Two Faculty Members Named Outstanding Referees by APS
Congratulations to faculty members Jennifer Cano and Angela Kelly for being named Outstanding Referees by APS for 2025!
The Outstanding Referee program was instituted in 2008 to recognize scientists who have been exceptionally helpful in assessing manuscripts for publication in the APS journals.
The highly selective Outstanding Referee program annually recognizes a small percentage of the roughly 50,000 referees who have been asked to review one or more papers in the last twelve months.
This year, 160 Outstanding Referees were selected.
Honorees are selected based on the quality, number, and timeliness of their reports, without regard for membership in the APS, country of origin, or field of research.
Passing of Professor Peter Koch
With a heavy heart we share the sad news that our dear colleague and friend, Peter Koch, passed away last Sunday night.
You can find an obituary of Peter Koch prepared by his son Nate Koch here.
You can find further Information concerning the service etc. below:
A memorial service for Late Prof. Peter M. Koch will take place at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship at Stony Brook, 380 Nicolls Road, E.Setauket, 11733 on Wednesday, April 2nd at 4pm.
Attendees may also attend on YouTube.
Nancy would appreciate cards and emails (no phone calls please):
9 Satterly Road
Setauket, NY 11733
Email: nancy.koch@gmail.com
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Peter's honor to:
Stony Brook Physics Students Win National Recognition for Third Consecutive Year
Following their yearly review, the National Council of Society of Physics Students (SPS) has awarded the Stony Brook University SPS Chapter as a 2023-24 Outstanding Chapter, extending their streak to three years!
See: National SPS Website
The Society of Physics Students (SPS) is a professional association designed for students and membership is open to anyone interested in physics and related fields. SPS operates within the American Institute of Physics (AIP), an umbrella organization for professional physical science societies.
This is a great and well deserved recognition, given to less than 15% of SPS chapters each year, and Stony Brook's chapter has received it for three years in a row!
Congratulations once again to the SPS members! We are very proud of everything they continue to accomplish!
To learn more about our university's SPS chapter, visit their link here.
Physics and Astronomy in the News
Jennifer Cano wins the Stony Brook Discovery Prize
The 30 Year Anniversary of the Discovery of the Top Quark
PHENIX Experiment Finds Fresh Evidence for Tiny Drops of Quark-Gluon Plasma
Season's Greetings
Using Matter Waves, Scientists Unveil Novel Collective Behaviors in Quantum Optics
Welcome to the Department!