Department of Physics and Astronomy, UMC

RECENT NEWS

Curators’ Distinguished Professor Giovanni Vignale of Physics and Astronomy, as part of a 6.5 million dollar grant, will research nano-magnetic devices. (Details)

Professor Dorina Kosztin is one of five winners of the prestigious William Kemper award for excelence in teaching. She is our third Kemper winner, others being Porf. Meera Chandrasekhar and Prof. Paul Miceli. (details)

Open House flyer (with schedule and directions)

Kattesh Katti, professor of radiology and physics and senior research scientist at the MU Research Reactor, was honored on Tuesday, March 4, with the Outstanding Missourian Award for his work in treating cancer.

Jeff Pobst's poster on "High Capacity Storage of Alternative Fuels through Adsorption on Nanoporous Carbon for use in Vehicles." has been accepted to the 2008 Posters on the Hill.

The Board of Curators and the acting MU System President Gordon Lamb recently named Professor Sashi Satpathy a Curators’ Professor. (read more)