News
2016
Watch Detection of Gravitational Waves Seminar
Held on 2/24/16 via YouTube
Undergraduate Students Attend PHYSCON 2016
Physics and Astronomy students Angelica Lorraine Lee, Stephanie Hadley, and Bitha
Salimkumar at the 2016 PHYSCON conference, meeting with Dr. Jocelyn Bell Burnell,
discoverer of the the first pulsars.
2015
Aaron Romanowsky Wins 2015 Early Career Investigator Award
The SJSU Research Foundation awards this prize to tenure-track faculty who "have excelled
in areas of research... at an early or beginning point in their careers at SJSU."
Read more about his award.
Conference for Undergraduate Women in Physics at UC Santa Cruz
Attending the 2015 Conference for Undergraduate Women in Physics, SJSU physics students
Beth Johnson, Stephanie Lorelli, Jennifer Vu, and engineering student Franchesca Owens
enjoyed networking, lab tours, and talks.
Physics and Astronomy Students Tour Lick Observatory
Students and faculty went to the top of Mt. Hamilton to learn about modern and historical
telescopes. Here they are seen on the catwalk outside the 120" reflector.
2014
Olenka Hubickyj Wins 2013 Outstanding Lecturer Award
The Outstanding Lecturer Award recognizes a lecturer for excellence in teaching effectivenessand service to the
SJSU campus community. This year's winner comes from the College of Science.
Physics Undergraduate Conducts Research in Hawaii
Richard Vo, now a graduate student at San Francisco State University, conducteed astrophysics research at the Keck telescopes at Mauna Kea, Hawaii in spring 2014, with the guidance of
his adviser, Dr. Aaron Romanowsky.
2013
Alejandro Garcia Wins the 2012 - 2013 Outstanding Professor Award
The Outstanding Professor Award recognizes a faculty member with overall excellence in an academic assignment. This
year's winner comes from the College of Science.
