physics
Physics students achieve nuclear fusion
Three physics undergraduates achieved nuclear fusion of deuterium into helium. The students, Jaykob Maser, Sheldon Harper and Brock Ebert, working in the Physics Advanced Laboratory class under the supervision of Dr. Greg Story, produced fusion of deuterium in a plasma experiment. They confirmed that they had achieved fusion by detecting the production of neutrons in the plasma. Results of their experiment will be discussed at the Fuller Prize talks, 3:30-5 p.m. Thursday, May 1, in the lobby of the Physics Building, and at the Physics Advanced Laboratory final presentations, 1-3:30 p.m. Thursday, May 8, in the physics fully library.
Read More »Story to speak on nature at The Centre
Dr. Greg Story, associate professor of physics, will present a free lecture to the general public at 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 16, in Meeting Room A of The Centre, 1200 Holloway, Rolla. His talk, titled “The Four Forces of Nature,” will describe how the four known forces of nature shape everything we see in the universe, from the smallest to largest scale.
Read More »Physics professors online
Dr. Don Madison, Curator’s Professor of Physics, has research featured in the “discoveries” section of the National Science Foundation’s website. Check it out: www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=112918&org=NSF. An article co-authored by Dr. Thomas Vojta, associate professor of physics, was featured in the “viewpoint” section of the journal Physics: physics.aps.org/articles/v2/1?referer=rss. Physics is dedicated to “spotlighting exceptional research to help […]
Read More »America’s energy crisis to be discussed
The physics department will host the Missouri S&T and University of Missouri-St. Louis Meeting Colloquium featuring Dr. Fred Schlachter from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and American Physical Society. Dr. Schlachter’s lecture, titled “Over a barrel: America’s energy crisis,” will be held at 4 p.m. Friday, Oct. 24, in Room 104 Physics Building. All members of […]
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