Welcome to Syracuse University Physics
The Department of Physics at Syracuse University has been educating students and carrying out research for over 125 years. Our faculty members, research associates, graduate students, and undergraduate majors are active in fields ranging from biological and condensed matter physics, through cosmology and particle physics, to gravitational wave detection and astrophysics. Here you will find connections to our current research and our closely linked work as educators.

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recent news:

• Martin Forstner's joint project with researchers from Biomedical Engineering and UpState highlighted in the latest issue of The Central New York Business Journal .

• Physics Department is host to the International Conference on Soft Active Matter, May 17-21, 2009. The conference will include a free public lecture by French scientists Jean-Francois Joanny and Jacques Prost on "Physics at Work in Cell Biology and Cancer" at 7:30pm on  Tuesday, May 19 in the Auditorium of the Life Science Complex.  See article in SU News for more details.

• Gianfranco Vidali has been elected Secretary-Treasurer of the New York State Section of the American Physical Society (http://www.aps.org/units/nyss/ ). The section, 2511 members strong - the second largest, organizes two symposia/year, provides travel grants for students attending the symposia, and awards physics outreach grants.

• Koloina Randrianarivony will receive a doctoral prize from the College of Arts & Sciences at the Doctoral Dinner and Hooding Ceremony on
  May 8.

• Prof. Mark Bowick has been awarded the 2009 William Wasserstrom Prize for the Teaching of Graduate Students. The announcement was made March 23, 2009 at the College Faculty Meeting. The award will be given at the Doctoral Graduation Ceremony in May.

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