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2010 [Volume 8, Number 1]

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  • Message from the Chair
  • New to the Department
  • NOVA Center Established
  • Balloon Launch Into Near-Space
  • WKU at SESAPS
  • Sigma Pi Sigma 50th Celebration
  • And more...

Fall 2009 [Volume 7, Number 2]

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  • Message from the Chair
  • WKU Receives $2.7 Million Scanning Electron Microscope
  • WKU Students attend Women in Physics Conference WoPHY 2009 at the University of Nebraska – Lincoln
  • Physics and Engineering students present at the 20th Annual Argonne Symposium for Undergraduates in Science, Engineering, and Mathematics
  • Five Decades of Sigma Pi Sigma at WKU
  • Physics Department Team Attends SPIN-UP Workshop at North Carolina State University
  • 2010 Western Kentucky Physics Olympics – Saturday, February 20th (Green Physics)
  • Upcoming Physics Meetings
  • Annual Department Christmas Party
  • New Faces on the Hill
  • Society of Physics Students

Spring 2009 [Volume 7, Number 1]

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  • Message from the Chair
  • Students Accomplishments
  • New to the Department
  • In and Around the Department
  • News from the API
  • Western Kentucky Physics Olympics 2009

Fall 2007 [Volume 6, Number 1]

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  • Greetings from the Chair
  • Students Highlights
    • International COMSOL Conference
    • APS Division of Nuclear Physics Meeting
    • Argonne National Laboratory
    • Kentucky Academy of Science Conference
    • Summary of Student Awards
  • Faculty Highlights
    • Dr. Harper Named Madole Profesor of Physics
    • Dr. Gelderman Receives University Faculty Award for Public Service
    • Outreach Effort to Prepare Astronomers in Africa
    • Welcome Dr. William Komp
  • Research Highlights
    • API Opens CyberDefense Laboratory
    • SKyTeach Takes Off
    • Telescope Network Goes Global
    • High School Mentorship Activities Go National with CITEAM Project
  • Western Kentucky Physics Olympics 2008
  • Giving Back to the Department
  • A Waves Crossword

Fall 2006 [Volume 5, Number 1]

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  • Greetings from the Chair
  • Students Highlights
    • API Students Help US NAVY in Clean-Up Project
  • Faculty Highlights
    • Dark Energy and The "Nature" of Cosmic Explosions
    • To Be, Or Not To Be... No Longer a Question For Pluto
    • Dark SUSY
  • The 2007 Western Kentucky Physics Olympics
  • A Nuclear Physics Crossword
  • Giving Back to the Department
  • Upcoming Events
  • Alumni Profiles and More...

Fall 2005 [Volume 4, Number 1]

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  • Greetings from the Chair
  • Particle Accelerator
  • Rocket Girl
  • Faculty Retirees
  • New Kid on the Block
  • Student and Teacher Spotlight
  • Latest News and Upcoming Events

Spring 2005 [Volume 3, Number 1]

 

  • Greetings from the Chair
  • New Faculty Members, Biophysics, Physics Olympics
  • Faculty Teaching Award
  • Physics Education Research
  • Astrophysics and Space Sciences
  • Applied Physics Institute
  • From the Students

Fall 2003 [Volume 2, Number 1] 

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  • The 2004 Western Kentucky Physics Olympics
  • Greetings from the Chair
  • PELAN Purchased by United Nations
  • Honors for 2003 Graduates
  • McGruder Named McCormack Professor
  • API Gets New Director
  • Thermoacoustics Research
  • Where Do WKU Physics Degrees Lead?
  • Physics Olympics Events

Fall 2001 [Volume 1, Number 1] 

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  • Stopping Terrorists [by Phil Womble]
  • New Old Telescope [by Michael Carini]
  • Physics Scholars Have Outstanding Year [by Doug Harper]
  • Dr. Scott Bonham Begins New Program in Physics Education Research
  • Physics Teachers Alliance Meeting in Planning Stage
  • How to Arrange Tours of Our Facilities or Visits to Your Classroom

Physics on the Hill is the newsletter of the Western Kentucky University Department of Physics and Astronomy.  We plan to publishing it once each semester.  Faculty, staff and friends are encouraged to submit articles to newsletter@physics.wku.edu


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