COLLEGE PARK, Maryland, Sept. 10 -- The American Association of Physics Teachers issued the following news release: AAPT has announced that the 2025 recipient of the Doc Brown Futures Award is Jonathan Perry. The Doc Brown Futures Award recognizes early-career members who demonstrate excellence in their contributions to AAPT and physics education and exhibit the potential to serve in an AAPT leadership role. The award will be presented during the 2025 Winter Meeting. "I am very delighted to re  more

ANNANDALE-ON-HUDSON, New York, Sept. 10 -- Bard College issued the following news release: Bard College is pleased to announce that the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has awarded a $74,445 grant in support of the Center for Experimental Humanities (EH) at Bard. The grant will support Solar-Powering the Humanities: Archiving for the Future, a new initiative by EH to creatively re-envision archives and the reliance of small institutions on external data storage providers. The project  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Sept. 11 (TNSres) -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news: * * * Physics professor and Massey researcher Jason Reed co-founded Evizia to propel scientific breakthroughs and improve patient outcomes. * * * By Dan Carrigan A startup company with roots at Virginia Commonwealth University has received a prestigious state grant that will accelerate its work in advancing DNA analysis. Now housed in incubator office space in the Richmond neighborhood of S  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Sept. 10 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: Oak Ridge National Laboratory's Spallation Neutron Source, or SNS, is a pulsed accelerator that produces neutrons for science, bringing researchers from all over the world to conduct experiments to gain insights across a wide range of fields including biology, materials and energy sciences, physics, engineering and chemistry. To say the accelerator is a highly com  more

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Sept. 10 (TNSres) -- Case Western Reserve University issued the following news release: * * * Case Western Reserve research explores statistical mysteries of everyday tasks, from Doodle polls to efficient scheduling * * * In a world where organizing a simple meeting can feel like herding cats, new research from Case Western Reserve University reveals just how challenging finding a suitable meeting time becomes as the number of participants grows. The study, published in the  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- Rep. Sanford D. Bishop Jr., D-Georgia, issued the following news release: ALBANY, Ga. Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr., (GA-02) is pleased to announce that, last month, Albany State University has received three National Science Foundation (NSF) awards totaling $3,763,838. The funds will bolster biomedical research as well as help engage and support more people to pursue science, technology, engineering, and mathematics professions. "From making discoveries that will   more

HATFIELD, England, Sept. 10 (TNSres) -- The University of Hertfordshire issued the following news: A former England Cricketer, a NASA scientist and a leading international barrister are among those being honoured by the University of Hertfordshire, as part of its graduation celebrations this month. Steven Finn, a former international fast bowler who helped England's Test Team win three Ashes series in five years, will receive an Honorary Doctorate in Sports Science and is one of 14 notable fig  more

HAMILTON, New York, Sept. 10 -- Colgate University issued the following news: Fairuz Ishraque '22 has been named a UCAR Next Generation Fellow. The fellowship, funded by the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR), supports engaged, motivated next-generation students as they progress through graduate school, exploring the intersections among earth system science, diversity and inclusion, and public policy on the way to becoming changemakers in the field of atmospheric and earth s  more

GOLD COAST, Australia, Sept. 10 -- Griffith University issued the following news on Sept. 9, 2024: Griffith University's partnership with PsiQuantum will see a new 'Test and Validation' lab opened at Griffith's Nathan campus. PsiQuantum will move into the renovated lab in early 2025 following the announcement made today by its co-founder and Chief Scientific Officer Pete Shadbolt who was on campus to address students and staff. The announcement follows the recent signing of an MOU between Gri  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Sept. 6 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Physicists capture images of ultracold atoms flowing freely, without friction, in an exotic "edge state." * * * By Jennifer Chu, MIT News Typically, electrons are free agents that can move through most metals in any direction. When they encounter an obstacle, the charged particles experience friction and scatter randomly like colliding billiard balls. But in certain exo  more

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Sept. 11 (TNSres) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: * * * Rutgers researchers on the collaboration have worked on the machine's simulation software, data analysis tools, installation and startup * * * After nearly a decade of preparation, scientists - including researchers from Rutgers University - have turned on a new apparatus capable of detecting a host of mysterious tiny particles. They are in search of special, new kinds of subatomic particles   more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Sept. 11 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * New STUDIO.nano supports artistic research and encounters within MIT.nano's facilities. * * * By Amanda Stoll DiCristofaro, MIT.nano The MIT community and visitors have a new reason to drop by MIT.nano: six artworks by Brazilian artist and sculptor Denise Milan. Located in the open-air stairway connecting the first- and second-floor galleries within the nanoscience and   more

BAVARIA, Germany, Sept. 10 (TNSres) -- The Friedrich-Alexander-Universitat issued the following news: * * * Mathematician Jana Hutter and physicist Philipp Pelz receive funding from the ERC * * * Two researchers from Friedrich-Alexander-Universitat Erlangen-Nurnberg (FAU) have been awarded the coveted Starting Grant from the European Research Council (ERC) for their work on improving imaging processes in medicine and material sciences. Prof. Dr. Jana Hutter hopes to develop innovative MRI pr  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- The U.S. Department of Energy issued the following news: * * * Funding for the Early Career Research Program (ECRP) Supports the Next Generation of America's Scientific Workforce * * * The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced the selection of 91 early career scientists from across the country who will receive a combined $138 million in funding for research covering a wide range of topics including artificial intelligence, fusion energy, and quantum. These a  more

KUOPIO, Finland, Sept. 10 -- The University of Eastern Finland issued the following news: * * * The lecture topics range from cultural studies, education and society to AI, environmental law, aerosols, atmosphere and neuroscience. * * * The University of Eastern Finland's newly appointed professors will give their traditional inaugural lectures on the Joensuu Campus on 25 September and on the Kuopio Campus on 27 September 2024. This year, a total of 23 professors from the university's four   more

NORMAN, Oklahoma, Sept. 10 (TNSres) -- The University of Oklahoma issued the following news release: * * * OU researcher examines circumgalactic medium in star-bursting galaxy through advanced imaging capabilities at Keck Observatory * * * Research led by Nikole Nielsen, an assistant professor of astrophysics and cosmology at the University of Oklahoma, has been published in the journal Nature Astronomy that examines, pixel-by-pixel, the highest resolution photograph of the halo of gasses su  more

COLLEGE PARK, Maryland, Sept. 10 -- The American Association of Physics Teachers issued the following news release: The 2025 AAPT Fellows Awardee has been announced. AAPT Fellows are distinguished physicists, educators, administrators, and communicators who have been recognized for their contributions to the physics education community. The 2025 Winter Fellow is Kathleen A. Harper, Associate Professor, Division of Engineering Leadership and Professional Practice, Case Western University, Cleve  more