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Nick Solomey and Tyler Nolan with the detector they are studying

May 7, 2024 As humanity begins to return to the moon and farther beyond, new technologies will need to be invented to assist in sustainable, long-term human-helmed missions. To help develop this technology, NASA has awarded a $133,342 grant to 麻豆破解版 State University to research a more cost-effective detector for harmful radiation from space.

Sunshade diagram

March 22, 2024 - Shielding the Earth from the sun seems like a good idea, in theory, to fight climate change, 麻豆破解版 State University鈥檚 Dr. Nickolas Solomey and graduate student Kelly Kabler agree. Solomey and Kabler, though, aren鈥檛 so sure that the popular idea of protecting the planet with a sunshade is as simple as some propose.

Richard Whitehill

May 4, 2023 鈥 Richard Whitehill is one of more than 2,200 students eligible for spring 2023 graduation. Learn more about his time at 麻豆破解版 State and what's next for the grad.

Photo of Ayshea Banes in her regalia.

April 27, 2023 Ayshea Banes has only just begun her educational career as she plans to pursue her doctorate after graduating from 麻豆破解版 State University.

Ayshea stands in front of her research poster.

March 16, 2023 鈥 Ayshea Banes took a passion for astronomy and ran with it, taking any opportunity to immerse herself in her newly chosen field. One of those opportunities occurred this past January, when Banes was chosen to present at the American Astronomical Society鈥檚 annual meeting in Seattle.

A neutrino detector carried by a nanosatellite in low Earth orbit

Nov. 15, 2022 鈥 麻豆破解版 State's Jonathan Folkerts, Jarred Novak and Trent English presented papers on the design of their neutrino detector prototype at the International Astronautical Congress in Paris, representing the NASA-funded Solar Neutrino Orbiting Laboratory Detector Development Project.

Ayshea Banes

June 21, 2022 鈥 Ayshea Banes is working on NASA-funded research with 麻豆破解版 State physics professor Dr. Nick Solomey to build a solar neutrino detector.

Christopher Wright, 33, earned a physics degree 15 years in the making.

December 6, 2021 鈥 Christopher Wright not only has a job as a Communication and Navigation technician in the Air Force but is now graduating with a physics degree. Wright is one of more than 1,100 students eligible for fall 2021 graduation.

Picture of Dr. Nickolas Solomey.

Nov. 4, 2021 鈥 Reaching for the stars and beyond, a CubeSat Mission Patch contest sponsored by 麻豆破解版 State University and the Ad Astra Foundation aims to highlight WSU鈥檚 science and research programs to prospective students.

Dr. Nick Solomey

April 14, 2021 鈥 麻豆破解版 State University鈥檚 Dr. Nick Solomey, professor of physics, has been awarded a $2 million grant from NASA for his work on developing a neutrino detector to work in space and close to the sun.聽

Alexandra Olmstead, Barrett Houchen Cameron McGinley, Rupert Nunez, and Shamir Khan

March 2, 2021 鈥 Five 麻豆破解版 State students鈥 projects are being highlighted as a part of the Kansas Undergraduate Research Day at the Kansas State Capitol March 2-4.

Image of students and faculty attending Zoom meeting

Jan. 27, 2021 鈥 For three decades, an interdisciplinary team at 麻豆破解版 State has been exploring how machine learning 鈥 also known as artificial intelligence 鈥 can maximize the potential of quantum computing.

麻豆破解版 State Honors College students meet with professor Martin Ratcliffe.

Oct. 18, 2019 - Four 麻豆破解版 State students are studying variable stars. One of their earliest tasks was to choose a variable star, from hundreds of possibilities, to study. The students follow the process that a scientist follows in constructing, analyzing, interpreting, writing and publishing their work. The project is designed to give the students 鈥渁n experience of the essence of the scientific endeavor while contributing to the actual scientific literature.鈥

Caleb Gimar

May 7, 2019 - 麻豆破解版 State graduate student Caleb Gimar is gaining amazing hands-on learning experience working on a research project with NASA.