Physics seminar Sept. 23 on “Lasting Media Based on Novel Vitreous Rare Earth Phosphates: High Energy X-Ray Diffraction and X-Ray Absorption Spectroscopy Studies” A physics seminar on “Lasting Media Based on Novel Vitreous Rare Earth Phosphates: High Energy X-Ray Diffraction and X-Ray Absorption Spectroscopy Studies” will be held Friday, Sept. 23 from 2:30 to 3:20 p.m. in Hagen Hall 325. […]
Once in a lifetime opportunity to see an exploding star Astronomers at Minnesota State University Moorhead were among the first to observe a newly discovered supernova on Thursday, Aug. 24. Telescopes around the world are studying the supernova—a star that exploded in the spiral galaxy M101. This type of stellar explosion is important to scientists because the exploding star is as bright as 100 billion […]
Steve Lindaas, Physics and Astronomy, attended the American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT) summer meeting July 30-Aug. 3 in Omaha, Neb. He presented the workshop “Pre-College Labs: Student Centered Lab Progression for Vertical Alignment”, which received very good reviews by the participants. In addition to attending talks and presenting the workshop, he is involved in planning the next national meetings […]
Linda Fuselier, Biosciences and Women’s Studies, Claudia Murphy, Women’s Studies, Linda Winkler and Steven Lindaas, both Physics, and Steven Bolduc, Economics, received a Chancellor’s Office Faculty Development Grant. This multidisciplinary team will form a curriculum development group and design materials for contextualized STEM pedagogy in Bioscience and Physics courses.
MSUM student Kristin Brevik will present a Physics seminar on “Detecting How Radioactive Isotope Decay Affects PET/CT Imaging” at 2:30 p.m. Friday, April 15 in Hagen Hall 325. Abstract: