Physics and Astronomy Research
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The Sound of Music, According to Physicists
Joshua Bodon is sick of hearing “Somewhere Over the Rainbow.” More specifically, he’s sick of hearing one 25-second clip of the song repeated more than 550 times.
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Physicist Helps Students Shine
While most kids her age didn’t know what they wanted for dinner, eight-year-old Jeannette Lawler already knew she wanted to be a physicist.
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Professor’s Curiosity Drives Research
Steven Turley, professor in the BYU Department of Physics and Astronomy, has succeeded in turning his curiosity of the world into a career.
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By Small and Simple Magnets Are Great Things Brought to Pass
Studying magnetic behaviors on a microscopic scale can make a gigantic impact on modern science.
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BYU uses planet-hunting satellite to observe supermassive black hole
If you want to see just how far BYU’s latest research extends, step outside of your house tonight, look up towards the sky, focus your view between the constellations of Cygnus and Lyra, and then zoom in about 100 million light years.
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Making the World a Quieter Place
Noise is everywhere, and it doesn’t seem like there is an escape from it.
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Prestigious Publication for ‘Sloppy’ Research
A new professor at Brigham Young University saw his research appear this week in Science magazine, one of the top scientific journals in the world.
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The Science of Stadium Sound
Football fans attending BYU home games the last two seasons may have noticed a few students roving through the crowd, giving their full attention to hand-held scientific instruments instead of the game.
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Thinking Beyond the Square
Sometimes when scientists encounter complex and vexing problems that require mathematics, they are forced to occasionally bend the rules of math and follow strange steps and solutions that work, but which don’t fully make sense at the time.
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BYU Ranks #1 in Physics Teaching Education
Brigham Young University ranks number one in the nation in the production of high school physics teachers.
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BYU Grad Awarded National Science Foundation Fellowship
Jackie Corbitt is a shining example of the opportunities available to graduates of the College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences.
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Nanotechnology Idol as an Undergrad?!
There Lawrence was—a junior studying physics at BYU competing against PhD students and a CEO.
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Bombs and Balloons Burst onto the Research Scene
BYU science classes might blow you away—literally.
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BYU Featured as Astronomy Picture of the Day…Again
The West Mountain Observatory is experiencing stardom for the second time this summer. NASA’s Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD) posted another composite image taken by Michael Joner and others at the observatory.
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Crystallography Made Easier
Crystallographers spend their time solving problems and answering questions about much more than crystals. Using x-ray and neutron diffraction data, they work to determine the arrangement of atoms within solid specimens — an act of detective work that is far from easy.
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Space Exploration Exciting, Progressing
Space exploration is advancing on several fronts, including more routine low-earth orbits and a more detailed study of objects in the solar system and deep space, a project manager for a cutting-edge NASA program said at BYU’s College of Physical and Mathematical Science Honored Alumni Lecture.
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