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University of Richmond Physics Professor Awarded National Science Foundation Grant

November 5, 2002

Dr. Philip D. Rubin, associate professor of physics at the University of Richmond, has been awarded a grant from the National Science Foundation to investigate the behavior of the universe during the few fractions of a second after the Big Bang.

The three-year grant of $138,099 for Rubin's project "Research in Undergraduate Institutions: Rare Decay Studies at the University of Richmond" includes summer support for Rubin, as well as for eight undergraduate students for summer research over the course of the grant. Also included is support for equipment, supplies and travel.

The project involves collaborations with the Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility in Newport News and CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research in Switzerland and elsewhere.