Join groundbreaking scientist Jocelyn Bell Burnell for a presentation on her accidental discovery of pulsars, or magnetized rotating neutron stars that emit pulsing radio waves, while a student at the University ofCambridge. Bell Burnell will also share stories of when other researchers nearly discovered pulsars. In recognition of the importance of her work,she received a Special Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics in 2018. Bell Burnell used the entirety of the $3 million prize to establish a scholarship for underrepresented students in physics research. This event is presented by the Department of Physics and Astronomyand the Center for Gravitational Waves and Cosmology.
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Conference for Undergraduate Women in Astronomy (CUWiA) at West Virginia University on November 1-3, 2019
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The Conference for Undergraduate Women in Astronomy (CUWiA) will be held at West Virginia University on November 1-3, 2019.
WVU astronomers help detect the most massive neutron star ever measured
Margaret Mattson |
West Virginia University researchers have helped discover the most massive neutron star to date, a breakthrough uncovered through the Green Bank Telescope in Pocahontas County.
WVU students receive NASA Space Grant fellowships
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Eight students from West Virginia University’s Eberly College of Arts and Sciences have been awarded undergraduate fellowships from the NASA West Virginia Space Grant Consortium for the 2018-2019 academic year.