Honors
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Wright Lab undergraduates awarded Howard L. Schultz Prize
The Yale Physics Department annually selects students for the Howard L. Schultz Prize and the DeForest Pioneers Prize.
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Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics Awarded to Muon g-2 Collaborations at CERN, Brookhaven National Laboratory, and Fermilab
Yale physicist Satish Dhawan was honored as a living contributor. Vernon Hughes (1921-2003) was a leader in the second generation of the experiment.
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Pottebaum featured in “Amazing Iowa Scientists” book
The book celebrates the incredible ingenuity, curiosity, and contributions of Iowans in scientific fields from astronomy to zoology.
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Yale Physics undergraduates inducted into Sigma Pi Sigma
On April 20, Yale Physics inducted 41 undergraduates to Sigma Pi Sigma, the official honor society of the physics and astronomy professions.
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Wright Lab students awarded 2026 NSF GRFP
Josie Rose and Katie Ream were awarded the 2026 NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program. Bradyn Quintard and 2 alumni were awarded honorable mention.
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Garg appointed to CPAD Executive Board
Garg has been appointed to a two-year term on the executive board of the Coordinating Panel for Advanced Detectors.
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Havener appointed to the US LHC Users Association Executive Committee
The Executive Committee is comprised of twelve members serving two-year terms, with six people elected each year.
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Malenkiy awarded Caltech WAVE Fellowship
Malenkiy will conduct research with President Rosenbaum, exploring quantum phase transitions via domain dynamics in microwave-driven quantum quenches.
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Heeger appointed to APS Committee on International Scientific Affairs
The three-year term runs from January 1, 2026 to December 31, 2028.
