American Physical Society names 3 Purdue University faculty 2024 fellows
Three distinguished faculty members across the Purdue University system have been elected as 2024 American Physical Society (APS) Fellows, a prestigious recognition given to scientists who have made exceptional contributions to physics. This recognition reflects Purdue’s ongoing commitment to excellence in research across a wide range of physics disciplines.
The APS Fellowship Programwas created to recognize members who may have made advances in physics through original research and publication, or who have made significant innovative contributions in the application of physics to science and technology.
Gabor Csathy, professor and head of the Department of Physics and Astronomy at Purdue, was recognized for his pioneering work in the field of quantum materials. He was selected for his “elegant experimental studies of fractional quantum Hall effects and other correlated phases in two dimensions at ultra-low temperatures and high hydrostatic pressures.” Csathy, an experimental condensed matter physicist, is involved in searching for new topological phases, studying the ones with the most exciting properties and investigating the competition of these topological phases with traditional broken symmetry states. Read more.
Neeti Parashar, professor of physics at Purdue University Northwest, received the APS Fellowship for her significant contributions to particle physics, including “creating and providing groundbreaking research and educational opportunities for minority students and young physicists from many nations” and for her involvement in the Compact Muon Solenoid program at the Large Hadron Collider at CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research. Parashar’s work has played a vital role in advancing knowledge in high-energy physics. Read more.
Pavlos Vlachos, the St. Vincent Health Professor of Healthcare Engineering and director of the Regenstrief Center for Healthcare Engineering at Purdue, was selected as an APS Fellow for his work to advance noninvasive diagnostics and measurement science for patient benefit and improved outcomes. Specifically, he was nominated for “developing advanced tools for non-invasive flow diagnostics and uncertainty quantitation, and for translating such tools into biomedical and clinical applications, particularly the diagnosis and management of cardiovascular disease and drug delivery.” Read more.
APS Fellowship is a distinct honor signifying recognition by one’s professional peers. Each year, no more than one-half of 1% of the society’s membership (excluding student members) are elected as American Physical Society Fellows.
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