Tagged: physics

From bosons to BoSox

Tyler Burch got his NIU Ph.D. in particle physics—then landed dream job with Boston Red Sox

  • January 26, 2021
DeKalb, Ill. — The career trajectory of NIU graduate Tyler Burch has taken an unusual turn, to say the least. Just last spring, Burch earned his Ph.D. in particle physics from…

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Small particles, big deal

As ‘big science’ efforts shift into high gear at Fermilab, NIU faculty and student scientists reap the benefits

  • September 11, 2017
Some of the world’s largest and most fascinating experiments—the kind that involve hundreds of scientists and tackle mysteries of the universe—are happening practically in Northern Illinois University’s own back yard,…

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Mysterious matter

NIU physicists join effort to beam neutrinos 800 miles through the earth

  • August 15, 2016
A team of NIU physicists has joined the Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment (DUNE), a collaboration of scientists from more than 140 laboratories and universities in 27 countries who aim to…

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Why it’s a big deal to detect gravitational waves

  • February 11, 2016
Scientists from the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory today announced they have for the first time detected gravitational waves—ripples in space-time geometry predicted by Albert Einstein a century ago. The discovery…

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Physics flexes its muscles

‘High energy’ researchers attract $1.77 million in new grants

  • September 22, 2015
Unraveling the Big Bang. Laying the foundation for tomorrow’s technology. Using some of the world’s coolest, most innovative and most expensive scientific facilities. Students and faculty involved in NIU’s High…

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‘Make the World a Better Place’

NIU STEM Outreach nurtures young minds, shapes future workforce

  • August 13, 2015
Eleven children – five of them girls – sit at tables inside the NIU STEM Outreach headquarters, a space inside Swen Parson Hall that seems more like a rich kid’s…

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