MSUM Physics & Astronomy Seminar Series: Tracking the Changes in Epistemological Beliefs in General Physics Students
Friday, Feb. 10 | 3 p.m. | 325 Hagen Hall
MSUM Physics & Astronomy Series: Physics of Climate Change
Friday, Feb. 3 | 3 p.m. | Hagen 325 Speaker: Dr. Matthew Craig The physics underlying climate change has been well understood for over 100 years. Measurements taken over that period clearly demonstrate that the temperature of the Earth is increasing and that the increase is largely driven by human-produced carbon dioxide. While data from the most recent IPCC report […]
Society of Physics Students (SPS) wins Distinguished Chapter award from SPS National
MSUM’s Society of Physics Students (SPS) chapter has won its 4th consecutive Distinguished Chapter award from SPS National. In particular, this year’s award cites the Noyce educational program and SPS’s partnership with the local PBS affiliate. Congratulations to the students and faculty in the Department of Physics and Astronomy!
Physics & Astronomy Seminar Series: ‘Towards Earth-like Alien Worlds: Disentangling Stellar and Planetary Signals’
Friday, Jan. 27 | 3 p.m. | Hagen 325 Thousands of planetary systems outside our own have been discovered. Most of these exoplanets discovered to date are much larger than the Earth, but the goal is to eventually identify Earth-like planets orbiting others stars. Dr. Heather Cegla will discuss some of the complications in trying to separate information about the star […]
Physics & Astronomy Seminar Series: Human Reaction Times
Friday, Jan. 13 | 3 p.m. | HA 325