COLLEGE PARK, Maryland, May 25 -- The American Association of Physics Teachers issued the following news release: After a rigorous search involving two exams, the American Association of Physics Teachers has identified the top contenders as members of the United States Physics Team. They come from California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Michigan, New Jersey, North Carolina, and Wisconsin. There are high school sophomores, juniors, and seniors. These bright emerging physicist  more

CARDIFF, Wales, May 25 (TNSres) -- Cardiff University issued the following news: A Cardiff University researcher has been named in a new cohort of ten emerging UK science leaders. Dr Giulio Fabbian from the School of Physics and Astronomy is among this year's recipients of the Ernest Rutherford Fellowship, awarded by the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) part of UK Research and Innovation. The Fellowship recognises the most promising early-career particle physics, astronomy and  more

WASHINGTON, May 25 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has released the following public communication on May 23, 2024: * * * Comments on US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Docket BOEM-2024-0009 'Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Vineyard Northeast Project on the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf Offshore Massachusetts' Prepared by: Dr. Josh Kohut, Rutgers University Center for Ocean Observing Leadership (RUCOOL)  more

CLINTON, South Carolina, May 25 -- Presbyterian College issued the following news: Biology professor Dr. Margot Petukh has noticed a trend with biology majors at PC. "Each passing year witnesses a steady increase in the number of students opting to enroll in Master's and PhD programs," Petukh said. "This indicates a growing inclination toward research-oriented career paths." A new partnership between PC and Clemson University provides a new opportunity for PC students interested in research-o  more

CLAREMONT, California, May 25 -- Pomona College issued the following news: Three members of the Pomona College faculty were named in May to endowed professorships by vote of the College's Board of Trustees. Each of them is a past winner of Pomona's highest faculty honor, the Wig Distinguished Professor Award for excellence in teaching and service. "Endowed professorships are where the vision and value of the College meet the generosity of donors who care deeply about higher education and Pomona  more

SOPHIA-ANTIPOLIS, France, May 25 -- The European Telecommunications Standards Institute issued the following news release: Speakers at the 10th ETSI/IQC Quantum Safe Cryptography Conference have called on organizations to prepare their cybersecurity infrastructures to address the challenges of a post-quantum world. Organized by ETSI and the Institute for Quantum Computing, this year's conference was hosted from 14-16 May by the Centre for Quantum Technologies (CQT), National University of Sing  more

WASHINGTON, May 26 -- Sen. Todd Young, R-Ind., introduced a resolution on April 15, 2024. The text of the resolution was released on May 20. S. Res. 640. A resolution commemorating and supporting the goals of "World Quantum Day" ; considered and agreed to. The resolution is cosponsored by Sens. Margaret Wood Hassan, D-N.H., Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., and Maria Cantwell, D-Wash. * * * Commemorating and supporting the goals of "World Quantum Day". Whereas quantum physics describes nature at t  more

LA JOLLA, California, May 25 -- The University of California San Diego campus issued the following Q&A on May 23, 2024, with Ph.D. student Etienne Palos: * * * Story by: Amanda Rubalcava Etienne Palos is a fourth year UC San Diego Ph.D. student specializing in theoretical and computational chemistry in the lab of Francesco Paesani. Palos--whose passion and perspective is shaped by his upbringing on both sides of the U.S.-Mexican border--will soon take his academic journey abroad to Germany an  more

LAWRENCE, Kansas, May 25 (TNSres) -- The University of Kansas issued the following news on May 24, 2024: Using data from the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite and W.M. Keck Observatory on Mauna Kea in Hawaii, an astronomer at the University of Kansas led a study appearing today revealing 15 new exoplanets (planets beyond our solar system) along with the mass of 126 other exoplanets. The findings give astronomers new understanding of the makeup of exoplanets and their star systems generally.  more