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2022 Awards Colloquium Held April 26
Tuesday, April 26, 2022
The Department of Physics and Astronomy honored several students, faculty, and staff for their achievements on April 26 at the 2022 Awards Colloquium in 301 VAN.

Daily Iowan: TRACERS Mission Moves to Next Phase
Tuesday, April 26, 2022
Scientists at the University of Iowa have passed a critical review by NASA and will soon begin building two satellites to study the sun’s effects on earth’s magnetosphere.

Six Graduate Students Successfully Defend Theses
Tuesday, April 19, 2022
Congratulations to six graduate students in the Department of Physics and Astronomy who successfully defended their theses in April!

Daily Iowan: Halekas Receives Grant to Research Lunar Magnetic Fields
Monday, April 18, 2022
University of Iowa associate professor Jasper Halekas was granted over $160,000 to further examine the surface of the moon’s magnetic field. The mission is expected to launch in 2024 for two weeks.

Kathy Kurth Awarded Hancher-Finkbine Staff Medallion
Wednesday, April 13, 2022
Kathy Kurth has been awarded the 2022 Hancher-Finkbine Staff Medallion, one of the most prestigious honors given at the University of Iowa.
Staff Honored at CLAS Recognition Celebration
Tuesday, April 12, 2022
Six staff members in the Department of Physics and Astronomy were honored on April 7 at the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences’ 21st Annual Staff Recognition Celebration in the Iowa Memorial Union.

Howes Wins Scholar of the Year Award from OVPR
Thursday, March 31, 2022
The Office of the Vice President for Research (OVPR) at the University of Iowa has selected associate professor Gregory Howes as a Scholar of the Year as part of its annual Discovery and Innovation awards program.
Gross To Receive Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award
Tuesday, March 29, 2022
The University of Iowa Council on Teaching has selected Arran Gross to receive the Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award.

Research Team Finds Potential New Method to Control Light
Tuesday, March 22, 2022
Assistant Professor Tom Folland is part of an international research team that has discovered a potential new method for controlling light.

Halekas Awarded Grant to Investigate Lunar Magnetic Anomaly
Friday, March 18, 2022
Associate Professor Jasper Halekas recently received a grant award to investigate the environment in Reiner Gamma, a strongly magnetized region of the surface of the Moon.
NASA, via the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (JHU/APL), awarded Halekas $160,433 for the investigation, “Lunar Vertex: Exploring the Intersection of Geoscience and Space Plasma Physics.” Halekas is the deputy principal investigator for the investigation.
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