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Amer Al-Hiyasat (YC'2021) wins Russell Henry Chittenden Prize from Yale College

June 9, 2021
From Yale News (June 7, 2021) “Students earn top Yale College prizes for their accomplishments” Russell Henry Chittenden Prize Awarded to the graduating senior majoring in...
The 1400 degrees home page features both Maruyama (bottom left) and Fischer (bottom right)

Heising-Simons Foundation features Yale Physics professors Fleming, Fischer, and Maruyama in 1400 Degrees Website

June 4, 2021
On June 1, the Heising-Simons Foundation announced the launch of the 1400 Degrees website, a robust directory highlighting the extraordinary achievements and contributions...
Participants were treated to a brief tour by David Moore of the SIMPLE experiment.

Yale Pathways to Science learns about searching for dark matter at Yale Physics Wright Lab

June 4, 2021
On Thursday, June 3, 36 local students from grades 6-12 and their families attended a Zoom event called Exploring the Invisible Universe:  Searching for Dark Matter at...
Top left to bottom right: India Bhalla-Ladd, Shoumik Chowdhury, Krish Desai, Gabe Hoshino, Shantanu Jha, Derek Kuldinow, Isabel Sands, and Sukhman Singh

Howard L. Schultz and DeForest Pioneer Prize recipients for Yale College Class of 2021

June 2, 2021
Congratulations to India Bhalla-Ladd (Physics & Philosophy major), Shoumik Chowdhury (Mathematics & Physics major), Krish Desai (Mathematics (Intensive) major /...

Han Aung successfully defends thesis: "Cosmology and Astrophysics with Dark Matter and Gaseous Halos"

June 2, 2021
On June 1, 2021 Han Aung successfully defended the thesis: “Cosmology and Astrophysics with Dark Matter and Gaseous Halos” (Advisor: Daisuke Nagai). Aung explained, “...