Sophomore physics major and math and economics minor, Iwetim Abate, attended the National Conference of Undergraduate Research in University of Wisconsin, La Cross between April 11-13.The National Conferences on Undergraduate Research (NCUR), established in 1987, is dedicated to promoting undergraduate research, scholarship, and creative activity in all fields of study by sponsoring an annual conference for students.
On the evening of April 6, the Sigma Pi Sigma Honors Society of MSUM held its annual induction ceremony for new members. To quote from the induction ceremony, “Sigma Pi Sigma exists to honor outstanding scholarship in physics, to encourage interest in physics among students at all levels; to promote an attitude of service within its members towards their fellow […]
MSUM Physics & Astronomy Seminar Series Presents: Analyzing Brightness Variance of an SX Phoenicis Star (XX Cyg) Shouvik Bhattacharya Department of Physics & Astronomy | Minnesota State University Moorhead Friday, April 5, 2013 3-3:50 p.m. 325 Hagen Hall
A faculty and staff team attended the Sustainability Across the Curriculum Workshop March 21 – 23 at North Hennepin Community College. The team consisted of Shawn Garrett, Chemistry; Joe Herbst, Sustainability Coordinator; Steve Lindaas, Physics; Mazz Marry, Biosciences; Claudia Murphy, Philosophy and Women’s & Gender Studies; and Alison Wallace, Biosciences. This was the second year that MnSCU has supported this […]
Physics major Shouvik Bhattacharya (senior) attended the American Physical Society’s (APS) Annual March Meeting in Baltimore, MD during the weekend of March 16-19. Bhattacharya presented his senior year research project “Analyzing Brightness Variance of an SX Phoenicis Star (XX Cyg)” at the meeting. Bhattacharya said, “I joined APS back in January 2009. Since then I have always wondered what exactly […]