Faculty from the IUSB Dept. of Physics & Astronomy are partnering with MPI Engineered Technologies to study conditions that may cause seasonal corrosion issues with the steel “clutch-separation plates” fabricated at their Fineblanking plant in Knox, IN. The team will use Arduino-based data loggers, custom designed by Prof. Brian Davis, and fabricated by a growing… Read more »
Community Outreach
IUSB Physics Club at 2023 Science Alive
The 31st annual Science Alive was held at the St. Joseph County Public Library on Saturday, February 11, 2023. The Physics Club organized a table with the goal of exposing attendees to smart-phone based data collection using the freely available phyphox app. Co-presidents Emilee Edmonds (’24) and Preston Porter (’23) each took shifts, along with… Read more »
IUSB Physics Hosting Adams Students for Campus Visit
Prof. Lynker organized a visit by roughly 30 of Ms. Sarah Cukrowicz’s students from Adams High School on Thursday, November 10th. The students did physics-based activities with Profs. Scott and Hinnefeld, took a tour of the astronomical observatory, had a pizza lunch (provided by Ms. Cukrowicz!) and attended a special presentation in our Contemporary Physics… Read more »
Prof. Levine Gives Public Dark-Matter Presentation
Prof. Ilan Levine gave a public presentation regarding dark matter and the contributions that he, and his students and collaborators, continue to make as part of international efforts to understand what it is. This was part of the Our Universe Revealed series of lectures being jointly organized by the University of Notre Dame and IU… Read more »
MTS Event: Wednesday, November 9th (Gas Giants Night!)
CURRENT STATUS: Conditions for the 9th are looking good! Details: The IUSB Observatory will be open, weather permitting, from 6:30-8:00 p.m. on Wednesday, November 9th. Come to the elevators on the 1st floor of Northside Hall and wait to be escorted to the rooftop observatory. Please be sure to check back here before traveling to campus… Read more »
IUSB Hosts Adams Astronomy Class for Special Observatory Event
Profs. Jerry Hinnefeld and Henry Scott, along with physics majors Emilee Edmonds and Preston Porter, hosted about 15 students from Mr. Matt McQueen’s Adams astronomy class at the IUSB astronomical observatory — Mr. McQueen happens to be IUSB alum. The visit included a presentation by Prof. Hinnfeld about recent observations and, of course, a trip… Read more »
Great Turnout for September 14th MTS Event
We had a great crowd for this week’s MTS events, with the Physics Club doing an outstanding job of getting the word out to fellow students on campus.
MTS Event: Wednesday, September 14th
CURRENT STATUS: Conditions for the 14th are looking good! Details: The IUSB Observatory will be open, weather permitting, from 8:30-10:00 p.m. on Wednesday, September 14th. Come to the elevators on the 1st floor of Northside Hall and wait to be escorted to the rooftop observatory. Please be sure to check back here before traveling to campus… Read more »
Prof. Scott Interviewed by WSBT Regarding Upcoming (Fingers Crossed!) Artemis Launch
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.
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 »