Luther College junior David Pfotenhauer of Madison, Wis., received a Rossing Physics Scholarship for the 2014-15 academic year. The $10,000 scholarship is highly competitive and is awarded annually to five physics students of exceptional merit through the Thomas D. Rossing Fund for Physics Education.
Dec. 5, 2012
Luther College students, Erik Linn-Molin, Shane Wilson, Donald Lee-Brown, Sarah McRoberts and Clara Olson, presented at the 2012 "Undergraduate Research Symposium in the Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Computer Science," Nov. 2 - 3 at Washington University in St. Louis.
Oct. 23, 2012
The Luther College physics department faculty and students invite community members to experience mystifying optical illusions, laser displays, magnetic levitation and other physics wonders during their Haunted Lab from 6-9 p.m. on Sat., Oct. 27.
St. Olaf News Item on Physics collaboration
A recent publicity item on the St. Olaf website describes the activities of collaboration between Luther Professor Erin Flater and St. Olaf Professor Brian Borovsky. Both Professors Flater and Borovsky recently traveled to Colby College in Waterville, ME in July 2012 to present on their collaborative research on friction studies.
May 24, 2012
The Howard Hughes Medical Institute announced today it has selected Luther College as one of 47 small colleges and universities in the United States to receive grants totaling more than $50 million that will enable the schools to work together to create more engaging science classes, bring real-world research experiences to students and increase the diversity of students who study science.
May 16, 2012
Tory Hegrenes, a U.S. Navy lieutenant and flight officer, has been named the recipient of the Luther College Young Alumni Award for 2012.
May 9, 2012
Luther College senior, Dallas Wulf was selected as a recipient of one of the 29th annual graduate study fellowships granted by the R. J. McElroy Trust.
May 2, 2012
Luther College students will present and display the results of their 2011-12 research and creative work on Friday, May 4, when the college hosts the Luther College Student Research Symposium.
Todd Pedlar, associate professor of physics
Among the challenges that face us as a society in the coming decades is the need to find alternatives to coal and natural gas to supply our baseilne electricity generation.
Looking for something to do over J-Term? Want to learn about energy accumulation and storage? Join Physics Club's Solar House Competition.