BU SkyZone Trip
γ γ γ γ γ γ Here’s a very exciting announcement! This Friday at the usual time and place – 5:00pm in SCI352 – Photon will be hosting Wave Day, a wacky exposition of wave phenomena via games,…
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XXVI International Conference on Neutrino Physics and Astrophysics
Hello everyone. If you are still in Boston around June 2nd to the 7th, you should consider coming to the XXVI International Conference on Neutrino Physics and Astrophysics (especially if you live in Massachusetts for goodness…
MAVEN Launch
Be sure to tune in to watch the launch of the Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN (MAVEN) on Monday at 1:28 Eastern Standard Time. Find more information including the countdown clock below: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/maven/main/ http://lasp.colorado.edu/home/maven/
Pumpkin Drop 2009
The Pumpkin drop is an even held every year by BU’s Physics department. The experiment collides pumpkins of varying size and content with the earth. Last year, they were looking for the Higgs Boson, this…
MIT Fusion Tour
Fusion technology has great potential for the energy generation. It also makes for a really fun physics tour. The tokamak reactor at MIT is one of the leading fusion test reactors in the world and Zach, our tour…
SPS Boston area Picnic
Last Saturday was the first annual SPS Boston area picnic! Northeastern hosted about 20 BU and UMass Lowell students along with another 20 NU students. The event was the first of hopefully many such group…
New Photos
Hey all! We now have an snazzy new photo gallery. Check it out on the Pictures page.