Tag: physics
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UW-Green Bay Ignites the Future of Space Exploration at 35th Annual Wisconsin Space Conference
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 31, 2025 Green Bay, WI – The University of Wisconsin-Green Bay is charting a bold course into the future of space exploration as it hosts the 35th Annual Wisconsin Space Conference on Friday, August 22, 2025. This year’s theme, “The Power to Explore: Energy for Space Operations,” underscores the need for breakthrough energy solutions to power…
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Total ‘super flower blood moon’ lunar eclipse visible across Wisconsin
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A total lunar eclipse will be visible on the night of May 15 across large parts of the world, including Wisconsin.Lunar eclipses happen when the Earth passes between the sun and the moon. Once the moon passes into the darkest shadow of the Earth, called the umbra, most sunlight is cut off from the moon’s surface.The deepest part…
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Faculty note: Prof. Hammouri co-authored an article on two-dimensional electron gas heterostructures
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UW-Green Bay Professor Mahmoud Hammouri (Physics) published a peer-reviewed journal article in the Computational Materials Science, titled “Existence of two-dimensional hole gas at the interface of Bi(Zn, Ti)O3/SrTiO3 heterostructures: An ab-initio study”. The article sheds light on the formation of two-dimensional electron gas at the interface of two insulating perovskites. See the article.
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CATL staff members represent UW-Green Bay at regional and national fall 2021 conferences
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The team from UW-Green Bay’s Center for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning (CATL) worked hard to promote the ongoing work of the Center—and the University as a whole—at regional and national conferences this fall. Although their topics varied, all related to best practices for teaching and learning. Nichole LaGrow (Distance Education Coordinator) and Kris…
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Rising like no other, UW-Green Bay Sheboygan Campus wins Collegiate Rocket Competition
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Congratulations to Patrick Isken, Owen Rubenis, Dylan Schmidt and Ryan Bucholz, UW-Green Bay, Sheboygan Campus students and advisor, Prof. Bill Dirienzo (Physics, NAS), on winning this year’s Collegiate Rocket Launch Competition! The competition is open to Wisconsin Space Grant Consortium (WSGC) member schools for teams of 4-6 students. There are no other requirements. The teams…
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UW-Green Bay, Manitowoc Campus hosts 2020 Career Expo for local high school students
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The UW-Green Bay, Manitowoc Campus hosted its 2020 Career Expo on Jan. 8 for local high school students. Four hundred students were in attendance; 350 were freshmen from Manitowoc Lincoln High School and 50 were sophomores from Reedsville High School. Faculty and staff led career-focused learning sessions. The Expo gave students the opportunity to learn…
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Striking a Blow for Physics
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When UW-Green Bay Assistant Prof. Brian Welsch wants to make a point in his Fundamentals of Physics class regarding Isaac Newton’s second law of physics, he makes quite an impact—with a sledgehammer, to be exact. UW-Green Bay has not had a physics major in more than 20 years, but still offers a physics minor. This…
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80 percent coverage will still produce some ‘phenomenal phenomena’ UW-Green Bay’s Welsch says
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Local residents may not get to see the sun’s corona, “Baily’s beads” or the “diamond ring” effect that occurs just before the moon completely blocks the sun, but UW-Green Bay Assistant Professor of Physics Brian Welsch said the 80 percent coverage will still produce some phenomenal phenomena. The Green Bay Press-Gazette spoke with Welsch last…
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Welsch, Moore receive local coverage on the solar eclipse
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UW-Green Bay Assistant Prof. Brian Welsch led “Oh, the Things You’ll See! A 30-minute Discussion of the Upcoming Eclipse,” Friday, Aug. 11 in the Christie Theatre. A total solar eclipse will be observable around midday Monday, August 21 along a path spanning the United States. While the path of totality will miss Wisconsin, the sun…