All CNAS students are welcome to attend the CNAS Spring 2020 Kickoff. The event will take place from 3-4:30 p.m. Jan. 28 at the Level 1 Game Center inside of Plaster Student Union. Pizza, bowling and other games will be included. … [Read more...] about Kick off the spring semester at the CNAS Social
Drs. Dave Cornelison, professor of physics, and Tiglet Besara, assistant professor of physics, took 20 students on a trip of a lifetime. In April, they went to the NASA Johnson Facilities in Houston, Texas, for an insider tour. Yadira Gaibor, a physics major, says she enjoyed learning more about her chosen field. “I enjoyed meeting other people in our field,” Gaibor … [Read more...] about PAMS students tour NASA
I’m not sure if you remember, but the moon almost completely covered up the sun August 2017. CNAS, with the support of Missouri State University, held an event, and we had a great time watching the solar eclipse. The next solar eclipse Missourians will see is in 2024. In the meantime, other countries will get to experience this beautiful phenomenon. To witness it safely, … [Read more...] about Solar glasses recycled to help others
Space is vast. There are a lot of things we don’t know. We continue to learn more with our new telescope at Baker Observatory. We also learn a lot from student internships and Research Experiences for Undergraduates that give real life experiences. William Brockmeier spent his summer at Northrop Grumman as a mission operations intern. Brockmeier, a PAMS student, spent … [Read more...] about Internship leads to space launch this spring
On April 24, an alumnus spoke to us about his work since he left Missouri State. Dr. Jonathan Dowell, who graduated from then SMSU in 1985, spoke with students and staff about his work at the Los Alamos National Laboratory. "I've worked in many different projects, solving a wide range of problems for customers including the U.S. Marine Corps, the Santa Fe Police … [Read more...] about Alumnus speaks about his invention