Washington University Physics

To help avoid contamination, Ken Kelton's research team used an electrostatic levitator (above) to suspend samples such as this droplet. The researchers have obtained the first complete proof of a 50-year-old hypothesis explaining how liquid metals resist turning into solids.

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Allyson Gibson, a doctoral student in physics in Arts & Sciences, has received a prestigious P.E.O. Scholar Award for the 2008-09 academic year. She was one of 85 recipients selected from more than 640 applicants from the United States and Canada.
Congratulations to Ken Kelton who was bestowed Arkansas Tech University's highest alumni honor. He was inducted into the Arkansas Tech Hall of Distinction during the spring commencement ceremonies.
Professors Martin Israel and John Rigden have been selected by the St. Louis Academy of Science to receive Outstanding Scientists Awards. Professor Israel received the Fellows Award and Professor Rigden received the Educator Award.