Angela Capece’s Hike through the World of Physics Ever since Professor Angela Capece was a kid, she’s been captivated by physics. The Pennsylvania born and raised scholar was fascinated by the Voyager mission in her youth. She went on to take a keen interest in engineering and physics, even attempting to read graduate level textbooks…
Why be a Rock Star when you can be a Mathematician? When people are told to imagine what their math professor will be like, most probably won’t picture a weight-lifting, scuba diving, painter with a love for rock and roll. Founder of the B.I.C.E.P. (Bio-Inspired Computation and Experiments) Lab, Dr. Nicholas Battista has many interests…
Draft SoS Strategic Map-April 26, 2019
On April 16 and 24, 2019, 54 juniors and seniors from the School of Science were inducted into two prestigious national honor societies. Phi Beta Kappa is the nation’s oldest academic honor society and Phi Kappa Phi is the oldest all-discipline honor society in the United States. Phi Beta Kappa Inductees Name Major Wardah…
Dr. Arturo Dominguez Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory April 19, 2019 (Fri.) 12:30 – 1:20 pm SCP 117 Plasma, Fusion and PPPL: The Quest for Making a Star on Earth Abstract: The challenge of developing sustainable, safe, environmentally friendly sources of energy is one of the most important scientific endeavors of the modern world.…
April 23, 2019 (Tues.)12:30 – 1:30 pmSCP 101 Dr. David Reimer Department of Mathematics and Statistics African mathematics & its influence Abstract: Africa gets only passing reference in history of mathematics texts despite the fact that it has played a pivotal role. Artifacts provide a biased record leaving gaps, which are often…
The 2019 Annual Barbara Meyers Pelson Lecture will be held on Tuesday, April 2, 2019. The lecture will be presented by Dr. Youngmoo Kim, Director of the Expressive and Creative Interaction Technologies (ExCITe) Center at Drexel University. In the presentation, titled “Pathways for Disciplinary Integration in Higher Education”, Dr. Kim will discuss integrative models that seek to bridge…
Tereasa Brainerd Boston University April 2, 2019 (Tues.) 12:30 – 1:30 pm P 117 Weak Gravitational Lensing: Challenges for Obtaining Accurate Dark Matter Masses Abstract: Since the early 1990’s, steady progress by both observers and theorists has led to weak gravitational lensing becoming the premiere tool for mapping the amount and distribution…
Heather Howell and Cathy Liebars March 27, 2019 (Wed.) 11:00 – 11:50 am SCP 229 Simulations as Approximations of Practice in Mathematics Teacher Education (or What’s Been Going on in My Office?) Abstract: Simulations are approximations of practice which are used in many professional fields. They place authentic, practice-based demands on participants, purposefully…
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