For Dixon and Lestone, a journey that began nearly a year ago with understandable reservations as they plunged headlong into the unknown of event planning ultimately gave way to a newfound sense of humble accomplishment and gratitude — a byproduct of their collective decision to embrace their opportunity to serve when it came along, disguised […]
Iain Bisset, a doctoral student in Texas A&M University’s Department of Physics and Astronomy, recently began a prestigious eight-month research fellowship at Los Alamos National Laboratory to pursue his thesis topic on primordial black holes and nonstandard neutrino physics. Neutrinos are very low mass, weakly interacting particles that are so difficult to detect they were nicknamed “the ghost particle.” Texas A&M and Los Alamos have a long […]
The Giant Magellan Telescope (GMT) organization has appointed Daniel T. Jaffe, a Texan with a long history of successful astronomic research and project leadership, its new president. The esteemed astronomy professor has served as vice president of research at the University of Texas (U.T.) at Austin for nearly a decade and played a key role […]
In celebration of Texas A&M University’s dedication to academic excellence, the College of Arts and Sciences hosted its third annual investiture ceremony Nov. 13 in the Memorial Student Center to honor distinguished faculty members who hold endowed chairs, professorships and fellowships. Those recognized include 26 who were newly appointed to endowed positions, 16 who were recently reappointed, and 69 who currently hold one of these donor-funded roles. In recognition of their achievements […]
When the supernova explosion SN 2024ggi was first detected on the night of April 10, 2024, Yi Yang, an assistant professor at Tsinghua University in Beijing, China, and the lead author of the new study, had just landed in San Francisco after a long-haul flight. He knew he had to act quickly. Twelve hours later, he had sent an observing proposal to ESO, which, after a very quick approval process, pointed its VLT telescope in Chile at the supernova on April 11, 2024, just 26 hours after the initial detection. […]
The Giant Magellan Telescope (GMT) has officially entered its final design phase, marking a pivotal milestone in the construction of one of the most powerful ground-based telescopes in history. The National Science Foundation (NSF) recently approved the project’s progression, unlocking potential federal support that brings the telescope one step closer to “first light.” This milestone […]
“Our nuclear data feed into astrophysical models, but we need to be able to test the results of these models against reality,” Adsley added. “The observational work done by members of the astronomy group in the Department of Physics and Astronomy here at Texas A&M is vital in helping us understand the impact of our […]
“She has enthusiastically supported me ever since I started my Ph.D. and provided me with countless opportunities to collect data from observatories and collaborate with researchers around the world, including Dr. Terese Hansen, a former Texas A&M postdoc, whom I also consider a mentor,” he said. Admiration is mutual. “As an undergraduate, John began […]
Once every three years, up to three early career scientists from each commission earn the coveted prize, presented for nuclear physics by the IUPAP in conjunction with the International Nuclear Physics Conference (INPC), which also is organized by the IUPAP once every three years. Hu was celebrated along with his fellow 2025 recipients during the final […]
From 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., Festival-goers will have the opportunity to explore a range of fun experiments and displays designed to showcase key science and technology concepts. Texas A&M faculty, staff and students will be available to guide the activities. In addition to the hands-on demonstrations, the Festival will feature two performances of the […]
Dr. José Luis Bermúdez is a professor of philosophy and former holder of the Samuel Rhea Gammon Professorship of Liberal Arts at Texas A&M. Born in Bogotá, Colombia, and educated at St. Paul’s School, London, and King’s College, Cambridge (B.A., M.A., Ph.D.), Bermúdez joined Texas A&M in 2010. Before coming to Texas A&M, he was […]
To date, only 5% of the universe’s content has been defined, known as ordinary matter that forms us and our surroundings. The remaining 95% is made up of two exotic entities that have never been produced in the laboratory and whose physical nature is still unknown — dark matter, which accounts for 25% of the […]
Dr. Lynn Hagan has long known the timeless value in studying human existence and supporting others in their own exploration of what it means to be human. As an undergraduate student at Texas A&M in the early 1970s, she became one of the first students to enroll in the anthropology program when it was created […]
In a paper posted on March 5 to the online repository arXiv, TESSERACT researchers including Texas A&M physicist Rupak Mahapatra presented their first dark matter results, finding no evidence of low-mass dark matter between masses of 44 MeV/c2 and 87 MeV/c2 (where MeV is millions of electronvolts). For comparison, the mass of a proton is […]
Officials with the Giant Magellan Telescope (GMT) announced today (Dec. 13) that Northwestern University has joined the international consortium in its quest to construct the $2.54 billion observatory dedicated to exploring the distant universe. With the addition of Northwestern, which is home to the world-renowned Center for Interdisciplinary Exploration and Research in Astrophysics (CIERA) and the newly […]
Established in 2011 by the APS Division of Particles and Fields, the Primakoff Award is bestowed annually to physicists who have received a Ph.D. within the last seven years in recognition of accomplishments in both experimental and theoretical particle physics. It is supported by the Henry Primakoff Lecture Fund, created by members of the physics […]
“This intricate system took years of designing, building and testing by a team of specialized engineers and technicians,” said Tomas Krasuski, principal software and system test engineer for the Giant Magellan Telescope. “Every single component was thoroughly tested before integrating it into the system. Now that we’ve installed the mirror segment, we are excited to […]
Six of the 19 Hagler Institute for Advanced Study Fellows for 2024-25 will be hosted by or affiliated with Texas A&M Arts and Sciences, including five National Academy of Sciences members and one National Academy of Engineering member.…Read More→ The post Hagler Institute Announces 2024-25 Fellows, Including Six Working With Texas A&M Arts & Sciences appeared first on the The College of Arts and Sciences News page.
Mahapatra joined the Texas A&M Department of Physics and Astronomy in 2008 after receiving his Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota in 2000 and completing postdoctoral work at the University of California, Santa Barbara. A member of the George P. and Cynthia Woods Mitchell Institute for Fundamental Physics and Astronomy, he is an international expert in […]
Dr. Krista Lynne Smith, an associate professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at Texas A&M University, has been selected by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Astrophysics Division to serve on the joint European Space Agency (ESA)-NASA Science Team for the Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA) mission, which is set to begin […]