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dr ralf rapp dr ralf rapp discusses the origin of 98% of the visible mass in the universe in a recent article in nature physics this mass was generated when a hot plasma of quarks and gluons condensed into hadrons in the early universe calculations by dr rapp and collaborators found that the mass of the rho-meson (a bound state of a quark and anti-quark) melts when this plasma is recreated in the lab in high-energy collisions of nuclei this effect has now also been observed at lower collision energies under conditions similar to those in mergers of neutron stars read the full article here: https://wwwnaturecom/articles/s41567-019-0614-5 share:
these incoming freshmen had the opportunity to stand amongst a local legend professor tatiana erukhimova of texas a&m physics & astronomy at fish camp 2019 #hakunatatiana check out all of the photos and video of the fun they had on august 9 2019 share:
the stella hotel and the texas a&m university department of physics and astronomy are teaming up once again to close out summer in signature style with one final free monthly star party at the stella set for thursday august 8 from 9 to 11 pm weather permitting members of the local community and visitors are invited to gather on the stellas expansive outdoor lawn the back yard to discover the wonders of our solar system using telescopes provided by the texas a&m astronomy group within the george p and cynthia woods mitchell institute for fundamental physics and astronomy during the grand finale in a three-event summer series at the stella each telescope will be pointed at different celestial bodies including planets constellations and the moon texas a&m astronomy students will be stationed at each telescope to help guide visitors through the viewing process allowing guests to experience and learn about different features of the night sky throughout the summer sweet treats snacks and drinks will be available for purchase during all star parties at the stella which are free and open to the public for more information visit wwwthestellahotelcom http://instrumentationtamuedu/starpartyhtml or call (979) 421-4000 -atm- contact: shana k hutchins (979) 862-1237 or shutchins@sciencetamuedu the post texas a&m astronomy stella hotel to host final summer star party august 8 appeared first on college of science share:
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the texas a&m astronomy department is paving the way in space imaging professor darren depoy says the aggies play a huge role in the worlds largest telescope the giant magellan telescope building instruments that will go on that telescope that will allow us to make the science observations to what the universe is like better the program started without even a building theres only been a really strong presence for about 10 years depoy said depoy says thanks to the generosity of donors and alumni the charles r 62 and judith g munnerlyn astronomical laboratory exists undergraduate astronomer samantha hudson says shes gained a pioneering attitude at a&m hudson says the success of apollo 11 remains vital for the future through visiting our closest neighbor we perfect all of our different techniques and all of the technology hudson said we will use to eventually get to mars depoy said the first man on mars will only happen if the aggies continue the hopeful pursuit an expectation of what the world will be like in the future kind of hopefulness depoy said well continue to do bigger and better things one way the department involves the community is hosting free educational events where you can use the same equipment astronomers do the next backyard star party is august 8th scroll down to the related links section for more information the post texas a&m paves the way in one of worlds largest space projects appeared first on kbtx-tv3 share:
the stella hotel and the texas a&m university department of physics and astronomy are teaming up once again to celebrate summer signature style with another free monthly star party at the stella set for thursday july 18 from 9 to 11 pm weather permitting members of the local community and visitors are invited to gather on the stellas expansive outdoor lawn the back yard to discover the wonders of our solar system using telescopes provided by the texas a&m astronomy group within the george p and cynthia woods mitchell institute for fundamental physics and astronomy as the second of three events in a summer series at the stella each telescope will be pointed at different celestial bodies including planets constellations and the moon texas a&m astronomy students will be stationed at each telescope to help guide visitors through the viewing process allowing guests to experience and learn about different features of the night sky throughout the summer sweet treats snacks and drinks will be available for purchase during all star parties at the stella which are free and open to the public the final event in the summer series is scheduled for august 8 weather permitting for more information visit wwwthestellahotelcom http://instrumentationtamuedu/starpartyhtml or call (979) 421-4000 -atm- contact: shana k hutchins (979) 862-1237 or shutchins@sciencetamuedu the post texas a&m astronomy stella hotel to host july 18 summer star party appeared first on college of science share:
nasa peer-reviewed a total of 966 proposals that were submitted to the inaugural future investigators in nasa earth and space science and technology (finesst19) four funding divisions in the science mission directorate (smd) at nasa headquarters: earth science heliophysics planetary science and astrophysics conducted/provided oversight for the peer review process nasa astrophysics finesst-19 had a total of 188 proposals that were submitted and only 21 were selected congratulations to vince estrada-carpenter graduate student in texas a&m university physics & astronomy for being selected and awarded future investigator (fi) in this program! carpenter works with professor casey papovich on physics research their work is titled examining the assembly history of the universe using large grism datasets direct pdf link: future investigators in nasa earth and space science and technology (finesst-19) get more info on the program here: https://nspiresnasaprscom/external/solicitations/summarydosolid=%7b913a7dee-2747-6539-130c-0ab1e2322f42%7d&path=future&method=init share:
the stella hotel and the texas a&m university department of physics and astronomy are teaming up once again to celebrate the season in signature style with a free monthly summer star parties at the stella series set to kick off thursday (june 13) from 9 to 11 pm members of the local community and visitors are invited to gather tomorrow night on the stellas expansive outdoor lawn the back yard to discover the wonders of our solar system using telescopes provided by the texas a&m astronomy group within the george p and cynthia woods mitchell institute for fundamental physics and astronomy as part of a summer series set to take place on the second thursday of each summer month at the stella weather permitting each telescope will be pointed at different celestial bodies including planets constellations and the moon texas a&m astronomy students will be stationed at each telescope to help guide visitors through the viewing process allowing guests to experience and learn about different features of the night sky throughout the summer sweet treats snacks and drinks will be available for purchase during all star parties at the stella which are free and open to the public additional events will occur on july 18 and august 8 weather permitting for more information visit the stella hotel & astronomy star party or call (979) 421-4000 the post texas a&m astronomy stella hotel to kick off summer star parties series june 13 appeared first on college of science share:
fifteen texas a&m university students enrolled in physics 206 (classical mechanics) this past spring have been honored by the department of physics and astronomy as its latest pearson mechanics scholars the students selected for their top-scoring marks on a special end-of-semester challenge exam open to all physics 206 students and covering material from all related sections taught during the spring 2019 semester were honored wednesday (may 1) during an awards luncheon in the george p and cynthia woods mitchell institute for fundamental physics and astronomy the top spring 2019 mechanics scholars: (front row from left) thomas g goodwin (first) cole a greene (second) and zihan ouyang (third) with their respective professors (back row from left) dr david toback dr ricardo eusebi and dr wayne saslow the event featured a presentation by dr david toback professor of physics and astronomy and thaman professor for undergraduate teaching excellence on career possibilities in physics and related fields each student was presented with a certificate commemorating their accomplishments this semesters top three performers – thomas g goodwin (first) cole a greene (second) and zihan ouyang (third) – also received gift cards ($300 for first place $300 for second and $100 for third) the event is part of the mechanics scholar program founded by the department in 2002 to celebrate the best students in physics 206 and encourage career exploration in physics as a large introductory course with challenging subject matter it is open to all majors but the majority of the enrollment consists of first-year engineering students along with physics and other science-related majors at the end of both the fall and spring semesters any student enrolled in physics 206 is eligible to take the pearson mechanics challenge exam the exam covers the same material as the semester-long course newtons laws of motion gravity and the concepts of energy work and momentum the difficulty level is higher than the course by design in order to identify the top performers out of the roughly 2 300 students enrolled this past year see additional photographs from this years event or find more information on the program including requirements and lists of past winners -atm- contact: dr david toback (979) 845-7717 or toback@tamuedu jarvis chris the post texas a&m physics and astronomy honors spring 2013 mechanics scholars appeared first on college of science share:
dr jonelle walsh the first-ever image of a black hole was released this month of a supermassive black hole in the messier 87 galaxy we needed the right combination of telescope and a close- and big-enough black hole said texas a&m university astronomer and international black hole expert jonelle walsh this was the one walsh says that the images significance goes beyond viral internet content: this image and how close astronomers were able to get to the black hole help confirm theories about relativity specifically albert einsteins were finding out that he was right walsh said watch the full interview and video below kbtx news original source: https://wwwkbtxcom/content/news/am-astronomer-black-hole-image-helps-prove-some-of-einsteins-theories-of-relativity-508614591html share:
pictured is dr michael brown public lecture by california institute of technology astronomer and author michael brown: saturday (april 6) 4 pm primary lecture hall mitchell physics building the department of physics and astronomy at texas a&m university invites audiences across texas the nation and even the world to get up-close and personal with science and technology at the 2019 physics & engineering festival an entertaining and informative weekend scientific extravaganza for all ages no fees or tickets are required for the free 17th annual event (view promotional poster online) scheduled for saturday april 6 from 10 am to 5 pm at the george p mitchell 40 physics building on the texas a&m campus (get directions and parking information) ride a square-wheeled bicycle run through a pool of cornstarch or shoot balloons with lasers three of the more than 200 exciting interactive exhibits and demonstrations that will be on display from 10 am to 3:30 pm the event also will feature three bubble shows at 11 am 1 pm and 2:30 pm as well as respective lectures at 11 am and 2 pm by nasa astronaut and texas a&m professor dr nancy currie-gregg other special events on tap include cyclotron institute tours large hadron collider virtual tours at noon and 1 pm tours of 1996 nobel prize-winning texas a&m physicist dr david m lees laboratory and four performances of the low-temperature physics extravaganza at 10:30 am 12 pm 1:30 pm and 2:30 pm finally a texas-sized five-barrel depth charge with 1 000 plastic balls and featuring the texas a&m yell leaders in a nice blend of aggie tradition and the wonders of physics will close out the exhibition portion of the show at 3:30 pm on the south side the mitchell physics building at 4 pm california institute of technology astronomer and author dr michael brown will deliver a keynote presentation planet nine from outer space in which he will explore his study of our solar systems outer edges where an undiscovered object estimated to be 5 000 times more massive than pluto lurks as the true ninth planet waiting to be directly spotted in the very near future on friday evening university of california san diego physicist dr jérémie palacci will deliver a 7 pm free public lecture science in the brewery in the second-floor primary lecture hall of the mitchell physics building all events are hosted by texas a&m physics and astronomy in partnership with several other campus units including the departments of aerospace engineering chemistry mathematics biology and atmospheric sciences as well as the brazos valley museum of natural history all events are sponsored by the texas a&m university system texas a&m physics and astronomy the george p and cynthia woods mitchell institute for fundamental physics and astronomy dr charles r 62 and judith g munnerlyn exxonmobil the willard and anne levin foundation col hal schade 67 ahmed mahmoud 87 michele mobley 87 susan sheskey purna c murthy 88 cc creations schlotzskys college station and pepsi the event is a member of the science festival alliance -atm- contact: shana k hutchins (979) 862-1237 or shutchins@sciencetamuedu or dr tatiana erukhimova (979) 845-5644 or etanya@physicstamuedu
college station dr kevin krisciunas instructional assistant professor of physics and astronomy at texas a&m university has been elected as vice chair of the historical astronomy division of the american astronomical society effective january 2019 established in 1899 with a mission to enhance and share humanitys scientific understanding of the universe the american astronomical society (aas) is the major organization of professional astronomers in north america its membership also includes physicists mathematicians geologists engineers and others whose research interests lie within the broad spectrum of subjects now comprising contemporary astronomy and astrophysics krisciunas notes that the aas historical astronomy division one of six within the organization – involves itself in a number of areas including aas member obituaries preservation of archives and scientific artifacts and bringing recognition to lifetime achievements and notable books in the area of astronomy history we are trying to come up with a plan for the material at lick observatory yerkes observatory and mount wilson observatory krisciunas said our members also can be called on as experts in the debate on science versus pseudoscience for example astrology and ‘good science versus ‘bad science such as the advocates for a flat earth krisciunas will serve two years as vice chair/chair-elect followed by two years as chair then another two years as past chair for a total of six consecutive years among the divisions six-member officer group krisciunas joined the texas a&m department of physics and astronomy faculty in 2006 as a member of the george p and cynthia woods mitchell institute for fundamental physics and astronomy and texas a&m astronomy group an internationally recognized researcher and pioneer in the study of exploding stars he has authored nearly 300 scientific publications including the 2013 book a guide to wider horizons and along with margaret harshbarger a comic opera called total eclipse he was a member of the essence project a supernova search carried out using the 4-meter blanco telescope at cerro tololo inter-american observatory in la serena chile he also is working on the reduction of light curves of more nearby supernovae observed at both ctio and the nearby las campanas observatory in addition krisciunas has taught approximately 4 500 undergraduates at texas a&m earning recognition with a 2010 distinguished new faculty award from the international academy for the scholarship of learning technology for more information about krisciunas and his teaching research and service efforts visit http://peoplephysicstamuedu/krisciunas/ -atm- contact: shana k hutchins (979) 862-1237 or shutchins@sciencetamuedu or dr kevin krisciunas (979) 845-7018 or krisciunas@physicstamuedu the post texas a&m kevin krisciunas elected vice chair of american astronomical societys historical astronomy division appeared first on college of science share:
dr kevin krisciunas instructional assistant professor of physics and astronomy at texas a&m university has been elected as vice chair of the historical astronomy division of the american astronomical society effective january 2019 established in 1899 with a mission to enhance and share humanitys scientific understanding of the universe the american astronomical society (aas) is the major organization of professional astronomers in north america its membership also includes physicists mathematicians geologists engineers and others whose research interests lie within the broad spectrum of subjects now comprising contemporary astronomy and astrophysics krisciunas notes that the aas historical astronomy division one of six within the organization – involves itself in a number of areas including aas member obituaries preservation of archives and scientific artifacts and bringing recognition to lifetime achievements and notable books in the area of astronomy history we are trying to come up with a plan for the material at lick observatory yerkes observatory and mount wilson observatory krisciunas said our members also can be called on as experts in the debate on science versus pseudoscience for example astrology and ‘good science versus ‘bad science such as the advocates for a flat earth krisciunas will serve two years as vice chair/chair-elect followed by two years as chair then another two years as past chair for a total of six consecutive years among the divisions six-member officer group krisciunas joined the texas a&m department of physics and astronomy faculty in 2006 as a member of the george p and cynthia woods mitchell institute for fundamental physics and astronomy and texas a&m astronomy group an internationally recognized researcher and pioneer in the study of exploding stars he has authored nearly 300 scientific publications including the 2013 book a guide to wider horizons and along with margaret harshbarger a comic opera called total eclipse he was a member of the essence project a supernova search carried out using the 4-meter blanco telescope at cerro tololo inter-american observatory in la serena chile he also is working on the reduction of light curves of more nearby supernovae observed at both ctio and the nearby las campanas observatory in addition krisciunas has taught approximately 4 500 undergraduates at texas a&m earning recognition with a 2010 distinguished new faculty award from the international academy for the scholarship of learning technology for more information about krisciunas and his teaching research and service efforts visit http://peoplephysicstamuedu/krisciunas/ -atm- contact: shana k hutchins (979) 862-1237 or shutchins@sciencetamuedu or dr kevin krisciunas (979) 845-7018 or krisciunas@physicstamuedu
the 2018 physics and engineering festival is back and better than ever! this free family-friendly event kicks o friday april 6th with the physics of cooking and will continue on saturday april 7th all day there will be numerous hands-on exhibits and demonstrations as well as lectures from astronauts and even an exhilarating science circus for more information please visit physicsfestivaltamuedu we look forward to seeing you there! share:
on friday april 6 harvard university physicist dr david a weitz will team up with local celebrity chefs tai lee 02 (chef tais restaurant group) and mitch siegert (truman chocolates) for a free public lecture physics of cooking set for 7 pm in the second-floor primary lecture hall of the mitchell physics building tickets are not required for the unprecedented event in which the trio will demonstrate some of their favorite cooking techniques and explain the underlying science behind their delectable work the presentation also will be livestreamed by kamu-tv share:
nearly two dozen texas a&m university students enrolled in physics 218 (classical mechanics) this past spring have been honored by the department of physics and astronomy as its latest pearson mechanics scholars the students selected for their top-scoring marks on a special end-of-semester challenge exam open to all physics 218 students and covering material from all related sections taught during the spring 2018 semester were honored wednesday (may 3) during an awards luncheon in the george p mitchell 40 physics building the top spring 2018 mechanics scholars: (from left) john d killough (2nd) faith a leskowitz (1st) jinwoo jeong (3rd) and professor/organizer dr david toback the event featured a presentation by dr david toback professor of physics and astronomy and thaman professor for undergraduate teaching excellence on career possibilities in physics and related fields each student was presented with a certificate commemorating their accomplishments this semesters top three performers faith a leskowitz (first) john d killough (second) and jinwoo jeong (third) also received copies of the physics 208 textbook and tobacks big bang black holes no math book as well as monetary awards ($200 for first place $100 for second and third) to be used toward academics the event is part of the mechanics scholar program founded by the department in 2002 to celebrate the best students in physics 218 and encourage career exploration in physics as a large introductory course with challenging subject matter it is open to all majors but the majority of the enrollment consists of first-year engineering students along with physics and other science-related majors at the end of both the fall and spring semesters any student enrolled in physics 218 is eligible to take the pearson mechanics challenge exam the exam covers the same material as the semester-long course newtons laws of motion gravity and the concepts of energy work and momentum the difficulty level is higher than the course by design in order to identify the top performers out of the roughly 1 500 students enrolled this past spring see additional photographs from this years event or find more information on the program including requirements and lists of past winners -atm- contact: dr david toback (979) 845-7717 or toback@tamuedu the post texas a&m physics and astronomy honors spring 2018 mechanics scholars appeared first on college of science share:
at the february cms collaboration meeting in geneva two texas a&m researchers graduate student sven dildick and postdoctoral fellow luca pernie have received cms achievement awards the awards are conferred annually to the members of the cms experiment for their outstanding contributions to the collaboration and the experiment sven dildick has been recognized for his work on the design of a new trigger system for the phase-2 upgrade of the cms experiment luca pernies award cites his leadership and critical contributions to the precision alignment of the cms muon detector current and past members of the texas a&m group at cms have received these awards three times in the past: jim pivarski in 2009 indara suarez in 2013 and evaldas juska in 2016 in the picture (left to right): sven dildick alexei safonov luca pernie view here: cms achievement list share: