Undergraduate students in Colgate University’s Department of Physics and Astronomy participated in high level research in collaboration with faculty members both on and off campus.
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Physics Research – Summer 2012
By Contributing Writer on August 30, 2012Undergraduate students in Colgate University’s Department of Physics and Astronomy participated in high level research in collaboration with faculty members both on and off campus.
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Visualization Lab Research – Summer 2012
By Contributing Writer on August 13, 2012The Ho Tung Visualization Laboratory is a state-of-the-art 55-seat digital theater at Colgate University. It has the ability to display the sky showing planets, constellations, and other astronomical objects as well as immerse the audience in a full-dome experience like no other. During the summer of 2012, several Colgate students worked with Senior Visualization Lab/Planetarium Designer and Technician Joe Eakin on a variety of academic projects:
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Taking quantum mechanics beyond theory
By Contributing Writer on August 13, 2012This story was originally posted to the Colgate University news site by Barbara Brooks.
Professor Galvez’s photon quantum mechanics lab is transforming physics education.
While physicists consider the century-old theory of quantum mechanics to be the most successful physical theory ever invented, they have spent the past several decades figuring out the best way to teach it.
Colgate’s Professor Enrique “Kiko” Galvez is at the forefront of a paradigm shift in the way quantum mechanics is taught. Read more
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