We are proud to announce that Pieter Maris has been elected a Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS) “for pioneering work in fundamental theory spanning hadronic physics, as described by quantum chromod
Congratulations to Distinguished Professor Steve Kawaler, who has been awarded a National Science Foundation Astronomy and Astrophysics Research Grant for his group's project, "Convection, Oscillations, Outbursts, and Limit Cycle Behavior of t
Alex Travesset, Professor specializing in soft condensed matter, nanoscience, and all things nanoparticles had the honor of being selected to give the 2025 Rosemary Schnell Distinguished Lecture in Nanotechnology on May 21 at Northwestern Internat
We are thrilled to announce that Professor Emeritus David Johnston has successfully authored a new textbook titled Introductory Solid State Physics: An Emphasis on Magnetism.
Congratulations to Prof. Charles Kerton, Associate Professor of Astronomy, for receiving the Cassling Family Faculty Award for the 2024-25 academic year.
Congratulations to Adam Kaminski who has been named the Harmon-Ye Professor in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. Named faculty positions are among the highest recognitions for scholarly excellence at U.S.
Jake Simon has won a NASA Emerging Worlds grant (~$563,000 over 3 years) to study the formation of the distant, icy bodies beyond the orbit of Pluto (the Kuiper Belt).
Paul Canfield, a Distinguished Professor in Liberal Arts and Sciences, the Robert Allen Wright Endowed Professor in Physics and Astronomy, a senior scientist at the Ames National Laboratory and a Member of the American Academy of
Congratulations to James Vary on being named Distinguished Professor in Liberal Arts and Sciences at Iowa State University. Few colleagues achieve this distinction.
Costas M. Soukoulis, the Iowa State University Frances M. Craig Endowed Chair and a Distinguished Professor of Physics and Astronomy, died March 14 at the age of 73.