Physics
Peiyuan Mao ’11 Studies Stellar Flares at Space Telescope Science Institute
It’s not often an undergraduate finds an opportunity to conduct research that has never been done before, but that’s exactly what Peiyuan Mao ’11 did through a summer program at the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) in Baltimore, Md. His work could have implications in determining if there are habitable environments outside our solar system. [...]
Lafayette Celebrates Black History Month in February
Events include lectures, an art exhibit, films, discussions, workshops, and performances; The keynote address by Molefi K. Asante, Jr. ’04 has been postponed Lafayette will celebrate Black History Month throughout the month of February with lectures, an art exhibit, films, discussions, workshops, and performances. The celebration’s keynote address by award-winning author, filmmaker, and professor Molefi [...]
Jennifer Grab ’10 Works with the World’s Most Powerful Particle Accelerator
Physics major writes about exploring the many cultures of Europe while researching charged particles at the CERN facility in Switzerland Physics major Jennifer Grab ’10 (Thornhurst, Pa.) spent her summer working with the world’s largest particle accelerator at the CERN (European Organization for Nuclear Science) facility in Switzerland. The project was sponsored by the National [...]
Nafis Hasan ’11 Searches for a Cure for Breast Cancer
Biology major writes about his work with Bradley Antanaitis, associate professor of physics, on interdisciplinary research Biology major Nafis Hasan ’11 (Dhaka, Bangladesh) is working on interdisciplinary EXCEL Scholars research focusing on safer drug treatments for breast cancer with Bradley Antanaitis, associate professor of physics, and Marco Tjioe ’09 (North Sumatera, Indonesia), who is pursuing [...]
Peiyuan Mao ’11 Studies Distant Galaxies
He writes about his radio astronomy research with Lyle Hoffman, professor and head of physics Peiyuan Mao ’11 (Yangzhou Jiangsu Province, China), a double major in physics and mathematics, performed radio astronomy research with Lyle Hoffman, professor and head of physics, as part of the Undergraduate ALFALFA (Arecibo Legacy Fast ALFA) survey program located at [...]
Students Take First Place in LVAIC Mathematics Competition
College teams earn three of four top places A team of three Lafayette students earned first place in the Lehigh Valley Association of Independent Colleges Math Contest held this month at Moravian College. Lafayette teams earned three of the top four places. Finishing first in the 19th annual event were math majors Chencong Bao ’11 [...]
Success in Goldwater Scholarship Awards Reflects Lafayette’s Distinctive Attributes
It’s the nation’s premier undergraduate honor in math, science, and engineering With 16 Goldwater Scholarship recipients in the last eight years, Lafayette is unmatched by any other exclusively undergraduate liberal arts and engineering college. Awarded for academic merit, the Goldwater is the nation’s premier undergraduate award in the fields of mathematics, science, and engineering. The [...]
Physics Department Acquires Grant for State-of-the-Art Equipment
Single-photon counting lab will be used for student-faculty research in physics, chemistry, chemical engineering, and computer science Michael Stark, assistant professor of physics, has secured a $45,000 grant from the McCutcheon Foundation to purchase state-of-the-art equipment for a single-photon counting lab devoted to the hands-on study of quantum mechanics. Andrew Kortyna, assistant professor of physics, [...]
Radio Astronomy Research at Arecibo Observatory
My work with Lyle Hoffman, professor of physics. By Shelvean Kapita ’10 Physics major Shelvean Kapita ’10 (Harare, Zimbabwe) spent his Spring Break in Puerto Rico, but not lying on the beach. Endowed with a grant from the National Science Foundation, Kapita performed radio astronomy research with Lyle Hoffman, professor and head of physics, in [...]
Lafayette Places in Top Five Percent in National Putnam Math Competition
Team competed against more than 500 colleges and universities Lafayette’s three-student team finished in the top five percent of schools participating nationally in the 2007-08 William Lowell Putnam Mathematics Competition. The College placed 25th out of 516 teams. Harvard University, Princeton University, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology were this year’s top finishers. This is [...]
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