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Murray Gell-Mann, YC'1948 Physics, Nobel Laureate, Professor Emeritus in Physics at Caltech (1929-2019)

Murray Gell-Mann (1929-2019)

May 28, 2019
Murray Gell-Mann, Caltech’s Robert Andrews Millikan Professor of Theoretical Physics, Emeritus, and winner of the 1969 Nobel Prize in Physics, passed away on May 24,...

Howard L. Schultz and DeForest Pioneer Prize recipients for Yale College Class of 2019

May 21, 2019
Congratulations to Hal Evan Reichard (YC’2019) Mathematics & Physics Major, Cady van Assendelft (YC’2019) Physics (Int.) Major, Julia Yaxin Wei (YC’2019) Physics (Int.)...
Paul Tipton, outgoing chair, with Karsten Heeger, incoming chair, at the Department of Physics' annual "Tea Time and Awards Celebration," held on Friday, May 17, 2019 in the Sloane Physics Laboratory. Photo credit: Yale Wright Laboratory/Victoria Misenti

Karsten Heeger appointed chair of the Yale Department of Physics

May 20, 2019
Wright Lab Director and professor of physics Karsten Heeger has been appointed chair of the Yale University Department of Physics. His term will be for three years, effective...

Grant Schumacher (Graduate Student with Nir Navon) has been awarded an NSF Graduate Research Fellowship for 2019

May 10, 2019
Grant Schumacher (Graduate Student with Nir Navon) has been awarded an NSF Graduate Research Fellowship for 2019 From the National Science Foundation Graduate Research...

Trevor Wright (Graduate Student) has been awarded an NSF Graduate Research Fellowship for 2019

May 10, 2019
Trevor Wright (Graduate Student) has been awarded an NSF Graduate Research Fellowship for 2019 From the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP...