American Physical Society

Two UC Berkeley faculty members of the Materials Science and Engineering department have been named as American Physical Society fellows.

Distinguished senior scientist emeritus Arthur Poskanzer spent the majority of his career working at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, or Berkeley Lab, where he developed some of his great achievements in nuclear physics. He died June 30, two days after his 90th birthday.

UC Berkeley professor of mechanical engineering Oliver O’Reilly and campus graduate mechanical engineering student Nathaniel Goldberg constructed a model showing changes in the shape of spaghetti after it is placed in water, which could help researchers create more human-like robots.

Jupiter’s Great Red Spot has been shrinking, but research shows that this does not necessarily mean the famous storm is dying.

Kimberly Budil was appointed by the UC Regents as the vice president for laboratory management in the UC Office of the President,UC President Janet Napolitano announced on Tuesday.

Birgeneau was noted for his leadership in drawing more women to the sciences and eliminating obstacles for females looking to enter these fields.