OXFORD, Miss. – A select group of Mississippi high school teachers are learning how to use the same e-lab and laser interferometers used by University of Mississippi researchers in their on-going studies of gravitational waves and black holes. Five physics instructors participated in the two-day professional development workshop hosted by UM’s Department of Physics andRead the story …
High School Science, Math Teachers Learning How to Use High-Tech LIGO E-Lab in Workshop
June 12, 2012 by
UM Physics Professor Appointed Assistant Spokesperson for LIGO Collaboration
February 7, 2012 by
A University of Mississippi physicist has been appointed the assistant spokesperson of a worldwide scientific collaboration. Marco Cavaglia, UM associate professor of physics and astronomy, was selected to the position in the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory Scientific Collaboration, or LSC, a dynamic group of more than 800 scientists worldwide who have joined together in theRead the story …