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 […]
For the past year and a half, Dr. Dennis Jacobs, Physics/Astronomy/Sustainability, with the help of several students has been designing and building an electric aircraft (The Electric Dragon). The aircraft, along with other regional home built and experimental aircraft, will be displayed at the Detroit Lakes Fly-In on July 13, 8 to 11:30 a.m. The Fly-In is at the Detroit […]
MSUM Physics & Astronomy Seminar Series Presents: Yes We Can -Do Theory In Membrane Biophysics Sylvio May, Associate Professor Department of Physics, North Dakota State University Friday, March 8, 2013 3:00-3:50 p.m. 325 Hagen Hall
Physics upperclassmen Meredith Mc Linn (junior), Pragalv Karki (senior) and Shouvik Bhattacharya (senior) participated in the University Physics Competition 2012. They modeled how masses of the exoplanets affect volcanic activity over time. They used principles of Thermodynamics and Planetary Sciences to solve this problem. Dr. Juan Cabanela served as the adviser of the team. The team was sponsored by the […]
To all students who are entering the insulated shutter design competition. Please get your entry to Dr. Jacobs in the Physics Department by Sept. 30 to qualify for the $3,000 prize.