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McDonnell Center for the Space Sciences
The McDonnell Center for the Space Sciences is a consortium of Washington University faculty, research staff and students from the departments of Earth & Planetary Sciences, Physics, Chemistry, and Engineering. The Center exists to encourage collaborative research efforts among scientists working on space science problems and projects that span traditional departmental lines. The "Mac Center," as it is called, fosters this type of endeavor through the sponsorship of cooperative research and through formal activities such as the Visiting Scientist Program.
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Pickled in Brine
Mars may once have been awash in water but the water was very salty
Oct. 26,
2009 -- Andrew H. Knoll, Ph.D., Fisher Professor of Natural History and professor of earth and planetary sciences at Harvard University, will discuss the evidence for life on Mars at 7 p.m. Oct. 30 in Room 300, Laboratory Sciences Building, on the Danforth Campus of Washington University in St. Louis.
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O'Ceallaigh Medal winner
Cowsik receives award for 'outstanding contributions to cosmic ray physics'
Sept. 14,
2009 --
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Ramanath Cowsik, Ph.D., professor of physics and director of the McDonnell Center for the Space Sciences in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis, received the 2009 O'Ceallaigh Medal for his "outstanding contributions to cosmic ray physics." Cowsik, whose scientific contributions span over four decades, received the award during the opening ceremony of the 31st biennial International Cosmic Ray Conference, held in Lodz, Poland.
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'Absolutely irreplaceable'
Apollo 11 moon rocks still crucial 40 years later, say WUSTL researchers
July 17,
2009 --
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A lunar geochemist at Washington University in St. Louis says that there are still many answers to be gleaned from the moon rocks collected by the Apollo 11 astronauts on their historic moonwalk 40 years ago July 20. And he credits another WUSTL professor for the fact that the astronauts even collected the moon rocks in the first place. "Bringing samples back from the moon wasn't the point of the mission," says Randy Korotev, a research professor in the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences in Arts & Sciences. "It was really about politics. It took scientists like Bob Walker to bring these samples back — to show the value of them for research."
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Wai-Mo Suen
Professor of Physics in Arts & Sciences
Wai-Mo Suen and his post-docs and students in the Washington University Gravity Group (WUGRAV) work on General Relativistic Astrophysics — astrophysics involving strong and dynamical gravitational fields. They study astrophysical processes involving black holes, neutron stars and gravitational waves, ...
Expertise: gravity waves, waveform templates, Einstein's theory of general relativity, black holes, electromagnetic waves, electromagnetic radiation, astronomy, …
Direct contact: (314) 935-5843
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wms@wustl.edu
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Henric Krawczynski
Associate professor of physics in Arts & Sciences
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Professor Krawczynski works in the field of high energy astrophysics. He studies the astrophysics of supermassive black holes, which are found at the centers of galaxies. X-ray and gamma-ray observations make it possible to explore the physical conditions in the surroundings of the black holes, and ...
Expertise: gamma-rays, black holes, stars, galaxies, cosmology, solar system, astronomy, …
Direct contact: (314) 935-8553
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krawcz@wuphys.wustl.edu
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W. Robert Binns
Research Professor of Physics in Arts & Sciences
W. Robert Binns' research is primarily in cosmic ray astrophysics. He and the Washington University cosmic ray group have developed scintillating optical fibers coupled to image intensified CCD cameras or multi-anode photomultiplier tubes to obtain images of charged particle tracks. He is principal ...
Expertise: cosmic ray astrophysics, Cosmic Ray Isotope Spectrometer, CRIS, Trans-lron Galactic Element Recorder, TIGER, scintillating fiber hodoscope, isotopic abundances, …
Direct contact: (314) 935-6247
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Martin H. Israel
Professor of physics in Arts & Sciences
Israel has been involved in some of the world's most successful studies of the composition of galactic cosmic rays (GCRs), highly energized atomic nuclei that shoot through space at nearly the speed of light and originate from outside our solar system. Israel and his colleagues in the Department of ...
Expertise: cosmic rays, cosmic-ray astrophysics, balloon- and satellite-borne instruments, Heavy Nuclei Experiment, High Energy Astronomy Observatory spacecraft, cosmic-ray elements, Trans-Iron Galactic Element Recorder experiment, …
Direct contact: (314) 935-6263
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James H. Buckley
Professor of Physics in Arts & Sciences
James Buckley specializes in astrophysical research in high-energy phenomena. His research interests include the origin of cosmic rays, gamma-ray and multiwavelength observations of active galaxies and experimental cosmology.
Expertise: Gamma-Ray, Multiwavelength Observations of Active Galaxies, Experimental Cosmology, Dark Matter Search, Origin of Cosmic Rays, Optical Astronomy, Optical Transients from AGNs and GRBs, …
Direct contact: 314-935-7607
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buckley@wustl.edu
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Unexpectedly, the mars rovers are still going strong
New York Times
March 22,
2005 -- Nearly a year past its planned three-month lifetime, the Mars rover Spirit has found itself rejuvenated and is now making some of its most significant discoveries about Mars' waterlogged past.
Spirit and its twin, Opportunity, on the other side of Mars, have continued working so well that managers have requested that the mission be extended up to another 18 months.
WUSTL earth and planetary sciences professor Ray Arvidson comments. He is a member of the NASA science team.
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