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Physics News
| Prof. Sasha Dukan wins the National Science Foundation grant Prof. Sasha Dukan has been awarded a grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Materials Research in the amount of $120,000 to support her theoretical research in the area of condensed matter physics. The three-year long project, Thermal Properties of Strongly-Coupled Extreme Type-II Superconductors in the Mixed State , will involve up to six Goucher students in the computational part of the project. |
| Explore "Graphene Flatland" with Dr. Oskar Vafek Dr. Oskar Vafek, Class of 1998 Goucher Alumnus and a Professor of Physics at Florida State University and National High Magnetic Field Laboratory in Tallahassee, Florida, will present a colloquium to the campus community on Thursday, April 16 at 4:30pm in Kelly Lecture Hall. Dr. Vafek will discuss his research on graphene, a fascinating new material that holds promise to become the basic unit of future ultrafast electronics. |
| Dept of Physics and Astronomy donates telescopes The Goucher College Dept of Physics and Astronomy is excited to announce that it was able to donate two 8-in telescopes to Western and Polytechnic High Schools today. |
| Physics Students present collaborative research at the 2009 Winter AAS Meeting Goucher Physics students Sean Lonsdale and Adrien Thorman presented their summer research work with Dr. Ben Sugerman at the 213th Meeting of the American Astronomical Society, Jan 4-8 in Long Beach, CA. |
| Physics Major receives Goucher Achievement Award Congratulations Physics Major Joan Palupa ('11), who won a Goucher Achievement Award this year. |
| Department of Physics and Astronomy in the News: Summer 2008 It was a busy summer here at Goucher for the press, and the Dept of Physics and Astronomy was no exception. See our press coverage. |