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A better understanding of the inner workings of neutron stars will lead to a greater knowledge of the dynamics that underpin the workings of the universe and also could help drive future technology, said University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign physics professor Nicolas Yunes. A new study led by Yunes details how new insights into how dissipative tidal forces within double — or binary — neutron star systems will inform our understanding of the universe. 

University of Maryland Physics Professor Gregory Sullivan has been named a 2024 Distinguished Scholar-Teacher. Established in 1978, the Distinguished Scholar-Teacher title is awarded to a select number of faculty members who have blazed trails in their classrooms and their areas of expertise. Honorees receive $5,000 to support their professional activities and are asked to give a public presentation on a topic relevant to their fields.

The U of I Office of the Provost has selected Illinois Physics Professor Smitha Vishveshwara for the 2024-25 cohort of the Public Voices Fellowship program of the University of Illinois System, now in its sixth year. The fellowship is a unique opportunity led by The OpEd Project. The program is part of a national initiative to help faculty amplify their expertise in ways that can contribute to public conversations about pressing issues. 

The 20 faculty in this cohort will attend four sessions during the 2024-25 academic year and will be paired with a journalism mentor who provides one-on-one editing and coaching, to publish two or more op-ed pieces during the program.

Eduardo Fradkin has been awarded the Feenberg Memorial Medal for pioneering applications of quantum field theory to the understanding of emergent, many-body physics of quantum systems, in particular composite fermions, and electronic liquid crystalline and pair density wave phases of correlated electronic systems.