Category: Academics

Computer science students at Carleton are tackling real-world problems, helping to change the world through their problem-solving skills.

“We need people who encompass multiple perspectives to tackle things like cancer, global climate change, and artificial intelligence—and we want to foster our students’ ability to do that kind of work.”

Carleton team again part of the LIGO Scientific Collaboration and the Virgo collaboration to identify a second gravitational wave event in the data from Advanced LIGO detectors. 

Study published in BioScience shows 78 endangered species face known hazards from excess nitrogen.

Senior Erwin Swaray, a psychology major and neuroscience concentrator from Maple Grove, Minn., vividly remembers the time he ran at a track tournament at the University of Minnesota . . .

Physics is having a rock star moment, Carls a part of exciting discovery

LIGO opens new window on the universe with observation of gravitational waves from colliding black holes; Carleton professor, students part of collaboration to make groundbreaking discovery.

Nelson Christenson, George H. and Marjorie F. Dixon Professor of Physics, is the recipient of a $210,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to do Laser Interferometric Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) astronomy research. His three-year project “RUI: Parameter Estimation, Data Analysis, and Detector Characterization for LIGO” continues the international collaborative analyses of data in search of gravitational wave signals, including signals from massive black hole systems and supernova produced signals. As many as six undergraduate researchers will apply novel statistical strategies to parameter estimation and data analysis, and identify detector disturbances for Advanced LIGO.

David Liben-Nowell, associate professor of computer science, has been named a Kavli Fellow of the National Academy of Sciences and was invited to speak at the Fifth Indo-American Frontiers of Science symposium held in Agra, India, in early April 2013.

Carleton College juniors Zach Wood-Doughty ‘14 (Madison, Wisc.) and Nick Jones ’14 (Evanston, Ill.) have earned the prestigious Goldwater Scholarship. John Cho ’14 (Los Angeles) earned an honorable mention. Both of Carleton’s winners are computer science and math double majors. Only 14 of the 271 students who were awarded Goldwater Scholarships were computer science majors, marking a major accomplishment for those Carleton departments and the two students. The Goldwater Scholarship tries to provide a continuing source of highly qualified scientists, mathematicians, and engineers by awarding scholarships to college students who intend to pursue careers in these fields.