Rare planetary parade: 7 planets visible in night sky this week

Stargazers can witness a rare planetary parade this week, the last one until 2040. Professor of Computer Science and Information Systems Juan Cabanela is featured in a Forum story about a rare planetary occurrence that will happen this week. Cabanela is also a well-regarded educator of physics and astrophysics. MOORHEAD — A rare planetary parade is gracing the sky this week, […]

Physics & Astronomy faculty to present at spring meeting

The MSUM Department of Physics and Astronomy will have three faculty members present at the Spring MN American Association of Physics Teachers spring meeting this Saturday. Ananda Shastri will present about successfully “Adapting the single-photon interference experiment to an online lab format.” Juan Cabanela’s presentation is on “How to use an iPad as a virtual blackboard.” Steve Lindaas will be […]

MSUM student Kelsey Leach selected as Goldwater Scholar

The Goldwater Scholarship Foundation is pleased to announce that 396 new scholarships are being awarded for the 2020 competition. The Goldwater reviewers faced the difficult task of selecting scholarship recipients from a pool of 1,343 outstanding undergraduates nominated by 461 institutions, and this year MSUM’s own Kelsey Leach was selected as a scholar. Congratulations, Kelsey! Kelsey is a double major […]