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Steve Goldman '13 discussing his research with conference participants

Steve Goldman '13 presented the results of his summer physics research at a conference titled "Star Formation and Gas Reservoirs in Nearby Groups and Clusters" at Union College in July. Funded by a National Science Foundation grant for undergraduate research, Goldman has been working with Priest Associate Professor of Physics Aileen O'Donoghue, who also attended the conference.

Goldman, of Fayetteville, N.Y., is a physics major, with a minor in mathematics. He presented research on Zwicky Cluster 1400+0949. A highlight of the conference was meeting Neil deGrasse Tyson, director of the Hayden Planetarium.

For more photos from the conference, visit the physics website.

Posted: August 3, 2012