Montclair State launches new Department of Physics and Astronomy
Department provides a new academic home for current physics programs, students, and faculty.
September 12, 2018
News and Announcements
Category: Physics
Professor Martin awarded NSF grant to study future gravitational-wave detectors
Optics technology developed by this award will aid advanced interferometers in finding the most distant black holes.
September 5, 2018
Montclair State LIGO group exhibits at North East Astronomy Forum
The exhibit booth illustrated concepts related to gravity, gravitational waves, the detector technology, and the recent LIGO discoveries.
April 24, 2018
Physics students present results at American Physical Society
The annual meeting focuses on the fields of gravitational physics, astrophysics, and nuclear and particle physics.
April 24, 2018
Montclair State Faculty Member Marc Favata Earns Prestigious Simons Fellowship
This award will give the physics professor a chance to collaborate with scholars around the world.
March 27, 2018
News 12 interviews physics faculty regarding recent LIGO discovery
Marc Favata speaks with News 12 to provide insight into the neutron star collision that was reported on October 16.
October 18, 2017
Groundbreaking Discovery by LIGO/Virgo Solves Cosmic Mystery
Faculty contribute to detection of neutron stars’ collision
October 16, 2017
Physics Faculty, Members of LIGO Team, Comment on 2017 Nobel Prize in Physics
Professors Rodica Martin and Marc Favata describe impact of ground-breaking work
October 3, 2017
Listening to the Universe – An Update
Scientists proving Einstein’s theories usher in new field of gravitational-wave astronomy
October 3, 2017
Professor Receives Prestigious NSF CAREER Award
Grant funds research and education project in gravitational-wave science
January 20, 2017
Creativity in Mathematics and Science
Dr. Mika Munakata, Dr. Ashwin Vaidya, and doctoral student Ceire Monahan are working on an NSF-funded 3-year project seeking to develop and implement an innovative model of STEM undergraduate education that highlights creativity in STEM at Montclair State University.
December 2, 2016