Announces that the National Science Foundation has awarded Dr. Marissa Walker, a professor in the Department of Physics, nearly $150,000 to study gravitational waves.
Announces that Dr. David Heddle, professor in the Department of Physics, Computer Science, and Engineering, has received a grant to lead a team of scientists in an investigation of the connection between gravity and subatomic particles.
Details that Kara Ferner, an applied physics/computational and applied mathematics double major, was named a Goldwater Scholar. The program encourages outstanding students to pursue careers in math, natural sciences, and engineering.