Physics & Astronomy Archives
Callum Douglass ’16, Astrophotography
Callum Douglass, Bates Class of 2016, has begun processing his astrophotography from the Acadia Night Sky Festival. This image,…
Bates is Represented at the Acadia Night Sky Festival
Nicole Hastings, Assistant in Instruction for the Bates Physics and Astronomy department, represented Bates College at the Acadia Night…
Physics students show their research at the Mount David Summit
Physics students show their research at the Mount David Summit The Mount David Summit is Bates’ annual campus-wide celebration of student academic…
Three Physics Majors Accepted Into Summer Research Programs
Three physics majors have been accepted into summer research programs Jocelyn Hoye ’15 received one of eleven fellowships given out by the American…
Kelly Puglisi – STEM Teacher of the Quarter
Kelly Puglisi – STEM Teacher of the Quarter Kelly Puglisi, Bates physics alum, was named STEM teacher of the quarter. Kelly…
Nathan Lundblad, assistant professor of physics, chosen by NASA for space station research
Nathan Lundblad, who studies atomic behavior at ultra-cold temperatures, is principal investigator for one of seven NASA research projects that…
Dr. Chris Danforth ’01, appointed to the University of Vermont (UVM) Flint Professorship
Bates Physics Alum, Dr. Chris Danforth ’01 has been appointed to the University of Vermont (UVM) Flint Professorship in the…
Brenna Flaugher ’83 gives TEDx Talk on Dark Energy
Dr. Brenna Flaugher, Bates physics alumna class of 1983, recently gave a TEDx Talk on Dark Energy, The Universe, and DECam.…
Alumna Alicia Soderberg ’00 selected to the prestigious Kavli Frontiers of Science Symposium
Alumna Alicia Soderberg ’00 has been selected to the prestigious Kavli Frontiers of Science Symposium by the National Academy of…
Biomedical Optics Course in the News
The new course, PHYS 114 – The Optics of Life: An Introduction to Biomedical Imaging, was featured in a recent…