Thomas Callaway, a materials science graduate student, recently presented at a conference. The Materials Research Society Spring Meeting was April 22-26 in Phoenix, Arizona. About Callaway’s research Callaway presented on his master’s thesis research about batteries. Dr. Saibal Mitra, a PAMS professor, is his adviser. “Many modern devices utilize liquid lithium ion … [Read more...] about Making batteries more sustainable
Dr. Emmett Redd, professor of physics, astronomy and materials sciences, attended the Cognitive Computing conference in Hannover, Germany, Dec. 18-20. The conference focused on alternatives to digital computers for mimicking the cognitive abilities of the human brain. He explored theorems that could support computing on physical systems other than digital … [Read more...] about Why digital computers cannot mimic the human brain
Dr. Mike Reed, two students, Laura Katzer and John Crooke, and several international collaborators recently published work on evolved (subdwarf) stars. Their paper, entitled, “Two p-mode dominated subdwarf B pulsators in binaries with F-star companions observed with K2” analyzed seismic reading of stars found with the Kepler space telescope. About their research Reed, … [Read more...] about Exploring the stars, one vibration at a time
Dr. Kartik Ghosh, professor of physics, was recently featured for his work with nanoparticles. He wants to find which ones will work with the human body instead of against it. Congratulations! Read more about his work with nanoparticles. … [Read more...] about Learn more about nanoparticles
We've walked on the moon. We've discovered new planets. However, one thing that is difficult to understand are the insides of stars. When we look at stars with telescopes, we only see the outer layers. At Missouri State University, we've been lucky to look at stars with one of the most influential telescopes ever made: the Kepler space telescope. Though it’s not as easy … [Read more...] about Learn about the stars without leaving Earth