The Physics Department at Middlebury College will host viewing of the upcoming total lunar eclipse at the College Observatory. The Observatory, located atop McCardell Bicentennial Hall, will be open to the public for viewing the moon on Sunday evening, September … Continue reading →…Continue Reading Lunar Eclipse Viewing at the College Observatory – 27 September 2015
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Molly Costanza-Robinson awarded NSF RUI grant
Molly Costanza-Robinson (Chemistry & Biochemistry and Environmental Studies) has been awarded a three-year grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) through its Research in Undergraduate Institutions (RUI) mechanism for a project titled Elucidating Interlayer Chemistry for Design of Novel, Nontoxic … Continue reading →…Continue Reading Molly Costanza-Robinson awarded NSF RUI grant
Eilat Glikman awarded grant from the National Science Foundation
Eilat Glikman (Physics) and a colleagues at California Institute of Technology have received a grant from the National Science Foundation for a project titled New Insights from a Systematic Approach to Quasar Variability. The goal of this project is to … Continue reading →…Continue Reading Eilat Glikman awarded grant from the National Science Foundation
Jeff Munroe awarded National Science Foundation Research in Undergraduate Institutions grant
Jeff Munroe (Geology) has received a three-year grant from the National Science Foundation through its Research in Undergraduate Institutions mechanism for a research project titled RUI: Alpine Loess, Periglacial Uplands, and Exotic Additions: Investigating Past and Present Dust Deposition in … Continue reading →…Continue Reading Jeff Munroe awarded National Science Foundation Research in Undergraduate Institutions grant
Noah Graham awarded grant from the National Science Foundation
Noah Graham (Physics) has been awarded a three-year grant from the National Science Foundation for work on a project titled Casimir Forces From Scattering Theory. The project will carry out calculations of Casimir forces, which arise from quantum-mechanical fluctuations at … Continue reading →…Continue Reading Noah Graham awarded grant from the National Science Foundation
College Observatory Status – Summer 2015
The Physics Department at Middlebury College is performing upgrades at the College Observatory and will not be having Open House nights this summer. Over the years, Open House nights at the Observatory have been popular events on the Middlebury campus … Continue reading →…Continue Reading College Observatory Status – Summer 2015
Amidon awarded grant from National Geographic Society
Will Amidon (Geology) has received a grant from the National Geographic Society for a project titled Finding Early Martian Landscapes in Idaho. The goal of this research is to understand the role of glacial outburst floods in forming amphitheater-headed canyons … Continue reading →…Continue Reading Amidon awarded grant from National Geographic Society