Faculty and Staff Receive Honors at Convocation
SUNY Geneseo’s Opening Convocation for faculty and staff on August 21 celebrated a number of 2026 award recipients.
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Physics and Astronomy
Two Earn Distinguished Professor Distinctions
The SUNY Board of Trustees has bestowed two Geneseo professors with distinguished ranks. Professor of English and creative writing Robert Doggett has received the rank of Distinguished Service Professor, and Aaron Steinhauer, professor of physics and astronomy, the rank of Distinguished Teaching Professor.
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SUNY Geneseo Expands Teacher Professional Development Days
History professor Justin Behrend at previous Teachers’ Day event (photo provided) SUNY Geneseo has recently expanded professional development opportunities for local K–12 teachers. The annual Teachers’ Day events have drawn participants from Albany to Buffalo for faculty-led workshops on both content and pedagogy, both what to teach and how to teach it. “The history department has been
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Jesse Gavin ’03 Appears in Cult TV Favorite Stranger Things
Jesse Gavin ’03 (Photo provided) Are you deep into Season 5 of Stranger Things? Look for Jesse Gavin ’03 in Episode 4, “Sorcerer.” “I am a fan and have seen all of the seasons,” says Gavin, who plays a military scientist in a government facility that series regulars Eleven and Hopper must break into. He’s first
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Geneseo Alum Alex Chin ’17 Earns Prestigious APS 2026 GCCM Award
SUNY Geneseo alum and LLE assistant scientist Alex Chin ’17 (Image courtesy of University of Rochester/LLE) Physics and Astronomy News Alumni Relations News The department of physics and astronomy at SUNY Geneseo congratulates Alex Chin ’17 on receiving the 2026 GCCM National Award from the American Physical Society (APS) for exceptional dissertation research. Chin, who is an assistant
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Asteroid Named After Longtime Geneseo Physics Professor
An asteroid has been named after David Meisel, distinguished professor emeritus of physics and astronomy at SUNY Geneseo. Meisel passed away in August.
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Education Professor Lends AI Expertise to School District
SUNY Geneseo School of Education assistant professor Peter Kalenda recently served as a consultant for a K-12 school district as it introduces artificial intelligence tools into its classrooms.
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Physicist Wins Fulbright Scholar Award
Thomas Osburn, associate professor of physics, has won a highly competitive 2025–26 Fulbright US Scholar award to Ireland.
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Padalino Receives American Physical Society Award
Stephen Padalino, SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professor of Physics at Geneseo, has been selected to receive the American Physical Society’s 2025 Excellence in Physics Education Award.
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Geneseo Adds Astrophysics Major
The Department of Physics and Astronomy has introduced an astrophysics major for undergraduate students beginning in Fall 2024.
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