Department of Physics
90 researchers affiliated with S&T among top 2% cited scientists in their fields
A total of 88 current and former researchers affiliated with Missouri S&T are among the world’s top 2% most-cited scientists recognized either for their career-long impact or for their 2024 metrics, according to a Stanford University analysis of the Elsevier Data Repository.
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S&T alumnus Gene Gowins establishes $2.1 million permanent endowment for physics students
Gene Gowins, who studied physics at Missouri S&T in the early 1960s, has established a $2.1 million permanent endowment to help physics students succeed, a gift he says was inspired by both the values he learned growing up during the Great Depression and his passion for physics.
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Learn about gravitational waves at an S&T physics lecture Oct. 9
To celebrate the 10th anniversary of the first detection of gravitational waves, Missouri S&T’s physics department will host a public lecture about the topic and its connection to black holes.
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S&T welcomes new faculty
Missouri S&T welcomed over 30 faculty members this year. They bring a wide range of expertise that includes applications for artificial intelligence (AI) in health care, biomedical engineering, concrete sustainability, nuclear reactor safety and semiconductor design. The new faculty are:
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S&T bringing high-tech, hands-on fun to Missouri State Fair
Drones, robots, virtual reality and a world-champion Mars rover built by students. Missouri S&T will bring hands-on activities for fairgoers of all ages to the Missouri State Fair, Aug. 7-17 in Sedalia, Missouri.
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Physics Learning Center
This article was submitted by the physics department for the CASE March 2025 Newsletter. The Physics Learning Center (PLC) is an open, student-centered learning environment that encourages active learning and collaboration between the students. Part of Missouri S&T’s LEAD program, it offers academic assistance in all introductory and many upper-level physics courses. For several afternoons and evenings […]
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Laser-focused on atomic research
Graduate student Shruti Majumdar is building her Ph.D. dissertation on two award-winning research projects that she has already presented. Both focus on the exploration of the few-body problem – where multiple particles interact in unpredictable ways in ion-atom collisions. In 2023, Majumdar earned second place in Missouri S&T’s Shearer Prize competition, which recognizes the […]
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Looking to the stars for answers
Dr. Marco Cavaglia started researching astrophysics when he was six years old – at least that is how he describes it.
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S&T researchers listed as most prolific authors for their topics in Scopus
Fourteen researchers associated with Missouri S&T are listed as the most prolific contributors in their topics from 2019 to 2023 in Scopus — a multidisciplinary abstract and citation database and website, scopus.com, maintained by the Elsevier publishing company.
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Sports Headlines
- S&T continues road swing with visits to Quincy, Upper Iowa
- Track & Field Opens Indoor Season Saturday at Mel Tjeerdsma Classic
- Miners move up to fifth in latest national rankings
- Men's Basketball Stays Unbeaten, Powers Past Lincoln in GLVC Opener
- Women’s Basketball Starts Conference Slate with 55–48 Win Over Lincoln