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Public lecture to examine JWST Revolution in Galaxy Formation
Dr. Alice Shapley, UCLA, will deliver the Kaufmanis Lecture on The James Web Space Telescope Revolution in Galaxy Formation on Wednesday, March 19, 7 p.m. at Coffman Memorial Theater.
Physics undergraduate receives “Essential Contribution” award for his work on CMS Upgrade
Rand Bovard, an undergraduate physics major working with Professors Nadja Strobbe and Jeremiah Mans in the Compact Muon Solenoid (CMS) experiment received a 2024 CMS Detector Upgrade Essential
Undergraduate EXACT project aimed improving space navigation
Undergraduate Students at the Small Satellite Research Laboratory working on the Experiment for X-ray Navigation, Characterization and Timing (EXACT) underwent a review and site visit by the Air
Margalit part of team that wins Scialog Award in early LSST research
Assistant Professor Ben Margalit of the School of Physics and Astronomy was part of a team that won an award from the first year of the Scialog: Early Science from the LSST from the Research
Taft Wins Chambliss Student Award for Astrophysics Research
Sarah Taft, a Ph.D. student at the Minnesota Institute for Astrophysics, has been honored with the Chambliss Astronomy Achievement Student Award for her outstanding poster presentation at the 245th
Parker Solar Probe makes closest pass to the sun yet
The Parker Space Probe (PSP), launched in 2018, was designed to take measurements at the closest distance to the sun ever attempted.