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Virginia Tech joins Mid-Atlantic Quantum Alliance to boost research efforts , articleThe alliance is a rapidly growing hub of quantum technology research, development, innovation, and education led by the University of Maryland. Vito Scarola, an associate professor in the Department of Physics, led the effort for Virginia Tech to join the MQA.
Date: Mar 18, 2021 -
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J. Mark Sowers Distinguished Lecture Series continues online with Nobel Prize winning physicist, Donna Strickland , articleThe online event on March 10 will feature Strickland, who is a professor with the University of Waterloo’s Department of Physics and Astronomy. She co-won the 2018 Nobel Prize in Physics for her work in developing chirped pulse laser amplification with Gérard Mourou, her Ph.D. supervisor at the time.
Date: Mar 07, 2021 -
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College of Science announces inaugural recipients of Inclusion and Diversity Fellowship Program , articleThe Virginia Tech College of Science has awarded two faculty members with its first-ever Inclusion and Diversity Fellowships, aimed at advancing inclusivity and diversity among students, faculty, and staff in the college.
Date: Feb 05, 2021 -
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American Physical Society names Uwe Täuber as lead editor for journal Physical Review E , articleThe American Physical Society has selected Uwe Täuber, a professor in the Department of Physics and director of the Virginia Tech Center for Soft Matter and Biological Physics, as the new lead editor of the journal Physical Review E.
Date: Feb 02, 2021 -
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Commencing to succeed , articleEach fall and spring, a new group of Hokies moves their tassels, stepping away from life as students into new roles as alumni of Virginia Tech. Although graduation may feel like the culmination of a year of lasts, the ceremony is really a beginning.
Date: Jan 07, 2021 -
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In memoriam: Lay Nam Chang, founding dean of the College of Science, professor of physics , articleChang was dean of the College of Science from 2003 to 2016. Prior to that, he was the last dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, serving from 2002 to 2003 when he guided the academic restructuring that resulted in two new colleges — the College of Science and the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences.
Date: Dec 10, 2020 -
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The Center for Emerging, Zoonotic, and Arthropod-borne Pathogens announces team-building pilot grant awards , articleFunded by the Fralin Life Sciences Institute and Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station, 10 interdisciplinary research teams were awarded team-building pilot grant awards to tackle some of these complex zoonotic and vector-borne emerging infectious disease problems.
Date: Nov 16, 2020 -
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Corps of Cadets alumna Capt. Kimberly Markovcy Veal named Boston College game Hokie Hero , articleVeal is on her second combat deployment and currently stationed in southwest Asia with the 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing.
Date: Oct 18, 2020 -
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Cadet Cesar Ibarra Jr. named honorary flag cadet for the Duke game , articleIbarra, a junior in Air Force ROTC, returned to campus two weeks before the start of classes as part of the upper-class training cadre for new cadets, where he stood out for his ability to teach and motivate the first-year cadets.
Date: Oct 02, 2020 -
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College of Science debuts annual magazine , articleWhen COVID-19 shook the world at the start of 2020, eventually killing more than 900,000 people worldwide and shuttering economies, the Virginia Tech College of Science took action. The 2020 Virginia Tech College of Science Magazine covers these actions from across every department and program.
Date: Sep 21, 2020 -
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Solutions to big problems: they’re in the (soft matter) solution , articleShengfeng Cheng, an assistant professor in the Department of Physics in the College of Science, was awarded a National Science Foundation CAREER Award for research in “Nonequilibrium Physics in Drying Soft Matter Solutions.”
Date: Sep 09, 2020 -
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Findings by physicist Rana Ashkar upend understanding of cholesterol’s effects on cellular membranes , articleAshkar has published a new study with far-reaching implications in the general understanding of disease and the design of drug delivery methods in the effect of cholesterol in cell membranes.
Date: Sep 04, 2020 -
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Early career faculty earn 14 National Science Foundation CAREER awards , articleOver the past 25 years, Virginia Tech researchers have earned 171 National Science Foundation Early Career Development Awards (CAREER). For the 2020 fiscal year, 14 Virginia Tech early career scientists and engineers have been granted CAREER awards, totaling over $4 million in research funding.
Date: Aug 28, 2020 -
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Physics professor authors tutorial to introduce polymer researchers to neutron scattering spectroscopy , articleNeutron scattering spectroscopy is a unique technique that allows scientists the ability to selectively view different aspects of a polymer sample, on the nanoscale, to better understand structure-property-function relationships.
Date: Aug 06, 2020 -
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College of Science student selected as associate editor for prestigious undergraduate research publication , articleOlti Myrtaj says the decision to do undergraduate research was an easy one, in no small part because he enjoys asking questions and autonomously exploring problems. He has big plans to expand accessibility for those interested in physics and mathematics research.
Date: Jun 10, 2020 -
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Ice, ice, maybe: Neutrino anomalies in Antarctica explained by physics’ Ian Shoemaker , articleA new research paper co-authored by a Virginia Tech assistant professor of physics provides a new and likely far simpler explanation for two recent strange events that occurred in Antarctica – high-energy neutrinos appearing to come up out of the Earth on their own accord and head skyward.
Date: Jun 09, 2020 -
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Physics professor among researchers detailing how antineutrino detectors could aid nuclear nonproliferation , articlePatrick Huber, a professor in the Virginia Tech Department of Physics, has co-authored an article that describes the potential uses and limitations of antineutrino detectors for nuclear security applications related to reactor, spent fuel, and explosion monitoring.
Date: Mar 19, 2020 -
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Nahum Arav part of team to discover quasar tsunamis capable of preventing stars from forming , articleUsing the unique capabilities of NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope, a team of astronomers led by Virginia Tech’s Nahum Arav has discovered the most energetic outflows ever witnessed in the universe. “These outflows are crucial for the understanding of galaxies' formation,” Arav said.
Date: Mar 19, 2020 -
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Virginia Tech awarded Nuclear Regulatory Commission Integrated University Program grants , articleThe nuclear engineering program in Virginia Tech’s Department of Mechanical Engineering has been awarded two grants totaling $850,000 for faculty development and graduate student fellowships.
Date: Jan 08, 2020 -
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Cadets chosen to highlight the colors at the Pittsburgh game , articleFirst-year cadets Allisen Haynes, Alex Jennings, and Christine Jung were chosen for this special duty for their performance in the Corps of Cadets.
Date: Nov 21, 2019
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