Physics Department Media Coverage
Taking out the twinkle: SCSU prof creates device that steadies stellar image in telescope
From New Haven Register - Sept 2008
Earth's atmosphere protects us from solar storms, radiation and meteors, but it's an astronomical bugbear.
Even the clearest skies are turbulent, bending light this way and that in unpredictable ways that make certain observations difficult.
Now, a physicist at Southern Connecticut State University has developed a relatively simple and inexpensive device for telescopes that promises to improve the sharpness of images twentyfold.
The leap in resolution should help astronomers identify and explore binary stars - two stars orbiting each otherevery one to two years. Many stars are in binary pairs. By measuring the orbits, stellar masses can be calculated.
This kind of research could answer questions about the sun and the evolution of planets.
Wait on nanosecond, this is interesting stuff
From New Haven Register July - 2008
Funmilayo Ukah and Haifa Abdel-Jalil of Career High School and Jennifer Mandel of Newington High School put together a solar cell during a seminar, "Nanotechnology and Materials Science: Classroom Connections and Societal Implacations," earlier this week at Southern Connecticut State University in New Haven.
About 20 science teachers from the area participated in the program, a workshop to enable high school and middle school educators to learn more about nanotechnology and develop lesson plans for their classes.
Elects Nineteen New Members in 2008
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Exploring the Frontier of Nanotechnology
From Southern Life - September 2006
More than a dozen students and area science teachers gathered on campus this summer to explore the science of microscopy with professors John DaPonte and Christine Broadbridge.
An eclectic group of students at Southern this summer tackled the scientific challenges that accompany the trend toward more compact technology.
More than a dozen individuals - including undergraduate students, graduate students and one high school student - devoted most of the summer to researching the characteristics and limits of nanomaterials, the miniscule components driving modern technology.
New Faculty Members Join Southern
From Southern Life - September 2006
A total of 24 new, full-time faculty members, representing 16 departments, have been hired for the 2006-07 academic year. The following are the new hires for the fall:... ...Marcus Watson, physics. Former instructor of physics at Norwalk Community College and former adjunct faculty member in physics at Southern. Holds a Ph.D. in theoretical condensed matter physics from the University of California at Davis.
Students Take International Mathematics Honors
From Southern Life - May 2006
Each February, teams of college students from around the world lock themselves away for a weekend to do a comprehensive math problem for the annual Mathematical Contest in Modeling.
And Southern is no different, with physics major Bobby McFarlane, computer science major Joe Langeway and math major Richard Bowles spending an entire weekend holed up in the math department surrounded by books, papers and lots of strong coffee.
Thank You Very Much, Mr. Roboto
From Southern Life - May 2006
When a group of 14 students at Kennedy High School in Waterbury won a regional robotics competition in March, few people noticed. However, Southern physics student Wes Desantis did.
"People are skeptical that Waterbury schools can produce something good," says Desantis, who is a graduate of Kennedy himself. "It was jumping through hoops to convince people that these kids actually did this."
Dr. Enjalran Recognized in a Message from President Norton
From Southern Life - May 2006
Dear Colleagues,
For a university president, nothing matches the joy of commencement day. Witnessing the scores of students stepping up to the stage to receive their diplomas is a vivid reminder that all of us at Southern have worked together to achieve our ultimate goal: student success...
....Matthew Enjalran of physics has received a Cottrell College Science Award in the amount of $26,684. The award will support his project, "A Study of Geometric Frustration in the Two Dimensional Hubbard Model."
Physics Club gets big bucks for annual conference
From Southern News - March 31, 2006
On Friday, April 7 and Saturday April 8, Southern Connecticut State University, in conjunction with Yale University, will be hosting the 2006 Society of Physics Students New England Regional Conference.
Thomas Sadowski, a senior in physics and computer science, and an active member of the SCSU physics club, said that in the past the conference consisted of "a couple schools getting together and talking about physics." The idea of Southern holding the conference came from physics professor Christine Broadbridge, former adviser to the club.
"This one is going to blow them out of the water," said Sadowski. "This is a rare opportunity to get many high profile speakers without having to turn on the TV, right here on campus." Keynote speakers include Dr. Michio Kaku, a theoretical physicist of City University of New York, and Dr. Sylvester Gates, a particle physicist from the University of Maryland.
Major Awards for Physics
Christine Broadbridge, professor of physics, was selected as a recipient of the annual Women of Innovation Awards presented by the Connecticut Technology Council. The awards honor women in the academic, research and development and technology fields. Broadbridge was one of seven women honored during a ceremony at the Crowne Plaza in Cromwell. A total of 106 people were nominated for the awards with 45 individuals chosen. Her award is for innovation and leadership in academics.
From Southern Life - Feb 2006
