Michael Tripepi is an assistant professor of physics. His research focuses on lasers. Jacob Beckwith | Collegian What first interested you about lasers? It was a combination of research projects that I had done as an undergraduate student. I had three different internships and through those I started working with lasers more and more and...
The most robust quantum theory can’t explain dark matter. Courtesy | Twitter Physicists cannot explain why we are not black holes, according to Assistant Professor of Physics Nathan Herring. Physicists are developing theories of the universe which combine all the fundamental principles of physics, according to Herring in a Nov. 2 speech called “Physics at...
Accurate weights and measures affect everything from scientific research to international trade. Courtesy | Timothy Dolch Michael Tripepi, assistant professor of physics, will be teaching a seminar this spring about a field that intersects the scientific and business world in America. PHY 393: NIST and the Constitutional Mandate for Physics will cover the National Institute...
Hillsdale professors encourage students to stargaze more. | Wikimedia Commons Multiple meteor showers will be lighting up Hillsdale skies this fall, according to Timothy Dolch, associate professor of physics. Dolch said in an email that upcoming astronomical events include the Geminids on Dec.13-14, and the Leonids on Nov. 17-18, one of the best of the...
Nathan Sibert, Paige Lettow, Liam Swick, Riley Hamilton, and Evan Anthopolous construct an LWA antenna. Courtesy | Facebook Students from the college’s physics department traveled to New Mexico earlier this month to help build a new station of the Long Wavelength Array, a telescope that collects radio wave data from celestial bodies. In collaboration with...