Category: Science

Radiosurgery and Scattering Experiments – Applications of Nuclear Physics

July 14, 2024

Proton Therapy is a recent development enabled by cheaper and smaller particle accelerators, similar to the CEBAF accelerator at JLab, which takes advantage of the increased localization of the energy deposited by the protons, which are heavier charged particles, compared to massless and chargeless gamma ray or X-ray photons. … More Radiosurgery and Scattering Experiments – Applications of Nuclear Physics

Cutting Costs, Engineering Safety, and Researchers’ Safety: You Can Only Pick 2

June 18, 2024

Academic tenure-track careers are built on reputation, domain-specific knowledge, and demonstrated achievements, especially those built in the face of hardship and insurmountable odds. In contrast, practicing safety requires going slow, admitting one’s gaps in knowledge, and slowing down and even stopping work if things are not clear or conditions no longer permit optimal work practices. … More Cutting Costs, Engineering Safety, and Researchers’ Safety: You Can Only Pick 2

An open letter to Physics and Astronomy faculty at Stony Brook University

October 10, 2020

The pandemic has taken a toll on all of us, our students and faculty alike. Much to our dismay however, we learnt that the graduate students are facing a second blow from the SBU administration: this administration just increased the graduate student fee yet again… … More An open letter to Physics and Astronomy faculty at Stony Brook University