Physics Frontier Centers '08

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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