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Chair’s Letter

May 4, 2023

Dear UF Physics Alumni and Friends,

Steven Hagen, Professor & Chair

It is a pleasure to welcome you to the Spring 2023 UF Physics newsletter. Over the past year, the physics department has continued to thrive and grow, and we are all proud of the many accomplishments of our faculty, researchers, staff and students.

This newsletter highlights noteworthy grants and awards our faculty and graduate students have won over the past few months, along with newsmaking discoveries in astrophysics, materials physics, and high energy physics. You will also read about faculty and graduate students who have been recognized for outstanding teaching, as well as our Physics IDEA committee, which just recently received an Excellence award from the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. Thanks to all for your hard work, dedication, and continued support for Physics at the University of Florida!

Sincerely yours,

 

 

 

Steve Hagen
Professor & Chair
 
Return to the Spring 2023 newsletter.

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