Articles from 2020
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NASA-Iowa TRACERS project moves into next phase
Thursday, June 4, 2020
Talk of Iowa IPR show
Tuesday, June 2, 2020
Professor Cornelia Lang and Caroline Roberts, PhD presented on the Talk of Iowa IPR news show this morning. Check it out!
Congratulations to Marc Herrmann!
Wednesday, May 27, 2020
Congratulations to Marc Herrmann for successfully defending his PhD thesis on May 22, 2020.
Thesis Title: Algebraic Characterization of the Light-Front Vacuum
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Physics graduate student Lucas Beving selected for research at Department of Energy lab
Tuesday, May 19, 2020
2020 Collegiate Teaching Awards Announced
Friday, May 8, 2020
Cornelia Lang appointed Associate Dean by College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Monday, May 4, 2020
Congratulations to Joshua Steffen on Defending Master's Thesis!
Monday, April 20, 2020
Congratulations to Joshua Steffen, who successfully defended his Master's thesis on April 16, 2020.
Thesis Title: SDSS-IV MaNGA: Star Formation Rates in Paired Galaxies
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Emily Silich awarded prestigious Goldwater Scholarship
Tuesday, March 31, 2020
Emily Silich, a physics and astronomy major, has been awarded the Barry Goldwater Scholarship, the most prestigious undergraduate scholarship in the natural sciences, mathematics, and engineering in America.
Spencer Wikert - Way beyond desktop support
Tuesday, March 24, 2020
The Iowa Robotic Observatory (IRO) telescope is about 1,500 miles from the University of Iowa campus, under the dark night skies of southern Arizona.
In February 2020, Wikert joined a four-person team on a six-day trip to the IRO. His main goal: Upgrade the facility’s computers and make them easier to manage from a distance.