Ask A Physicist... On Undergraduate Astronomy/Astrophysics Research
Dr. Britt Lundgren, a NSF postdoctoral fellow in Astronomy and Astrophysics, specializes in quasar absorption lines, cosmology, and...
Molarity Calculator (Sometimes We Need To Dabble In Chemistry!)
Depending on your research topic, you may need to use a little intermittant chemistry every now and again for your experiments. Image...
Igor Pro 6 from WaveMetrics
There are many data analysis software programs available to undergraduate physics students in this day and age, and it can be hard to...
Sloan Digital Sky Survey Data "Maps the Universe", And You Can Use It!
From their website: The Sloan Digital Sky Survey has created the most detailed three-dimensional maps of the Universe ever made, with...
Visualizing Functions With Free Online Generators
Throughout your homework problems, or perhaps simply problems of interest over the weekend, it can be helpful to have a way to visualize...
Want A Portable Geiger Counter For At-Home Experiments?
A friend of mine recently purchased the SOEKS Quantum Professional Geiger Counter Radiation Detector for a series of at-home experiments...
Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM)
UNC Asheville is making good use of its scanning electron microscope or SEM, from analyzing silver nanowires to aiding in the research of...
Making Original Diagrams & Figures Using Microsoft PowerPoint
As I dive deeper into the seas of undergraduate research at my own institution, I've been hit time and time again with a reoccuring...
Lookout Observatory is Now Open to the Public
UNC-Asheville's Lookout Observatory is officially open to members of the public! If you are interested in attending a public event,...
Looking for a powerful, FREE statistical analysis software?
Statistical analysis is a must for many subjects in physics. From quantum mechanics to thermal physics, we often need to use statistical...
