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Nick Hadley Re-elected US CMS Collaboration Board Chair

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Category: Department News
Published: Wednesday, July 21 2010 11:46

Professor Nick Hadley has just been re-elected to his position as US CMS Collaboration Board Chair. This board counts its membership from 49 US Institutions on CMS and over 600 scientists, and plays a critical role in shaping the direction of the US contingent at CMS (the US has the single largest national representation on CMS). The position also comes with the title of the Country Representative from the United States to the CMS Management Board; therefore Dr. Hadley will represent the US in running CMS at CERN.

Bill Dorland to Give DST Lecture November 16

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Category: Department News
Published: Wednesday, July 21 2010 11:46

Professor Bill Dorland will give his Distinguished Scholar-Teacher Lecture, The End of the Oil Economy, on November 16, 2010. The Distinguished Scholar-Teacher Program, established in 1978, honors a small number of faculty members each year who have demonstrated notable success in  both scholarship and teaching. By honoring the Distinguished-Scholar Teacher with this prestigious award, we reaffirm our commitment to excellence in teaching and scholarship.

The End of the Oil Economy
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
4:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.
1412 Physics Building

JQI Wins Atomtronics MURI Award in FY 2010 Competition

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Category: Research News
Published: Tuesday, July 20 2010 00:00

Joint Quantum Institute (JQI) scientists have won a highly sought-after MURI award from the U.S. Department of Defense -- one of 32 projects selected for funding in the FY 2010 nationwide competition. The Pentagon will provide a total of $227 million over five years to awardees in the annual Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative (MURI) program, whose winners were chosen from 152 proposals evaluated by expert merit-review panels.Read More

 

 

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