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Robert I. Hulsizer Jr., physics professor emeritus, 88

Professor of Physics Emeritus Robert I. Hulsizer Jr. PhD '48, a former chairman of the faculty and expert on elementary particle physics whose zeal for teaching science made him a student favorite at MIT, died on April 30 of complications from Alzheimer's. May 8, 2008

Harald A. Enge, retired physics professor, 87

Harald A. Enge, retired professor of physics and member of the Laboratory for Nuclear Science, died April 14 of respiratory failure. He was 87. April 30, 2008

Three MIT faculty named Guggenheim fellows

Three MIT professors were named Guggenheim fellows for their "stellar achievement and exceptional promise for continued accomplishment," the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation announced this month. April 11, 2008

Feld wins major spectroscopy award

Michael Feld, director of MIT's George R. Harrison Spectroscopy Laboratory, has been chosen to receive the 2008 William F. Meggers Award. April 9, 2008

Catching planets in the making

It took a real oddball of a star--or rather, pair of stars--to provide the exceptional conditions that made detection possible of the intermediate stage of planet formation by a team of astronomers, including an MIT physicist, in March. April 2, 2008

Researchers rip into 'wallpaper problem'

Frustrated by tape that won't peel off the roll in a straight line? Angry at wallpaper that refuses to tear neatly off the wall? A new study by an MIT mathematician and others shows that wallpaper is simply obeying the laws of physics. March 30, 2008

Researchers boost thermoelectric efficiency

Researchers at Boston College and MIT have used nanotechnology to achieve a major increase in thermoelectric efficiency, a milestone that paves the way for a new generation of products that run cleaner. March 20, 2008

John C. Szczepanski, Lincoln Laboratory senior staff member, 58

Physicist John C. Szczepanski SM '80, PhD '93, a retired lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Army and technical staff member at MIT Lincoln Laboratory for the past 15 years, died Feb. 11 in Huntsville, Ala., after a brief illness. He was 58. March 5, 2008

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