Tag: supernova
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Shawn Bishop featured on The Best of Our Knowledge
As always, host Bob Barrett selects an Academic Minute to air during The Best of Our Knowledge. Each week this program examines some of the issues unique to college campuses, looks at the latest research, and invites commentary from experts and administrators from all levels of education. For this week‘s edition (#1368), Bob has selected…
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Shawn Bishop, TU Munchen – Supernova Ashes and an Extinction Event
Traces of supernovas in the cosmos could be in our oceans. Shawn Bishop, professor of experimental physics at the Technical University of Munich, discusses if this is a clue to an extinction event from our past. Started out his scientific career a long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away. Specifically, he hails from…
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Eddie Baron, Oklahoma – Type Ia Supernovae
There is still so much mystery out in deep space. But, with amazing research from folks like Eddie Baron, we’re continually learning more about the universe we inhabit. Today on The Academic Minute, a nuclear physicist from the University of Oklahoma explains type Ia supernovae. Eddie Baron received his PhD in Nuclear Physics from Stony…