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Welcoming Demetrios Papagermanos, A Machine Shop Staff Member

 

Papagermanos

  • Born in Manhattan, NY

  • Raised in Flushing, Queens

  • Moved to LI six years ago

  • Recently graduated from SBU

-  B.S. in Mechanical Engineering

-  Served as Head machinist/Welder on the SB Motosports team

-  Worked part time in the Mechanical Engineering Machine shop as a machinist/welder

“For his senior project, Demetri designed and built an Electrochemical Metal 3D Printer. He brings to our department not only technical engineering knowledge, but hands-on skills that are vital for the type of work done in the Physics Machine shop.” – James Eksi

Retirement of Frank Chin, Director of Laboratories

 

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Frank Chin, P&A Director of Laboratories will retire on Oct. 31 after serving the department well with dedication for 30 years.

 

Frank joined the department in July 1994 as a staff in the Instructional Labs and became the Director of Laboratories in 2011.

 

We thank Frank for his service to the department and wish him well in his retirement!

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In Memoriam, Fred Goldhaber

 

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It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of Prof. Fred Goldhaber, a dedicated physicist, a long time colleague and friend, and beloved professor at Stony Brook University, who passed away on Tuesday, September 25, 2024.

 

A full obituary can be found here.

 

A deeper look at Fred's physics research is forthcoming.

 

Department News Archive    

Physics and Astronomy in the News

Stony Brook University's Patrick Meade Elected as an American Physical Society Fellow

Stony Brook University’s Patrick Meade, professor in the C.N. Yang Institute for Theoretical Physics (YITP), was recently elected to a fellowship with the American Physical Society (APS).Learn More(Stony Brook University's Patrick Meade Elected as an American Physical Society Fellow)

Stony Brook University Recognized as Leader in High School Physics Teacher Preparation

For the 7th time in 9 years, SBU has been recognized by APS and AAPT as a member of the PhysTEC 5+ Club for its outstanding work in graduating 9 physics teachers in the 2022-2023 academic year.Learn More(Stony Brook University Recognized as Leader in High School Physics Teacher Preparation)

3rd Annual C.N. Yang Colloquium

The 3rd Annual C.N. Yang Colloquium will be given by Prof. David Gross, who received the Nobel Prize in 2004!

QIST Project Led by Stony Brook Selected for a NQVL Pilot Project

The SCY-QNet (Wide-Area Quantum Network To Demonstrate Quantum Advantage) proposal led by our own Eden Figueroa has been selected by NSF as one of the five pilot projects for the NSF National Quantum Virtual Laboratory (NQVL).Learn More(QIST Project Led by Stony Brook Selected for a NQVL Pilot Project)

SUNY Honors Department Faculty Members

Three of our department's faculty members have been recently awarded with the highest honors from SUNY! Please join us in congratulating Professors John Hobbs, Laszlo Mihaly, and Jac Verbaarschot!

Remembering Jim Simons

Beloved friend, generous philanthropist, pioneering mathematician, and visionary leader James H. Simons died on May 10 at the age of 86.Learn More(Remembering Jim Simons)

 

Physics and Astronomy in the News Archive