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Two College of Science faculty members receive 2019 SCHEV Outstanding Faculty Award , articleSterling Nesbitt, an assistant professor with the Department of Geosciences, and Leo Piilonen, a professor with the Department of Physics, are recipients of the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia’s 2019 Outstanding Faculty Awards.
Date: Mar 01, 2019 -
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The super wolf blood moon, 'a full 62 luxurious minutes of totality' , articleThis coming Sunday night and Monday morning (January 20 and 21), a rare ‘super wolf blood moon’ should be on full display in the eastern United States, a trifecta of lunar viewing.
Date: Jan 15, 2019 -
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Cadet Brett Smith named a national ROTC Student of the Year , articleThis spring, Smith will be the cadet wing commander for the Air Force ROTC. It’s the top position a student can hold, responsible for 275 ROTC students.
Date: Dec 19, 2018 -
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Students meld creativity and innovation in the University Libraries Fusion Studio , articleUndergraduate students combine their interests and talents to create a program to promote bicycle transportation and safety. The University Libraries Fusion Studio gives students the environment to innovate.
Date: Nov 08, 2018 -
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Physics researchers bring in federal funding to boost quantum science and technology research , articleFaculty researchers in the Virginia Tech Department of Physics are building a major program in quantum information sciences thanks in part to multiple federal grants that have brought $3.7 million directly to the university.
Date: Jun 13, 2018 -
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VTCRI researcher to deliver internationally renowned Dorcas Cummings Memorial Lecture , articleRead Montague will become the 41st person to present the annual Dorcas Cummings Memorial Lecture on June 2 at the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Symposium on Quantitative Biology, Brains, and Behavior: Order and Disorder in the Nervous System.
Date: May 30, 2018 -
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Keep calm and carry on: VTCRI scientists make first serotonin measurements in humans , articleScientists at the Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute have begun to unravel how serotonin acts, based on data collected in a first-of-its-kind experiment that utilized electrochemical probes implanted into the brain of awake human beings.
Date: May 01, 2018 -
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Alma Robinson receives Alumni Award for Excellence in Teaching , articleRobinson came to Virginia Tech to help recruit and train the next generation of high school physics teachers.
Date: Apr 25, 2018 -
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Launch of NASA’s All-Sky Satellite Mission takes space exploration to the next level, says expert , articleWith the expected launch of NASA’s new Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) this week, Virginia Tech astronomical science expert Nahum Arav says the all-sky survey mission is an important step forward that will enable space explorers to discover thousands of exoplanets around nearby bright stars.
Date: Apr 18, 2018 -
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Clare Boothe Luce Program supports research by female undergraduates , articleThe funding will be used over the next three years to provide 24 Clare Booth Luce Undergraduate Research Awards that will help make it possible for students to participate in research over the summer.
Date: Mar 09, 2018 -
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Rana Ashkar is named assistant professor of physics in College of Science , articleWith her research area focusing on experimental soft condensed matter physics and biophysics, Ashkar is the first faculty hire for the department in the area of Economic and Sustainable Materials.
Date: Mar 05, 2018 -
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Lara Anderson, Marc Michel named Luther and Alice Hamlett Junior Faculty Fellows , articleThe Luther and Alice Hamlett Junior Faculty Fellowships were established in the College of Science by the estate of Luther J. and Alice Hamlett.
Date: Jan 03, 2018 -
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College of Science inducts six new members during fifth annual Hall of Distinction ceremony , articleThe College of Science Hall of Distinction ceremony honors alumni and friends who have excelled in their professional careers, as well as in their service and philanthropy to civic groups and the university itself.
Date: Dec 07, 2017 -
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Chemistry’s John Morris named Dr. A.C. Lilly Jr. Faculty Fellow in Nanoscience by Board of Visitors , articleA member of the Virginia Tech faculty since 1999, Morris develops nanoscience approaches that can be used to build new catalysts and to provide insight into how the unique properties of small-scale materials affect the environment.
Date: Dec 04, 2017 -
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Satoru Emori named assistant professor of physics in College of Science , articleHis research focuses on “spintronics” and magnetic thin films, or more specifically, nanometer-thick materials with robust spin-driven physics. Many of these phenomena are considered essential for next-generation computing and communications technologies.
Date: Nov 30, 2017 -
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Physics researchers hosting NSF-funded workshop on quantum information, future of communications security , articleVirginia Tech Department of Physics faculty will lead a three-day workshop in Arlington, Virginia, focused on quantum information, which could provide communications a revolutionary boost in security and privacy.
Date: Nov 28, 2017 -
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Cadets chosen to highlight the colors at the Pittsburgh game , articleThe cadets, selected based on their performance during training, render honor to the flags and then carry them off the field.
Date: Nov 15, 2017 -
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John Simonetti part of worldwide effort in detection of two merging neutron stars and resulting explosion , articleLast Monday, an international group of scientists announced they had detected a kilonova — the collision of two neutron stars that unleashed a set of gravitational waves into outer space. Among the astronomers is Virginia Tech’s John Simonetti.
Date: Oct 23, 2017 -
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Army research grant could employ physics theory to control epidemics, understand brain , articleTwo Virginia Tech College of Science researchers are spearheading a $1.6 million U.S. Army Research grant with the ultimate goal of finding order and control in the most chaotic and noisy patterns.
Date: Sep 19, 2017 -
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Theoretical physicist Nigel Goldenfeld is fourth speaker in J. Mark Sowers Distinguished Lecture Series , articleThe Virginia Tech College of Science opens its J. Mark Sowers Distinguished Lecture Series for the fall 2017 semester on Sept. 14 with Professor Nigel D. Goldenfeld, a theoretical physicist.
Date: Sep 05, 2017
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