News & Announcements
Back by popular demand! P&A Department hoodies for sale.
We have all sizes available. They are a poly/cotton blend, so shrinkage is minimal.
You can order and pay online with a credit card.
Observatory status: Our star parties have resumed! We gather every Wednesday evening (weather permitting).
Call 58-SPACE (801-587-7223) after 7 p.m. for more information.
COVID-19 Updates for U of U Campus and Community
Joel Brownstein Receives Award for SDSS Work
Joel Brownstein Receives Award for SDSS WorkThe Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) has given its 2021 Special Interest Group on Management of Data (SIGMOD) Award to Joel Brownstein, research associate professor in the Physics and Astronomy Department. The award recognizes the work of Brownstein and the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) Data Team’s efforts in providing “an early and influential demonstration of the power of data science to transform a scientific domain.”
Yue Zhao Receives Physics Innovation Award
Yue Zhao Receives Physics Innovation AwardYue Zhao, assistant professor in Physics and Astronomy, has received a Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation Fundamental Physics Innovation Award, in association with the American Physical Society. This award supports extended visits between researchers to learn, develop, and share techniques or scientific approaches.
In Memoriam: Emeritus Professor William D. Ohlsen
In Memoriam: Emeritus Professor William D. OhlsenEmeritus Professor William David Ohlsen died peacefully at his home in Salt Lake City on August 9, 2021, following a diagnosis of pancreatic cancer. He joined the University of Utah faculty in 1961, where he spent 36 years teaching physics and mentoring graduate students. We will miss him.