The University of Texas at Dallas
close menu

Department of Physics

News & Events

UT Dallas > Department of Physics > News & Events
accolades-nov-1-2024

UTDesign Teams, Physics Professor Receive Recognition

featured-symposium-systems-thinking-in-biology

Featured Symposium: Systems Thinking in Biology

2-ut-dallas-stem-schools-announce-jointly-appointed-associate-dean

2 UT Dallas STEM Schools Announce Jointly Appointed Associate Dean

yellow-dye-solution-transparent-skin-2024

Researchers Create Solution That Makes Living Skin Transparent

celebration-teaching-excellence-2024

Teaching Excellence Ceremony Celebrates Year’s Top Educators

piper-professor-2024

Physics Professor Receives Piper Honor as One of Texas’ Best

total-solar-eclipse-wrap-2024

Total Solar Eclipse Becomes Communal Comet Experience

comets-giving-days-wrap-2024

UTD Champions Make Impact on Comets Giving Days

desi-findings-2024

New Findings Reveal Clearer Picture of Expanding Universe

News Archive

UTDesign Teams, Physics Professor Receive Recognition
Featured Symposium: Systems Thinking in Biology
2 UT Dallas STEM Schools Announce Jointly Appointed Associate Dean
Researchers Create Solution That Makes Living Skin Transparent
Teaching Excellence Ceremony Celebrates Year’s Top Educators
Physics Professor Receives Piper Honor as One of Texas’ Best
Total Solar Eclipse Becomes Communal Comet Experience
UTD Champions Make Impact on Comets Giving Days
New Findings Reveal Clearer Picture of Expanding Universe
Space Scientists’ New Sensors Shine Spotlight on Sun-Earth Studies
UTD Celebrates Sciences Building, Enhanced Campus Gateway
UTD To Celebrate Solar Eclipse with Events Totally Made for Comets
Physics Society President to Speak at Sciences Building Dedication
Interactive Physics Camp Fuels STEM Passion in Girls
Monitoring the Air We Share: New Sensor Network Comes to Campus
40 Years in the Making: UT Dallas' Next NASA Mission
UTD Names New Leaders in Academic Departments, Programs, Centers
Deep Sensing on the Horizon: Scientist Explores Intelligent Chips
DESI Data Sheds More Light on 3D Map of Cosmos, Study of Universe
UTD Recognizes Year’s Best Research Mentors, Graduate Work
Innovative Educators Earn President’s Teaching Excellence Awards
UTD Celebrates Newest Class of Endowed Chairs, Professors
UTD To Honor Newest Group of Endowed Chairs, Professors
Physics Professor Empowers Young STEM Leaders Through Robotics
Physics Society Receives 10th Consecutive National Distinction
Team Brings Advancement in Organic Solar Cell Technology to Light
Quantum Geometry Found To Be Newest Twist in Superconductivity
Two Comets Shine Brightly on Forbes’ 30 Under 30 for Science List
New Carbon Nanotube Yarn Harvests Mechanical Energy
UT Dallas Celebrates Innovation at New Richardson IQ Facility
UTD Science Instrument Travels Aboard SpaceX Rocket
Scientist To Lead Expansion of Observatory with World’s Largest Radar
Bioengineer, Physicist Earn Recognition for Distinguished Work
Regents’ Teaching Award Winners Excel on Matters of Mind, Cosmos
Cosmologist Wins Regents' Outstanding Teaching Award
DNA Primer Initiation Sequence Captured at Molecular Level
New NSF Grant To Advance Quantum Research, Education at UT Dallas
New Energy Harvesters Show Potential That Fits Like a Glove
Professor's Robots Take to Land, Sea, Air to Assess, Clean Up Toxic Environs
Interdisciplinary Professor, EPPS Undergrads Garner Recognition
Physicists Invent Intelligent Quantum Sensor of Light Waves
Physicists Shine Light on Solid Way To Extend Excitons’ Life
UTD Honors Year’s Top Research Mentors, Advisor, Graduate Work
UTD Explorers of Earth, Space, Mind Earn NSF Graduate Fellowships
Record 4 UTD Undergrads Earn Prestigious Goldwater Scholarships  
Ishak-Boushaki Conducts Research at the Intersection of "Modern Cosmology and General Relativity"
Explorers of Space, Deep Earth Named AAAS Fellows for Stellar Work
Professor Honored for Work; Comets Showcase Cybersecurity Skills
Physicists Discover Novel Quantum Effect in Bilayer Graphene
Meet the Newest Group of Tenured, Tenure-Track Faculty at UT Dallas
Nobel Laureate To Recall Work with Renowned UT Dallas Physicist at Lecture
High-Quality Crystals Reveal New Physics of Topological Insulators
Nobel Laureate Penrose to Reminisce Work with Rindler on Spinors, Spacetime
Where Are They Now? Peter Niedbalski, PhD'17
Kesden Elected to Texas Section APS Chair Line
Students Explore Summer Opportunities
Researchers’ Robots Designed To Avoid Environmental Dangers, Deliver Data Quickly
UT Dallas Remembers Stellar Space Scientist Dr. John Hoffman
Meet Our New Dean
Grant Funds Cryogenic Probe Station, Fuels Research on the Nanoscale
UTD Chapter of SPS Deemed 'Outstanding' - Again
Scientist To Delve Deep into Quantum Physics with NSF CAREER Award
Four Faculty Members Named AAAS Fellows for Work in Science, Technology
Astrophysics Team Lights the Way for More Accurate Model of the Universe
Physicists Create Tiny Thermoelectric Generators with Plenty of Power
Team's Flexible Micro LEDs May Reshape Future of Wearable Technology
Sciences Building Becomes Campus's Newest Star Attraction This Fall
Physicists Find Misaligned Carbon Sheets Yield Unparalleled Properties
Quantum Systems Researcher Earns NSF, Welch Grants
For Physics Groups, Love of Astronomy Was Always Written in the Stars
Scientists Uncover Cool, New Technological Twist for Refrigeration
Physicists Shine Light on Properties of Potential Solar Cell Material
Physicists Demonstrate Silicon’s Energy-Harvesting Power in Study
Childhood Buddies Share New Academic Connection as UTD Freshmen
From UTD to the Moon and Beyond: 50 Years and Counting
University Engineers Were Instrumental to Apollo, Space Missions
Past Bonds, Future Enrichment Come Together at Investiture Ceremony
UT Dallas Remembers Founding Faculty Member Wolfgang Rindler
Professors Join Elite Group for Highly Cited, Influential Research
New Science Professors Tackle Research in Microbiology, Physics
University Physicists Demonstrate Negative Refraction Without Reflection
Researchers Receive $4.5 Million in Funding for Cancer Projects
Program Pairs Students from Mexico with UT Dallas Faculty
Largest Group of Clark Scholars Seizes Early Lab Work Opportunity
Research Matters: NSF Program Puts Physics in the Spotlight
Heat-Conducting Crystals Could Help Computer Chips Keep Their Cool
Science, Math Instructors Receive Excellence in Teaching Honors
Data Discrepancies May Affect Understanding of the Universe
Solid Research Leads UT Dallas Physicists to Propose New State of Matter
Physicists Decipher Electronic Properties of Materials in Work That May Change Transistors
UT Dallas Magazine: University Forged Long History in Space Research
Physicist's DNA Chip Offers Big Possibilities in Cell, Cancer Studies
Creation of Weak Materials Offers Strong Possibilities for Electronics
Scientist's Space Weather Work Gets Support from Air Force Grant
New Theory Turns Back Clock on Conditions Behind Universe's Origin
New Insight Found in Black Hole Collisions
Physicist's Theories, Project Provide Big Insights to Quantum Work
Study Finds 'Lumpy' Universe Cannot Explain Cosmic Acceleration
Astrophysics Event Was 50 Years in the Making
UT Dallas Researchers to Work on NASA's Space Weather Mission Launching in 2017
Solar Flares May Interrupt GPS Navigation, Researcher Says
Big Ideas Drive Science of the Ultra-Small and Ultra-Cold
UT Dallas Physicists Play Role in Higgs Quest
Prof Explores Universe Through Gravity Lens Studies
Tiny Quantum Dots Hold Promise in Prof's Research
Prof’s Device Reveals More About Mars’ Atmosphere
NASA Funds Investigation of a Cosmic Mystery
Nanjing University Taps UTD's Da Hsuan Feng
NASA awards $9,000,000 to the William B. Hanson Center for Space Science of The University of Texas at Dallas

Teaching Assistant Awards

2021

Sharon Felix, Ashen Fernando, Mohammad Murtaza Mahmud, John Waczak, and Alan Zanders

2020

Anish Ninad Agashe, Saeed Rahmanian Koshkaki, Andrew Marder, Rahulkumar Solanki, Ashan Prabashwara Wettasinghe, Tianyi Xu, and Yangzi Zheng

2019

Patrick Cheung, Bojana Ivanic, Fatemeh Khashami, Qing Wang and Xiaohe Zhou

2018

Miyoung Choi, Sarah Ferguson, Matthew Maisberger, Eske Pedersen and Peng Peng Zheng