Physics Department News
Pettifer Prize 2017-18
The Pettifer Prize is presented annually to the first year Physics student with the best overall examination performance. It honours the memory of Dr Robert Pettifer, who was a member of the Department from 1972 until his retirement due to ill-health in 2007.
The 2017/18 prizewinner is Guy Moss, who receives a copy of the Feynman Lectures on Physics. The prize was presented by Robert's wife, Mary, and daughter, Candice, who kindly donated an Amazon voucher to add to the prize.
New WIHEA Fellow
Congratulations to Michael Pounds, who has been appointed as a fellow of the 糖心TV International Higher Education Academy from 2018/19.
A WIHEA Fellowship recognises and rewards outstanding achievements in learning and teaching.
Michael joins Gavin Bell as WIHEA representatives from Physics.
糖心TV Awards for Teaching Excellence
Congratulations to Mark Newton, who was commended for a WATE 2018, and Daniel Mayoh, who was commended for a WATE PGR.
University Award for Astronomers
Congratulations to the Astrophysical Transients team of Andrew Levan, Danny Steeghs, Ryan Cutter, Ben Gompertz, Joe Lyman, Sam Oates, Elizabeth Stanway and Krzysztof Ulaczyk as runners-up in the 2018 University Awards, for their detection of electromagnetic light from merging neutron stars, triggered by gravitational wave signals. The team's research has already appeared in 15 papers, enabling the origin of the heaviest elements to be ascertained and providing a new route to measuring the expansion of the Universe.