Prof. Henry Scott was interviewed on August 23rd by WSBT reporter Ronnie Das about the upcoming Artemis launch and plans to get humans back to the moon. Here’s a link to the interview: WSBT.com.
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Physics Club Active for Welcome Week
Club leadership got things off to a great start with well-staffed, and equipped, table to greet returning students for Welcome Week.
Brian Davis Interviewed by WSBT on Solar Flares
Prof. Brian Davis was interviewed on August 3rd by WSBT reporter Ronnie Das about increasing solar activity. From the article and accompanying video interview: “If you have enough of a solar flare, a strong enough event, it can compress the Earth’s magnetic field a little bit like hitting one side of a balloon and that… Read more »
Alum Update: Gregory Warrell ’10
Dr. Gregory Warrell graduated from IUSB with a B.S. in Physics in 2010. Subsequently, he earned Ph.D. in Physics with a Concentration in Medical Physics from the University of Toledo, in 2016, along with a Residency in Medical Physics at Case Western Reserve University / University Hospitals Cleveland. Since 2016 he’s held the position of Therapeutic… Read more »
PHYS-N 190 (VT: Physics of Sound) w/ New Optional Lab
We’ve been offering a 3-credit general-education course on sound for the past several fall semesters: PHYS-N 190 (VT: Physics of Sound). We use an Open Educational Resource (OER) as a textbook, and it is freely available via the web: Sound: An Interactive eBook. The book includes many interactive simulations which we use, along with other physical… Read more »
Club Leadership Meeting with National Director
Dr. Brad Conrad, Director, Society of Physics Students (SPS) and Sigma Pi Sigma (ΣΠΣ), was in town to visit Saint Mary’s College as part of their inaugural ΣΠΣ inductions and reached out to meet with our club leadership. Fortunately, even though it was after finals, and even commencement, outgoing president Cody Crip, and incoming co-presidents… Read more »
2022 Commencement
We had a great group of graduates this year, with seven students completing our B.S. in Physics: Kelly Allen Jo Alters Cody Cripe Angel Garcia-Simental Jose Jara Christian Rugelio Nathan Walkowski Additionally, Daniel Warrell (brother of Gregory Warrell, who earned a Physics B.S. in 2010, and has recently been featured in an Alumni Update) completed… Read more »
Congratulations to Our 2022 Award Winners!
The College of Liberal Arts & Sciences hosted an in-person Honors Night on May 5th, where several current and existing physics majors received scholarships and awards. Jordan Edwards, who will graduate after the Fall 2022 semester, received our Departmental Excellence Award. Despite the logistical challenges related to initiating theoretical research during the pandemic, all via… Read more »
Alum Update: Nathan Smith ’11
Nathan graduated from IUSB in 2011 with a B.S. in physics and minors in both math and computer science. He worked at the Center for Research Computing at Notre Dame as a Research Programmer for a few years before joining Aunalytics, a local data-platform company. During his time at Aunalytics, he has led the development… Read more »
Physics Classes for Fall 2022
Fundamental Core PHYS-S 106, Contemporary Physics Seminar, R 2:30 – 3:45 p.m., 1 cr, Prof. Monika Lynker, Class # 17902. PHYS-P 323, Physics 3, MW 4:00 – 5:15 p.m. (fully online but synchronous), 3 cr, Prof. Ilan Levine, Class # 17736. Note: Fundamental Core courses, other than S106, are only offered once every other per year…. Read more »