National Science Foundation has announced this years awards for the Physics Frontier Centers
The full list is here
The '08 winners, some of which are renewals are:
- Center for Magnetic Self-Organization - Wisconsin
- Center for Physics of Living Cells - Illinois
- Joint Institute for Nuclear Astrophysics - Indiana
- Center for Theoretical Biological Physics - California (San Diego)
- Joint Quantum Institute - Maryland
Congratulations.
Bummernickels!
h/t Quantum Pontiff
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