Michael was a masters student of Physics in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at Ball State University.  His masters thesis concentrated on two β Lyræ systems which was successfully defended November, 2017. Michael is an avid science fiction reader, and connoisseur of the finer spirits of Scotch with aspirations of visiting legendary island of […]

Mr. Jon Van de Water is a physics graduate student in the Department of Physics & Astronomy at Ball State University.

Presently, I am an Adjunct Instructor of Physics at Chattahoochee Technical College in Marietta, Georgia. In the spring of 2018, I fulfilled the requirements necessary to receive a Master of Science in Physics from Ball State University (BSU). While at BSU, I began my research on eclipsing binary stars under the supervision of Dr. Robert […]

Whitewater Hall 200A 765-973-8471 westobin@iue.edu Education Ed.D., Science (Physics, Astronomy & Chemistry), Ball State University, 2016 Certificate in College and University Teaching, Ball State University, 2015 M.S., Astrophysics, Iowa State University, 2008 B.S., Physics and Mathematics, Indiana State University, 2005 Current Research Interests Observational AstronomyPeculiar Velocity Structures in Galaxy ClustersHigh-Precision Variable Star Photometry Educational Research […]

I am currently a senior undergraduate student at Ball State University, majoring in physics and minoring in astrophysics. I currently represent the physics department on the student advisory council to the Dean, as well as tutoring for the department and working on several research projects. Research Interests Currently, I am working on two separate projects. […]

Elijah is an Astronomy major at Ball State University.