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Gopolang Mohlabeng (he/him)
Career Profiles
Assistant Professor of Theoretical Particle Physics
I do research on the smallest building blocks of life and how they affect our entire universe.
![Bacteria, whale and universe](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/2022-12/Scale%20header.png?itok=0cBCDTzx)
Understanding Scale: From Planck to Cosmic
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Learn measuring the scale of everything, from the very tiny to the super gigantic!
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Let's Talk Lunar Resources
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Discover some background information on how we'll learn to live and work on the Moon - and beyond!
![Close-up of the Arecibo Observatory radio telescope](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/2020-02/close-up_arecibo-observatory.jpg?itok=CTR21nm6)
SETI - The Search for extraterrestrial Intelligence
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Some astronomers are not looking for stars, planets or galaxies. They are searching for intelligent life in the universe beyond our planet.