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Congratulations to Dr. Alan denBleyker!

Friday, December 6, 2013
Congratulations to Alan denBleyker for successfully defending his PhD dissertation on "Study of Phase Transitions in Spin and Gauge Models Using Fisher’s Zeros." "...

Congratulations to Dr. Ran Lin!

Thursday, November 21, 2013
Congratulations to Ran Lin for successfully defending his PhD dissertation on "Organic Spintronic Devices Utilizing Spin-Injection, Spin-Tunneling and Spin-Dependent Transport." "Dr.

Congratulations to Dr. Kristopher Klein!

Friday, November 8, 2013
Congratulations to Kristopher Klein for successfully defending his PhD dissertation on "The Kinetic Plasma Physics of Solar Wind Turbulence." "...

Congratulations to Dr. Dennis Norton!

Thursday, November 7, 2013
Congratulations to Dennis Norton for successfully defending his PhD dissertation on "Type-II InAs/GaSb Superlattice LEDs: Applications for Infrared Scene Projector Systems." "...
Juno spacecraft

Juno slingshots past Earth on its way to Jupiter

If you've ever whirled a ball attached to a string around your head and then let it go, you know the great speed that can be achieved through a slingshot maneuver. Similarly, NASA's Juno spacecraft will be passing within some 350 miles of Earth's surface Wednesday, Oct. 9, before it slingshots off into space on a historic exploration of Jupiter.

Congratulations to Dr. Timothy Harrington-Taber!

Wednesday, October 2, 2013
Congratulations to Timothy Harrington-Taber for successfully defending his PhD dissertation on "Heavy Flavor Decay of Zgamma at CDF." "...