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Strange quark contribution to proton structure yields surprising result
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Scientists seeking to confirm earlier measurements of the strange quark’s contribution to the proton’s magnetic moment have found several surprises, instead. As reported in the Dec.15 issue of the journal Science, physicists who combined results from two measurements have calculated a lower strange quark contribution, and provided evidence for the existence of […]
Super-big superconducting magnet to be moved into laboratory Dec. 13
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — A superconducting magnet 14 feet in diameter and weighing more than 80,000 pounds will be moved into the high-bay area of the Nuclear Physics Laboratory, 23 E. Stadium Drive, Champaign, beginning at 8:30 a.m. Wednesday (Dec. 13). The delicate operation of unloading and moving the magnet will require three heavy-lift cranes — […]
Unified theory relates microbial metabolism to lab and field
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — The ability to describe the rates at which microbial populations metabolize in the natural environment has been limited by the lack of a general theory of microbial kinetics. Now, researchers at the University of Illinois have found an approach that holds significant promise for extending the results of laboratory experiments to better […]
Microbial transport at Yellowstone: by land, sea or air?
Microbial transport at Yellowstone: by land, sea or air? James E. Kloeppel, Physical Sciences Editor (217) 244-1073; kloeppel@illinois.edu 11/14/2000 Humans have a penchant for travel – driving, sailing and flying over the planet in search of new places to live. So do microbes, say researchers at the University of Illinois who have been studying microbial […]
‘Are We Alone?’ to be topic of astronomy’s Icko Iben Distinguished Lecture
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Steven Beckwith, the director of the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore, will present the third talk in the department of astronomy’s Icko Iben Jr. Distinguished Lectureship at 4 p.m. Oct. 4 in Foellinger Auditorium, 709 S. Mathews Ave., Urbana. The talk, “Are We Alone?,” is free and open to the public. […]
Hassan Aref honored for ‘pioneering contributions’ by American Physical Society
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Hassan Aref, professor and head of the department of theoretical and applied mechanics at the University of Illinois, has been selected as the 2000 recipient of the Otto Laporte Award from the American Physical Society. The award, which recognizes Aref for “pioneering contributions to the study of chaotic motion in fluids, scientific […]
Simple and inexpensive, an artificial nose senses smell by seeing colors
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Imagine a small slip of paper that can sniff out odors such as sour milk, illegal drugs, environmental pollutants, poisonous gases or deadly toxins simply by changing color. As reported in the Aug. 17 issue of the journal Nature, chemists Kenneth Suslick and Neal Rakow at the University of Illinois have developed […]
Physicist Gordon Baym elected to American Philosophical Society
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Gordon A. Baym, the Center for Advanced Study Professor of Physics at the University of Illinois, has been elected to the American Philosophical Society. Baym was among 47 scholars and researchers elected April 29 to the learned society based in Philadelphia. Baym joined the UI faculty in 1963. He earned his bachelor’s […]
Physicist Phillips receives Bouchet Award from American Physical Society
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Philip W. Phillips, a professor of physics at the University of Illinois, has been selected as the 2000 recipient of the Edward A. Bouchet Award from the American Physical Society. The award, which recognizes Phillips for “opening new vistas in the study of disordered and strongly correlated condensed matter physics, including the […]
Sullivan receives Leo Szilard Lectureship Award from American Physical Society
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Jeremiah D. Sullivan, a professor of physics at the University of Illinois and former director of the UI’s Program in Arms Control, Disarmament and International Security, has been selected as the 2000 recipient of the Leo Szilard Lectureship Award from the American Physical Society. The award recognizes Sullivan for “leadership in addressing […]
State finals of Science Olympiad to be held April 29 on campus
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – The state finals of the Illinois Science Olympiad will be held April 29 at the University of Illinois. The event, which begins at 9 a.m., is part of a national competition in which middle and high school students compete in 24 events involving science concepts and engineering skills. The public is invited […]
Obesity researcher to give public lecture March 30
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Internationally known obesity researcher Richard Lee Atkinson will discuss the prospects for effective treatment in a public lecture at 7:30 p.m. March 20 at the University of Illinois. The lecture is free and will be in Room 150 of the Animal Sciences Laboratory, 1207 W. Gregory, Urbana. Atkinson, a physician and director […]