Faculty honors

   COLUMBUS -- The American Physical Society (APS) and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) have recognized eight members of the Ohio State University faculty for their contributions to research and education in physics, astronomy, and engineering.

“I am pleased for the new recipients of this prestigious nomination,” said Robert Gold, Dean of the College of Mathematical and Physical Sciences at Ohio State. “I am proud of the progress that the physics and astronomy departments continue to make towards increased national recognition."

David Ashley, Dean of the College of Engineering, said that the new IEEE fellows “exemplify our commitment to excellence and demonstrate the wide range of engineering research underway at Ohio State.”

The following four faculty were named fellows of APS:

• Gordon Aubrecht, professor of physics, for his many contributions to physics education over the years, including his work with high school teachers, his work with the Contemporary Physics Education Project, and his book Energy.
• Eric Braaten, professor of physics, for his contributions to the understanding of finite temperature and heavy quark quantum chromodynamics, and in particular, for the development of hard thermal loop resummation techniques and nonrelativistic quantum chromodynamics.
• Junko Shigemitsu, professor of physics, for her contributions to determining properties of the Standard Model using the methods of Lattice Gauge Theory.
• David Weinberg, associate professor of astronomy, for outstanding research in studying the gravitational instability theory of structure formation in the Universe and its confrontation with experimental data.

The following four faculty were named fellows of IEEE:

• Bharat Bhushan, Ohio Eminent Scholar and professor of mechanical engineering, for his pioneering contributions to, and dissemination of knowledge of, the tribology and mechanics of magnetic storage devices.
• Roberto G. Rojas, associate professor of electrical engineering, for his contributions to the understanding of high frequency electromagnetic radiation and scattering.
• Mukesh Singhal, professor of computer and information science, for contributions to algorithms for distributed systems.
• Stephen Yurkovich, professor of electrical engineering, for his contributions in the application of control systems technology and leadership in engineering education.

The American Physical Society elects as fellows “only such members who have contributed to the advancement of physics by independent, original research or who have rendered some other special service to the cause of the sciences.'' Each year, up to only 0.5 percent of all APS members may be elected fellows.

The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers provides recognition to individuals whose “contributions to the art and science of electro- and information technologies world-wide have improved the quality of daily life.” In any one year, no more than 0.1 percent of IEEE members may receive this honor.

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