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Joan Feynman in the field

(Dec. 4, 2020)

Remembering Joan Feynman

Joan Feynman became the first woman to receive a physics doctorate from Syracuse University.

(Dec. 2, 2020)

Faculty Highlights

December 2020:

In this section, we announce promotions, awards, and other items regarding our faculty throughout this last year.

(Dec. 2, 2020)

Student Highlights

The students in our department find success throughout their academic journey in the academic sector and conducting research on a wide range of topics across the sub-fields. Below we highlight a few of our students and their accomplishments this past year.

Eric Coughlin portrait

(Dec. 2, 2020)

Dr. Eric Coughlin: Hit the Ground Running

Despite being with Syracuse University Physics team for only six months, Professor Eric Coughlin is making a rapid and positive impact on the department community.

Laurel White

(Nov. 24, 2020)

Undergraduate Student Spotlight: Laurel White

Laurel White is one of the bright stars among Syracuse Physics’ senior class set to graduate in the Spring of 2021.

(Nov. 24, 2020)

Alumni Updates: December 2020

The Physics alumni updates features news and updates from our alumni. See which of your classmates has a new position, gotten married, welcomed a baby or won an award.

1980 portrait of Joshua Goldberg.

(Oct. 12, 2020)

A&S Remembers Physicist Who Was a Pioneer in Einstein’s Theory of General Relativity

Professor Emeritus of Physics Joshua Goldberg G’50, ’52 Ph.D. laid the groundwork for the discovery of gravitational waves.

BioEssays journal cover, from Wiley.

(Sept. 30, 2020)

College of Arts and Sciences Faculty Member’s Interdisciplinary Research Selected for Grant

Assistant Professor of Physics Alison Patteson’s research on the concept of “emergence” in living systems was selected by the National Science Foundation (NSF) to receive an Early-Concept Grant For Exploratory Research (EAGER) award on Sept. 12. The NSF selected Patteson’s proposal to be one of 33 funded from a pool of 800 entries. According to the NSF website, Patteson’s research was selected chiefly for its potential “to address grand challenges in fundamental research or in STEM education.”