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Physics

  1. Fall Campus

    Manhattan College’s Society of Physics Students Wins Outstanding Chapter Award

    The chapter's accomplishments and activities during the 2022-2023 academic year led to the  coveted recognition.    

  2. Bart Horn

    Manhattan College Physics Professor Receives $135,000 NSF Grant to Study Early Universe Cosmology

     Bart Horn, Ph.D., wants to create opportunities for undergraduates and introduce a new generation of researchers to the field  

  3. Astronomy Students

    New Minor Offers Students the Chance to Study the Stars

    The Kakos School of Science will introduce an astronomy minor in the fall.    

  4. Rebecca Coglianese

    Manhattan College Physics Major Wants to Inspire and Encourage Young Women to Pursue STEM Careers

    Rebecca Coglianese ’23, is passionate about her future in astrophysics while battling a cancer diagnosis.  

  5. Portrait photo of Miguel Díaz-López ’20

    Miguel Díaz-López ’20 Awarded NASA and Department of Defense Fellowships

    The Manhattan College alumnus will work alongside NASA scientists and mentors at the organization’s facility as he researches spacecraft landings.

  6. Miguel Diaz-Lopez sitting on canal

    Miguel Díaz-López ’20 is the Student Speaker at 2020 Undergraduate Commencement

    Díaz-López is currently enrolled in the mechanical engineering Ph.D. program at Johns Hopkins University.

  7. Miguel Diaz standing in front of skyline

    Miguel Diaz ’20 Earns Prestigious Goldwater Scholarship

    A mechanical engineering major, Diaz is one of 496 students nationwide to gain the award.

  8. Students in virtual reality room

    Digital Arts and Humanities Program Combines Liberal Arts and Tech

    The minor is designed to create critical thinkers for the digital age.

  9. Rostislav Konoplich, Sarah Reese at computer in office

    Visit to the Mecca of Physics Proves Eye-Opening for Sarah Reese ’20

    Mentored by Rostislav Konoplich, Ph.D., the physics major was able to spend a summer at CERN in Switzerland.

  10. Matt McMorrow '19 on site at Higgins Center

    Jaspers Helping Build Higgins Engineering and Science Center

    A variety of students and alumni are putting their knowledge to work on South Campus.

  11. Groundbreaking photo at Higgins Engineering and Science Center

    Manhattan College Breaks Ground on Higgins Engineering and Science Center

    The future three-story facility will modernize the facilities supporting the College’s engineering and science programs.

  12. Higgins Engineering and Science Center rendering

    Higgins Engineering and Science Center to Enhance Technology Footprint on South Campus

    The newest campus addition is the cornerstone of Manhattan College’s modernization of facilities, supporting its engineering and science programs.

  13. Alex Karlis '16 constructing vacuum tables for particle detector.

    Physics Professor and Student Contribute to Advanced Particle Research in Geneva

    A National Science Foundation grant allowed a Manhattan College senior to assist in world-renowned science experiments being conducted this summer in Switzerland.

  14. Manhattan College students reflect on college experiences in Washington, D.C.

    Manhattan College Students Reflect on College Experiences in Washington, D.C.

    Manhattan College senior Dylan Gray was a featured panelist at New American Colleges & Universities panel.

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    Physics Alum is a Leading Authority on Asteroid Deflection and Planetary Defense

    Now a scientist at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, John Remo's ’63 career has focused on defense against deadly Earth-bound asteroids.

  16. dylan gray

    Coding Decay: Physics Major Tracks the Unseen

    Dylan Gray ’15 is conducting research with Rostislav Konoplich, Ph.D., professor of physics, who is currently doing research on the Higgs boson project. Together, they are using ROOT, a special data analysis framework software used by physicists at CERN to analyze the calculated results of the decay of muons.

  17. Rostislav Konoplich

    Manhattan College Physicist Contributes to Landmark Scientific Discovery

    Rostislav Konoplich, Ph.D. travels to and from Geneva to collect data from the Large Hadron Collider as part of the team working on the Higgs boson discovery.