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Physics Professors Brown and Saulson Make Breakthrough in Neutron Star Discovery
College of Arts and Sciences faculty members,聽Duncan Brown, the Charles Brightman professor of physics, Peter Saulson, the Martin A. Pomerantz ’37 Professor of Physics,聽 commented on the recent neutron star collision that is helping researchers discover the origins of precious…
Neutron Star Collision Leads to Breakthrough Discovery
A cosmic crash that took place over 130 million light years away is answering current questions for researchers, according to College of Arts and Sciences聽Charles Brightman Endowed Professor of Physics聽Professor Duncan Brown. 鈥淭his is getting everything you wish for,鈥 he…
George Saunders Wins Prestigious Man Booker Prize
George Saunders, professor of English at the College of Arts and Sciences, was announced as the winner of the prestigious Man Booker Prize, a global award given to the year鈥檚 top novel. He won for his work Lincoln in the…
LIGO Discovery Sheds Light on Origin of Gold
Scientists part of the LIGO group detected a massive collision of two neutron stars millions of light years ago, they were now able to understand where heavy metals such as gold and platinum originated.聽 For Peter Saulson, the Martin A….
Professor Duncan Brown on Major Discovery of Origins of Gold
After聽 a team of scientists detected a collision of two neutron stars, they now know the origins of heavy metals like gold a聽 platinum. Duncan Brown, the Charles Brightman professor of physics, talks to Newsday about this disovery. 鈥淭his is…
Professor Duncan Brown on Finding a Collision of Two Neutron Stars
After a discovering a collision of neutron stars, scientists can now explain how heavy elements like gold and platinum are created. In Business Insider,聽Duncan Brown, the Charles Brightman professor of physics聽explained how this new discovery helped fuel new thinking. “Some…
Find Out More about the Recent Findings into the Origins of Gold
Professor Duncan Brown Explains Latest Breakthrough Discovery Watch Duncan Brown, the Charles Brightman Endowed Professor of Physics, discuss the latest findings. Peter Saulson: ‘Astronomy Will Never Be the Same’ The Martin A. Pomerantz ’37 Professor of Physics, Peter Saulson reflects…
黑料不打烊 Physicists Usher in a New Golden Age of Astronomy
黑料不打烊 physicists are among a global team of scientists to make a revolutionary discovery confirming the origins of gold and other heavy metals whose presence in the universe has been a long-standing mystery.
Questions for Stefan Ballmer on Discovery of Collision of Neutron Stars and the Origins of Gold
Stefan Ballmer, associate professor of physics in the College of Arts and Sciences, is one of the 黑料不打烊 physicists on the LIGO team that has made groundbreaking discoveries on gravitational waves and, now, the collision of two massive neutron stars…
Peter Saulson: ‘Astronomy Will Never Be the Same’
The Martin A. Pomerantz ’37 Professor of Physics, Peter Saulson has devoted much of his career to searching for gravitational waves. Here, he reflects on the importance of the latest discovery of these so-called 鈥渞ipples in spacetime,鈥 and what it…