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Prof. Vafa Wins Carl Friedrich von Siemens Research Award

December 12, 2023

Congratulations to Prof. Cumrun Vafa on receiving a Carl Friedrich von Siemens Research Award of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation. This award is conferred in recognition of the award winner’s entire academic record to date.

The winners are invited to carry out research projects of their own choice in cooperation with specialist colleagues in Germany. The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation sponsors distinguished international scientists and scholars irrespectively of their academic discipline or nationality and maintains an international network of academic cooperation and...

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Argüelles-Delgado is among Popular Science "The Brilliant Ten!"

December 5, 2023

Prof. Argüelles-Delgado has been chosen by Popular Science for the Brilliant 10 class of 2023.

Each year, Popular Science honors 10 early-career researchers who’ve gotten a head start. These researchers already stand out as innovators and change makers in their fields. They are asking the unasked questions, adopting novel methods, and pursuing remedies where none exist. Whether they are driven by the desire to fill a need...

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Suhaas Bhat '24 Named Rhodes Scholar

November 14, 2023

Congratulations to Suhaas Bhat, one of this year's ten Harvard Rhodes Scholars! This scholarship is a life-changing opportunity to join outstanding young people from around the world to study at the University of Oxford.

Bhat is a Marshfield, Wisconsin, native who majors in physics and social science. He worked as a machine learning researcher at Harvard and Duke and a co-founded a Harvard ...

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Loeb Lectures in Physics: Jean Dalibard

November 13, 2023

JEAN DALIBARD
Professor, Collège de France

all lectures will be held in Jefferson 250 and streamed live through zoom (please see the link below)

Monday, November 13, 2023, @4:30pm
Colloquium: "Scale invariance, a hidden symmetry explored with quantum gases"

Scale invariance, a concept initially introduced in high-energy physics, has gained numerous applications in the physics of quantum fluid. It is...

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Denisse Córdova Carrizales Receives 2023 LeRoy Apker Award

October 24, 2023

Denisse Córdova Carrizales '23 has been recognized with the 2023 LeRoy Apker Award for developing a new method to intercalate Li into thin films of indium tin oxide.

Denisse graduated from Harvard College with a B.A. in physics with honors. After a year working on fusion energy policy and education, she will start a PhD at MIT's Nuclear Science and Engineering Department. While at Harvard under the guidance of Prof. Julia...

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Argüelles-Delgado Awarded 2023 Packard Fellowship

Argüelles-Delgado Awarded 2023 Packard Fellowship

October 16, 2023

The David and Lucile Packard Foundation announced today the 2023 class of Packard Fellows for Science and Engineering. Prof. Carlos Argüelles-Delgado is among 20 innovative early-career scientists and engineers who will each receive $875,000 over five years to pursue their research. 

Since 1988, the Packard Fellowships for Science and Engineering have encouraged blue-sky thinking by providing maximum flexibility through unrestricted funds that can be used in any way the Fellows choose, including paying for necessities like child care. This flexibility allows Fellows...

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Khalaf, Paban Join Harvard Physics Faculty

July 5, 2023

The Department of Physics welcomes two new faculty members: Eslam Khalaf, as Assistant Professor of Physics, and Sonia Paban, Senior Lecturer on Physics and Senior Research Scientist in Physics. Both Prof. Khalaf and Dr. Paban were previously faculty members at University of Texas at Austin.

Prof. Khalaf, originally from Egypt, received his Ph.D. summa cum laude from Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research Stuttgart, Germany, and continued as a postdoctoral fellow at Harvard, in Prof. Vishwanath's group, from 2018 to 2022. A ...

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Prof. Dvorkin Promoted to Full Professor

June 16, 2023

The Department of Physics is delighted to announce the promotion of Cora Dvorkin to Professor of Physics with tenure.

 

Congratulations, Prof. Dvorkin!