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    Physics faculty member has research published in journal

    September 18, 2018
    Dr. Nathan Harrison, assistant professor of physics at UNG, was part of a group that had research published in the journal Nature.

    Article By: Clark Leonard

    Dr. Nathan Harrison has been part of collaborative physics research at the Jefferson National Lab in Virginia since his days as an undergraduate at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 2008. He has continued that work since.

    The University of North Georgia (UNG) assistant professor of physics and his colleagues at the lab recently published their research on matter in the journal Nature.

    The group at the lab in Virginia has been looking at protons and neutrons, as well as the smaller, "mysterious" quarks and gluons that make up those particles. Harrison said a nucleus is more than the sum of its parts. When those parts are combined they exhibit new, unexpected properties.

    "We're still working to understand that," Harrison said.

    Dr. Richard Prior, department head of physics at UNG, was impressed with Harrison's research being published in Nature.

    "This is a very prestigious science journal that publishes papers from all sciences, but very few physics papers are accepted," Prior said.

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    DETI teaching staff  win Best Paper Award

    DETI teaching staff win Best Paper Award

    UNG DETI teaching staff members David Babb and Ervin Howard have been awarded the Best Paper Award by the Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration.
    Preston honored with pair of state awards

    Preston honored with pair of state awards

    UNG professor Dr. Tom Preston won two service awards for his work with UNG's Speech and Debate Club.
    Poultry team takes 5th at national event

    Poultry team takes 5th at national event

    UNG's poultry judging team finished fifth overall at the annual USPOULTRY Foundation National Contest, including top-six finishes in all three categories, and earned six individual awards.
    Biology students win awards at conference

    Biology students win awards at conference

    Three student groups won awards for their research at this year's annual Wildlife Society meeting held in Macon, Georgia, in March.

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