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A Letter from the Chair
Chip Brock
Department of Physics and Astronomy Chairperson

It is my pleasure to invite you to the first in what we intend to be a regular series of newsletters produced for alumni and friends of the Department of Physics and Astronomy. My name is Chip Brock and I've been chairperson of the Department for a bit more than five years. As you'll learn over the next year or so, we've embarked on a number of exciting projects which will continue to increase the quality and visibility of our research efforts and significantly enhance the educational experiences which we offer to our students. We have not done an acceptable job of keeping our extended family up to date and I hope that you’ll appreciate our new efforts. [Continue]

Raymond L. Brock
Chair, Department of Physics and Astronomy

Wolfgang W. Bauer
Associate Chair for Undergradate Instruction

Phillip M. Duxbury
Associate Chair for Graduate Instruction

Bernard G. Pope
Associate Chair for Operations

New Building Being Constructed

With ground having been broken in February, construction crews are hard at work building new facilities for the Physics and Astronomy Department. [Article]

NSCL Cyclotron upgrade commences:
Coupling the Cyclotrons

The NSCL is now in the process of an upgrade which will dramatically increase its capability by coupling the two existing superconducting cyclotrons (K500 and K1200) and by replacing the existing fragment separator (A1200) with one of increased capacity (A1900). [Continue]

SOAR Telescope Breaks Ground

The SOAR telescope is closer to reality after groundbreaking and the start of site preparation in Chile. [Continue]