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Physics Graduate Student Symposium 2025

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Congratulations to Aishwarya Vijai, the winning presenter at this year's Physics Graduate Student Symposium!

Aishwarya Vijai with Professors Cohen, Eno, & Sternbach

Aishwarya's presentation was on The Radio Neutrino Observatory in Greenland (RNO-G): Probing the Ultra High Energy Universe

And additional thanks and congratulations to all who participated!

 

 

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