McKinnon installed as Clark Way Harrison Distinguished Professor
William B. McKinnon, a professor in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis, was recently installed as the Clark Way Harrison Distinguished Professor.
WashU team wins $3.9M to provide cameras for gamma-ray observatory
Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis will provide cameras for the world’s largest high-energy gamma-ray observatory with a nearly $4 million federal grant.
WashU tapped for key role in future Artemis moon missions
In July, NASA formally designated WashU’s Geosciences Node, a division of NASA’s Planetary Data System that has been on campus since 1989, to serve as the lead science data node for the Artemis II, III and IV missions.
Cosmic ‘lenses’ will better define dark matter
Physicists Bryce Wedig and Tansu Daylan, in Arts & Sciences, calculated how many gravitational lenses will be uncovered by NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope when it begins science operations in 2027. By examining a large population of these lenses, the researchers hope to learn a lot more about the mysterious nature of dark matter.
Why the moon shimmers with shiny glass beads
Using a variety of microscopic analysis techniques not available when the Apollo astronauts first returned samples from the moon, physicist Ryan Ogliore in Arts & Sciences helped unlock the secrets of tiny lunar beads.
Fioriglio named Astronaut Scholar
Charlie Fioriglio, a rising senior studying physics and chemistry in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis, has been named an Astronaut Scholar, a competitive fellowship for exceptional undergraduate students pursuing degrees in science, technology, engineering and math.
Class Acts: Emily Culley
Emily Culley, a PhD candidate in earth, environmental and planetary sciences in Arts & Sciences, uses images from NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera to investigate the surface of the moon. She’s passionate about fostering an inclusive environment in the sciences.
How to (theoretically) spot an alien
Physicist Mikhail Tikhonov in Arts & Sciences proposes an outside-the-box idea for detecting alien biology. His new study is published in Nature Communications.
Could convection in the crust explain Venus’ many volcanoes?
New calculations by Arts & Sciences researchers suggest surprising geology beneath Venus’ surface.
Presolar Grains in Extra-Terrestrial Materials
Probing Stars with Stardust
Providing a cohesive overview of the latest research on presolar grains and their stellar sources, this book brings researchers in cosmochemistry, astrophysics and astronomy up to speed on state-of-the-art developments, analysis and future implications. The book begins with a historical perspective on the study of presolar grains, then reviews the properties and features of a […]
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