Subsequent to earning a B.S. in physics in 1999, Shelly Lesher went to the University of Kentucky where she completed a Ph.D., also in physics, in 2005. Dr. Lesher worked with Prof. Hinnefeld while at IUSB and has become an accomplished nuclear physicist herself: she is now a professor at the University of Wisconsin La… Read more »
Departmental News
Fabricating Sensors for Environmental Data Logging
Here’s a shot of dual physics & math major Christian Rugelio (’22) working with Prof. Brian Davis in Prof. Levine’s astro-particle physics lab: Prof. Levine and his astro-particle team have been expanding their attention even more broadly in recent years and applying their expertise to new problems. In fact, on this day Prof. Davis is… Read more »
Physics Seminar Thursday, January 20, at 3:00 PM — All Welcome!
Please join us via Zoom for a special research presentation by IU Bloomington Ph.D. candidate Patrick Blackstone. Patrick is a theorist with an especially strong interest in undergraduate teaching (he’s a Future Faculty Teaching Fellow). Further, the format of his presentation will be shorter than normal, at only twenty minutes, followed by questions, as we… Read more »
Special Scholarship for Physics Students to Study Abroad in 2022
Have you considered studying abroad? This is a great year for physics students to study abroad with IU South Bend because the Dept. of Physics & Astronomy is offering a $500 scholarship specifically for one of our students to participate in the study-abroad program. This departmental scholarship is in addition to campus study-abroad scholarships, with… Read more »
IUSB Physics Club / ΣΠΣ Century Party
Wow! The Physics Club really turned out an impressive crowd for today’s party. I suspect many were involved in pulling this off, but I wanted to give a special thanks to President Cody Cripe and club Treasurer Jöel Rael. I didn’t get an exact count, but from photos there were at least 25 in attendance…. Read more »
Alum Update: Andrew Ratkiewicz ’06
Andrew Ratkiewicz graduated from IUSB in 2006 with a B.S. in physics and a minor in math. While at IUSB Andrew worked with Prof. Scott on the abiogenic formation of hydrocarbons, Profs. Lynker and Schimmrigk on solutions to Calabi-Yau manifolds, and Prof. Hinnefeld on developing algorithms for neutron detection using the Modular Neutron Array (MoNA)…. Read more »
Alumni Speakers on “Careers in Physics” Part 3/3
This week’s “Careers in Physics” speaker was Dr. Luis Morales (’14), who finished his NSF GRFP-funded Ph.D. in Nuclear Physics from Notre Dame earlier this year and is now working as a software engineering for Headsight Inc. in Breman, IN. Notably, Dr. Morales is also a veteran (a Green Beret!), so the timing of his… Read more »
DSTI Internships at LLNL (Deadline 1/17/2022)
Lawrence Livermore National Lab (LLNL) offers summer student programs including the Defense Science and Technology Internship (DTSI) with many options that may be of high appeal to physics students. The program includes close mentorship with a staff scientist. We’re posting information about this program, specifically, to our blog because one of our alums, Dr. Andrew… Read more »
Physics Pizza Party in S106 on Thursday, November 18th!
Professor Lynker, who’s been leading PHYS-S 106 this semester, has agreed to let the IUSB Physics Club “take over” on Thursday, November 18th, to host a club event. Notably, the reasons to gather are multi-fold, so we’re hoping for a big turnout: We’re very excited to have an active club again, after a tough year… Read more »
Early-November Meet the Stars Event
Tonight turned out to be a great evening to observe, with cool, but comfortable, temperatures, reasonably clear skies, and a fantastic team of volunteers to escort visitors up to the observatory and operate the telescope. Early arrivals got to see Venus, followed by Saturn, with Jupiter and Uranus planned for after that. My kids and I… Read more »