The winners of the Beams, Pegram, and Slack Awards were announced at this year’s SESAPS Annual Meeting, at James Madison University, during the Friday’s banquet . Their names and citations are listed below. Congratulations to all! A sincere thank-you also goes to the 36 volunteers who served on the three selection committees and, in less than a month, carefully reviewed 29 nomination packages submitted or carried forward from previous years across all three awards. This process would not have been possible without your expertise and dedication. As we look ahead to next year’s meeting, we warmly encourage you to nominate a meritorious …
Author: Rosa Branca (Page 1 of 2)
Physics and Astronomy
You may often wonder what atomic, nuclear, or particle physics has to do with modern medicine. The answer is, quite a lot. In fact, many of the technologies currently used in hospitals around the country owe their own existence to fundamental research in physics, from MRI, PET and CT scanners, to radiation therapy. Recently, a new contrast agent obtained FDA approval for its use in both adults and children over six years old: hyperpolarized 129Xe gas (XENOVIEW). This contrast allows clinicians to visualize ventilation and gas exchange in the lungs in great details, something that traditional MRI alone, or other imaging modalities, cannot do. The …
This year’s SESAPS meeting was held on the beautiful campus of James Madison University and featured an outstanding group of scientists from across the entire southeastern region. We had 45 undergraduate oral presentations and 54 undergraduate posters competing for this year’s undergraduate awards , all of them truly outstanding, making us proud of our students and the selection process a tough job. A huge shout-out to all our 31 volunteer judges for taking the time to review each presentation—we couldn’t have done it without you! Below is the list of this year’s awardees. Congratulations to ALL of you for an outstanding job presenting …
Congratulations to Nick Bryden for receiving the prestigious National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship
Congratulations to Michele Kelley for receiving the prestigious National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship.