physics
Harvard Physics Professor Randall to kick off Furman Engaged!
Harvard University Physics Professor and award-winning author Lisa Randall, Ph.D., will speak on campus Thursday, April 10 at 7 p.m. in Watkins Room of the Trone Student Center. Her talk, “Religion and Science in the Modern...
Continue ReadingLights on for safer streets
It’s the neighborhood Jean Phelps and Patsy Davis have called home for most of their lives. Mercia Calvin moved into the neighborhood in 2009, returning from Detroit to her family’s homeplace. While the trio is...
Continue ReadingUniversity to host meeting of physics teachers
Furman will host the fall joint meeting of the North Carolina and Southern Atlantic Coast Sections of the American Association of Physics Teachers Oct. 25-26. The meeting will also include the Society of Physics Students,...
Continue ReadingMeet the 2013-14 Furman Fellows
GREENVILLE, S.C.—Five Furman University seniors have been named Furman Fellows for the current academic year. The students are Bryan Betts of Tega Cay, Kristina Pardo of Weston, Fla., Elisabeth Schlaudt of Greenville, Carrie Seigler of...
Continue ReadingDemo Day
In just three weeks, students in Professor John Conrad's "Introduction to Embedded Systems" May Experience course learned how to connect sensors, actuators and indicators to create devices that interact with the physical world....
Continue ReadingA Scholar’s Story
There are people who know a little about many things. There are people who know a lot about a few things. And then there’s Matt Correnti. “He’s someone who knows a lot about many things,”...
Continue ReadingReady for what’s next
On May 4, Furman’s 590 graduates from the Class of 2013 received their degrees at commencement. Now, these students are preparing to start the job search, begin graduate school, and explore the world. As they...
Continue ReadingDr. Townes wins Golden Goose Award
As a counterpart to the Golden Fleece awards that mock certain scientific research projects, the winners of the first Golden Goose Awards were announced in an op-ed for The Washington Post. Among the first winners...
Continue ReadingD’Amato and students attend physics conference
Susan D'Amato, along with four physics students, attended the Southeastern Conference for Undergraduate Women in Physics in January at the University of Tennessee. Students Evdokiya Kostadinova and Anna Sheppard presented a poster at the undergraduate...
Continue ReadingProfessor helps study signals from space
DECEMBER 19, 2011 by Vince Moore, Media Relations Director Professor David Moffett played a key role in the process that led to two highly specialized receivers being mounted onto radio telescopes last week at the...
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