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Chancellor's Achievement Award for Diversity and Community awarded to Andrea Lopez Arguello

Physics undergraduate student Andrea Lopez Arguello has been selected as a recipient of the Chancellor’s Achievement Award for Diversity and Community for 2023-24. This prestigious award recognizes Andrea’s contributions to diversity, equity and inclusion in support of our campus and great community. The award comes with a $500 monetary prize. Congratulations to Andrea for this well-deserved honor!

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UC Davis Physics and Astronomy postdoctoral researcher Eduardo Ibarra-García-Padilla generalizes theory of magnetic patterns to higher numbers of fermion colors

UC Davis Physics and Astronomy postdoctoral researcher Eduardo Ibarra-García-Padilla generalizes theory of magnetic patterns to higher numbers of fermion colors

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Vaida Endowed Chair Awarded to Lloyd Knox

The Michael and Ester Vaida Endowed Chair in Cosmology and Astrophysics has been awarded to Professor Lloyd Knox for a period of five years. There are 21 endowed chairs across the College of Letters and Science. This is the first one in Physics and Astronomy.

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Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment (DUNE) now Fully Excavated at Sanford Underground Research Facility

The Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment (DUNE) lab, which our department members have been involved with since 2006, has now been fully excavated at the Sanford Underground Research Facility in South Dakota.

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Professor James Crutchfield and colleagues make first 3D recordings of Whale Songs

Professor Crutchfield and colleagues have developed the "hydroambiphone," a device for 3D recordings of whale songs. They claim "this is a new tool for marine biology that promises to greatly expand the human appreciation of the three-dimensional acoustic world of marine animals.” For more, see this Discover Magazine article, "First 3D Recordings of Whale Songs Reveal Fascinating New Behaviors."

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Congratulations to Alex Thomson for receiving a National Science Foundation CAREER Award

The NSF's Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program is a Foundation-wide activity. It offers the NSF's most prestigious awards in support of early-career faculty who have the potential to serve as academic role models in research and education and to lead advances in the mission of their department or organization.

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Professor Jones selected as a Chancellor's Fellow

Professor Tucker Jones has been selected as a 2023-2024 Chancellor's Fellow. He will receive an award of $25,000 for use in his research, teaching, and service activities and hold the title for five years. The program was established in 2000 to honor the achievements of outstanding faculty members early in their careers.

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Professor Andreas Albrecht Awarded 2023 Graduate Program Advising Mentoring Award

Professor Andreas Albrecht was selected as a recipient of the Graduate Program Advising and Mentoring Award. This award recognizes faculty providing outstanding service in advising and mentoring at the program level.