Heimir Geirsson, Chad Gasta and Frank Krennrich have been reappointed as department chairs in philosophy and religious studies, world languages and cultures, and physics and astronomy.
Ruslan Prozorov, professor of physics and astronomy, has contributed to successfully demonstrating that a new type of optical magnetometer can map a unique feature of superconductive materials.
Steve Kawaler, professor of physics and astronomy, is heading back to Cape Canaveral this month to witness the launch of another planet-hunting spacecraft. Kawaler and other astronomers will also use the data to study stars.