Julio Navarro completed the Applied Physics track to a Physics B.S. in 2013 and went straight in to an M.S. in Mechanical Engineering at Purdue, which he completed in 2015. Subsequently, he’s remained reasonably close, and has been a guest speaker in our Contemporary Physics Seminar. He is currently the Director of Manufacturing at Ausco… Read more »
Departmental News
SPS Back Up and Running
Not surprisingly, the pandemic disrupted social activities on campus last year, but the Society of Physics Students (AKA The Physics Club) has been officially resuscitated and is back to life. The first meeting for the 2021 – 2022 academic year was tonight, and I was impressed with the turnout and enthusiasm. Here’s the new leadership:… Read more »
Campus Observing Event Wednesday, 9/29
The IUSB Observatory will be open, weather permitting, from 8:30-10:00 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 29, for viewing of Jupiter, Saturn, and Neptune through the 16” telescope. Come to the elevators on the 1st floor of Northside Hall and wait to be escorted to the rooftop observatory. (Sponsored by the IUSB Dept. of Physics and Astronomy… Read more »
Prof. Hinnefeld Receives 2021 IN-AAPT Service Award
Prof. Jerry Hinnefeld has been awarded the 2021 Charles Emmert Distinguished Service Award from the Indiana Section of the American Association of Physics Teachers (IN-AAPT). Notably, Jerry recently completed a three-year leadership cycle in the IN-APPT during which he rotated through the roles of Vice President, Secretary and President, and in 2019, shortly before the… Read more »
Alum Update: Tom Nania ’13
Tom Nania has followed an interesting path subsequent to completing his 2013 B.S. in physics, with a minor in math, by combining his continued passion for both physics and music. First, he obtained a “Master Luthier” Certificate from the Galloup School of Guitar Building and Repair in 2014, and he then became the luthier and… Read more »
Alum Update: Kayleigh Cassella ’11
Kayleigh Cassella (’11) was the first of our graduates to receive an NSF Graduate Research Fellowship, which she used while working toward her Ph.D. at UC Berkeley. She obtained her doctorate, also in physics, in 2018 and has continued to live and work in Berkeley subsequently. First she spent two years doing a postdoc… Read more »
Fall 2021 Majors Fair
Special thanks to majors Kelly Allen, Jo Alters, Michael Nelms, Austin Veldman, and Michael Wujick for helping to staff our table at the 2021 Majors Fair! Despite uncertainty regarding how things will play out with the pandemic, and a return to in-person classes, the University has felt impressively vibrant during our first week back. It’s… Read more »
Alum Update: Danny Workman ’15
Danny Workman graduated with a B.S. in physics in 2015 and started a new job recently at Benebios in Mishawaka. Briefly, the company produces starter cultures that are used for probiotics and dairy cultures (e.g., yogurt) by growing the desired bacteria and then using centrifuges for separation and freeze-drying techniques to manipulate the triple point… Read more »
Jeff Yoder to UNR Ph.D. Program!
2020 graduate Jeff Yoder has been admitted to the University of Nevada, Reno graduate program in physics; he’ll move to Reno this summer and start working toward a doctorate. At this point he’s considering advisors in plasma and computational physics but still trying to remain open to determine the best fit. He’ll serve as a… Read more »
2020 – 2021 Year-End Celebration!
It was great to see many of students, friends and alumni at our virtual year-end celebration on May 7th. Of course we were sad to miss doing this as our annual cookout again this year, but we’ll confident that we’ll be back at it for 2022! Although we didn’t get to celebrate with food and… Read more »