physics

Passing of Dr. Don Sparlin

Posted by on February 3, 2025

The Missouri S&T community is saddened to learn of the death of Dr. Don Sparlin, professor emeritus of physics. Sparlin passed away Friday, Dec. 20, at the age of 87.

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Schearer prize goes to three

Posted by on December 10, 2024

Tuhin Das, Gaurav Khairnar and Shruti Majumdar (shown from left) won the 31st annual Schearer Prize for graduate research in physics. The competition is held in memory of Laird D. Schearer, the department’s first Curators’ Distinguished Professor of physics, and rewards graduate students for outstanding research performed during their graduate studies.

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Physics research group wins 2024 Outreach Award

Posted by on December 10, 2024

Dr. Hasti Khoraminezhad, a post-doctoral fellow in physics, Dr. Marco Cavaglia, professor of physics, and the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory research group received the physics department’s 2024 Outreach Award.

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19 S&T faculty members receive tenure, promotions

Posted by on September 10, 2024

Nineteen faculty members at Missouri S&T received promotions and/or tenure, effective Sept. 1. Those faculty members are:

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Four tenured S&T faculty honored

Posted by on September 10, 2024

Four faculty members at Missouri S&T were honored with the Post Tenure Review Excellence Award. This award is granted to faculty who excel in scholarship and teaching through the five-year review period after achieving tenure. The recipients are:

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Saito leads Rolla Public Library talk on dark matter

Posted by on August 6, 2024

Dr. Shun Saito, assistant professor of physics, doctoral student Cole Rischbieter and Dr. Hasti Khoraminezhad, a postdoctoral fellow, engaged children and adults at the Rolla Public Library on Friday, June 14.

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Yamilov publishes paper in ‘Nature Photonics’

Posted by on August 6, 2024

Dr. Alexey Yamilov, professor of physics, published a paper in Nature Photonics describing a new technique. The article is titled “Delivering broadband light deep inside diffusive media.”

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Medvedeva co-authors paper for special issue

Posted by on August 6, 2024

Dr. Julia Medvedeva, professor of physics, co-authored a paper titled “Thermal stability of amorphous metal oxides: The interplay of secondary cations, degree of substitution and local structure.” The paper was published as an invited article in a special issue of Chemistry of Materials on the occasion of Professor C.N.R. Rao’s 90th birthday.

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Fuller prize goes to three

Posted by on May 7, 2024

Joshua Santy, Samuel Schrader and Andrew Madsen are winners of the 2024 Fuller Prize Competition for Undergraduate Research.

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Celebrate National Poetry Month, Earth Day at open mic night

Posted by on April 21, 2024

Join Dr. Agnes Vojta, teaching professor of physics, to celebrate National Poetry Month with a poetry reading and open mic night at 6 p.m. Monday, April 22, in the Curtis Laws Wilson Library.

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