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NSF Grant Furthers Partnership with FSU, Ohio University to Advance Nuclear Research and Student Experience
Ursinus Professor of Physics Lew Riley and collaborators Mark-Christoph Spieker from Florida State (pictured with Ursinus student Ewan Chattin), and Andrea Richard from Ohio University have secured a Major Research Instrumentation grant from the National Science Foundation
Ursinus College Unveils APEX
APEX at Ursinus is a transformative new learning ecosystem combining academic Inquiry with real-world experiences. Nearly $10M in commitments from donors have been made to date for APEX implementation, which begins in fall 2025.
Carroll Joins Collaboration on New NSF Grant Pushing the Bounds of Quantum Understanding
Professor of Physics Thomas Carroll is joining a group of collaborators from four different institutions to study nanoskyrimons, a newly discovered quasi-particle that is a one billionth of a meter in size
Ursinus College Co-Leads Groundbreaking Research on Infrared Glass Recycling
A $1.2 million grant from The American Center for Optics Manufacturing (AmeriCOM) funds an innovative collaboration with the University of Central Florida.
NASA Grant Funds Ursinus Crater Classification Research
Assistant Professor of Physics Kassie Martin-Wells has been awarded a Research Initiation Grant from NASA, which will support work with students in creating a crater classification tool, a significant step forward in planetary science study.
Former UC Graduate Returns to Talk to Physics Majors
Former Ursinus College graduate Mike Agiorgousis ’13 was on campus Thursday February 22, 2024 to give a talk to a packed room of Physics Majors. Mike has been working at MIT’s Lincoln Lab since getting his PhD from Rensselaer Polytech Institute.
Students Study Exotic Nucleus at Department of Energy-funded Accelerator Facility
Professor of Physics and Pre-engineering Program Coordinator Lew Riley traveled with his student researchers to Michigan State University twice—so far—to study a unique isotope of silicon.
Students Among First to Tour Phoenixville’s Revolutionary Energy-Generating Wastewater Facility
As part of the college’s growing civic, cultural, and economic partnership with Phoenixville, Ursinus students, faculty, and staff got an early look at the nation’s first municipally owned hydrothermal carbonization system, PVXNEO, at Phoenixville’s wastewater treatment plant.
Tom Carroll’s Love of Ultimate Approaches 30 Years
When he’s not in the classroom, Professor of Physics Tom Carroll is busy making moves on the field in the sport of ultimate.
Lunar and Planetary Geology and Impact Cratering
Kassandra Martin-Wells, Assistant Professor of Physics
