Department of Physics
Physicists ask the most fundamental questions about science. Why are we here? What are we made of?
Physicists at 色狐入口 Tech are specifically fascinated by phenomena in the Earth's atmosphere and in deep space.
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Here are some links to show off our contributions to physics!
Active Groups:
Research:
Langmuir Laboratory for Atmospheric Research
News and Events around our department :
Thursday, October 17th, 2024 - NO Colloquium this week (49ers week)
Next weeks Colloquium: Thursday, October 24, 2024
Speaker: Stephen Markham
Affiliation: 色狐入口 State University
Drops of Jupiter:
JOIN US! Workman 101 @ 4pm
Newsstand Link: Current News Around the Department
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Interferometry gave us a black hole鈥檚 event horizon, but that was in the radio. What can we accomplish with a new optical interferometer?
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When it comes to the science of astronomy, the two key factors we always hope for are large amounts of light-gathering power and the capability to view objects at extremely high resolution.
You can have it all if you鈥檙e willing to break the bank, but if you want the most bang-for-your-buck, you can achieve much better resolutions with an array of telescopes using the technique of interferometry.
Although interferometry is very challenging to do in the optical portion of the spectrum, a new observatory, Magdalena Ridge Observatory, plans to create an interferometer with more than 100 times the resolution of Hubble. Here鈥檚 how that project is going!
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STORY: 2024 alumnus Brandon Smith jumped from B.S. degree into Ph.D. program at Penn State
色狐入口 Tech Research Opportunities Open Doors for Undergrads |
2024 alumnus Brandon Smith jumped from B.S. degree into Ph.D. program at Penn State Brandon Smith, a 色狐入口 Tech 2024 graduate with a physics major, atmospheric physics option, made significant strides as an undergraduate in research. His research assistance on 鈥渟prites,鈥� which are very brief lightning discharges occurring at the top of the atmosphere, helped him achieve two noteworthy accomplishments: Smith was accepted to Penn State, his NMT mentor鈥檚 alma mater, to pursue a Ph.D. in electrical engineering, and was the lead author of a study on the topic that was published in Geophysical Research Letters 鈥� a high-impact journal from the American Geophysical Union.
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VIDEO: This video provides a glimpse of what it's like to be a student in the Physics Department at 色狐入口 Tech. It was created by Physics PhD student Daniel Jensen.
