Dr. Sarah Stewart UC-Davis will be our guest for this week’s MSUM Physics & Astronomy Seminar, Friday, April 16 at 3 PM CST! Dr. Stewart studies the origin and evolution of planets. She is a recipient of a MacArthur ‘genius prize’ for her work on planetary collisions and the discovery of synestias. At UC Davis, Stewart directs the Shock Compression […]
Physics and Astronomy Department will be hosting a Seminar this Friday, March 5 at 3 PM CST and will feature a series of talks given by students in on-going research projects here at MSUM with Astrophysicist, Dr. Matthew Craig. Please see the attached flyer for details. You can join us at Hagen Hall 325 or via Zoom.
Friday, Feb. 7 | 3 p.m. | Hagen 325 I Build Robots for NASA!…. Looking Back on How I Got Hereby Tyler Lane (NASA JSC)] This is my story about how I grew up in a small town in Minnesota, pursued higher education, carved my own path, and ultimately achieved a dream I had since I was eight years old. […]
Friday, Sept. 27 | 3-4 p.m. | HA 325 MSUM Physics & Astronomy Seminar Series Presents: Space Questby Boston Heaford – MSUM Student Become a co-pilot on a space adventure and choose your own destinations! Every show is different because the audience is the guide! Pick from various topics in astronomy — Planets & Solar System, Galactic and Intergalactic space, […]
Friday, Sept. 13 | 3-4 p.m. | Hagen 325 The MSUM Physics & Astronomy Seminar Series Presents:Examining the Radiative Properties of Atmospheric Aerosols: From Laboratory Measurements to Global Radiative Transfer Modelsby: Dr. Brian Meland (MSUM alumnus) The focus of this research is the radiative properties of atmospheric mineral dust and its resulting impact on radiative forcing in the Earth’s atmosphere. […]