Southern Connecticut State University Physics Department

Exciting news is on its way — even though our social feed has been quiet lately, the good news certainly hasn't stopped!

Congratulations to Nano and Quantum Innovation at Southern CT and Dr. Christine Broadbridge on this incredible achievement.

From Southern Connecticut State University News:
⚛️ $2 million is headed to New Haven to help build Connecticut's quantum workforce.
As part of the National Science Foundation's $15 million Regional Innovation Engines award, Southern will lead workforce development for QuantumCT — expanding research opportunities, experiential learning, and career pathways for students across the state.

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Southern Advances Connecticut’s Quantum Future Through Major NSF Investment - News at Southern Southern Connecticut State University (Southern) will serve as a central leader in shaping Connecticut’s future quantum workforce through QuantumCT, a statewide initiative selected to receive a two-year, $15 million award through the U.S. National Science Foundation’s Regional Innovation Engines...

Congratulations to Riley Barrett for receiving 3rd place in the poster competition last Saturday during the Southern Connecticut State University Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity Conference!

"My poster is a demonstration of the work I've been doing for the past year on studying binary star systems that are difficult to resolve using typical methods." Riley said, describing her research.

"Our process, speckle imaging, includes taking many short exposure frames of a system, using autocorrelation to create an image from those frames, then identifying companion stars through visual analysis and spatial frequency analysis. This process is proving to be very useful in studying the properties of these systems as well as reconstructing their orbits."

Riley's project relied on data from the Differential Speckle Survey Instrument (DSSI) which was built right here at SCSU!

For more information about our Astronomical instrumentation and projects, visit https://www.southernct.edu/astronomy/astronomical-instrumentation

April 8th is our Day of Caring where anyone can donate to Southern Connecticut State University and support departments, programs, and scholarships that help our students succeed!

This year, please consider contributing to the John and Nina Caragianis Research and Innovation Endowed Fund. Your donation, of any amount, helps alleviate some of the burden our STEM students face while making their way through their courses.

You can donate anytime at https://lnkd.in/e2jmhDvC - every little bit counts!