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Physics and Engineering team to develop particle detector as part of international, multimillion-dollar grant

Physics and Engineering team to develop particle detector as part of international, multimillion-dollar grant

Dr. Rakitha Beminiwattha, assistant professor of physics at Louisiana Tech University, and his team, which currently includes Yusuff Afeez Oluwatobi, doctoral engineering student, and Nirmal Bhusal, mechanical engineering senior, have begun developing a particle detection system as part of the Measurement of a Lepton-Lepton Electroweak Reaction Experiment (MOLLER) at the Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility.

Pre-Vet student graduates from Purdue’s VetUp!

Pre-Vet student graduates from Purdue’s VetUp!

Louisiana Tech senior Christan Robicheaux, currently pursuing a double major in animal science and finance, recently graduated from Purdue’s VetUp! program, a federally funded initiative to expand access to the veterinary profession for talented individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds and to address the need for more veterinarians serving rural areas.