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saraswati dome
Dome housing the Indian ATO telescope in the mountains near Hanle India. The unique facility is comprised of two robotic 0.5 meter Ritchey-Chretien telescopes at opposite ends of the earth (the antipodes) for monitoring of optical transients from active galaxies and gamma-ray bursts.
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Please explore the website to find information about cutting-edge research, the undergraduate and graduate programs, and job opportunities. Please contact our office or any faculty member by email or phone for additional information.

Faculty News:
  • Congratulations to Tom Bernatowicz, who has received the David Hadas Teaching Award. The David Hadas Teaching Award recognizes outstanding tenured faculty members in Arts & Sciences who demonstrate commitment and excellence in teaching first-year undergraduates. Tom is a leader, helping to lay paths for new ways to teach science that reach far beyond the introductory physics course.
  • Congratulations to Jason Woods, who has been recently awarded a university-wide, undergraduate research training grant (MARC uSTAR) from the National Institutes of Health. This provides an exceptional opportunity for some of our juniors and seniors who intend to pursue a Ph.D. in biomedically-related sciences, including physics.

 
In the news:
Pinpointing origin of gamma rays
from a supermassive black hole
New element
found to be a superconductor
Nanotechnology institute formed
St. Louis Institute of Nanomedicine Working Group established
Black Hole Constant
Makes Unexpected Appearance
Origin of galactic cosmic rays
WUSTL astrophysicists have received a five-year grant from NASA
Ultra-miniature particles
New 'smart' nanoparticles deliver drugs directly to tumors, plaques
More news...


Student News:
  • The physics department recently received a GAANN (Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need) Award from the US Department of Education. This award will provide a $30,000 stipend to five outstanding physics graduate students in each of the next three years. Our proposal received perfect scores from each of two reviewers.
  • Congratulations to Michelle Milne, graduate student in Professor Conradi's group, who has been awarded a Dissertation Fellowship from the Graduate School. The fellowship will support her for the academic year 2009-10.


This week's colloquium/seminars:
Monday, November 2, 2009
Fractional Statistics and Beam Splitters in Quantum Hall Systems
Professor Smitha Vishveshwara
Lecture: 4:00 PM, 204 Crow
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
A Partial Solution to the Mystery of the Great Pyramids of Egypt
Dr. Michel W. Barsoum
Lecture: 4:00 PM, 204 Crow
Thursday, November 5, 2009
Hyperpolarized Water as a Probing Tool for Molecular Interaction
Professor Song-i Han
Lecture: 3:00 PM, 241 Compton
Saturday, November 7, 2009
Cosmology and Particle Physics
Professor Mark Alford
Lecture: 10:00 AM, 201 Crow


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