Paik's Work Cited as 2016 Highlight

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Published: Friday, January 27 2017 11:09

Research Professor and Professor Emeritus Ho Jung Paik is the lead author of the article "Low-frequency terrestrial tensor gravitational-wave detector," which has been selected by the journal Classical and Quantum Gravity as one of their highlights of 2016. Postdoctoral associate Cornelius Griggs and research scientist Martin Vol Moody collaborated on the article. It presents a design concept for a tensor gravitational wave detector, capable of detecting certain interactions among white dwarf stars, neutron stars, and black holes in the new mid-frequency band of 0.1 to 10 Hz, at sensitivities much higher than other existing technologies. The proposed instrument, which utilizes six five-ton test masses and three orthogonal axes 30 m or longer, is based on the Tensor Superconducting Gravity Gradiometer being developed by the PICASSO program, which utilizes six 100-gram superconducting test masses with a 14 cm baseline.

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Lathrop Elected to APS GSNP Chair Line

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Published: Friday, January 20 2017 11:38

Professor Dan Lathrop has been elected Vice-Chair of the American Physical Society Group on Statistical and Nonlinear Physics (GSNP). The Vice-Chair serves in that capacity for one year, becomes Chair-Elect in year two, and then serves as Chair of GSNP in year three. 

Professor Steve Rolston is the current Chair of the APS Division of Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics (DAMOP) and Associate Professor Peter Shawan is Chair-Elect of the Division of Gravitational Physics (DGRAV).

Probe for nanofibers has atom-scale sensitivity

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Published: Friday, January 20 2017 10:40

Optical fibers are the backbone of modern communications, shuttling information from A to B through thin glass filaments as pulses of light. They are used extensively in telecommunications, allowing information to travel at near the speed of light virtually without loss.

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Nick Butch Honored with Presidential Early Career Award

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Published: Tuesday, January 10 2017 11:38

President Obama has just named 102 scientists and researchers as recipients of the Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE), the highest honor bestowed by the United States Government on science and engineering professionals in the early stages of their independent research careers. Adjunct Assistant Professor Nick Butch, a staff physicist at the NIST Center for Neutron Research, was honored for his significant contributions to understanding the interplay of magnetism with superconductivity and revealing observations about superconducting materials. Congratulations Nick!!!