A recent grant of $403,900 from the National Science Foundation has brought a state-of-the-art electron microscope to campus, now settled into its new home in Felmley Hall of Science Annex.
Unit: Physics
Students win national American Association of Physics Teachers scholarships
Naomi Satoh and Colin Hobart are winners of the prestigious Barbara Lotze Scholarship for Future Physics Teachers. The University now has a total of seven winners of the prestigious scholarship.
Mulligan to deliver Spring 2023 College Lecture, April 3
The Department of Chemistry’s Dr. Christopher C. Mulligan will deliver the Spring College of Arts and Sciences Lecture with “Pushing the Boundaries of Chemical Identification with Mass Spectrometry.”
Science and mythology: Mayan Archaeoastronomy at the ISU Planetarium
The Illinois State University Planetarium will present Mayan Archaeoastronomy: Observers of the Universe, running weekends from March 24 through May 6.
Discoveries in the data: High Performance Computing cluster powers cutting edge research
Illinois State’s High Performance Computing cluster is enabling Dr. Matt Caplan to study the inner workings of neutron stars and other mysteries of the universe.
The Untold Supernova Story of Dr. Titus Pankey, April 21
The work of Dr. Titus Pankey, whose pioneering work in astrophysics went unnoticed for decades, is the topic of an African American Studies talk by Dr. Matt Caplan.
Dr. Matt Caplan receives Cottrell Scholar Award
The $100,000 Cottrell Scholar Award will support Dr. Matt Caplan’s research on nuclear astrophysics, including dark matter and black holes, and nuclear weapons policy.
DMPTool available to assist researchers with data management plans
Illinois State University is now affiliated with DMPTool, an open-source online application built to assist researchers in creating comprehensive data management and sharing plans in easy-to-view formats.
Destination Mars: The New Frontier at the ISU Planetarium
A new show at the ISU Planetarium explores the quest for landing humans on Mars.
Dr. Matt Caplan answers five questions about nuclear fusion breakthrough
On Tuesday, December 13, the United States Department of Energy announced a breakthrough in nuclear fusion technology. For the first time, scientists created more energy than what was used through a fusion ignition.