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Last updated August 2007.

Let's Welcome Alberto Fernandez de las Nieves to the School of Physics

Dr. Alberto Fernandez de las Nieves will join the School of Physics faculty in October 2007. He earned his Ph.D. degree for research in soft condensed matter physics from the University of Granada in June 2000. While there, he began an impressive body of research that has been reported in over 30 articles in European and U.S. publications such as the European Journal of Physics, Physical Review E, Journal of Chemical Physics .

Since earning his Ph.D., he has been a lecturer at the University of Almeria, Spain, and a researcher with Quantum Resources at Harvard University. His research experience includes almost five years as a postdoctoral researcher, visiting scholar and INEST visiting scholar in soft matter physics.

Dr. Nieves' post-doctoral research on liquid crystal emulsions and electro-optics of liquid crystal drop assemblies was performed at Harvard University under the direction of Professor D.A. Weitz.

He will serve as an Assistant Professor in the School of Physics and will be involved in experimental soft condensed matter research. The major focus of his research will be exploring the consequences of conferment and curvature on the equilibrium states of ordered materials, studying the phase behavior and the properties of packed soft objects, and developing microfluidic techniques to study fundamental fluid mechanic questions and to generate new materials through directed assembly and mixing of the components. Watch for the Resonance for more information about Professor Nieves.

Dr. Raymond Flannery retires after 40 years at Georgia Institute of Technology

Professor Raymond Flannery earned his Bachelor of Science. with first class honors in mathematics and Ph.D. in theoretical physics from The Queen's University of Belfast in 1961 and 1964, respectively. He has held faculty positions at Queen's University, Harvard University, and Georgia Institute of Technology where he was Regents' Professor. His research continues in the theory of atomic and molecular collision processes, recombination and ultracold Rydberg plasmas.

Professor Flannery started as an Assistant Professor in 1967 and has had a successful career as a theoretical physicist at Georgia Tech. He has held the prestigious title of Regents Professor since 1993; then, Georgia Tech awarded him the Distinguished Professor Award in 1995 “in recognition of his sustained scholarship, leadership, achievement and excellence in teaching, research and service.”

Professor Flannery has published 160 refereed papers and review articles in atomic and molecular physics journals. He is a Fellow of the American Physical Society, a Fellow of the Institute of Physics, London and an Honorary Member of the Royal Irish Academy.

Dr. Flannery has received numerous awards. For detailed information about Dr. Flannery and his career, please click http://www.physics.gatech.edu/people/faculty/rflannery.html .

Regents' Professor Ronald Fox Retires

Dr. Ronald Fox retired from the School of Physics in June 2007 and was granted Regents' Professor Emeritus status. Professor Fox started as an Assistant Professor in the School of Physics in 1971 and has had a successful career as a theoretical physicist at Georgia Tech. He has published 110 refereed journal publications and written two books. In 1991 he was appointed Regents Professor and is a Fellow of the American Physical Society.

Over the 36 years at Georgia Tech, Professor Fox made significant contributions to the School and the Institute. He served on the Institute Faculty Status and Grievance Committee from 1991 to 1994 and was the Chairman of the Committee 1993-1994. He was the Vice Chairman of the Executive Board from 1994 to 1996 and served on the President's Strategic Planning Task Force in 1996. From July 1999 to December 2000 he was the Acting Chair of the School of Physics, and later became Chair of the School Physics from January 2001 to June 2005.

Dr. Fox has been awarded various honors such as the Georgia Tech Sigma Xi Faculty Research Award, Regents' Professor, and the Sigma Xi Sustained Research Award. For further information, click http://www.physics.gatech.edu/people/faculty/rfox.html .