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Karl Young is a graduate student in Shaul Hanany’s observational cosmology group, working on EBEX. EBEX is a planned balloon-borne telescope designed to observe polarization patterns in the Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB). The CMB is a remnant from the Big Bang. Physicists are searching the CMB for evidence of “B Modes”, a theorized polarization pattern imprinted in the CMB by the gravitational waves produced by the expansion of the universe during the Big Bang. Gravitational waves were theorized by Einstein and are a wave caused by the movement of a very large body in space. |
NewsGlesener receives NSF CAREER Award
Assistant Professor Lindsay Glesener received a 2018 National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER award. Recipients will receive up to $500,000 from NSF for their projects. Her project “Focused Hard X-ray Study of Energy Releases on the Sun and Stellar Objects” is intended to form an important link between the high-energy solar and astrophysics communities, and offers an opportunity to study flares on the Sun and other stars. More » Bagley wins STAR Prize
Graduate Student Micaela Bagley received the Euclid Special Talent And Recognition (STAR) Prize. The award is a recognition of a valuable contribution to the Euclid mission. Bagley's advisor is Associate Professor Claudia Scarlata. More » Physics and Astronomy major wins Astronaut Scholarship
Aliza Beverage, a junior studying the origin of stars with Professor Robert Gehrz, has been named a 2018 Astronaut Scholar. The scholarship provides $10,000 for a year of study for sophomores and juniors pursuing a research-oriented career. More » Greven named NSSA Fellow
Professor Martin Greven has been named a 2018 fellow of the Neutron Scattering Society of America (NSSA). The Fellowship recognizes members who have made significant contributions to the neutron scattering community in North America. Greven was cited for "world-class efforts in the growth and neutron scattering study of bulk oxides, especially for his influential work on cuprate high-Tc superconductors." More » Bergstedt receives NSF Fellowship
Kendra Bergstedt a graduating senior in the School of Physics and Astronomy has received a fellowship from the National Science Foundation (NSF). The program recognizes outstanding graduate students in NSF-supported science. Bergstedt was one of 12,000 applicants competing for 2,000 awards. She will receive a stipend of $34,000 for three of the next five years and will use the fellowship to pursue a Ph.D. in Plasma Physics at Princeton University. More » |
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Friday, July 27th
8:30 pm: Universe in the Park
in Dodge Nature Center Saturday, July 28th
8:30 pm: Universe in the Park
in Lowry Nature Center Wednesday, August 1st
08:00 am: This is the public portion of Vihang's PhD defense. — Vihang Mehta Friday, August 3rd
1:30 pm: High Baryon Densities Achievable in the Fragmentation Regions of High Energy Heavy-Ion Collisions
in Physics 301-20 Ming Li This is the public portion of Ming's PhD defense Saturday, August 4th
8:30 pm: Universe in the Park
in Afton State Park Tuesday, August 7th
11:00 am: Thesis Defense
in 201-20 Tate Reionization from Z to A: Lessons from z~6-7 Lyman-alpha emitters and local analogs of high-redshift galaxies — Micaela Bagley, University of Minnesota This is the public portion of Ms. Bagley's PhD defense. Her Advisor is Claudia Scarlata. Friday, August 10th
8:30 pm: Universe in the Park
in Lake Maria State Park Saturday, August 11th
8:30 pm: Universe in the Park
in William O'Brien State Park 
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