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Ben Stottrup

@benstottrup.bsky.social

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Director for School of Natural Sciences, Augsburg University

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Ben Stottrup @benstottrup.bsky.social · 24/08/2025

These Augsburg University STEM students have had a busy summer in 2025! They conducted undergraduate research, built and flown high-powered rockets, obtained L1 certification in rocketry, and attended a drone workshop. Yesterday, they volunteered at the NASA exhibit at the Minnesota State Fair.

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Ben Stottrup @benstottrup.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

Congratulations to the Departmental Honors Students in Physics: Daniel, Eleanor, Jimmy, Sean. And thank you to their hard-working faculty, Profs. Case, @moumitadg.bsky.social , and Hickox-Young for making engaging research projects possible at Augsburg University.

Augsburg Physics Students Giving Presentations

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Ben Stottrup @benstottrup.bsky.social · 04/05/2025

Prof. Moumita Dasgupta started her 2 year term as President of the Minnesota Area Association of Physics Teachers today. Congratulations @moumitadg.bsky.social !!!

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Ben Stottrup @benstottrup.bsky.social · 26/04/2025

Congratulations to Sean Gaffaney for placing second in Augsburg's Baby Shark entrepreneurial contest, run by our amazing colleagues in the School of Business. Thank you to Prof @moumitadg.bsky.social for encouraging your keystone science class to take on this challenge!

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Ben Stottrup @benstottrup.bsky.social · 26/04/2025

The hustle of the end of another semester is here, and for our seniors, it is a chance to celebrate their accomplishments. I enjoyed the opportunity to celebrate with my colleagues in physics at Augsburg University's Honors Convocation.

Augsburg Physics faculty and students pose for a picture.

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Ben Stottrup @benstottrup.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

Augsburg University was thrilled to host @jiwasa.bsky.social as our Sverdrup Visiting Scientist. We end this event with a celebration of undergraduate research. It was super cool that Dr. Iwasa could spend time with our students, discussing their work. Below are Auggie physicists at their posters.

Augsburg Physics majors at their end-of-year research celebration.

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Ben Stottrup @benstottrup.bsky.social · 23/02/2025

Augsburg University had a great turnout at the MnSGC NASA Student Symposium. Students from across MnSGC gave great presentations, and it was a good opportunity for faculty to network.

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Ben Stottrup @benstottrup.bsky.social · 22/02/2025

Great way to kick off the 2025 MnSGC NASA Student Symposium with James Kakalios!!!

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Ben Stottrup @benstottrup.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

This Fall, Augsburg's Physics department has hired the amazing @kristineloh.bsky.social to teach our Science of Food and Cooking course. Kristine even contributed a brand new lab to our course on foams and vegan meringues. Thank you Kristine!

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Ben Stottrup @benstottrup.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

We are fortunate to have generous alumni at Augsburg University. That generousity comes in many forms, for example Noah Aleshire (Honeywell Areospace) is sharing his expertise in high powered rocketry with our NASA MnSGC rocketry team. Thanks Noah! www.linkedin.com/in/noah-e-al... #STEM

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Ben Stottrup @benstottrup.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

Moumita Dasgupta, one of the many amazing School of Natural Sciences faculty at Augsburg, just published in Soft Matter: pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a... Her team claimed the back cover! If you are an Auggie, you can get the article at @lindelllibrary.bsky.social #SoftMatterPhysics #Physics

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