Honors

Professor Nikhil Padmanabhan was awarded the 2017 Dylan Hixon '88 Prize for Teaching Excellence in the Natural Sciences and Mathematics

May 4, 2017
Nikhil Padmanabhan (Associate Professor of Physics) was awarded the 2017 Dylan Hixon ‘88 Prize for Teaching Excellence in the Natural Sciences and Mathematics. The prize is...

Nicholas Read (Henry Ford II Professor of Physics) has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences

May 3, 2017
Professors Robert Crabtree, Nicholas Read, Karen Seto, and Daniel Spielman have been elected to the prestigious National Academy of Sciences (NAS) in recognition of their...

Robert Schoelkopf (Sterling Professor of Applied Physics) was awarded the 2017 Connecticut Medal of Science

April 20, 2017
Robert Schoelkopf (Sterling Professor of Applied Physics) was awarded the 2017 Connecticut Medal of Science for his seminal contributions to the field of quantum science and...

Field Rogers (YC'2015), Maya Fishbach (YC'2015), Aida Behmard (YC'2015), Grace Pan (YC'2017) and Carolyn Zhang (YC'2017) have received NSF Graduate Research Fellowships

April 3, 2017
Field Rogers (YC’2015 Physics (Intensive) Major), Maya Fishbach (YC’2015 Physics (Intensive) Major), Aida Behmard (YC’2015 Physics Major), Grace Pan (YC’2017 Physics (...

Jeremy Gaison (Graduate Student), Ryan Petersburg (Graduate Student), and William Thompson (Graduate Student) have received NSF Graduate Research Fellowships

March 23, 2017
 Jeremy Gaison (Graduate Student), Ryan Peterson (Graduate Student), and William Thompson (Graduate Student) have received NSF Graduate Research Fellowships. The awardees and...

Paul Fanto (Graduate Student) has been awarded a DOE NNSA Stewardship Science Graduate Fellowship

March 22, 2017
Paul Fanto (Graduate Student) has been awarded a DOE NNSA Stewardship Science Graduate Fellowship. The DOE NNSA Stewardship Science Graduate Fellowship is an award given a...

Jonathon Howard (Eugene Higgins Professor of Molecular Biophysics & Biochemistry) elected to the Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering

February 21, 2017
Jonathon Howard (Eugene Higgins Professor of Molecular Biophysics & Biochemistry) is one of eleven elected to the Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering. The...