Physics Department News
A roadmap for ultrafast spectroscopy
Researchers from the Department have led and contributed to the 2021 Roadmap for Ultrafast Spectroscopy, highlighting trends and opportunities in the science of probing electron and atom motion on the shortest timescales feasible.
Warwick Awards for Personal Tutoring Excellence
Congratulations to Michael Pounds (Senior Tutor/ Director of Student Experience) who has won a Warwick Award for Personal Tutoring Excellence (WAPTE). The WAPTE awards recognise staff who have made an outstanding contribution to the support of students through the University's personal tutoring system.
PhD Thesis Prize 2021
Many congratulations to Drs Elena Cukanovaite, James Gott and Samuele Ferracin, for their success in the 2021 PhD Thesis Prize competition. Elena won the Winton Prize for Astrophysics, James was awarded the Springer Thesis Prize, while Samuele is the recipient of the Faculty of Science and Department of Physics Thesis prize. Read on for more details about the prizes and their research.
Academic promotions
Congratulations to the following members of Physics staff on their promotions:
- David Brown (Senior Research Fellow)
- Aruni Fonseka (Senior Research Fellow)
- Paul Strom (Senior Research Fellow)
- David Armstrong (Associate Professor)
- Anne-Marie Broomhall (Associate Professor)
- Andrew Howes (Associate Professor)
- Elizabeth Stanway (Reader)
All promotions are with effect from 1 August 2021.