Lowell Center for Space Science & Technology

05/14/2026

Great job Ian!

Congratulations to Ian Davis, an honors Physics & Applied Physics major with a concentration in Astronomy & Astrophysics and a minor in Mathematics, who presented his honors project "Simulating a Parametric Model of Planetary Atmospheres to Quantify Sustainability Over Time"! Thank you, mentor Ofer Cohen and committee member Richard Gaschnig!

05/14/2026

Prof. Silas Laycock, UMass Lowell's Prof. of Physics and LoCSST researcher, has been invited to give a talk on June 11 by The Amateur Telescope Makers of Boston https://www.atmob.org/. Silas will discuss research projects/activities at LoCSST and well as the UMass Lowell Schueller Observatory. We hope you can join us as this is event is free and open to the public!

05/13/2026

UMass Lowell's Prof. Ofer Cohen was part of the Heliophysics Coalition Team who visited Capitol Hill in Washington DC on May 12, 2026 to highlight the importance of maintaining funding for space research.

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/ofer-cohen-b5346749_i-was-excited-to-join-the-heliophysics-coalition-activity-7460357349581479936-cQIm?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAAES7FoBlH5lTg8SMnXsfoKh9PbRq6lHSOE

05/12/2026

Please join UMass Lowell for the next public open night at the UMass Lowell Schueller Observatory!

04/28/2026

Congratulations to Prof. Ofer Cohen on his UMass Lowell Kennedy College of Sciences teaching excellence award in Physics. Well deserved!

04/21/2026

Join student astronomers at the UMass Lowell UMass Lowell Schueller Observatory on Wednesday night to celebrate Earth Day! See attached flyer for details! We hope that you can join us!

04/14/2026

We are excited to have two Physics undergraduate students who received The UMass Lowell Kennedy College of Sciences Discoveries awards https://www.uml.edu/sciences/experiential-learning/student-research.aspx join us for this summer 2026! Welcome to Rachna Pot and Daniel Donahue who will be working with Prof. Tim Cook on his SPINR research project! The summer Discoveries program runs from May 11 - August 29th.

Research is at the core of the scientific enterprise. Get involved by joining a faculty lab or proposing your own project. Work alongside faculty and graduate students. Discover if you wish to pursue research beyond your bachelor’s degree and build your skills for a career in industry.

04/09/2026

Physics Graduate student and LoCSST researcher, Charmi Patel, give a quick tour of our MASTS laboratory for a clip on "the day in the life of a UMass Lowell grad student" feature - check it out here!

04/08/2026

Several of our UMass Lowell Physics student researchers including Anthony DeVasto (left) Joshua Fitzpatrick (top rigth), and Maytal Cooper (bottom right) presented their findings as posters at the Student Research Symposium on March 31.

04/06/2026

ARTEMIS coverage can be found here https://www.facebook.com/NASA and here:

All the latest content about Artemis from the BBC.