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Upcoming eclipse to provide outstanding student research opportunities

February 3, 2023

The annular solar eclipse coming up in October offers a shining opportunity for SUNY Oswego students to do research in a program sponsored by NASA and the National Science Foundation.

Research

Astrophysics research includes international student opportunities

August 8, 2022

Physics professor Shashi Kanbur and SUNY Oswego students Selim Kalici, Michele Manno and Hugh Riley Randall spent much of this summer traveling overseas for research and presentations.

Science + technology

Professor explains Webb Telescope's focus on 'search for knowledge'

July 20, 2022

Recently, NASA images from the Webb Telescope showing the swirling patterns and attractive colors of distant galaxies lit up social media and ignited the fancy of many of a viewer. And while this is certainly part of the appeal of the project, SUNY Oswego physics professor notes that the telescope will tell astrophysics researchers like him much more.

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Student wins national award at Sigma Xi research conference

November 23, 2021

Senior physics major Lauren Samson earned the Top Presenter Award at the 2021 Sigma Xi Student Research Conference for a summer research project tackling a pressing environmental concern.

Awards + honors

Physics professor Carolina Ilie earns international honor as Sigma Xi Fellow

October 11, 2021

Oswego physics professor Carolina Ilie was one of 15 scholars selected as Sigma Xi Fellows, a prestigious honor for continued contribution to the international honor society and the field of scientific research.

Awards + honors

Astronomical contributions earn physics professor Chancellor's Award

June 4, 2021

From studying the scale of the universe to inspiring students across the globe, SUNY Oswego physics professor Shashi Kanbur’s far-reaching efforts earned the SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Scholarship and Creative Activities.

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Oswego physics faculty member receives Syracuse CoE support for sodium ion battery research

May 14, 2020

SUNY Oswego physics faculty member Mohammad Islam was named a Syracuse CoE (Center of Excellence) Faculty Fellow, an honor that will support his work on developing sodium battery potential.

Awards + honors

Mohammad Islam wins President’s Award for Teaching Excellence

April 27, 2020

Outstanding work as an educator and mentor have earned Mohammad Islam, an associate professor of physics, the college’s President’s Award for Teaching Excellence.

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Planetarium shows to explain calculating size of universe

January 10, 2020

The SUNY Oswego planetarium will look at ways to try to measure the universe with "Cepheid Variable Stars: Then and Now" at 7 p.m. every Sunday during January.

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Planetarium shows to celebrate 50th anniversary of moon landing

July 10, 2019

SUNY Oswego’s planetarium in the Richard S. Shineman Center for Science, Engineering and Innovation will celebrate the “one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind” of the Apollo 11 mission and moon landing with multiple daily shows July 19 to 21.