Co-Director of NSF NeXUS Wins 2021 Emerging Leader In Atomic Spectroscopy Award

Jessi Middleton General News

Spectroscopy has named Robert Baker, Co-Director of the NSF NeXUS Facility, as the winner of the 2021 Emerging Leader in Atomic Spectroscopy Award. Awarded annually since 2017, it recognizes the achievements and aspirations of a talented young atomic spectroscopist, selected by an independent scientific committee. “Robert Baker is a brilliant young scientist and embodies the values and qualities we look for when selecting …

IOS Member, Zeke Johnston-Halperin, Is Leading A NSF Funded Initiative To Develop An Undergraduate Curriculum In QIS

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The Ohio State University is the lead institution in a new educational initiative being launched through the National Science Foundation Convergence Accelerator program. The initiative is titled QuSTEAM: Convergent undergraduate education in Quantum Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics and is focused on developing a revolutionary undergraduate curriculum that will provide a national educational model for the emerging field of quantum information …