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Congratulations to Dr. Mohammad Alhusseini!

Tuesday, July 13, 2021

Congratulations to Dr. Mohammad Alhusseini for successfully defending his Ph.D. thesis yesterday, July 12th!

Congratulations Ph.D student Cecilia Fasano who was awarded a NASA research grant

Wednesday, July 7, 2021

https://dailyiowan.com/2021/07/06/ui-ph-d-student-is-awarded-a-nasa-research-grant/

CLAS Professor Phil Kaaret leads P3 initiative to extend space-based research throughout the UI

Thursday, July 1, 2021

https://clas.uiowa.edu/news/clas-professor-phil-kaaret-leads-p3-initiative-extend-space-based-research-throughout-ui

Former alumni now at SpaceX

Wednesday, June 23, 2021

Today two of our former students ran into each other at SpaceX Headquarters in California. Suman Sherwani is an Iowa alum and former employee in the Dept.

Congratulations to Professor Philip Kaaret and team for receiving P3 Funding!

Thursday, June 17, 2021

https://now.uiowa.edu/2021/06/7-collaborative-projects-approved-p3-funding?utm_source=IANowFaculty&utm_medium=seven_projects_p3&utm_campaign=IANowFaculty-6-17-2021

PhD student Cecilia Fasano wins three-year NASA research grant

Thursday, June 17, 2021

https://clas.uiowa.edu/news/phd-student-cecilia-fasano-wins-three-year-nasa-research-grant

Congratulations to Professor Jasper Halekas, the Deputy Principal Investigator, for one of three new lunar missions selected by NASA today!

Thursday, June 10, 2021

https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-selects-new-science-investigations-for-future-moon-deliveries

Physicist Mary Hall Reno named Erich Funke Professor

Wednesday, June 9, 2021

https://clas.uiowa.edu/news/physicist-mary-hall-reno-named-erich-funke-professor

The mysterious origin of the northern lights has been proven

Wednesday, June 9, 2021

https://www.cnn.com/2021/06/07/weather/aurora-borealis-creation-mystery-solved-scn/index.html

Research News - A quantum step to a heat switch with no moving parts

Wednesday, June 9, 2021

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/06/210607161017.htm

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