Physics and Astronomy Department Chair Hector Mireles died Sept. 16, after a 14-month battle with cancer. He was 56 years old. Mireles came to Cal Poly Pomona in 2002. In 2016, he stepped into the role of department chair. Like…
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The Cal-Bridge program, which supports underrepresented college students at California State University campuses to pursue Ph.D. degrees through the University of California (UC) system, has been allocated $5 million in the 2022-23 state budget. The new California state budget allocation…
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A consortium of 15 California State University and 9 University of California campuses has been awarded a five-year, $5 million grant from the National Science Foundation to dramatically increase diversity in physics and astronomy through the Cal-Bridge program. Launched four…
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Amid piles of papers, computer cords and 3-D molecule diagrams, Shane Stahlheber is absorbed in his summer research project. Using his laptop and a dual screen setup, the fourth-year physics student is simultaneously...
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Joseph Rhee, a faculty member in physics and astronomy, has co-authored a paper, “Rapid Disappearance of a Warm Dusty Circumstellar Disk,” published in the journal Nature in July. Nature is one of the most prestigious scientific journals that publishes research…
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Ina Abelar, former president of Staff Council and an instructional support technician in the physics and astronomy department, died May 14 at the age of 85. Abelar, who was hired in 1967, formally set up and organized the department’s stock…
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In his weekly video message, President Ortiz announces the largest gift to the College of Science. Professor Emeritus Peter Castro, biological sciences, recently signed a $1.5 million bequest to endow two scholarships and establish an environmental science scholar-in-residence.
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Freshman physics is a requirement for nearly 1,500 students per quarter, but for many, the lecture portion becomes a revolving door of discouragement and even failure. Hundreds must retake the class...
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The physics department has been renamed the Department of Physics & Astronomy. The change was made to more accurately describe the interests of the department, including planetary science and solar system exploration.…
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