SMU Originally Posted: August 7, 2015 Fermilab experiment observes change in neutrinos from one type to another over 500 miles Scientists have sorted through millions of cosmic ray strikes and zeroed in on neutrino interactions in their quest to learn more about the abundant yet mysterious particles that flit through ordinary matter as though it […]
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Inside Science Originally posted: June 30, 2015 The subatomic muon could reveal potentially disastrous pipe corrosion. By: Charles Q. Choi, Contributor (Inside Science) — Of all the parts of the nation’s infrastructure that one might want least to fail, nuclear power plants might rank the highest. U.S. nuclear power plants are on average more than […]
WFAA Originally Posted: May 15, 2015 [youtube]https://youtu.be/Jr6H2aqkB-g[/youtube]
Congratulations to Dedman College undergraduate, Bryson DeChambeau for winning the 2015 NCAA Men’s Golf Individual Championship! READ MORE
Local elementary and middle school students got a physics lesson in a fun atmosphere at SMU’s Physics Circus, presented by faculty in SMU’s Department of Physics. [youtube]http://youtu.be/9J-BxRs2tZY[/youtube]
Congratulations to the Dedman College students awarded prestigious national fellowships and awards during the 2014-15 academic year, including Fulbright Grants and a fellowship to the Center for the Study of the Presidency and Congress. These students include: Fulbright Scholar: Whitney Goodwin Michaela Wallerstedt Kandi Doming Institute for Responsible Citizenship Scholar: Garrett Fisher Center for the […]
Congratulations to the Dedman College faculty members who are newly tenured as associate professors or have been promoted to full professorships to begin the 2015-16 academic year. The following individuals received tenure or promotion effective Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2015. Recommended for tenure and promotion to Associate Professor: Angela Ards, English Greg Brownderville, English Justin […]
ABC DFW Originally Posted: May 14, 2015 It’s one of the most high-tech advancements in the fight against cancer, but if you want to get the treatment in Texas, your only option is driving to Houston. That’s all about to change. Inside a new three-story facility in Irving, a team of physicists, engineers and medical doctors […]
Originally Posted: April 28, 2015 “No significant signs of new physics with the present data yet but it takes only one significant deviation in the data to change everything.” — Albert De Roeck, CERN First collisions of protons at the world’s largest science experiment are expected to start the first or second week of June, […]
Originally Posted: April 24, 2014 Global physics talks at SMU star the tiny proton: a key to unlocking cosmic mysteries & cancer’s enemy Why does physics matter? World’s scientists convene for ‘State of the Proton’ Starting Monday, the SMU Physics Department hosts more than 300 of the world’s leading experts on particle physics. The scientists […]