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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...

A Weakened Black Hole Allows its Galaxy to Awaken

A Weakened Black Hole Allows its Galaxy to Awaken

Astronomers Find First Example of Furious Star Formation at Core of a Galaxy Cluster Hot gas, radio jets, and star formation in a galaxy cluster Credit: X-ray: NASA/CXC/MIT/M.McDonald et al; Radio: NRAO/AUI/NSF; Optical: NASA/STScI. Astronomers have confirmed the first example of a galaxy cluster where large numbers of stars are being born at its...

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...