The work of MSUM Physics/Sustainability/Chemistry majors Sakurako Tani, Salim Thomas, Melissa Foley, Gabe Buehler, and Abel Eshete was acknowledged in the international journal Solid State Ionics. The project seeks to understand the underlying physics of sodium ion conduction in glasses. The work has potential to improve sodium battery technology for use on an industrial scale in solar and wind farms. […]
Friday, Sept. 13 | 3-4 p.m. | Hagen 325 The MSUM Physics & Astronomy Seminar Series Presents:Examining the Radiative Properties of Atmospheric Aerosols: From Laboratory Measurements to Global Radiative Transfer Modelsby: Dr. Brian Meland (MSUM alumnus) The focus of this research is the radiative properties of atmospheric mineral dust and its resulting impact on radiative forcing in the Earth’s atmosphere. […]
Dr. Matthew Craig, Department of Physics and Astronomy, was one of the keynote speakers at the 7th annual Dakota Nights Astronomy Festival at Theodore Roosevelt National Park over Labor Day weekend. Over 500 people attended the festival.
Friday, Aug. 23 | 8:30-11 p.m. | Regional Science Center The Department of Physics and Astronomy, in conjunction with the MSUM Planetarium, Regional Science Center and the FM Astronomy Club, is holding a free public astronomy night on Friday, Aug. 23. Come check out the planets Jupiter and Saturn, and get a view of our Milky Way galaxy. The current […]
Steve Lindaas, Physics and Astronomy, attended the American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT) summer conference last week. He presented a workshop, “Demo Kit in a Box: Sound and Wave” and presided over the “Physics and Society: Climate Change” session that he had organized. Both the workshop and session were well attended and generated good discussions amongst participants. In addition to […]