Recent News

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. 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. James Gates (Physics) was a guest on ‘Midday with Dan Rodricks,’ WYPR (88.1), April 8 where he discussed his ideas about the universe, the state of science in the US and his research into space, matter and energy.

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.”

Rashmish Kumar Mishra, our graduated student, was awarded for OUTSTANDING TEACHING ASSISTANT AWARD in recognition and celebration of the outstanding excellence of our faculty, staff and students on May 10, 2013.

James Gates (Physics) has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences in recognition of distinguished and continuing achievements in original research. In January Gates was named a University System of Maryland Regents Professor, and in February President Obama...

James Gates (Physics) will give an invited lecture, Legacies of Einstein’s Concerti & Opus, at Montana State University’s Celebrating Einstein event, Bozeman, MT, April 4. The event is a multidisciplinary outreach event centered on communicating the beauty and...