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Recent News Around the Department
Graduate Student Recognized by APS Forum
Alex Slepko, a graduate student in the Department of Physics, has been recognized with the Ken Hass Best Student Paper in Applied Physics from the Forum on Industrial and Applied Physics (FIAP) of the American Physical Society at the organization’s March 2013 meeting for his paper “Electrical Resistivity in Metals and Metallic Alloys from First Principles.” The award is named in honor of the late Dr. Hass, who was the director of the Physical Sciences Labs at Ford Motors. FIAP established the award in his memory a few years ago. […]
UT Senior Wins Marshall Scholarship
Physics student William Berdanier has been selected as a Marshall Scholar for 2013. William will graduate from UT this spring, and is one of 34 undergraduate students in the United States to be awarded the scholarship, which covers all expenses for at least two years at any university in the United Kingdom. […]
Patent Becomes Contender for Humanitarian Award
The patent awarded to Research Professor Mahajan, Senior Research Scientist Mike Kotschenreuther, and Research Scientist Prashant Valanju is now a contender for the Humanitarian award given by <a href="http://challenge.gov/">Challenge.gov</a>. Their work involves the design of a fusion-fission hybrid reactor—a design allowing for energy production through a combination of fusion and fission and laying the foundations of a “green” and plentiful nuclear energy economy. You can read more about their design on <a href="http://patentsforhumanity.challenge.gov/submissions/10825-fusion-fission-hybrids-for-green-and-plentiful-energy">the USPTO Patents for Humanity site</a>. […]
Department Researchers Receive $6.2 Million Grant
Drs. James Chelikowsky and Alex Demkov received a $6.2 million grant over a five-year period to develop computer software to design and discover materials for low-cost energy applications. Potential uses include economical battery materials to capture solar energy and materials that convert water to hydrogen using sunlight. […]
Elizabeth B. Gleeson Professorship in Physics
It is a particular pleasure to announce a new, very special gift to the Department—a Professorship donated by our colleague Austin Gleeson. The Elizabeth B. Gleeson Professorship in Physics honors Austin’s beloved late wife, Betsy. It brings to the Department Chair’s office resources that will be used, in future years, to reward those faculty who make especially vital contributions to the Department’s administration. […]