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Allison Galindo Hired to Lead Women’s Lacrosse at Illinois Tech
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Physics Archive
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Professor of Biology and Physics Thomas Irving’s recently published Science study on elastic energy storage in muscle myofilaments is discussed in the Phys.org article, “Cool muscles: Storing elastic energy for flight.”
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Physics Graduate Matthew Otten Awarded SPS Herbert Levy Memorial Endowment Fund Scholarship
May 24, 2013Recent IIT graduate Matthew Otten (PHYS ’13) has been awarded the Society of Physics Students (SPS) Herbert Levy Memorial Endowment Fund Scholarship. The scholarship, funded by a donation from Margaret Sussman Levy in honor of her late husband, Herbert Levy, consists of $2,000 to be used by a worthy physics student in the acquisition of a quality physics education. Otten is one of only two recipients of the award this year. -
Design News revisits the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear powerplant two years after an earthquake and tsunami crippled the plant, speaking with IIT Associate Professor of Physics Jeff Terry, who gives the plant high marks for their response, which has resulted in zero deaths directly related to the meltdowns and explosions.
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Professor of Biology and Physics Thomas Irving Publishes Study on Elastic Energy Storage in Muscle Myofilaments in Science
April 26, 2013IIT Professor of Biology and Physics Thomas Irving, with co-authors Tom Daniel and Nicole George of University of Washington and C David Williams of Harvard University, this week published "The Cross-Bridge Spring: Can Cool Muscles Store Elastic Energy?" in Science. -
Physics to Hold Joint Meeting with American Nuclear Society April 17 at IIT
April 11, 2013The American Nuclear Society Chicago Local Section and the IIT Department of Physics will hold a joint meeting on Wednesday, April 17, at 6:30 pm in LS 111. Jeff Terry, associate professor of physics, will present the lecture, “Synchrotron Radiation Studies of Advanced Nuclear Energy Materials.” Terry’s talk will focus on the application of synchrotron techniques to measure the electronic structure and the nano- and meso-scale geometric structure of materials of interest to the nuclear community. The methods that have been used to handle radioactive materials safely at synchrotron radiation facilities will also be discussed. -
Physics Major Receives Prestigious NSF Graduate Research Fellowship
April 3, 2013Emily Hommerding, a senior physics major, has received a prestigious Graduate Research Fellowship from the National Science Foundation. The NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) recognizes outstanding senior undergraduate and doctoral-level students in the natural, social, and engineering sciences at U.S. institutions. -
Associate Professor of Physics Jeff Terry Gives Colloquium at Columbia University
March 12, 2013Jeff Terry, associate professor of physics, gave the Material Science and Engineering Colloquium at Columbia University. His talk, titled “Synchrotron Radiation Studies of Advanced Nuclear Energy Materials,” focused on the application of synchrotron techniques to measure the electronic structure and the nano- and meso-scale geometric structure of materials of interest to the nuclear community. -
Zasadzinski To Chair APS Meeting Session in March
February 15, 2013Paul and Suzi Schutt Endowed Chair in Science and a fellow of the American Physical Society (APS) John Zasadzinski will chair a session at a meeting of the American Physical Society (APS) in Baltimore, Md. on March 18. The session title is “Superconductivity: Tunneling Phenomena.” -
A Huffington Post piece about the importance in the workplace of creativity gained from arts programs, notes that an IIT class “uses the Goodman Theater’s (Chicago) production of A Christmas Carol as part of its STEM curriculum to teach physics through stage mechanics and special effects in the show.”
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Associate Professor of Physics Jeff Terry Plenary Speaker at NuMat 2012: the Nuclear Materials Conference
October 15, 2012On October 23, Jeff Terry, associate professor of physics, will be a plenary speaker at NuMat 2012: the Nuclear Materials Conference in Osaka, Japan. His talk is titled “Synchrotron Radiation Studies of Advanced Nuclear Energy Materials” and will be part of the structural and functional materials for fission and fusion reactors session.
