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Physics Day at Lagoon Cancelled But Will Be Back in 2022
In-person activities for USU Physics Day at Lagoon 2021 have been postponed. While the future looks bright and things continue to improve, the size of this event has necessitated that we hold off for one more year. Virtual events are being developed.
2nd Annual Pumpkin Drop
Utah State University Physics Graduate Students carved pumpkins and then took them to the roof of the SER building to freeze them in liquid nitrogen and toss them over the edge.
Students Study Gravitational Physics in Germany
Three USU undergrads were among just 40 students from around the world selected to participate in the prestigious Jürgen Ehlers Spring School 2018.
David Peak Receives National Award
David Peak is the 2018 recipient of the national Council on Undergraduate Research-Goldwater Scholars Faculty Mentor Award
Maria Rodriguez Remembers Hawking
USU physicist Maria Rodriguez with Stephen Hawking and colleagues at the International Centre for Theoretical Cosmology Conference in Cambridge, England in July 2017.
The Physics of Cosmic Lighthouses
Dr. Maria Rodriguez is the principal investigator of this National Science Foundation (NSF) award that will support research at USU on relativistic outflow mechanisms from black holes.
New Tools For The Fabric of Reality
Dr. Varela’s work was recently recognized by the National Science Foundation.
USU Physicist Leads NASA-funded ISS Project
Physicists, l-r, Yucheng Zhao, Mike Taylor, Pattilyn McLaughlin, Jon Pugmire, Kenneth Zia and Mike Negale, hold an imager used to map gravity waves from Earth-bound sites. Taylor leads a NASA-funded study to develop an imager to fly on the ISS.
Physicist to Monitor VLF Radio Waves During Eclipse
USU undergrad physicist Jonh Mojica displays equipment he's configured to monitor very low frequency radio waves during the Aug. 21 solar eclipse.
Ivana Molina Awarded NASA Fellowship
Ivana Molina, a doctoral student in USU’s Department of Physics, is one of nine scholars selected nationally for a 2017 NASA Earth and Space Science Fellowship in heliophysics research.
Physics Student Strikes Gold
Physics major Jake Christensen continues the long tradition of USU physics students becoming Goldwater scholars.
Physicists Are NSF Graduate Fellows
Nine Utah State University scholars are among the honorees of the prestigious 2017 National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship search.