Physics & Astronomy REU at Texas A&M University-Commerce

07/04/2015

The Moon, imaged through the 0.8-meter (30-inch) telescope on July 2. The moon was just 25 hours past new. Exposure 0.01s with U-band (UV pass) filter and dome mostly vignetting the telescope.

02/13/2015

Hello everyone!

We are gearing up for another exciting REU program this summer! If you know any community college students who you think would be a good match for our program, or if you're in touch with past instructors who might have a student or two who'd benefit from our program, please encourage them to check out the program and submit an application!

A unique and rewarding research training opportunity, specifically created for community college students interested in physics and astronomy, is being offered during the summer of 2014 at Texas A&M University-Commerce in Commerce, Texas.

09/19/2014

07/31/2014

REU participant Max Adolphson poses in front of the McDonald Observatory 2.7-m Harlan J. Smith Telescope.

07/25/2014

2014 REU students taking in the Davis Mountains from the catwalk of the Harlan J Smith telescope.

07/03/2014

Our eight fantastic 2014 REU participants are nearing the halfway point of their experience. This week included a visit to Texas Instruments and excellent talks on neutron star physics by two of our participants. Added to last week's talks on the crystalline structure of copper and on the rotation of two asteroids, the bar is set high for our remaining four students' presentations.

05/19/2014

Dr. Williams is at a meeting today and tomorrow about maintaining and improving the REU experience. Most is administrative in nature, but there are a couple cool ideas in the works. We'll let you know if anything exciting will happen!

02/05/2014

Good (though still unofficial) news: the REU program will likely be funded for another 3 years! We are waiting on the final rubber stamps and official letters, but if you know any community college students who are considering a 4-year STEM degree and might be interested in the REU experience, please encourage them to watch this page!

12/04/2013

Emily Graslie is the Chief Curiosity Correspondent at the Field Museum in Chicago, Ill. In the most recent episode of her YouTube series, she highlights issues that women *still* face in the sciences based on her own "fan" mail and video comments.

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09/27/2013

Sara Seager is an astrophysicist and planetary scientist exploring the possibility of life throughout the galaxy. Adapting the principles of existing planetary science to the study of exoplanets (planets outside the solar system), she is quickly advancing a subfield initially viewed with skepticism…

09/05/2013

Next year (hopefully) our REU students will be able to observe from the Canary Islands via the internet!

A&M-Commerce faculty and students will increase their ability to make astronomical observations via a newly acquired telescope in the Canary Islands. Read the full story: http://sites.tamuc.edu/news/archives/4484

08/28/2013

The monsters are real; they're just not hiding in your closet.

mp3: http://melodysheep.bandcamp.com Symphony of Science returns with Morgan Freeman and a choir of scientists singing to you about the science and freakines...