Two Physics and Astronomy students presented at AAVSO Annual Meeting

Physics and Astronomy students Brett Schulz and Maxibillion Thompson presented research on variable stars and on observations of planets in other stellar systems at the 113th annual meeting of the American Association of Variable Star Observers in November. Max presented a new observation of the exoplanet KELT-1b and used it to evaluate the accuracy of the measured period for the […]

Two MSUM Physics Students Present Poster at National Meeting

Brett Schulz and Maxibillion Thompson presented a poster at the Annual Meeting of the American Association of Variable Star Observers ((AAVSO) in Boston, MA on Nov 6-7. Max reported on the measurement of the time of transit of an exoplanet, which is a planet orbiting around another star. Brett presented a technique for combining his measurements of a variable star […]

McKenna Togstad’s interest in Broadway inspires undergraduate research publication in Issues in Political Economy

As an Economics major at MSUM, McKenna Togstad expressed interest in the National Student Exchange (NSE) program because she wanted to spend one semester of her undergraduate educational journey learning and enjoying Broadway at the same time.  McKenna participated in NSE to New Jersey City University in spring 2019 and returned to MSUM to focus her undergraduate economics research on […]