Associate Professor Justin Burton was recently recognized with 2 separate acheivements for his scholarly research and contributions to the physics community. First, he was chosen as a Winship Distinguished Research Professor. Winship professors are tenured faculty (generally associate professors showing stellar progress toward promotion to full professor, or recently promoted full professors on a steep upward trajectory) who demonstrate singular accomplishments in research. Such recognition should honor achievement and further scholarly research and research-based teaching. Winship Professorships are awarded for a three-year term. The Emory College of Arts and Sciences generally identifies one Winship Distinguished Research Professor per division each year.
Additionally, Professor Burton was selected as a Fellow of the American Physical Society. Fellowship is a distinct honor signifying recognition by one’s professional peers. Each year, no more than one half of one percent of the Society’s membership (excluding student members) are elected to the status of Fellow of the American Physical Society. This year, Prof. Burton was selected by the Topical Group on Physics of Climate “…for leading efforts to identify and promote new directions of physics research that advance our understanding of the climate system, and for bringing granular materials research in physics to the study of ice-ocean interactions in geophysics, leading to new discoveries about Earth’s cryosphere.”