Tag: physics
View moon and planets at UMR Observatory
For a good view of features on the moon or a sighting of Saturn’s rings, look no further than the University of Missouri-Rolla Observatory. The observatory will host three Visitors’ Nights during the current semester, including one at 7 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 3.
Read More »UMR’s Pringle named Curators’ Teaching Professor
Dr. Allan Pringle, professor of physics at the University of Missouri-Rolla, was named a Curators’ Teaching Professor during UMR commencement ceremonies Saturday, Dec. 17.
Read More »UMR observatory to host Visitors’ Night
The University of Missouri-Rolla physics department will host a Visitors’ Night at UMR’s astronomical observatory at 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 11. The public is invited to view the moon and Mars through the observatory’s 16-inch telescope.
Read More »UMR physicist named fellow of American Physical Society
Dr. Michael Schulz, professor of physics at the University of Missouri-Rolla and director of the UMR Laboratory for Atomic, Molecular and Optical Research, has been named a fellow of the American Physical Society.
Read More »Connecting the (quantum) dots
Imagine if your office laser printer could print text the size of atoms, then embed that ink into a writing surface as light as air. That, in a sense, is what researchers at UMR have done with a new "laser writing" technique they have developed. But with this process, the "ink" is a semiconductor that […]
Read More »Observatory hosts four visitors nights
Several planets will be visible after sunset in the night sky this winter, and amateur astronomers and curious skywatchers will be able to view them through the University of Missouri-Rolla Observatory’s 16-inch telescope.
Read More »