WVU Physics & Astro

This week we have visited our colleagues in West Virginia University @PhysicsAndAstro, which is an ongoing collaboration to investigate Mars’ ionosphere with @MAVEN2Mars and Mars Express thanks to the @royalsociety. We had an amazing time & the team there is fantastic!

Friends! We have made the transition over to Bluesky! We won’t be here much longer, so be sure to head over and give us a follow. We’d love to connect. bsky.app/profile/wvuphy…

Join us for the Stalking Awareness Symposium & Panel Discussion this Thursday! Gain valuable insights, hear from expert panelists, and learn how to take action during National Stalking Awareness Month. Date: 30th January 2025 Time: 5:00 PM Location: Gluck Theater, Mountainlair

Today! Dr. Saikat Chakraborty Thakur, Associate Research Professor, will lead a colloquium on Exploration of turbulence and transport, self-organization, and structure formation in magnetized plasmas on Monday, January 27 at 2:30 p.m. in G09 White Hall.

@KUPhysicsAstro Our roots run deep and intersect in many ways. The history of John Brown includes Harper’s Ferry, VA—soon to be Harper’s Ferry, West Virginia, thanks to the great abolitionist.

Had I so interfered in behalf of the rich, the powerful, the intelligent, the so-called great, or in behalf of any of their friends...every man in this court would have deemed it an act worthy of reward rather than punishment. -- John Brown, executed on December 2, 1859

We are excited to welcome Sara DiSimone, Asst. Director of Outreach and Campus Engagement at the Carruth Center, Wednesday, December 4. “Communicating with people experiencing distress and the importance of self-care and stress management” at 2:30 p.m. in G09 White Hall.

Congratulations to DR. Fenton Clawson on his successful Ph.D. Defense this morning! The Department wishes you all the best as you begin the next, exciting chapter of your life. We are so proud of you!

Colloquium today! Dr. Rossella Gamba’s colloquium is today. “Gravitational Waves from Compact Binary Coalescences: An Effective One Body Approach.”   Please join us for a reception at 2:00 p.m. in 111 White Hall, followed by the colloquium at 2:30 p.m. in G09 White Hall.

Colloquium! September 25, will feature Dr. Vladimir Strokov, Postdoc. Fellow, McWilliams Group in our department. "Inferring a Population of Intermediate-Mass Black Holes with LISA". Reception at 2:00 p.m. in 111 White Hall, Colloquium at 2:30 p.m. in G09 White Hall. @gwacwvu

Today! This is a reminder for Dr. Ami M. DuBois’ colloquium today.   She will speak on A Plasma Physics Career of Bringing Space Down to Earth. Please join us for a reception at 2:00 p.m. in 111 White Hall, followed bythe colloquium at 2:30 p.m. in G09 White Hall.

Colloquium by Ami DuBois (U.S. Naval Research Laboratory). "A Plasma Physics Career of Bringing Space Down to Earth." Nov. 6, 2:30 pm, G09 White Hall, reception will precede the colloquium at 2:00pm in White Hall 111. All are welcome!

Have you read Final Frontier in our Research '24 issue yet? Check this out in WVU Magazine at go.wvu.edu/4g8hp

🎉🎉🎉Are you a current #FirstGen graduate student? 🎁🎁🎁We want to celebrate you with a GIFT next week! 👉wvu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_5d…

Love astronomy, astrophysics, and science communication? Come join the Astrobites team! Applications due November 27th. ✨🔭 astrobites.org/2024/10/27/app…

Get ready for a night of fun and friendship at the International Game Night! Where: Shenandoah Room, Mountainlair When: Wednesday, November 13, 5PM Register here: buff.ly/3Ym5KbO

It’s that time of year! Showcase your hard work and get your abstracts submitted! #WVU

Join an upcoming online workshop about the electronic thesis & dissertation (ETD) process for submitting your ETD to the Research Repository. We will explain everything and answer all questions. Register now! Nov. 4: wvu.libcal.com/event/13182620 Nov. 20: wvu.libcal.com/event/13182907

"The most interesting aspect of my research in space and magnetospheric physics is its ultimate goal to accurately forecast hazardous conditions in near-Earth environment for both astronauts and spacecrafts. Think of it as meteorology but for space!" 📷 physics.wvu.edu/.../in-the.../…

✨SPOTLIGHT time! Patrick (Zhi Gu) Li is a graduate student in the WVU Department of Physics and Astronomy. He conducts research within the plasma physics research group. physics.wvu.edu/our-people/in-…