Dr. Matt Craig, Physics and Astronomy, joined Valley News Live’s John Trierweiler on his live segment yesterday morning to discuss the Perseid meteor shower. Watch the video and read more!
Steve Lindaas, Physics and Astronomy, attended the summer meeting of the American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT) July 14–17. He organized and led the Physics and Society topical discussion session, presided over a session on Labs and Activities for Sustainability and a panel on Teaching Controversial Topics. As chair of the Committee on Science Education for the Public he is […]
John Buncher, Physics and Astronomy, attended the “FPGA Exercises in the Advanced Lab” ALPhA immersion July 24-26 at the University of Minnesota. Field Programmable Gate Arrays are flexible microprocessor devices that are ubiquitous in industry. The Advanced Laboratory Physics Association is affiliated with the American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT) and runs advanced laboratory sessions to help departments update their […]
Four Physics majors are enrolled in graduate programs. They are: Class of 2013 Hollee Johnson-University of North Dakota Nicholas Weir- University of Massachusetts-Lowell Shouvik Bhattacharya– Creighton University, Physics Class of 2012 Murshid Saqlain- University of Colorado Colorado Springs, Applied Mathematics
Dr. L. Winkler, Physics and Astronomy, has co-authored a paper accepted for publication in the Journal of Geophysical Research-Space Physics. The paper is authored by P.J. Chi, M. J. Engebretson, M. B. Moldwin, C. T. Russell, I. R. Mann, M. R. Hairston, M. Reno, J. Goldstein, L. I. Winkler, J. L. Cruz-Abeyro, D. H. Lee, K. Yumoto, R. Dalrymple, B. […]