Congratulations Peter! Peter Zimmerman successfully defended his Ph.D. thesis
Peter Zimmerman successfully defended his Ph.D. thesis on May 28, 2015: "Self-Force in Non-Vacuum Space Times: Theory and Applications".
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Mateusz Buraczynski to receive the 2015 Governor General's Silver Medal Award
Congratulations to Mateusz Buraczynski who has been awarded the 2015 Governor General's Silver Medal Award. The Silver medal is awarded to the undergraduate who achieves the highest academic standing upon graduation from a bachelor degree program.
In addition to the Governor General's award, Mateusz has also:
Public Presentation of Professor Paul Garrett, Candidate for Chair
The Chair Search Committee for the Department of Physics (Dr. Vannelli, Dean, CPES, Dr. Gerara Darlington, Math/Stats, Dr. Adrian Schwan, Chemistry, Dr. Vladimir Ladizhansky, Physics, Dr. Joanne O'Meara, Physics, Dr. Robert Wickham, Physics, Steve Wilson, Physics, Miranda Schmidt, Physics) are pleased to announce that Professor Paul Garrett will be a candidate for Department Chair. He will make his public presentation Wednesday, May 13, 2015 at 9:00 a.m. in SSC 1511. All are welcome.
Congratulations Jihae! Jihae Baek successfully defended her MSc thesis
Jihae Baek successfully defended her MSc Thesis on May 8, 2015: "Use of Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer for Detection of Lattice Formation in ASR".
Congratulations Glynis! Glynis Perrett successfully defended her Ph.D. thesis
Glynis Perrett successfully defended her Ph.D. thesis on April 10, 2015: "Calibration of the Mars Science Laboratory Alpha Particle X-Ray Spectrometer for analysis of elements and light invisible components".
Paper by Guelph's biophysicists featured in "New and Notable" section in latest issue of Biophysical Journal
The paper titled "In Situ Structural Studies of Anabaena Sensory Rhodopsin in the E. coli Membrane" is being featured in the New and Notable section of Biophysical Journal, Volume 108, Issue 7. The authors from the Department of Physics include graduate students Meaghan E. Ward, Rachel Munro, and Emilty Ritz as well as previous postdoctoral fellow Shenlin Wang, along with Professors Leonid Brown and Vladimir Ladizhansky.
Paper by Guelph's biophysicists featured in "New and Notable" section in latest issue of Biophysical Journal
The paper titled "In Situ Structural Studies of Anabaena Sensory Rhodopsin in the E. coli Membrane" is being featured in the New and Notable section of Biophysical Journal, Volume 108, Issue 7. The authors from the Department of Physics include graduate students Meaghan E. Ward, Rachel Munro, and Emilty Ritz as well as previous postdoctoral fellow Shenlin Wang, along with Professors Leonid Brown and Vladimir Ladizhansky.
Alex Laffoley awarded the 2015 Carl H. Westcott Memorial Fellowship
Congratulations to Guelph Ph.D. student Alex Laffoley, who has been awarded the $12,100 Carl H. Westcott Memorial Fellowship for 2015.