Physics and Astronomy

Claudine Moreau, a lecturer in physics, attended a poetry workshop led by poet and novelist Ron Rash from July 10-17 at the Wildacres Retreat near Little Switzerland, N.C.

Elon University senior Daniel Glass has been honored by the National Society of Physics Students with the 2010 Outstanding Student for Undergraduate Research Award for the "superior caliber” of his work on the engineering of nanomaterials for future use in pharmaceutical companies.

Elon University professors and students recently participated in the 10th Annual Summer Institute on Reacting to the Past at Barnard College in New York City.

The Department of Physics hosted a joint meeting April 16-17, 2010, of the North Carolina Section of the American Association of Physics Teachers and Zone 5 of the Society of Physics Students. More than 114 physics professors, high school teachers and students from the Carolinas attended.

Pranab Das, professor of physics, was inducted into the Martin Luther King Jr. Collegium of Scholars at Morehouse College, Atlanta, Ga., during the school's 143rd annual Science and Spiritual Awareness Week. The week's theme was based on a recent book edited by Das, titled "Global Perspectives on Science and Spirituality."

On March 6, Associate Professor of Physics Tony Crider gave an invited talk at the Triad Starfest. His presentation, "2012: Exploitation of the Maya Long Count," tackled urban legends perpetuated by assorted authors about the Classic Maya and the year 2012.

The Elon University chapter of the Society of Physics Students (SPS) has been selected as an Outstanding SPS Chapter for the 2008-09 academic year.

Forty-one teams took part this week in the “2009 Physics Bridge Challenge,” an annual Popsicle stick bridge-building competition hosted by the Society of Physics Students, with the winning entry holding more than 38 pounds of sand.