Please join us at 3PM on Friday, Apr 22 in HA325 or at the link below for a physics seminar by our very own Dr. Robert Salgado, who has extensive experience developing graphical, hands-on approaches to understanding relativity. Title: Relativity on Rotated Graph Paper… You can count on it. Abstract: We present visual calculations in special relativity using spacetime diagrams […]
Sustainable Students Association could use some help at our Earth Day Celebration this Friday April 22nd from 11-4pm. If you have an extra bit of time on Friday, sign up for a shift to volunteer at the link below. The shift roles that are available are set up, check in table, photographer, thrift store table, and tear down. https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60b084ba9ae29a3f49-msum Let […]
There are several Physics and Astronomy-related events this Saturday, April 9, open to the community: Society of Physics Students (SPS) Demo Show, 1PM in LH118: Join us for several demonstrations of physics principles relevant to the new James Webb Space Telescope. Our first in-person demo show since 2019 will include many new demos and hands-on activities. Check the Department of […]
Please join us Friday, Apr 8 for the Department Physics and Astronomy seminar. The speaker this week is Andy Block, who graduated from MSUM in 2018. After a brief stint as a graduate student, he navigated the perils of COVID unemployment before joining Zeiss Industrial Metrology as an Applications Engineer. When not working he can be found running, relaxing with […]
MaryJo Nelson has been named a 2022 Goldwater Scholar. The Scholarship Program honoring Senator Barry Goldwater was designed to foster and encourage outstanding students to pursue research careers in the fields of the natural sciences, engineering, and mathematics. The Goldwater Scholarship is the preeminent undergraduate award of its type in these fields. From an estimated pool of over 5,000 college […]