News Archive

2013

• Prof. Nahum Arav recognized as Virginia Tech's Scholar of the Week
  (April 29, 2013)
• Diane Walker-Green receives 2013 President's Award for Excellence
  (April 23, 2013)
• Image by Ahmed Roman and Prof. Michel Pleimling featured in Physical Review E's Kaleidoscope
  (April 15, 2013)
• New Belle observation of exotic charmonium-like state
  (April 15, 2013)
• Undergraduate student Ahmed Roman ('13) publishes in the Physical Review E
  (March 29, 2013)
• Prof. Nahum Arav to participate in Viewpoints on Science and Religion panel discussion
  (March 22, 2013)
• Nasrin Afzal selected as Diversity Scholar
  (March 15, 2013)
• Top scientific breakthrough opens door to understanding universe
  (March 11, 2013)
• Polymer coating could be breakthrough in diagnostic technology
  (March 5, 2013)
• In memoriam: Robert Richardson, Virginia Tech alumnus and Nobel Laureate
  (February 21, 2013)
• Society of Physics Students named Outstanding SPS Chapter for 2011-2012
  (February 15, 2013)
• Ulrich Dobramysl and Prof. Uwe Tauber publish paper in Physical Review Letters
  (February 15, 2013)
• Arav research group's paper featured in Nature's Research Highlights
  (January 22, 2013)
• Prof. Uwe Tauber's research paper featured in journal's Insights column
  (January 17, 2013)
• Graduate student Nasrin Afzal and Prof. Michel Pleimling publish paper in the Physical Review E
  (January 17, 2013)

2012

• Prof. Uwe Tauber's research paper featured in journal's Insights column
  (January 17, 2013)
• Graduate student Nasrin Afzal and Prof. Michel Pleimling publish paper in the Physical Review E
  (January 17, 2013)
• New non-equilibrium phenomenon discovered by Prof. Michel Pleimling in collaboration with an Italian group
  (December 14, 2012)
• Largest recorded quasar outflow could be key to answering galaxy-sized questions
  (November 29, 2012)
• Prof. Patrick Huber awarded Global Issues Initiative grant by the Institute for Society, Culture and Environment
  (November 26, 2012)
• Arlington Innovation Center receives U.S. Army contract to develop smartphone for military medics
  (November 13, 2012)
• Prof. John Simonetti named CIDER Teacher of the Week
  (November 12, 2012)
• Graduate student Hyunhang Park and Prof. Michel Pleimling publish in Physical Review Letters
  (October 30, 2012)
• Prof. Nahum Arav named CIDER Teacher of the Week
  (October 16, 2012)
• Prof. Nahum Arav to give Pedagogy in Practice seminar
  (October 8, 2012)
• Prof. Emeritus Royce Zia one of three scientists awarded an NSF-INSPIRE grant to study the statistical mechanics of climate variability
  (August 13, 2012)
• Profs. Randy Heflin, Giti Khodaparast, and Chenggang Tao to participate in nanoCamp
  (July 23, 2012)
• Ahmed Roman ('13) and David Konrad ('12) publish research in Journal of Statistical Mechanics
  (July 19, 2012)
• Read Montague introduced an idea worth spreading at TEDGlobal 2012
  (July 5, 2012)
• Particle Scientist Leo Piilonen takes helm of Virginia Tech Department of Physics
  (July 2, 2012)
• Sara Case ('12) and Clinton Durney ('11) publish in Journal of Statistical Mechanics
  (July 2, 2012)
• Sir Anthony Leggett talk now available on YouTube
  (June 29, 2012)
• Charles Baker ('12), Tao Jia, and Prof. Rahul Kulkarni publish paper in Physical Review E
  (June 27, 2012)
• Dr. Read Montague selected to deliver TEDGlobal 2012 talk
  (June 15, 2012)
• Three faculty and staff members honored with Excellence in Access and Inclusion Awards
  (June 8, 2012)
• Transit of Venus event featured in Roanoke Times
  (June 6, 2012)
• Profs. Patrick Huber and Eric Sharpe promoted to rank of Associate Professor; Prof. Jean Heremans promoted to full Professor
  (June 6, 2012)
• Graduate student Linjun Li and Prof. Michel Pleimling publish paper in EPL
  (June 6, 2012)
• Prof. Michel Pleimling co-authors international study published in Physical Review E
  (June 6, 2012)
• Kenneth H. Wong named interim associate dean and director of Northern Virginia Center
  (June 4, 2012)
• Physics Department plans activities for Venus' June 5 pass in front of the sun
  (June 1, 2012)
• Martin Rudolph named finalist for College of Science Roundtable's Scholarship
  (May 18, 2012)
• Dr. Qian He, Prof. Uwe Tauber, and Prof. Royce Zia publish paper in The European Physical Journal B
  (May 18, 2012)
• Dr. George Daquila and Prof. Uwe Tauber publish paper in Physical Review Letters
  (May 18, 2012)
• Daya Bay neutrino result published in Physical Review Letters
  (April 23, 2012)
• Charles Baker ('12) awarded National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship
  (March 30, 2012)
• Submarine neutrino communication - first proof of concept
  (March 20, 2012)
• Astrophysicist Evalyn Gates to present public lecture on dark matter and dark energy
  (March 13, 2012)
• A big discovery in the study of neutrinos, tiny particles that have a big role in the universe
  (March 08, 2012)
• Nobel laureate to speak on the mysteries of the flow of time
  (February 20, 2012)
• Collaboration a key to Mun's success at Arlington Innovation Center: Health Research
  (February 20, 2012)
• Virginia Tech teams with University of New Mexico on array radio telescope project
  (February 20, 2012)

2011

• Prof. Beate Schmittmann named next dean of Iowa State University's College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
  (December 8, 2011)
• Ahmed Roman and Kimberly Markovcy take prizes in Virginia Tech Regional Mathematics Contest
  (November 22, 2011)
• Renowned origami artist to demonstrate connection between art and science
  (November 1, 2011)
• Researchers track brain's dopamine release, its effect on decision-making
  (November 1, 2011)
• Undergraduate Chelsea Cook featured in university's Spotlight on Achievement
  (October 31, 2011)
• Prof. Leo Piilonen named CIDER's Teacher of the Week
  (October 31, 2011)
• William Love and Ahmed Roman win undergraduate contests at 78th Annual SESAPS meeting
  (October 28, 2011)

• In memoriam: Prof. Ramaswamy (Raju) Raghavan
  (October 25, 2011)
• Prof. Vito Scarola receives DARPA's Young Faculty Award
  (October 26, 2011)
• Diagnostic sensors among technologies to be showcased at life science forum in Roanoke
  (October 3, 2011)
• Faster than the speed of light? Guest physicist presents international neutrino research
  (September 30, 2011)
• International scientists to gather at Virginia Tech to study sterile neutrinos
  (September 26, 2011)
• In memoriam: Hassan Aref, Reynolds Metals Professor of Engineering Science and Mechanics, Affiliate Professor of Physics, and former dean of the College of Engineering
  (September 13, 2011)
• Department of Physics awarded grant to establish unique physics program
  (August 23, 2011)
• Paper co-authored by Prof. John Simonetti, Prof. Michael Kavic (Ph.D. 2009, now at LIU), Prof. Djordje Minic, and former graduates Umair Surani (AOE 2010) and Vipin Vijayan (Physics 2009) featured in New Scientist magazine
  (August 21, 2011)
• Virginia Tech plays important role in new international neutrino experiment
  (August 19, 2011)
• Graduate student Tao Jia receives award from China Scholarship Council
  (June 28, 2011)
• Diane Walker-Green to receive COS Diversity Award
  (June 27, 2011)
• Prof. Michel Pleimling organizes international seminar in Dresden, Germany
  (June 16, 2011)
• Virginia Tech joins APS teacher education project
  (June 6, 2011)
• Dr. Frank Giovane featured in Space.com article
  (June 2, 2011)
• Paper by Prof. Rahul Kulkarni's group featured among Physical Biology's "Most Read" articles
  (May 27, 2011)
• Will Frey (Physics '11) part of mathematics team that wins top honors in international competition
  (May 20, 2011)
• Paper co-authored by Prof. Djordje Minic wins fifth place in Gravity Research Foundation's 2011 Awards for Essays competition
  (May 17, 2011)
• Paper co-authored by Sara Case (Physics '12) and Clinton Durney (Physics '11) included in the Best of 2010 Collection of EPL
  (May 13, 2011)
• Physics Outreach Team wins the 2011 College of Science Award for Outreach Excellence
  (May 12, 2011)
• Research by Sara Case (Physics '12) and Clinton Durney (Physics '11) highlighted in Europhysics News
  (May 11, 2011)
• Clinton Durney (Physics '11) and Sara Case (Physics '12) publish in Physical Review
  (May 11, 2011)
• Siddharth Venkat presented Outstanding Undergraduate Research Award in College of Science
  (May 11, 2011)
• Prof. Leo Piilonen receives 2011 William E. Wine Award
  (April 27, 2011)
• Research by Prof. Read Montague featured in Frontiers in Decision Neuroscience
  (April 21, 2011)
• Prof. Beate Schmittmann named Outstanding Referee by the American Physical Society
  (April 20, 2011)
• Undergraduate Charles Baker receives the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship
  (April 14, 2011)
• Image from collaboration by Prof. Giti Khodaparast and Prof. Jill Sible featured on cover of Biotechnology Journal
  (April 11, 2011)
• Curie Choi (class of 2004) featured in New York Times fashion blog
  (April 11, 2011)
• World-renowned science educator and speaker puts everyday 'spin' on physics
  (April 11, 2011)
• Prof. Nahum Arav gives special lecture for Students for the Exploration and Development of Space
  (April 6, 2011)
• Deputy director of Fermilab to speak on frontier physics, cosmology
  (April 5, 2011)
• Siddarth Venkat (class of 2011) receives two distinguished awards from College of Science
  (April 1, 2011)
• Martin Rudolph named Featured Graduate Student for April 2011
  (April 1, 2011)
• Department to receive Services for Students with Disabilities Office 2011 Excellence in Access and Inclusion Award
  (March 30, 2011)
• Blind physicist Aziza Baccouche presents motivational talk
  (March 17, 2011)
• Article by Tao Jia and Prof. Rahul Kulkarni in Physical Review Letters selected for Virtual Journal of Biological Physics
  (March 15, 2011)
• Ph.D. student Ulrich Dobramysl, advised by Prof. Uwe Täuber, selected for 2011 Virginia Tech Sigma Xi Student Research Award
  (March 7, 2011)
• Virginia Tech undergraduates publish article with Prof. Khodaparast in the Biotechnology Journal
  (March 7, 2011)
• Dr. Read Montague presents on neuroscience and the law
  (March 4, 2011)
• Profs. Michel Pleimling and Tatsu Takeuchi honored at VT Authors Day 2011
  (February 17, 2011)
• Obituary for Prof. Richard Arndt featured in CERN Courier
  (January 25, 2011)
• Prof. Nahum Arav featured in "Spotlight on Innovation"
  (January 24, 2011)
• Article co-authored by Sara Case (Physics '12) and Clinton Durney (Physics '11) published in EPL highlighted as Editor's Choice
  (January 10, 2011)

2010

• Image by Prof. Uwe Täuber featured in Physical Review E's "Kaleidoscope"
  (December 7, 2010)
• Prof. Beate Schmittmann receives the Beams Medal of the Southeastern Section of the American Physical Society
  (November 23, 2010)
• Physics Professor and VTCRI senior researcher Dr. Read Montague receives international press coverage for his work on the brain's mechanisms for deceit (bluffing)
  (November 18, 2010)
• Prof. Michel Pleimling elected as Member-at-Large, serving the Southeastern Section of the American Physical Society (SESAPS)
  (November 17, 2010)
• Prof. Jimmy Ritter honored with emeritus status
  (November 17, 2010)
• Charles Baker (class of '12) selected as 2010-11 ACC Undergraduate Research Scholar
  (November 5, 2010)
• Prof. Royce Zia presents talk at the Science Café in Postsdam, New York
  (October 13, 2010)
• Article by Hyunhang Park and Prof. Michel Pleimling included in Editor's Suggestions of the Physical Review
  (October 12, 2010)
• Prof. Leo Piilonen appointed William E. Hassinger, Jr. Senior Faculty Fellow in Physics
  (September 24, 2010)
• "Planets, Galaxies, and Star Stuff" with Prof. Nahum Arav [VIDEO]
  (September 10, 2010)
• Physics launches first Virginia Tech signature experience
  (August 27, 2010)
• Prof. Michel Pleimling publishes book on physical aging
  (August 17, 2010)
• Prof. Leo Piilonen awarded Certificate of Teaching Excellence from College of Science
  (June 30, 2010)
• Prof. Rahul Kulkarni's article in Physical Review Letters was selected to appear in the Virtual Journal of Biological Physics Research
  (June 28, 2010)
• Prof. Joseph Slawny honored with emeritus status
  (June 23, 2010)
• Prof. Tetsuro Mizutani honored with emeritus status
  (June 18, 2010)
• Prof. Marvin Blecher honored with emeritus status
  (June 11, 2010)
• Paper by Profs. Djordje Minic and Chia-Hsiung Tze receives honorable mention in the Gravity Research Foundation 2010 Essay Contest.
  (May 15, 2010)
• Prof. Tatsu Takeuchi named VT Scholar of the Week for May 2-8, 2010
  (May 3, 2010)
• Prof. Giti Khodaparast presents lecture at the Roanoke Valley Governors School
  (April 19, 2010)
• Justin Waugh named College of Science Outstanding Graduating Senior
  (April 15, 2010)
• Martin Rudolph and Kevin Finelli receive honorable mentions from National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program
  (April 8, 2010)
• Yen-Liang Chou and Siddharth Venkat recipients of 2010 Sigma Xi Research Awards
  (April 7, 2010)
• Prof. Royce Zia honored with emeritus status
  (March 31, 2010)
• Siddharth Venkat (Physics '11) co-authors article in Physical Review E
  (March 15, 2010)
• Society of Physics Students' VT Chapter named Outstanding SPS Chapter for 2008-09
  (March 3, 2010)
• Prof. Giti Khodaparast presents lecture at the Roanoke Valley Governors School
  (March 1, 2010)
• Prof. Patrick Huber awarded Early Career Research Award to study neutrinos
  (February 9, 2010)
• Prof. Patrick Huber presents public lecture on neutrinos at Café Scientifique
  (January 26, 2010)
• Researchers developing nanoscale optical fibers to detect bioterrorist agents
  (January 19, 2009)

2009

• Prof Royce Zia selected for prestigious international program
  (December 18, 2009)
• Prof. Giti Khodaparast awarded top National Science Foundation grant for early stage research
  (December 16, 2009)
• Prof. Rahul Kulkarni's research featured in BioTechniques
  (November 30, 2009)
• Prof. John Simonetti featured on With Good Reason
  (November 11, 2009)
• Uli Dobramysl wins Erwin Wenzl Prize for his diploma thesis
  (November 3, 2009)
• Hahn Hall North officially named for Dr. T. Marshall Hahn Jr., Physics Department Chair 1954-1959, and University President 1962-1974
  (October 16, 2009)
• Prof. Patrick Huber's research on neutrino submarine communication featured in New Scientist
  (October 5, 2009)
• Prof. Royce Zia honored by Alexander-von Humboldt Foundation
  (August 10, 2009)
• Article by Prof. Michel Pleimling selected for Virtual Journal of Atomic Quantum Fluids
  (July 16, 2009)
• Profs. Michel Pleimling, Beate Schmittmann, and Uwe C. Täuber organize the 2009 Boulder School for Condensed Matter and Materials Physics
• Paper by graduate student Michael Kavic, Profs. Djordje Minic and Chia Tze, and Dr. Vishnu Jejjala receives honorable mention in the 2009 Gravity Research Foundation Essay Competition
  (May 15, 2009)
• Virginia Tech, company aim for safer nuclear energy
  (May 5, 2009)
• University names Chemistry-Physics Building for T. Marshall Hahn, Jr
  (April 27, 2009)
• Kevin Finelli, Physics '09, wins College of Science Outstanding Senior award for 2009
  (April 21, 2009)
• Prof. John Simonetti wins 2009 William E. Wine Award for Teaching Excellence
  (April 20, 2009)
• Prof. Nahum Arav invited to give talk at International Astronomical Union symposium in Brazil
  (April 12, 2009)
• Prof. John Simonetti receives College of Science Certificate for Teaching Excellence
  (April 8, 2009)
• Studying the sun from deep within the Earth
  (March 29, 2009)
• Virginia Tech physicists and engineers search for new dimension
  (March 23, 2009)
• Graduate Coordinator Chris Thomas nabs 2009 President's Award for Excellence
  (March 6, 2009)
• It's a tinoket for the Arav family
  (February 27, 2009)
• Instructor Roger Chang gets annual Students' Choice Award for Faculty Member of the Year
  (February 26, 2009)
• Michael Kavic wins 2008-2009 Outstanding Doctoral Award for the College of Science
  (February 25, 2009)
• Society of Physics Students chapter named Outstanding SPS Chapter for 2007-08
  (February 25, 2009)
• Eric Christensen, Physics '09, co-authors article published in Journal of Physics
  (February 20, 2009)
• Prof. Michel Pleimling organizes international seminar in Dresden, Germany
  (February 2, 2009)
• Prof. Nahum Arav featured in Roanoke Times article
  (January 20, 2009)
• Kimballton Underground Research Facility featured in New River Valley Magazine
  (January 16, 2009)
• Congratulations to the Huber family!
  (January 05, 2009)

2008

• Prof. Nahum Arav invited to talk at Munich Joint Astronomy Colloquium
  (December 9, 2008)
• Welcome Zora Heflin!
  (December 1, 2008)
• Sven Dorosz to present talk at Graduate Life Center
  (December 1, 2008)
• Sven Dorosz interviewed as Featured Graduate Student of November 2008
  (November 4, 2008)
• Recent Nobel Prize in Physics has Virginia Tech connections
  (November 4, 2008)
• Dr. Ruth Howes of Marquette University to present Special Colloquium on Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2008, from 2:00PM in the Torgersen Museum
  (October 28, 2008)
• Article featuring research by Prof. Patrick Huber featured in New Scientist magazine
  (October 14, 2008)
• Recent work by Profs. Minic and Heremans featured in New Scientist
  (October 2, 2008)
• Renowned biomedical research scientist joins university as professor and fellow
  (October 1, 2008)
• Graduate Student Juliette Mammei wins Jefferson Sciences Associates Graduate Fellowship
  (September 30, 2008)
• Dr. Manuel Bautista awarded NASA research grant
  (September 14, 2008)
• WDBJ-7 interviews Prof. Leo Piilonen regarding the Large Hadron Collider
  (September 11, 2008)
• Prof. Nahum Arav and Dr. Manuel Bautista awarded HST programs
  (May 30, 2008)
• Paper by Michael Kavic and Profs. Djordje Minic and John Simonetti receives honorable mention in the 2008 Gravity Research Foundation Essay Competition
  (May 15, 2008)
• Michael Kavic wins Best Student Presentation Award at the 11th East Coast Gravity Meeting
  (May 13, 2008)
• Prof. Jonathan Link receives Outstanding Junior Investigator Award from the US Department of Energy
  (May 5, 2008)
• Kevin Finelli, a junior double majoring in physics and mathematics, receives the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship for 2008
  (April 30, 2008)
• Chris Knorowski, Physics '09, co-authors article published in the Journal of Chemical Physics
  (April 25, 2008)
• Prof. Joseph Polchinski of KITP Santa Barbara presents Sowers Distinguished Lecture: “Beyond Einstein: String Theory and the Puzzles of Quantum Gravity”
  (April 4, 2008)
• Prof. Nahum Arav presents public lecture on Paranormal Phenomena
  (March 26, 2008)
• Prof. Nahum Arav to explore the Paranormal Universe
  (March 25, 2008)
• The Belle experiment observes a difference in direct CP-asymmetry between charged and neutral B meson decays
  (March 21, 2008)
• Belle Collaboration publishes new results on CP violation in the decay of B mesons
  (March 20, 2008)
• Profs. Raghavan, Vogelaar, and Link featured on the VT Homepage "Spotlight on Innovation: Everything under the Sun"
  (March 17, 2008)
• Physicists and engineers search for new dimension
  (March 17, 2008)
• Fun With Physics draws crowd of all ages at Northern Virginia Center
  (March 17, 2008)
• Prof. John Simonetti presents talk titled “Life in the Universe” to the SPS
  (March 13, 2008)
• Physics Department hosts Alumni Reunion at the APS March Meeting in New Orleans, LA
  (March 11, 2008)
• “Theory of neutrinos: a white paper” (section 14 coauthored by Prof. Takeuchi) selected as one of the Reports on Progress in Physics Highlights of 2007
  (March 9, 2008)
• Profs. Michel Pleimling and Tatsu Takeuchi honored at VT Authors Day 2008
  (February 28, 2008)
• Physics Department hosts Open House as part of "Preview Weekend" for prospective graduate students
  (February 23, 2008)
• Prof. Royce Zia presents his talk "What is Physics - A Personal Perspective" to the SPS
  (February 21, 2008)
• Prof. Royce Zia presents talk at the Graduate Life Center titled "What is Physics - A Personal Perspective"
  (February 15, 2008)
• Virginia Tech Research magazine features preventing natural disasters, discovering how the sun works, designing modern kitchens
  (February 14, 2008)
• Prof. Simonetti's research featured in NewScientistSpace:
  “Exploding black holes could expose hidden dimensions”
  (February 5, 2008)
• Prof. Uwe Täuber recognized as “Outstanding Referee” by the American Physical Society
  (February 4, 2008)
• Prof. Simonetti's research featured in Nature News:
  “Astronomers look for exploding black holes”
  (February 1, 2008)
• Scientists at Virginia Tech explore the heart of the sun... and other deep mysteries
  (January 17, 2008)
• Prof. Royce Zia featured in VT Scholar of the Week
  (January 1-7, 2008)

2007

• MiniBooNE Experiment Named One of the Top Ten Stories in Physics for 2007
  (December 19, 2007)
• Jiajia Dong interviewed as Featured Graduate Student of December 2007
  (December 2007)
• Prof. Giti Khodaparast featured in VT Scholar of the Week
  (Nov. 26-Dec. 2, 2007)
• Prof. John Simonetti and Jessica Gorzo interviewed by Collegiate Times regarding Comet Holmes
  (November 16, 2007)
• Kanokwan Nontapot interviewed as Featured Graduate Student of November 2007
  (November 2007)
• Congratulations to Prof. Marvin Blecher, First-Time Grandfather!
  (October 31, 2007)
• Virginia Tech hosts the 2007 SPS Zone 4 Meeting
  (October 20, 2007)
• MacArthur Fellow Dr. Jeffrey Weeks presents public lecture on "The Shape of Space"
  (Oct. 19, 2007)
• Prof. Jonathan Link's interview broadcast on radio during half time of Football Game against Duke
  (Oct. 13, 2007)
• Prof. Marvin Blecher interviewed by American Public Media for the Weekend America Program titled "Memories of Sputnik." See slide 11 of the slideshow.
  (Oct. 6, 2007)
• Prof. Beate Schmittmann receives the 2007 Advancing Women Award from the Virginia Tech Women's Center
  (September 19, 2007)
• Researchers detect low-energy neutrinos and probe energy production in the center of the sun
  (Sept. 3, 2007)
• The Borexino Solar Neutrino Experiment announces its first results
  (August 20, 2007)
• Virginia Tech Physics Undergraduate David Adams publishes in the prestigious journal Physical Review Letters
  (July 15, 2007)
• Prof. Beate Schmittmann's article selected for publication in the Virtual Journal of Nanoscale Science & Technology
  (July 9, 2007)
• Brian J. Skinner awarded 2007 NSF Graduate Research Fellowship
  (May 11, 2007)
• Saif Rayyan interviewed by the Graduate School as the Featured Graduate Student of May 2007
  (May 09, 2007)
• The MiniBooNE Experiment resolves long-standing neutrino question
  (April 11, 2007)
• Sandor Benczik receives Sigma Xi Ph.D. Research Award for his work on the minimal length uncertainty relation
  (April 11, 2007)
• David A. Adams receives Sigma Xi Undergraduate Research Award for his work on non-equilibrium statistical physics
  (April 11, 2007)
• Prof. John Simonetti presents talk on Dark Energy & Dark Matter at the Graduate Life Center
  (April 6, 2007)
• Austin Amaya receives the 2007 COS Outstanding Masters Student Award
  (March 29, 2007)

• Chinese translation of Prof. Tatsu Takeuchi's Relativity Book published in Taiwan
  (March 29, 2007)

• Prof. Giti Khodaparast's paper chosen for inclusion in the Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter (JPCM) Top Papers 2006 Showcase
• The Physics Department hosts Alumni Reunion at the APS March Meeting
  (March 6, 2007)
• The Physics Department hosts Preview Weekend for prospective graduate students
  (February 17, 2007)
• 41 Physics majors make Fall 2006 Dean's List
  (February 2, 2007)
• Prof. Giti Khodaparast awarded U.S. Air Force scientific research award
  (January 11, 2007)
• Prof. Royce Zia named Fellow of the American Physical Society
  (Jan. 5, 2007)

2006

• Prof. Randy Heflin featured in VT Scholar of the Week
  (Dec. 11-17, 2006)
• Sandor Benczik interviewed by the Graduate School as the Featured Graduate Student of November 2006
• Tech's female physics professors buck national trend (Roanoke Times, October 29, 2006)
• Dr. Beate Schmittmann to be new head of Tech's Physics Department (Collegiate Times, October 20, 2006)
• Prof. Beate Schmittmann to lead physics department
  (October 18, 2006)
• The Physics Department hosts Mini-Workshop on Low Energy Solar Neutrinos and LENS
  (October 14/15, 2006)
• The Physics Department and the College of Science host the Zallen Symposium, in honor of the retirement of Dr. Richard Zallen, on Friday, August 18, 2006.
• Prof. Uwe Täuber featured in VT Scholar of the Week
  (July 24-30, 2006)
• Prof. John Simonetti featured in VT Scholar of the Week
  (May 8-14, 2006)
• Juliette Mammei awarded the SURA/Jefferson Lab Graduate Fellowship for the 2006/2007 academic year
  (May 4, 2006)
• Prof. Leo Piilonen presents talk at the SPS Zone 4 Meeting 2006 at VMI on “Uranium Enrichment and Iran”
  (April 29, 2006)
• Profs. Heflin, Minic, and Takeuchi honored at VT Authors' Day 2006
  (April 29, 2006)
• David Erickson wins triple honors from Phi Kappa Phi
  (April 18, 2006)
• Brian J. Skinner, a junior double majoring in Physics and Mechanical Engineering, receives the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship for 2006
  (April 17, 2006)
• Prof. Marvin Blecher featured in VT Scholar of the Week
  (April 10-16, 2006)
• Debabrata Mohapatra receives the Sigma Xi Research Award for Ph.D. Degree Candidates for his role in the discovery of the process b→d+γ at the Belle experiment
  (April 12, 2006)
• Prof. Richard Zallen honored with emeritus status
  (March 31, 2006)
• Dr. Carter White of the Naval Research Laboratory (Class of '71) receives the 2005 Hillebrand Prize from the Chemical Society of Washington
  (March 28, 2006)
• Prof. Khodaparast presents lecture at the Roanoke Valley Governor's School for Science and Technology
  (February 14, 2006)
• Prof. Leo Piilonen featured in VT Scholar of the Week (Feb. 6, 2006 - Feb. 12, 2006)
• Prof. Djordje Minic presents talk at the Graduate Life Center titled "What is String Theory?"
  (February 3, 2006)
• Prof. Dick Zallen's exhibit of line drawings and illustrations titled "The Aesthetics of Physics: Patterns from the Physics of Solids" displayed at the Wallace Hall Gallery, January 17 to February 3, 2006

2005

• David Erickson and Brian Skinner receive the College of Science David and Ruth Henderson Scholarship
• Melissa Harnist receives the College of Science Leonard and Melva Harris Scholarship
• Annalisa Pawlosky receives the College of Science Dean's Scholarship
• 34 Physics Majors make College of Science Dean's List of the Fall 2005 semester
• 22 Physics Majors make College of Science Dean's List of the Spring 2005 semester
• Dr. Carter White of the Naval Research Laboratory (Class of '71) receives E. O. Hulburt Award for his research in Nanoscience
  (November 28, 2005).
  Dr. White was also the winner of the 1996 Sigma Xi Pure Science Award.
• Prof. Beate Schmittmann featured in VT Scholar of the Week
  (Nov. 28, 2005 - Dec. 4, 2005)
• Prof. Raju Raghavan presents a World Year of Physics Public Lecture titled "How does the Sun Shine?"
  (November 16, 2005)
• The World Year of Physics Celebration continues with a Special Colloquium by Prof. David Reitze of the University of Florida.
  (October 28, 2005)

• Prof. Djordje Minic's new book on Einstein's Miraculous Year published in Serbia.
  (October, 2005)

• Prof. Simonetti, together with Profs. Ellingson and Patterson of ECE, receives NSF grant to construct new radio telescope in North Carolina.
  (September 20, 2005)
• Prof. Mildred S. Dresselhaus of MIT presents an AdvanceVT Distinguished Lecture on Friday, September 16 as part of The World Year of Physics celebration.
  (September 16, 2005)

• Prof. Tatsu Takeuchi's new book on Special Relativity published from Iwanami Shoten in Japan.
  (September 13, 2005)

• Prof. Mark Pitt's research at Jefferson Lab featured in The Economist magazine.
  (September 1, 2005)
• Prof. Beate Schmittmann's research featured on the System X website.
• Virginia Tech receives highly competitive IGERT grant.
  (August 25, 2005)
• Science Experiments will go forward at Kimballton Mine.
  (July 28, 2005)
• Prof. Leo Piilonen's group at Belle discovers b→dγ
  (July 1, 2005)
• Prof. John Simonetti featured in the public-radio program "With Good Reason" on Sunday, June 19 at 1:30pm, and on Wednesday, June 22, at 7:30pm.
• Prof. Mark Pitt featured in VT Scholar of the Week
  (May 30, 2005 - June 5, 2005)
• Annalisa Pawlosky, a rising Senior, is awarded an SPS Leadership Scholarship by the National SPS office
• Prof. Rahul Kulkarni wins Ralph E. Powe Award
  (May 20, 2005)
• David Erickson, a junior double majoring in Physics and Mathematics, receives the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship for 2005
  (April 27, 2005)
• Prof. Rahul Kulkarni wins ASPIRES award
  (April 12, 2005)
• Prof. Giti Khodaparast is awarded AdvanceVT's 2005 Research Seed Grant
  (March 24, 2005)

2004

• Professor Beate Schmittmann elected Fellow of the American Physical Society
  (December 20, 2004)
• Community representatives support national lab in Giles County
  (October 26, 2004)
• Virginia Tech proposes national lab in Giles County
  (October 25, 2004)
• Dr. Vishnu Jejjala, Prof. Djordje Minic, and Prof. Chia Tze receive Honorable Mention in the 2004 Gravity Research Foundation Essay Competition for their paper "Toward a background independent quantum theory of gravity." Dr. Vishnu Jejjala and Prof. Djordje Minic were also the Fourth place winners of the 2003 Gravity Research Foundation Essay Competition for their paper "Deconstructing the Cosmological Constant," which they wrote with Prof. Robert Leigh of the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
• Prof. Brian K. Dennison honored as professor emeritus
  (August 23, 2004)
• Prof. John J. Broderick honored as professor emeritus
  (August 23, 2004)
• Prof. John R. Ficenec honored as professor emeritus
  (June 14, 2004)
• Prof. Rahul Kulkarni's research on quorum sensing highlighted in Cell
  (July 9, 2004)

• Prof. Randy Heflin's new book "Introduction to Nanoscale Science and Technology" is published from Springer
  (June 30, 2004).

• Science of mad-cow disease among symposium topics at Virginia Tech
  (March 3, 2004)

2003

• Unusual Subatomic Particle Discovered
  (November 21, 2003)
• Physics wins University Exemplary Department Award
  (November 3, 2003)
• Public Invited To View Mars Through Telescopes -- Sponsored By Virginia Tech Department Of Physics And Blacksburg Department Of Parks And Recreation
  (August 29, 2003)
• Physics Students rack up NSF Graduate Research Fellowships
  (May 6, 2003)
• Beth Reid wins Outstanding Senior Award
  (April 4, 2003)
• Prof. Lay Nam Chang named Dean of the College of Science
  (February 28, 2003)