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UTA’s David Nygren receives Marie Sklodowska-Curie award

David Nygren, Presidential Distinguished Professor of Physics at The University of Texas at Arlington and a member of the National Academy of Sciences, has been honored with a prestigious international award for his pioneering work in radiation detector developments and for enabling major discoveries in diverse areas of science. The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers or IEEE has named Nygren the winner of the 2018 Marie Sklodowska Curie Award, which recognizes outstanding contributions to the field of nuclear and plasma sciences and engineering. The award is sponsored by

UTA physics Ph.D. graduate’s journey to success took him from Africa to UTA

Last Feremenga, a native of Zimbabwe who received his doctoral degree in December, used skills he honed at UTA while analyzing massive quantities of data from the Large Hadron Collider particle physics experiment in Switzerland to land a job as a data scientist. The educational journey taken by Last Feremenga has been exciting, fascinating and has involved plenty of air travel. It began in his native Zimbabwe, continued first in Chicago and then in Arlington, and included frequent trips between Arlington, Chicago and Europe. Feremenga, who received a doctorate in Physics and Applied

UTA’s Ramon Lopez named Fellow of the American Association of Physics Professors

A professor of physics at The University of Texas at Arlington has been recognized for his outstanding contributions to physics education with a Fellowship from the American Association of Physics Teachers. Ramon Lopez, a longtime leader in physics and science education, has been named one of eight Fellows for 2017 by the AAPT. The criterion for selection of Fellows is exceptional contribution to AAPT's mission – to enhance the understanding and appreciation of physics through teaching. Nominations are evaluated by the AAPT awards committee and approved by the organization’s board of

American Scientific Publishers give UTA physicist Wei Chen Best Paper Award

American Scientific Publishers, a publisher of scientific journals and books in the fields of science, engineering, and technology, has given Wei Chen, a physics professor at the University of Texas at Arlington, a Best Paper Award for a journal article cited 364 times to date. “According to a statistical report in the journal Science , only five percent of articles are cited more than 200 times in 10 years after publication, so this is an important recognition of my work,” Chen said. “It also reflects that this paper opens a new

UTA assistant professor awarded American Physical Society’s Mitsuyoshi Tanaka Dissertation Award in Experimental Particle Physics

The American Physical Society has awarded Benjamin Jones, assistant professor of Physics at The University of Texas at Arlington, the Mitsuyoshi Tanaka Dissertation Award in Experimental Particle Physics, which is widely considered the most prestigious dissertation award in the field. Jones received the award for his doctoral thesis from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, “Sterile Neutrinos in Cold Climates,” which was based on his research on the IceCube experiment at the South Pole. IceCube is an international collaboration of scientists from 48 institutions in 12 countries,

UTA physicists first to demonstrate new potential cancer treatment using microwaves to target deeply situated tumors

Physicists at The University of Texas at Arlington have shown that using microwaves to activate photosensitive nanoparticles produces tissue-heating effects that ultimately lead to cell death within solid tumors. “Our new method using microwaves can propagate through all types of tissues and target deeply situated tumors,” said Wei Chen, UTA professor of physics and lead author of the study published this month in The Journal of Biomedical Nanotechnology titled “A new modality of cancer treatment-nanoparticle mediated microwave induced photodynamic therapy.”  

UTA physicist Ramon Lopez awarded 2016 Richard Carrington Education and Public Outreach Award

Ramon Lopez, a professor of physics at The University of Texas at Arlington, has been named the winner of the 2016 Richard Carrington Education and Public Outreach Award by the Space and Aeronomy section of the American Geophysical Union. The AGU’s Carrington Award is presented annually to one honoree “in recognition of significant and outstanding impact on students’ and the public’s understanding of our science through their education and/or outreach activities – exhibiting an effort that goes well beyond their particular job title,” according to the AGU website 

UTA scientists use Planetarium’s advanced astronomical software to accurately date 2500 year-old lyric poem

Physicists and astronomers from the University of Texas at Arlington have used advanced astronomical software to accurately date lyric poet Sappho’s “Midnight Poem,” which describes the night sky over Greece more than 2,500 years ago. The scientists described their research in the article “Seasonal dating of Sappho’s ‘Midnight Poem’ revisited,” published today in the Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage.  Martin George, former president of the International Planetarium Society, now at the National Astronomical

UTA leads $7.3M national initiative to create next-generation space weather simulator to improve forecasting, satellite tracking during storms

Physicists at The University of Texas at Arlington are leading a $7.3 million national initiative to develop a next generation space weather simulator capable of predicting energy distributions during space weather events like solar flares to an accuracy of one degree longitude and one degree latitude – about 100 km in each direction. Current estimates of the energy entering the upper atmosphere during times of greatest solar output can be off by as much as 100 percent. As a result, the models used to forecast trajectories and track satellites orbiting in a specific region can also yield

UT Arlington nanoparticles could provide easier route for cell therapy

New process to help patients with cancer, genetic conditions, neurological disordersUT Arlington physics researchers may have developed a way to use laser technology to deliver drug and gene therapy at the cellular level without damaging surrounding tissue. The method eventually could help patients suffering from genetic conditions, cancers and neurological diseases. In a study published recently by the journal Nature Scientific Reports , the team paired crystalline magnetic carbon nanoparticles and continuous wave

Researcher proves mass is important at the nano-scale, matters in calculations and measurements

New model drastically reduces run timesA UT Arlington engineering professor has proven that the effect of mass is important, can be measured and has a significant impact on any calculations and measurements at the sub-micrometer scale. The findings help to better understand movement of nano-sized objects in fluid environments that can be characterized by a low Reynolds number, which often occurs in biological systems. The unconventional results are consistent with Newton’s Second Law of Motion, a well-established law of physics, and imply that mass should be included in the dynamic model

American Physical Society names UT Arlington professor a fellow

J. Ping Liu, a University of Texas at Arlington physics professor who is working to develop stronger magnets for sustainable energy applications, has been named a fellow of the American Physical Society in 2013.   Liu joined the UT Arlington College of Science Department of Physics in 2002 and researches the development of advanced nanocomposite magnets that have high performance while containing fewer expensive rare-earth materials. The advanced magnets can be used in nearly every industry and consumer device from computers to cars to medical imaging systems and cell phones. In his

UT Arlington junior engineering student named Goldwater Scholar

Erica Castillo, a junior in the College of Engineering, has been named The University of Texas at Arlington’s first Goldwater Scholar. Castillo is a first-generation college student from The Academy of Irving ISD is enrolled in the Honors College. She is earning a double major in aerospace engineering and physics, with a minor in mechanical engineering. Castillo said she plans to research biomechanics as part of being named a Goldwater Scholar. “That’s always interested me,” Castillo said. “The body is a complex system and I enjoy the biomechanics perspective of it because it

New UT Arlington endowment will attract optics innovator

ARLINGTON – A new, endowed distinguished professorship at The University of Texas at Arlington will honor Fort Worth physicist and businessman Richard N. Claytor while strengthening the University’s cutting edge optics-related research. The professorship will be funded by a $500,000 endowment recently established through a philanthropic gift from Nelson E. Claytor, Richard Claytor’s son. Richard Claytor founded Fresnel Technologies, Inc., a leading manufacturer of molded plastic lenses and related optical components based in Fort Worth. He now serves as vice president of the company. “

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