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Diversity

It is incumbent on us all as a global community of scientists to actively participate in the diversification of science, technology, engineering and mathematics by directly and intentionally engaging those groups that are underrepresented in our individual fields.

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Events

Physics and Astronomy Colloquium: "TBA"

September 8, 2021 -

Physics and Astronomy Colloquium: "TBA"

October 13, 2021 -

Physics and Astronomy Colloquium: "TBA"

November 10, 2021 -

Spotlight

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The Balloon-borne Large Aperture Submillimeter Telescope (BLAST) Program
The Balloon-borne Large Aperture Telescope (BLASTPol) and its planned successor, Super BLASTPol, are the first instruments to combine the sensitivity and mapping speed necessary to trace magnetic fields across entire clouds with the resolution to trace fields down into dense substructures, including cores and laments.
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Outreach

The Penn Physics & Astronomy Department offers a variety of research opportunities that bring students of a range of academic levels to Penn.

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This series of demonstrations, made in collaboration with the Physics & Astronomy department, was designed for use in the classroom as well as review materials. There are silent and narrated options for each demonstration.
Department Fact

The Physics and Astronomy department counts three Nobel prize winners in its family tree.