Prof. Gates to speak at the Nobel Conference

Prof. James Gates (Physics) will present the closing lecture at the Nobel Conference 49:  The Universe at Its Limits.  The conference, which usually draws 6,000 people, will take place at Gustavus Adolphus College, St. Peter, MN, October 1-2.  Three Nobel laureates,...

Prof. Alessandra Buonanno wins NSF award

Prof. Alessandra Buonanno wins NSF award of $240,000 in additional funding, bringing the total award to $480,000 for her work  “In Search of Gravitational Waves:  Modeling the Final Moments of Coalescing Compact Binaries.”

Prof. Jacobson was Quoted in Nature, News Feature, April 4

Prof. Ted Jacobson (Physics and JSI) was quoted in Nature, News Feature, April 4, in an article entitled “Will an astronaut who falls into a black hole be crushed or burned to a crisp?” The article described a conundrum involving black holes and Hawking radiation that...

Prof. Gates Spoke at APS April Meeting

Jim Gates (Physics) was an invited speaker at the American Physical Society’s April Meeting, April 13-16, Denver, CO. His talk was entitled “Transformation and Opportunity: The Future of the US Research Enterprise – PCAST Report.”