Archive: Research
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Georgetown Professor Helps Create Workshop That Makes Quantum Education More Accessible
Jim Freericks, professor in the Department of Physics and McDevitt Chair, collaborated with the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) to create a virtual workshop hosted by the Harvard University, Center for Integrated Quantum Materials (CIQM) in March of 2020. Entitled “Key Concepts for Future Quantum Information Science Learners,” the workshop was designed to identify essential concepts for future curricular and educator activities that will help K-12 students engage with quantum information science (QIS).
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First Generation College Student Studies Race, Identity and Community in Thesis on Ben’s Chili Bowl
Sonali Mirpuri (C’20) was interested in studying how first-generation Indian students such as herself navigated the intersections of race, identity and community at Georgetown. After meeting with the
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Tips for Teacher-Parents During a Pandemic: Use Tools and Forget Being Perfect
With the closing of public schools across the country and the world, millions of parents must now supplement their children’s education while dealing with pandemic-induced stressors, including working from home. Department of Psychology professors and child development researchers Sandra Calvert and Rebecca Ryan offer crucial tips to parents.
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Ph.D. Student Matthew Johnson Speaks of the Importance of Studying the History of Our Earth
Ph.D. candidate Matthew Johnson studies modern environmental history, starting from the beginning of the second industrial revolution, when fossil fuels enabled people to dramatically reengineer the nonhuman environment. He says that his research emphasizes the importance of understanding the history of the environment so that we may learn how to better protect it.
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Professor Dagomar Degroot and Ph.D. Student Emma Moesswilde Podcast Their Way Through Climate History
Environmental historian Dagomar Degroot and Ph.D. student Emma Moesswilde have revamped Climate History, a podcast created by the Department of History professor that explores what the past can tell us about the present and future of climate change. Their latest episode discusses COVID-19 and its implications for our past, present and future.
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Georgetown Professor Coauthors New Study That Finds EPA Mercury Analysis Is “Seriously Flawed”
Department of Economics professor Arik Levinson, in a new study with experts across prominent academic institutions, found that the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) benefit-cost analysis of its Mercury and Air Toxics Standards is “seriously flawed.” The authors assert that the analysis disregards public health benefits, recent scientific findings and transformative change in the electric sector over the past decade.
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Georgetown Physicist Helps Create New N95 Mask Decontamination Guidelines
A team of 60 scientists, engineers, students and clinicians that includes a Georgetown physicist yesterday unveiled N95decon.org, a website that synthesizes the scientific literature about mask decontamination.
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History and Science: Georgetown Professor Shows Why Collaboration Across Disciplines Important
Professor Kathryn de Luna is one of four faculty members in the Department of History to participate in the new HyperHistory Hub as part of the Georgetown Humanities Initiative. This related pair of courses are the first of their kind to incorporate the same hard sciences into their curriculum that de Luna has included in her humanities-focused research.
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Observatory Named for Georgetown Physicist Who Encourages Next Generation of Women in Science
Sarah Jiang (C’21) says she’s thrilled that the National Science Foundation chose to name a telescope designed to conduct “a vast astronomical survey” after Vera Rubin (G’54), the renowned Georgetown
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Department Highlight – Mathematics & Statistics Professor Kimberly Sellers Creates Varied Research Opportunities for Students
If the movie Hidden Figures taught us anything, it is that there are often forces in the background working to make anything possible. Though the study of math and statistics is fundamental, research in these disciplines is not as widely recognized as the other natural sciences like biology, chemistry, or physics. But without it, we would never have been able to send someone to the moon and back. Department of Mathematics and Statistics professor Kimberly Sellers is working to highlight the power of math and statistics for the next generation of researchers, helping Georgetown undergraduates realize that the sky is no longer the limit.
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