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AUI Trustee, Gabriela González Named 2019 SEC Professor of the Year

AUI Trustee, Gabriela González Named 2019 SEC Professor of the Year

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Dr. Gabriela González, Professor of Physics and Astronomy at Louisiana State University, has been named the 2019 SEC Professor of the Year, SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey announced on Wednesday. González is the second professor from LSU to win the honor. A native of Argentina, Dr. González is a leader in gravitational wave...

AUI Partners with NSBP to Convene 2019 National Society of Black Physicists Conference

AUI Partners with NSBP to Convene 2019 National Society of Black Physicists Conference

AUI collaborated with the National Society of Black Physicists (NSBP) to secure a $377K award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to convene the 2019 NSBP Conference. The annual NSBP Conference convenes the largest scientific meeting of underrepresented minorities in the nation. This year’s conference theme centers on “Promoting...

From Cells To Galaxies And Beyond

From Cells To Galaxies And Beyond

Scientists in radio astronomy and medical imaging find common ground “We are star stuff,” famous astronomer Carl Sagan once said. The atoms of our bodies were forged in the hearts of long dead stars, and so when we look upon the universe we see ourselves. It’s a poetic notion, but when it comes to how we imagine both the universe and ourselves,...