News
Congratulations to Professor Mark Devlin
Great news!
Professor Mark Devlin has been elected 2025 Member of the National Academy of Sciences!
Justin Khoury named Edmund J. and Louise W. Kahn Term Professor of Physics and Astronomy
The chair was awarded by the university in recognition of Justin’s distinguished scholarship and teaching, as well as his service and leadership in our department and in the School of Arts and Sciences. The Kahn chairs were established through a bequest by Edmund J. and Louise W. Kahn. Edmund Kahn was a 1925 Wharton graduate who had a highly successful career in the oil and natural gas industry. Louise Kahn, a graduate of Smith College, worked for Newsweek and owned an interior design firm.
Appointment of Professor Justin Khoury as co-Director of the Center for Particle Cosmology
The Center for Particle Cosmology would like to announce an important leadership change. Professor Mark Trodden, who has co-directed the center since its founding in 2009, was recently announced as the new Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences, and has decided to step down as co-Director, effective May 1, 2025. Professor Trodden will, however, continue as a key member and contributor to the Center.
Congratulations to Max Cohen!
We are pleased to announce that Max Cohen is the recipient of the 2025-2026 Center for Excellence in Teaching, Learning and Innovation (CETLI) Fellowship.
Congratulations Dr. Monica Jinwoo Kang!
We are pleased to announce that the 2025 AKPA Outstanding Young Researcher Award (OYRA) will be awarded to Dr.
Mark Trodden named dean of Penn’s School of Arts & Sciences
Mark Trodden has been named dean of the School of Arts & Sciences and the Thomas S. Gates Jr. Professor at the University of Pennsylvania, effective June 1. The announcement was made today by Penn President J. Larry Jameson and Provost John L. Jackson Jr.
For a better cup of coffee, look to physics
Researchers led by Arnold Mathijssen of the School of Arts & Sciences have applied fluid mechanics to brew the best cup of pour-over coffee using the fewest granules. The findings have potential application to other systems such as surface erosion, filtration, and even wastewater management.
2025 Dean's Award for Mentorship of Undergraduate Research
Arnold Mathijssen is the recipient of the 2025 Dean's Award for Mentorship of Undergraduate Research. This award recognizes Professor Mathijssen’s multi-dimensional contributions to undergraduate education in the School of Arts and Sciences. The Dean's Award for Mentorship of Undergraduate Research is presented to SAS standing faculty members for meaningful engagement of undergraduate students in research due to exceptional nurturing and facilitating by faculty.
Congratulations to the Department of Physics and Astronomy’s Student Award Winners!
The Department Colloquium when the awards given out is scheduled for Wednesday, April 9th at 3:30pm in DRL A8.
The Elias Burstein Prize
Jonathan Stensberg - “For his pioneering works on terahertz studies on topological superconductivity.”
Correlated Structural and Optical Characterization of Hexagonal Boron Nitride
Correlative imaging using transmission electron microscopy and photoluminescence microscopy reveals the complex connections between material morphology, surface contaminants, and optical properties of hexagonal boron nitride.