A Missouri State University team claimed first place in the prestigious 2025 Electric Power Outreach Institute (EPRI) Fusion Quantum Challenge. The team comprised Dr. Ridwan Sakidja, professor of physics, astronomy and materials science, and Gaige Riggs, a Master of Science in Materials Science graduate. They took home the first-place prize. About the challenge This year’s … [Read more...] about Missouri State team finishes first in Global Quantum Challenge
Missouri State University was well represented at the 2025 annual Missouri Center for Advanced Power System (MOCAP) regional symposium. Eight College of Natural and Applied Sciences (CNAS) students attended and seven students presented their posters at the Feb. 25 event at Missouri S&T in Rolla. MSU student Mick Drecker placed third overall for his poster presentation … [Read more...] about CNAS students make their mark at regional event
How did Yashasvi Moon, a senior physics student at Missouri State University, identify 9,548 galaxies without looking into a single telescope? She trained machine learning (ML) models to identify specific galaxies on their own. The American Astronomical Society recently published her research on finding quiescent Balmer-strong (QBS) galaxies. Combining three … [Read more...] about NASA-funded student revolutionizes galaxy detection
While men still outnumber women majoring in most science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields in college, the number of women pursuing STEM degrees is increasing. Rachel Lee, Simarpreet Girn, Yashasvi Moon, Jessica Fink and Stephanie Collins from the department of physics, astronomy and materials science attended the APS (American Physical Society) Conferences … [Read more...] about Inspiring women in physics
There are more than 5,500 confirmed planets around other stars. How should we make sense of these newly discovered worlds? Four Missouri State University students are trying to uncover more about the universe through their research on planets. The students, who are majors in the department of physics, astronomy and materials science (PAMS) at MSU, recently presented … [Read more...] about Exploring the unknown