Department News
Little Shop of Physics at Weather and Science Day – Rockies Game
May 1, 2013
The Little Shop of Physics (LSOP), along with meteorologists from 9News, entertained and educated 10,000 elementary school children from the Denver metro area at the Colorado Rockies’ annual Weather & Science Day on April 24. Brian Jones, the LSOP director, was joined by College of Natural Sciences Dean Jan Nerger, Department of Physics Chair John [...]
Strong showing by physics department at APS April meeting
April 25, 2013
The APS April meeting was held in Denver this year. This annual meeting focuses on particle physics, nuclear physics, and astrophysics and involves physicists from across the country and beyond. The meeting was held at the Sheraton Hotel Denver from April 13th to 16th (http://www.aps.org/meetings/april/index.cfm). Several members from the department attended the meeting, in whole [...]
CSU Physics Prof. Siu Au Lee serving as NSF program manager.
March 3, 2013
Professor Siu Au Lee, a Professor of Physics at Colorado State University, headed out to the National Science Foundation this fall to serve as a Program Manager for the NSF Division of Physics. Prof. Lee will split her time between the National Science Foundation office in Washington DC and CSU where she maintains an active [...]
CSU physics professor selected to lead an international collaboration of scientists and engineers
December 7, 2012
CSU professor of physics Robert J. Wilson was recently selected to co-lead the Long-Baseline Neutrino Experiment (LBNE) science collaboration for a 2-year term. He will join Dr. Milind Diwan of Brookhaven National Laboratory as co-spokesperson of the international collaboration of 340 scientists and engineers from 62 institutions (including five US national laboratories) in five countries. [...]
Materials Physics Faculty Position
September 12, 2012
The Department of Physics, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, seeks to hire a tenure-track faculty member with research interests in materials physics. Exceptional candidates from all areas of materials physics/condensed matter physics are encouraged to apply. Colorado State University is a land-grant institution with a strong commitment to research that impacts society and addresses [...]
Kristen Buchanan Awarded DOE Early Career Award
August 27, 2012
The U.S. Department of Energy has awarded Kristen Buchanan, an assistant professor in the Department of Physics, a five-year, $762,000 Early Career Award to study spin waves in nanoscale magnetic materials. Kristen is one of only 68 scientists nation-wide to receive this award in 2012 and she is the only recipient at Colorado State University [...]
HEPPA: Program of Research and Scholarly Excellence
August 25, 2012
The CSU High-Energy Physics and Particle Astrophysics (HEPPA) program has been recognized as a Program of Research and Scholarly Excellence by Colorado State University. From the CSU VPR office: “The Programs of Research and Scholarly Excellence at Colorado State University were initiated in 1991. Programs are awarded this designation because they have achieved great distinction [...]
Brian Jones Awarded 2011 Robert A. Millikan Medal
Brian Jones, director of the Little Shop of Physics, coordinator of undergraduate laboratories and Instructor in our department, received the Robert A. Millikan medal of the American Association of Physics Teachers at this summer’s AAPT meeting. This prestigious award recognizes individuals who have made notable and creative contributions to the teaching of physics. Congratulations!
Walter Toki awarded fellowship for his research in Japan
July 25, 2012
Prof. Walter Toki received a prestigious 2012 invitational fellowship for research in Japan from the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS).. The JSPS is an agency of the Ministry of Education, Science, Sports and Culture that supports research in all fields of the natural and social sciences and the humanities. Prof. Toki’s long [...]