhET from among hundreds of...

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