Tag Archives: Robert Kehoe

Research: SMU students discover two new supernovae

Posted on March 5, 2013 by Kathleen Tibbetts

SMU graduate student researchers have discovered two new supernovae, and their observations of these massive exploding stars will help improve the astronomical “tape measure” that scientists use to calculate the acceleration of the expansion of the universe. A supernova discovered … Continue reading →

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Bob Kehoe named SMU Director of Undergraduate Research

Posted on October 9, 2012 by Kathleen Tibbetts

Associate Professor Robert Kehoe, coordinator of SMU’s Undergraduate Research Assistantships program and director of undergraduate research in the Department of Physics, has been named the University’s new Director of Undergraduate Research. He reports to James Quick, Associate Vice President for Research. Kehoe sums up undergraduate … Continue reading →

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Research Spotlight: CERN scientists close in on Higgs boson

Posted on December 14, 2011 by Kathleen Tibbetts

In a giant game of hide and seek, physicists say there are indications they finally may have found evidence of the long sought after fundamental particle called the Higgs boson. Researchers at Switzerland-based CERN, the largest high-energy physics experiment in … Continue reading →

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Research Spotlight: Top quark helps in hunt for Higgs boson

Posted on December 8, 2009 by Kathleen Tibbetts

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