John W. Schweitzer, Professor Emeritus, and a condensed matter physicist, died on September 28, 2023.

An additional year of funding in the amount of $737,298 has been awarded to the "Foundations of Quantum Computing for Gauge Theories and Quantum Gravity" grant by the Department of Energy.  Prof. Yannick Meurice is the principal investigator for the grant.

Associate Professor David Miles has been named Principal Investigator of the Tandem Reconnection and Cusp Electrodynamics Reconnaissance Satellites (TRACERS) Mission following the passing of Prof. Craig Kletzing in August.

The American Physical Society Division of Plasma Physics will honor Prof. Allison Jaynes with the Katherine E. Weimer Award, which recognizes and encourages outstanding achievement in plasma science research by a woman physicist in the early years of her career. Prof. Jaynes is being recognized for outstanding scientific contributions to understanding fundamental space plasma physics processes in the Earth’s magnetosphere and exemplary leadership. Her research focuses on the aurora, the inner magnetosphere, and the radiation belts and how those regions of geospace connect to atmospheric physics.

Graduate Student Kenny Buffo, under the guidance of Associate Professor Casey DeRoo, has been awarded NASA's Future Investigators in NASA Earth and Space Science and Technology (FINESST) Award in Astrophysics.

Yohannes Abate, Susan Dasher and Charles Dasher MD Professor of Physics in the University of Georgia Franklin College of Arts and Sciences department of physics and astronomy, has been awarded a $1.25 million grant from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation Experimental Physics Investigators Initiative. Abate received a Ph.D. in Physics from the University of Iowa in 2006 and was a student of Prof. Paul Kleiber.

Prof. Allison Jaynes was selected to receive the AGU James B. Macelwane Medal, which is given annually to three to five early career scientists in recognition of their significant contributions to Earth and space science. AGU, the world's largest Earth and space science association, annually recognizes a select number of individuals for its highest honors. Prof. Jaynes is recognized by the global Earth and space sciences community for her tremendous personal sacrifices and selfless dedication to advancing Earth and space sciences.

Prof. Jasper Halekas is featured in an article about faculty in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences who are doing impactful and interesting work across disciplines. 

Assistant Professor Tom Folland has received five grants this year, including a major CAREER award from the National Science Foundation.