Archive: Physics
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Observatory Named for Georgetown Physicist Who Encourages Next Generation of Women in Science
Sarah Jiang (C’21) says she’s thrilled that the National Science Foundation chose to name a telescope designed to conduct “a vast astronomical survey” after Vera Rubin …
January 31, 2020
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Physics Professor Awarded Prestigious AAAS Fellowship for Work on Nanomagnetism
Kai Liu, Georgetown professor and McDevitt Chair in the Department of Physics, has been elected Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science ). …
November 26, 2019
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College Science Professors Pedal for a World Free of MS
Jeffery Urbach has assembled “Team Georgetown” for the upcoming Bike MS ride, a charity ride to raise funds for the National MS. …
August 30, 2019
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Georgetown Grad Who Discovered Dark Matter Inspires On-Campus International Symposium
A symposium honoring Vera Rubin (G’54), one of the most important American astrophysicists of the 20th century, took place this week at Georgetown, where she received a Ph.D.…
June 28, 2019
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Liu to Lead Team in Nanoelectronics Research Center
Professor Kai Liu of the Georgetown College Department of Physics is a theme leader in a major research center on nanoelectronic computing research led by the University of…
December 7, 2018
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Freericks Elected AAAS Fellow
Professor James Freericks of the Department of Physics has been named a fellow at the American Association for the Advancement of Science. He is one of only 19 physics professors…
November 28, 2018
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Freericks Awarded Two DOE Grants
The grants are both part of the Department of Energy’s recent $218 million initiative to promote quantum information science, which Secretary of Energy Rick Perry called &…
October 26, 2018
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Freericks Named Theory Lead on DOE X-Ray Team
Professor James Freericks of the Georgetown College Department of Physics is part of a team that won a highly competitive research grant from the U.S. Department of Energy last…
September 10, 2018
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New Faculty 2018-2019
Georgetown College is thrilled to welcome 37 new full-time faculty members with primary appointments in College departments this year. Get to know them.…
September 5, 2018
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Freericks Assists on Brookhaven Superconductor Study
A team of scientists has tracked never-before-seen interactions between electrons and the crystal lattice structure of copper-oxide superconductors. Georgetown College physics…
May 3, 2018