Undergraduate Science Researchers Selected as Barry Goldwater Scholars
Two Cal State Fullerton science students have been selected as 2019 Barry Goldwater Scholars, the first CSUF students to win the prestigious scholarship award.
Two Cal State Fullerton science students have been selected as 2019 Barry Goldwater Scholars, the first CSUF students to win the prestigious scholarship award.
Cal State Fullerton’s Geoffrey Lovelace, associate professor of physics and gravitational-wave researcher, explains why the news of the first-ever image of a black hole matters to the university’s faculty-student gravitational-wave research program.
New campus leadership, high honors for faculty and staff, and the many achievements of students and alumni were among Cal State Fullerton’s highlights during 2018.
LIGO and Virgo announce four new gravitational-wave detections Dec. 3. CSUF physicists and student researchers worked with the team of international scientists on the discoveries, which includes 10 black-hole mergers and one neutron star merger.
New National Science Foundation grants support CSUF faculty-student research to help plan the future of gravitational-wave science.
Programs that support student research and encourage and support higher education endeavors are among the recipients of more than $7.8 million in grants and contracts awarded during the July-September quarter.
Students traveled to Australia and France to sharpen scientific skills in physics research through National Science Foundation-funded International Research Experiences for Undergraduates.
Two science alumni are recipients of the National Science Foundation’s Graduate Research Fellowship Program award, which will support their research-based master’s or doctoral degree studies in a STEM field.
Two nursing programs that expand the range of career opportunities and increase workforce diversity have recently received second-year support of more than $1 million in federal funding.
With support of a new grant, astrophysicist Jocelyn Read and her students continue studying neutron star astrophysics and gravitational waves. She also was an invited speaker at several recent scientific meetings, including the World Science Festival in New York City.