Stanley Maloy
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Patrick Papin
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Cathie Atkins
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Estralita Martin
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January 12th, 2012
A Scientist's Life: Riding the Rails While Searching the Cosmos
http://www.utsandiego.com/staff/gary-robbins/ (Gary Robbins)
Meet Allen Shafter, chair of the astronomy department at San Diego State University. Shafter, 56, studies a class of explosive stars known as classical novae. For brief periods, these stars can rival the combined luminosity of millions of regular stars like the sun, making them an object of great fascination for researchers.
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January 10th, 2012
Discovery Creates New Class of Planetary Systems
gina.jacobs@sdsu.edu (Gina Jacobs)
This work establishes that such "two sun" planets are not rare exceptions, but are in fact common with many millions existing in our Galaxy. The work was published on-line today in the journal Nature and was presented by William Welsh of San Diego State University at the American Astronomical Society meeting in Austin, Texas, on behalf of the Kepler Science Team.
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January 10th, 2012
TEMECULA: Quarry appeal will be heard in Riverside
jhorseman@pe.com (Feff Horseman The Press-Enterprise)
In a Monday letter to the board, Temecula Mayor Chuck Washington, Pechanga Tribal Chairman Mark Macarro and Matt Rahn of San Diego State University asked for at least one appeal hearing to take place at Temecula's Rancho Community Church.
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December 22nd, 2011
SDSU Scientist Named AAAS Fellow for 2012
grobertson@projects.sdsu.edu(Glenn S. Robertson)
Carrano, who is also chair of the chemistry department, is being honored for "distinguished contributions in the fields of inorganic and bioinorganic chemistry, particularly for structure, function, reactivity and biology of microbial siderophores."
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December 19th, 2011
The 1,700-Foot Tsunami That Struck Alaska in 1958
http://coyoteprime-runningcauseicantfly.blogspot.com (Casey Kazan)
Professor Kim Olsen of San Diego State University (SDSU) and his team created a supercomputer-powered "virtual earthquake" program that allowed them to recreate such an event. This program encompassed the work of scientists from SDSU, San Diego Supercomputer Center at University of California/San Diego, and the U.S. Geological Survey.
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