KBTX Interviews Professor DePoy and REU Student
Professor Darren DePoy and summer research student Samantha Hudson interviewed on KBTX, discussing Texas A&M’s role in building the Giant Magellan Telesc...
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interviews
The Battalion Features Cosmic Event
The Battalion reports on Professor Jennifer Marshall’s observation of a historic cosmic event at a Chilean outpost, featuring interviews with Professors Luca...
NOVA Interviews Professor Jennifer Marshall
NOVA interviewed Professor Jennifer Marshall about her incredible discovery in astrophysics. Read more!
The Eagle Interviews Professor Jennifer Marshall
The Eagle interviewed Professor Jennifer Marshall about the observation of a neutron star collision during her visit to a Chilean observatory. Read more!
Local Newspaper Interviews Lab Members
The Eagle interviewed Professor Jennifer Marshall, Professor Nicholas Suntzeff, and a Star Party team member about solar eclipse! Read more!
KBTX Interviews Professor Jennifer Marshall
KBTX interviewed Professor Jennifer Marshall about star parties at The Stella Hotel! Read more!
Professor DePoy Interviewed About Trappist-1 Exoplanets
The Battalion interviewed Professor DePoy about a recent discovery of seven earth-sized planets orbiting Trappist-1, a dwarf star about 40 light-years from E...
Mitchell Institute Star Parties
The Mitchell Institute Star Parties appeared in a Battalion article, featuring an interview with Professor Jennifer Marshall on this unique opportunity for s...
Press Highlights Texas A&M’s Involvement in DES
Texas A&M’s involvment in the Dark Energy Survey was highlighted in The Battalion! The article features interviews with Professors Suntzeff, DePoy, and M...
Astronomy REU Students Featured by Texas A&M Science
Astronomy REU students featured in multiple videos describing their projects and accomplishments! Learn more.
Labors of the Lab Features Dan Nagasawa
Labors of the Lab featured Dan Nagasawa discussing stellar spectroscopy, cosmic surveys, and related instrumentation! Watch the video below, and read more he...
First Round of Dark Energy Survey Papers Released
The College of Science interviewed graduate student Ting Li, asking her about her research and work at Munnerlyn Lab! Read the full article!
Labors of the Lab features Nicholas Mondrik
Labors of the Lab featured Nicholas Mondrik, who discusses data driven science and his favorite aspects of astronomy!
Dr. DePoy Talks About VIRUS
Now that VIRUS is being installed at McDonald Observatory for its role in HETDEX, the Texas A&M College of Science spoke with members of the Munnerlyn La...
aTmCam: From Concept to Completion
Graduate Student Ting Li’s Atmospheric Transmission Monitoring Camera (aTmCam), its installation, and its creation were profiled in a recent article which al...
Dr. Darren DePoy Interviewed on the DES Project
Dr. Darren DePoy was interviewed by The Eagle about his efforts on the DES Project. To read the interview and learn more about the project, click here.
Dr. Suntzeff and Dr. Marshall Interviewed by The Battalion
Dr. Suntzeff and Dr. Marshall shed light on Texas A&M’s role in the GMT and our plans for building GMACS in an article featured in The Battalion today.
Interview on VIRUS with TAMUTimes
Dr. DePoy and Dr. Marshall explain Texas A&M’s role in VIRUS. Read the article in TAMUtimes.
Exoplanets Interview
Dr. Darren DePoy and Graduate Student Ryan Oelkers were interviewed about the search for exoplanets in the Battalion.
Web Feature
Dr. Jennifer Marshall is featured this week on McDonald Observatory’s “What are Astronomers Doing?”
outreach
Second Star Party at the Stella
Professor Jennifer Marshall and the Texas A&M Astronomy Team are hosting the second star party of a three-event series at The Stella Hotel! Read more!
Upcoming Star Parties at the Stella
Professor Jennifer Marshall and the Texas A&M Astronomy Team are hosting three-event series star parties at The Stella slated for the third Thursday of e...
Announcing: Astronomy on Tap
We are pleased to announce the first Astronomy on Tap held in BCS will be Thursday April 12, starting at 6:30pm at Revolution Bar and Cafe in downtown Bryan....
Solar Eclipse Viewing Event: Success
The partial solar eclipse viewing event was a success! Hundreds of people joined Professor Darren DePoy, Dr. Luke Schmidt and the members of the Star Party t...
Local Newspaper Interviews Lab Members
The Eagle interviewed Professor Jennifer Marshall, Professor Nicholas Suntzeff, and a Star Party team member about solar eclipse! Read more!
Announcing a Solar Eclipse Viewing Event
Professor Jennifer Marshall and the Star Party team are hosting Partial Solar Eclipse Viewing Event on August 21 in front of Mermorial Student Center (MSC)! ...
Battalion Features Star Parties
The Battalion interviewed Profossor Jennifer Marshall, Peter Chi, and the Star Party team members about our star parties! Read more!
KBTX Interviews Professor Jennifer Marshall
KBTX interviewed Professor Jennifer Marshall about star parties at The Stella Hotel! Read more!
Quarterly Star Parties
Professor Jennifer Marshall and the Texas A&M Astronomy Team are hosting quarterly star parties at The Stella Hotel! Read more!
Exciting Spring Events
There are several exciting science events happening this spring semester both worldwide and at Texas A&M! Read more!
Mitchell Institute Star Parties
The Mitchell Institute Star Parties appeared in a Battalion article, featuring an interview with Professor Jennifer Marshall on this unique opportunity for s...
Mitchell Institute Star Parties
Mitchell Institute Star Parties were featured in the Battalion! View future Star Party times/locations here.
Building Astronomy in Texas Event Success
The Building Astronomy in Texas event hosted at A&M, and organized by faculty (and instrumentation lab) member Dr. Jennifer Marshall, marked a milestone ...
Lab Members Co-Author DES Announcement
Texas A&M will be hosting the Building Astronomy in Texas workshop September 26-27. A&M Professors Jennifer Marshall and Lucas Macri are coordinating...
Transit of Venus Public Event
Texas A&M Physics and Astronomy will host a public event to watch the transit of Venus on June 5. Read about it here and check out our poster.
Upcoming Star Parties
Star Parties will be hosted on the first Thursday of every month this semester! See the Star Party page for more information.
Star Parties
Come check out our Star Parties! We will be hosting them monthly in Spring 2012.
research
Texas A&M Physics and Astronomy Hosts 2018 DES Collaboration Meeting
Texas A&M Physics and Astronomy Department hosted the 2018 Dark Energy Survey (DES) collaboration meeting with contributions from many members of A&M...
2018 DES Collaboration Meeting Site Live
The 2018 DES Collaboration Meeting site has gone live! Click here to check it out, and register soon!
Monumental Data Release by Dark Energy Survey
Astronomers are celebrating the monumental release of data from the Dark Energy Survey, made possible by the calibration system designed and built within Tex...
Lab Members Witness Binary Neutron Merger
As DES observers starting up the fifth and final DES season, Professor Jennifer Marshall, Erika Cook, and Marcus Sauseda were some of the first people to wit...
Map of Dark Matter Released
The most precise map so far of dark matter in our universe was released by an international team of astrophysicists. Read more!
DES Initial Release
DES released initial cosmology results! The A&M College of Science features interviews with Profesors Marshall and Suntzeff and recognizes the work of Pr...
Hot and Fast: New Planet
A planet hotter than most stars where a “year” lasts 1.5 days is discovered! Read more!
Gravitational Waves Detected!
The detection of gravitational waves is an incredibly signifigant development in modern astronomy! Read how the research of A&M Professors DePoy, Marshal...
Lab Members Co-Author DES Announcement
Professor Jennifer Marshall and graduate students Ting Li and Katelyn Stringer are among the authors of a Dark Energy Survey paper announcing 8 dwarf satelli...
First Round of Dark Energy Survey Papers Released
The first of many papers using data from the Dark Energy Survey were published recently. Professor Strigari, of Texas A&M was among the authors that iden...
Texas A&M Board of Regents Approves Revised GMT Agreement
The Texas A&M Board of Regents has approved the revised Founders’ agreement of the Giant Magellan Telescope Corporation, once again confirming A&M’s ...
Ting Li Awarded DES Builder Status
Ting Li has become the first graduate student to be awarded DES Builder status in recognition of her contributions to the Dark Energy Survey. Li will now be ...
REU Program Success
During Summer 2014, the Instrumentation Lab had seven undergraduates from across the country participate in its Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU)...
Dark Energy Survey Project Launches
The Dark Energy Survey (DES) Project, an effort more than ten years in the making, launched. To read more about the project and its goals, click here.
Collaborating on the Dark Energy Survey
Several Texas A&M employees have worked to collaborate on the Dark Energy Survey (DES) Project. Click here to read more about our involvement in the proj...
events
Second Star Party at the Stella
Professor Jennifer Marshall and the Texas A&M Astronomy Team are hosting the second star party of a three-event series at The Stella Hotel! Read more!
Upcoming Star Parties at the Stella
Professor Jennifer Marshall and the Texas A&M Astronomy Team are hosting three-event series star parties at The Stella slated for the third Thursday of e...
Texas A&M Physics and Astronomy Hosts 2018 DES Collaboration Meeting
Texas A&M Physics and Astronomy Department hosted the 2018 Dark Energy Survey (DES) collaboration meeting with contributions from many members of A&M...
Announcing: Astronomy on Tap
We are pleased to announce the first Astronomy on Tap held in BCS will be Thursday April 12, starting at 6:30pm at Revolution Bar and Cafe in downtown Bryan....
2018 DES Collaboration Meeting Site Live
The 2018 DES Collaboration Meeting site has gone live! Click here to check it out, and register soon!
Exciting Spring Events
There are several exciting science events happening this spring semester both worldwide and at Texas A&M! Read more!
Mitchell Institute Star Parties
The Mitchell Institute Star Parties appeared in a Battalion article, featuring an interview with Professor Jennifer Marshall on this unique opportunity for s...
Mitchell Institute Star Parties
Mitchell Institute Star Parties were featured in the Battalion! View future Star Party times/locations here.
Building Astronomy in Texas Event Success
The Building Astronomy in Texas event hosted at A&M, and organized by faculty (and instrumentation lab) member Dr. Jennifer Marshall, marked a milestone ...
Lab Members Co-Author DES Announcement
Texas A&M will be hosting the Building Astronomy in Texas workshop September 26-27. A&M Professors Jennifer Marshall and Lucas Macri are coordinating...
Research Symposium for Undergraduate Students
Texas A&M Physics and Astronomy hosted a Research Symposium for Undergraduate Astronomy students. Click here to see the list of speackers.
Transit of Venus Public Event
Texas A&M Physics and Astronomy will host a public event to watch the transit of Venus on June 5. Read about it here and check out our poster.
Upcoming Star Parties
Star Parties will be hosted on the first Thursday of every month this semester! See the Star Party page for more information.
Star Parties
Come check out our Star Parties! We will be hosting them monthly in Spring 2012.
recognition
Professor Jennifer Marshall Selected for MSE Project
Professor Jennifer Marshall has been selected as Project Scientist for the Maunakea Spectroscopic Explorer (MSE) project! Read more here and the full article...
Lab Members Appear on PBS Nova
Professor Jennifer Marshall and Erika Cook were on PBS Nova Wonders episode on dark energy and dark matter, “What’s the Universe Made Of?”
KBTX Interviews Professor Jennifer Marshall
KBTX interviewed Professor Jennifer Marshall about star parties at The Stella Hotel! Read more!
Quarterly Star Parties
Professor Jennifer Marshall and the Texas A&M Astronomy Team are hosting quarterly star parties at The Stella Hotel! Read more!
Lab Featured on SPSS Issue Cover
The cover photo on the current issue of the SPS Observer was taken in the instrumentation lab a few years ago by Kendra Lewellyn in an effort to cover the RE...
Professor Jennifer Mashall Recognized by LEAD
Professor Jennifer Marshall was recognized for recent outstanding accomplishments and selected as a recipient of the college’s inaugural Leadership in Equity...
Ting Li Receives Lederman Fellowship
Graduate student Ting Li has been awarded the prestigious Lederman Fellowship at Fermilab! Read more about the award and the work that earned Li this prestig...
Dr. Jennifer Marshall Named Montague-CTE Scholar
Professor Jennifer Marshall was named a Montague-CTE Scholar by the Texas A&M Center for Teaching Excellence! This honor, recognizing her work on Undergr...
Lab’s Meetings Recognized for Efficiency
Munnerlyn Lab’s weekly group meetings were noted for their unusual efficiency following Shana Hutchin’s interview with Ting Li! Read the full post!
Texas A&M Welcomed into AURA
Texas A&M has been admitted to the prestigious Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy. A&M’s admission was due to achievements in astr...
Instrumentation selected as Impact Area by College of Science
The Texas A&M College of Science selected Instrumentation as one of its impact areas! These are the college’s foremost strengths and are of national prom...
Texas A&M’s Physics and Astronomy Ranks 3rd in Nation
Texas A&M’s Physics and Astronomy Teaching Observatory was ranked 3rd amongst university observatories across the nation by College Rank! The observatory...
Dr. Jennifer Marshall Recognized for NSF Grant Success
Dr. Jennifer Marshall was recognized by the Texas A&M Science Department for her recent success in obtaining a quarter-million dollar grant from the Nati...
projects
Texas A&M Joins MSE as Official Partner!
Texas A&M Joins MSE as Official Partner!
KBTX Interviews Professor DePoy and REU Student
Professor Darren DePoy and summer research student Samantha Hudson interviewed on KBTX, discussing Texas A&M’s role in building the Giant Magellan Telesc...
Professor Jennifer Marshall Selected for MSE Project
Professor Jennifer Marshall has been selected as Project Scientist for the Maunakea Spectroscopic Explorer (MSE) project! Read more here and the full article...
Giant Magellan Telescope Breaks Ground in Chile
The Giant Magellan Telescope Organization broke ground this week at Las Campanas Observatory in Chile! With a 25 meter diameter the GMT will be the world’s l...
Construction Begins on the Giant Magellan Telescope
Construction has begun at the Giant Magellan Telescope site in Chile, an important milestone for a hugely signifigant project with substantial A&M involv...
Texas A&M Board of Regents Approves $22 Mil. GMT Funding
The Texas A&M Board of Regents unaminously approved an additional $22 million in funding for the Giant Magellen Telescope, raising A&M’s contribution...
Donations Build Telescopes
A series of recent donations have enabled the 11 partner institutions of the Giant Magellan Telescope to step up hiring and site preperation for what will be...
Dr. DePoy Talks About VIRUS
Now that VIRUS is being installed at McDonald Observatory for its role in HETDEX, the Texas A&M College of Science spoke with members of the Munnerlyn La...
aTmCam: From Concept to Completion
Graduate Student Ting Li’s Atmospheric Transmission Monitoring Camera (aTmCam), its installation, and its creation were profiled in a recent article which al...
GMT’s Second Mirror is Cast
The second mirror for the Giant Magellan Telescope is cast at Steward Mirror Laboratory in Tucson, Arizona. Read the article from an Arizona newspaper Check ...
Interview on VIRUS with TAMUTimes
Dr. DePoy and Dr. Marshall explain Texas A&M’s role in VIRUS. Read the article in TAMUtimes.
awards
Professor Jennifer Mashall Recognized by LEAD
Professor Jennifer Marshall was recognized for recent outstanding accomplishments and selected as a recipient of the college’s inaugural Leadership in Equity...
Ting Li Receives Lederman Fellowship
Graduate student Ting Li has been awarded the prestigious Lederman Fellowship at Fermilab! Read more about the award and the work that earned Li this prestig...
Dr. Jennifer Marshall Named Montague-CTE Scholar
Professor Jennifer Marshall was named a Montague-CTE Scholar by the Texas A&M Center for Teaching Excellence! This honor, recognizing her work on Undergr...
Emily Boster Receives Prestigious Award
Congratulations Emily Boster on receiving the prestigious 2012 Astronaut Scholarship Foundation Award!
Tyler Behm Aces Poster Competition
Congratulations to Tyler Behm for placing 1st in the poster competition for Astronomy, Chemistry, Physics and Materials Sciences at Student Research Week!
Ryan Oelkers Receives Research Fellowship
Congratulations to Ryan Oelkers for being awarded an NSF East Asia and Pacific Summer Institutes Fellowship to study exoplanets at Nanjing University in Chin...
Dr. Jennifer Marshall Receives Mentoring Award
Congratulations to Dr. Jennifer Marshall for receiving the Ethel Ashworth-Tsutsui Award for mentoring. Read about the ceremony here.