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UL Physicists Hypotheisize Major Planet   Pravda 
South Al Writer Doubts Tyche  USA Vanguard 
UL's Meriwether on Japanese Radiation & US  Advertiser 
UL Physicists Suggest 9th Planet  The Australian 
Physics Profs May Have Described New Planet  Examiner.com 
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UL Physicists on Thunder & Lightning on Saturn's Moon

Submitted Article on Mon, 05/09/2011 - 17:27

This month in Seattle, UL physicists will give papers examining the possibility of thunder and lightning in the methane clouds of Saturn's largest moon.

Alumna Hynes is Named Einstein Fellow

Submitted Article on Mon, 04/04/2011 - 23:09

The Louisiana School for Math, Science, and the Arts (LSMSA) is proud to announce that UL alumna Shelly F. Hynes, Astronomy and Physics Instructor, has been selected as a 2011-2012 Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellow by the National Science Foundation, Directorate of Geosciences, and Office of Polar Programs.

Have UL Physicists Identified a New Planet?

ultoday.com Staff on Mon, 02/14/2011 - 18:07

In the January edition of Icarus, the Journal of Planetary Science of the American Astrophysical Society, UL faculty John Matese and Daniel Whitmire published stronger evidence for their hypothesized planet, Tyche, which would be located about 2 trillion km from the Sun. This morning The London Daily Mail carried the article, and media around the world have picked up the story. ultoday.com spoke with Dr. Matese about the news.

UL's Sidorovskaia, Other Physicists Listen to Oil Spill

Submitted Article on Tue, 11/16/2010 - 23:31

Newswise — Scientists who study acoustics (the "science of sound") have over the years developed a variety of techniques to probe the hidden depths of oceans. Today, November 17 2010, many of these acoustic researchers-- including UL Physics Department Head Natalia Sidorovskaia-- will come together at the 2nd Pan-American/Iberian Meeting on Acoustics in Cancun, Mexico, to discuss how these technologies were used to monitor April's Deepwater Horizon oil spill, to present new data on the gusher's ecological impacts, and to highlight new techniques under development that could improve our ability to detect oil in ocean water.

Remembering WWII Ace, Medal of Honor Recipient Jefferson Joseph DeBlanc

Submitted Article on Mon, 07/05/2010 - 14:58

UL alumnus Jefferson Joseph DeBlanc shot down nine enemy aircraft in his two tours of duty in the Pacific at Guadalcanal and Okinawa during World War II, and was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor in 1946.

Interview with Physics' Sidorovskaia

ultoday.com Staff on Thu, 05/22/2008 - 08:26

Dr. Natalia Sidorovskaia began her career in Russia, worked in applied research there and in the US petroleum industry, and returned to academia. She describes the growth and future direction of the UL Physics Department for ultoday.com.