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Electrical engineering society names Mingzhong Wu a 2021 Fellow
IEEE cited Wu for his achievements in spintronics and magnetization.
Professor Jim Sites establishes endowed professorship for Department of Physics
The first such professorship within the department, the endowment provides research operations funds for an incoming faculty member.
Two CSU professors receive highly competitive award from the Department of Energy
Justin Sambur and Mike Mooney among 50 nationwide to receive DOE Early Career Award
T2K experiment shows strongest evidence yet of symmetry breaking in neutrinos
Understanding how neutrinos and antineutrinos differ will help scientists explain why so much matter exists in the universe, and so little antimatter.