Physics
Top Liberal Arts Origins of Physics Ph.D.’s
In the latest data from the National Science Foundation (NSF), Gustavus’ physics program is among the top liberal arts colleges in America in terms of the number of graduates who go on to earn a Ph.D. in physics. In the NSF survey from 2000-2009, here are the top liberal arts colleges with their total number [...]
Top Liberal Arts Physics Programs
In the latest data from the American Institute of Physics (AIP), Gustavus’ physics program is among the top liberal arts colleges in America in terms of the number of graduating physics majors. In the AIP survey from 2006-2008, here are the top liberal arts colleges with their average annual number of graduating physics majors: Harvey [...]
Dorea Ruggles (’06) Wins NIH Research Award
Dorea Ruggles (’06) has received a Ruth L. Kirchstein National Research Service Award from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Dorea is currently in the Biomedical Engineering Ph.D. program at Boston University. She writes, “The research I submitted deals with normal hearing adults and auditory attention. Auditory attention is what people do when they hear [...]
Brian Smith (’00) Wins First Decade Award
The Gustavus Alumni Association has named Dr. Brian Smith (’00) as the winner of its First Decade Award. The First Decade Award recognizes early professional achievement. Criteria appropriate to selection include the difficulty of accomplishment; quality, creativity, and distinctiveness of performance; recognition by professional peers; and lasting contribution to the world of ideas and affairs. [...]
Three Physics Majors Inducted into Phi Beta Kappa
On Saturday, May 1, 2010, three Gustavus physics majors were inducted into the Eta of Minnesota Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, the nation’s oldest academic honor society. Bradley Abell (’10), Christina Lewis (’10) and Daniel Mellema (’11) were among the 17 Gustavus juniors and 43 seniors to receive this honor. They are shown in the [...]
Michelle Price (’08) Wins Multiple Awards
Michelle (“MJ”) Price (’08), who is a graduate student in the Applied Physics program at the University of Michigan, has hit the trifecta! She has simultaneously been offered fellowships through the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program, the Department of Energy Science Graduate Fellowship Program and the Department of Defense National Defense Science and [...]
Kelly Younge’s Article featured on NSF Website
Gustavus physics alumna Kelly Younge (’05), who is completing her Ph.D. in Applied Physics at the University of Michigan, has had her research featured on the NSF website. Taken from an article she has written for Physical Review, the full story explaining her work on “Trapping Giant Rydberg Atoms for Faster Quantum Computers” can be [...]
Mike Bland Gives Annual Sigma Pi Sigma Lecture
On the evening of April 8, Gustavus physics alumnus Dr. Michael Bland (’02) delivered a lecture entitled “The Geophysical Evolution of Icy Satellites” to Gustavus physics students and faculty. Mike’s talk was the keynote address on an evening that celebrated the induction of seven Gustavus seniors into Sigma Pi Sigma, the national physics honor society. [...]
Mark Nechanicky is Teacher of the Year
Gustavus physics alumnus Mark Nechanicky (’95) was named the 2010 Teacher of the Year in the Albert Lea, Minnesota, school system. After graduating from Gustavus, Mark earned a Master’s degree in Materials Science and Engineering from the University of Michigan and worked for five years doing electronics design in the auto industry. However, in 2004 [...]
Gustavus First Decade Award Winners
With the announcement that physics alumnus Dr. Brian Smith (’00) has been awarded the Gustavus Alumni Association’s First Decade Award, this brings the number of physics alumni who have won this prestigious award to seven in the past 15 years. Past winners are Dr. Chad Olinger (’85), Dr. James Wade (’86), Dr. Annette Boman (’88), [...]
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