Spring

Kudos to three of our grads on receipt of the following awards from the College of Science:

Outstanding Scholarship: Sarah Horst (Roger Yelle)

Outstanding Mentor/Teaching: Kathryn Gardner-Vandy (Dante Lauretta)

Outstanding Service: Kathryn Volk (Renu Malhotra)

Sarah, Kathryn, and Kathryn received cash awards and were recognized at a College of Science reception. Congratulations!

Jason Barnes (2004) and Gwen Bart-Barnes (2007) became the parents of twins on November 23, 2009. The Barnes family now includes a baby girl, Cassiopeia Brynn Barnes, and a baby boy, Tycho Ethan Barnes. Jason and Gwen are both at the University of Idaho; Jason is an Assistant Professor of Physics and Gwen is an Assistant Research Professor of Physics. Best wishes to Jason, Gwen, and the beautiful twins!

Jonathan Fortney (2004) has been named a 2010 Sloan Research Fellow in Physics. The Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellowships seek to stimulate fundamental research by early-career scientists and scholars of outstanding promise. These two-year fellowships are awarded yearly to 118 researchers in recognition of distinguished performance and a unique potential to make substantial contributions to their field. Jonathan is Assistant Professor in the Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics University of California, Santa Cruz. We extend our congratulations to Jonathan on receipt of this prestigious fellowship!