Josh Grossman, associate professor and chair of the physics department at St. Mary’s College of Maryland, has had a letter published in Physics Today, the magazine of the American Institute of Physics (AIP). Titled, “Broad Academic Experience is Best,” the letter rebuts a critique of broad educational requirements in U.S. higher education. Grossman cites several points of Find out more »
St. Mary’s College Physics Students and Faculty Offer Science Activities at USA Science & Engineering Festival Expo
Students and faculty from St. Mary’s College’s physics department will offer fun science activities at the USA Science & Engineering Festival Expo. The Expo features hands-on exhibits from the world’s leading scientific and engineering societies, universities, government agencies, high-tech corporations, and STEM organizations. The Expo is free of charge and open to the public at the Walter Find out more »
St. Mary’s College Student Orban ’20 Lands Fellowship at National Institute of Standards and Technology
This summer, Peter Orban, class of 2020, will conduct an Undergraduate Research Fellowship at the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s (U.S. Department of Commerce) Physical Measurement Laboratory in Gaithersburg, Md. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is one of the nation’s premiere research institutions for the physical and engineering sciences and, as the lead Federal Find out more »
Professor Adler to Present in New York, N.Y.
On Monday, March 19, Professor of Physics Charles Adler will participate in an event titled “Chasing Consciousness: Cylons, T2s and the Borg, Oh My!” The event is a moderated conversation with Anthony Bowdoin Van Riper, author of many books on science in popular culture. The moderator is Caleb Scharf, director of the Astrobiology Center at Columbia Find out more »
St. Mary’s College Physics Department Receives 2017 Award for Improving Undergraduate Physics Education
The American Physical Society (APS) has recognized St. Mary’s College’s physics department with its 2017 Award for Improving Undergraduate Physics Education. The award “seeks to recognize excellence in undergraduate physics education and support best practices in education at the undergraduate level.” APS described the St. Mary’s College physic department as, “strong and vibrant, with an Find out more »
St. Mary’s College Hosts Math Girls Day
Recently, St. Mary’s College of Maryland hosted Math Girls Day at the College’s Schaefer Hall. Math Girls Day runs every semester for middle school girls from Esperanza and Spring Ridge Middle Schools. This year, 44 girls partook in math related activities, and enjoyed a guest speaker and lunch in the Great Room. Alumna Katie Savin-Murphy ’12 who Find out more »
St. Mary’s College of Maryland a Top 25 Hidden Gem for Women in STEM by CollegeRaptor.com
St. Mary’s College of Maryland has been listed among the Top 25 Hidden Gems for Women in STEM by CollegeRaptor.com, a higher education planning tool that offers side-by-side comparisons of colleges. According to CollegeRaptor.com, “STEM fields are the fastest growing career market out there, yet only 6.7 percent of college-going women graduate with a STEM Find out more »
St. Mary’s College Program Exemplified by Paper Focusing on Women of Color in Physics
Angela Johnson, professor of educational studies at St. Mary’s College, was published in the September issue of The Physics Teacher by the American Association of Physics Teachers. The September issue is themed on race and physics, and Johnson’s paper documents and validates the challenges that women of color in physics face, including the activation of stereotypes, Find out more »
St. Mary’s College Student Finalist for LeRoy Apker Award
St. Mary’s College of Maryland’s Arvind Srinivasan ’17 is one of only six students nationally to reach the finalist stage for the LeRoy Apker Award. This award is presented by the American Physical Society, and “recognizes outstanding achievements in physics by undergraduate students, and provides encouragement to young physicists who have demonstrated great potential for Find out more »
Erin Knutson ’15 Awarded National Science Foundation Fellowship
Erin Knutson ’15 (physics) was recently awarded a National Science Foundation (NSF) fellowship through its Graduate Research Fellowship Program. Knutson is currently studying atomic, molecular, and optical physics in the physics doctoral program at Tulane University. “The fact that the NSF is willing to fund my research means they see a lot of promise in Find out more »
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