Using Physics to Measure a Warming Earth
Data from thermal cameras in space can effectively measure the warming of the Earth, according to Assistant Professor of Earth, Environment, and Physics Nabin Malakar, Ph.D. Studying the underlying . . .
Physics Professors’ Sound Experiment Makes Waves
Associate Professor Francisco “Frank” Lamelas, Ph.D., and Professor Sudha Swaminathan, Ph.D., of the Earth, Environment, and Physics Department, have demonstrated in a laboratory how to pinpoint . . .
Adventures at NASA: WSU Student Inspired to Reach Beyond the Stars
Every day before they started their activities, Zachary Eilert and his fellow interns at the NASA Kennedy Space Center were required to read a poster that laid out some ground rules, one of which . . .
Natural Science Major Lands Internship with NASA
Expect Zac Eilert to be on cloud nine for a while. He spent July building and launching rockets at the Kennedy Space Center, and was among the first to see images of Pluto taken by the New Horizons . . .
Why the Melting of Antarctica Matters
Uncovering the secret past of the world’s ice sheets is Assistant Professor of Earth, Environment, and Physics Doug Kowalewski’s passion. As a climatologist, Kowalewski conducts fieldwork in the . . .
Swaminathan Shares Insights on Physics and Art at Museum and Conferences
On August 12, Sudha Swaminathan (Earth, Environment and Physics) gave a demonstration of infrared imaging of paintings at the Worcester Art Museum and then took the participants on the Physics at WAM . . .
NASA Grant Supports Professor’s Climate Change Research
Associate Professor of Physical and Earth Science Allison Dunn, Ph.D., received a NASA grant, in collaboration with Boston University, to continue her research project on 4-D modeling of the regional . . .
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