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PHYSICS NEWS
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OUTREACH
The Ave Herald
has pictures from a recent local (AMHSA) homeschool science fair.
Several of the physics majors generously volunteered
their time and expertise as judges.
The organisers and the children are most appreciative!
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MINOR BIG NEWS
The Mathematics and Physics Department is especially pleased
to congratulate Dan Sadasivan, BA Math (minor Physics), on his admission to
graduate studies in Physics!
[Dan makes two! Mark Henderson (BA Math, minor Physics) is
well on his way to a Physics Ph.D.]
Dan also was enrolled in the Spring 2012 Shakespeare in Performance class
which mounted a very well received production of As You Like It.
Dan liked it nearly as much as his physics studies!
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MAJOR NEWS
In the Fall of 2011, the Department of Mathematics and
Physics proposed the initiation of a Physics Major. Institutional approval came
swiftly, and the program of study commenced in Fall 2012.
Bunches of fun-loving [or perhaps problem-set-loving] students with a
variety of career interests and aspirations have signed up to be physics majors.
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EARTHSCOPE
Ave Maria University is hosting a seismometer for the
Earthscope geophysics consortium.
To view the last 24 hours (or so) of data collected,
click here.
For longer time-scale archived data, navigate through the options presented
here.
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Higgs Spotted!
The Higgs Boson, the final remaining piece of the minimal Standard Model of
Particle Physics, has been discovered at the LHC at CERN (confirmation came in
early 2013). Enquiring minds are eager to know its detailed properties.
Is it a composite of other particles?
Does it have a twin?
Is it the lightest member of a hierarchy of Higgses?
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Facilities
Physics lectures and laboratories are usually
offered in The Saint Michael the Archangel Physics Laboratory located on the second-floor
of the Henkels Academic Building.
The undergraduate Physics labs are well-outfitted with basic equipment items.
A workstation-server is primarily devoted to research in high-energy physics.
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2012 Nobel Prize Awarded
This year's prize was awarded to Serge Haroche and David Wineland
for their development of ingenious techniques for manipulating single-particle
quantum states.
Link: Nobel Prize 2012: Physics
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The Physics program
offers all students an introduction to the theoretical and experimental
bases of natural science.
Introductory Physics courses fulfill the AMU Core Science
requirement.
Advice for students and faculty advisors is found
here.
The students who opt for the Physics Major receive a deeper and richer
exposition of theoretical, experimental, and computational science.
Students pursuing the Physics Minor, while majoring in another discipline,
receive a more narrowly focussed presentation of the subject.
Students with a cognate interest in Physics are invited to
elect courses for which they have satisfied the prerequisites.
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The program faculty maintain scholarly interests in high-energy particle
phenomenology, formal aspects of quantum field theories, and other
related fields.
Opportunities for undergraduate participation in these research efforts
and assistance in applying for
Research Experience for Undergraduate participants, [REU], programs
at other institutions are made available to interested students.
Should you have questions about the Physics program at Ave Maria University,
please contact us at:
Patrick F. Kelly,
Dept. of Mathematics and Physics
Physics[at]AveMaria.edu
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