Physics

The First Measurement of Gravitational Waves

   Physics | Posted on February 18, 2016
   Event Date: February 19, 2016 12:30 pm
Tiffany Summerscales, associate professor of physics at Andrews University and a member of the LIGO Scientific Collaboration, will speak on the recent discovery that gravitational waves exist. This event is open to the public.... read more

ABC57 on Summerscales and Gravitational Waves

   Andrews in the News | Posted on February 18, 2016
For the first time, scientists say we can hear the universe like never before in the form of ripples called gravitational waves. “We have detected gravitational waves. We did it,” said David Reitze, LIGO’s... read more

Andrews Professor Helps Find Gravitational Waves

   Campus News | Posted on February 11, 2016
Andrews University, along with the rest of the world, was on pins and needles this morning as we awaited the announcement from the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) and the National Science Foundation that they had discovered a... read more

May Express & Summer Physics Begin

   Academic Records | Posted on December 1, 2015
   Event Date: May 2, 2016 08:00 am

May Express classes and Summer Physics begin Monday, May 2.

Physics Major Scores Highest Possible on GRE

   Campus News | Posted on November 24, 2015
Robbie Polski, senior physics major at Andrews University, recently achieved the highest possible score on his GRE Physics Subject Test—an exam intended to measure the extent of an examinee’s mastery of the fundamental principles of physics. Though he... read more

The Cool of the Birth

   Andrews in the News | Posted on November 18, 2015
Andrews University physics professor Tiffany Summerscales is going boldly where few have gone before in exploring the recesses of outer space. She is part of an international group of scientists on the verge of... read more

Will We Find Gravity Waves?

   Campus News | Posted on November 16, 2015
The world of science is effectively on the edge of its seat as researchers are close to making revolutionary discoveries in the area of gravity and gravitational waves. Tiffany Summerscales, associate professor of physics at Andrews University, is... read more

Meteorwatch: Leonid Meteor Shower

   Physics | Posted on November 12, 2015
   Event Date: November 18, 2015 04:00 am
For your viewing comfort, bring chairs, blankets, and hot drinks. Although not necessary for viewing a meteor shower, a telescope and binoculars will be available for viewing other... read more
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