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Columbia Physics Research - In The Spotlight

Student Success Stories
(left) Lindsay Koo; (right) Ray Dolby Centre (credit: University of Cambridge)

Catching up with Kellett Fellow and soon-to-be Cambridge scholar Lindsay Koo

Astrophysics major Lindsay Koo (Columbia College '26) was awarded one of Columbia's Kellett Fellowships and is off to pursue her MPhil at Cambridge

Screenshot from President Mnookin's video

The Department welcomes Columbia's 21st president, Jennifer L. Mnookin

She praises the university's "spirit of discovery" in her first communiques to the Columbia community -- and the Department of Physics and Astronomy makes some surprise cameos

Research Recap
Professor Zhenjie Yan

Columbia News interviews Zhenjie Yan to ask "What Are the ‘Traffic Rules’ of Quantum Technology?"

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