Society of Catholic Scientists

10/12/2026

The latest episode of The Catholic Scientist podcast is out featuring CMU Professor of Mathematics Po-Shen Loh. Check out the link below.

Episode 24: Po-Shen Loh, Teaching Math and Creativity in the Age of AI https://youtu.be/JDLeIIGVSU4?si=erg1zniYicu92DnJ via

Po-Shen Loh, Professor of Mathematics at Carnegie Mellon University...

10/05/2026

Prof. Karin Öberg of Harvard, co-founder of the Society of Catholic Scientists (SCS) and former SCS board member, was recently awarded the prestigious Pius XI Medal by Pope Leo XIV for her exceptional scientific research. Congratulations Dr. Öberg!

Karin Öberg awarded the Pius XI Medal September 26, 2026 News © Vatican Media  Harvard Astronomy professor Karin Öberg was awarded the Pius XI Medal. The award was conferred by Pope Leo XIV at an audience with the Pontifical Academy of Sciences on September 24,2026. The medal recognizes Karin's ...

10/01/2026

Can physics explain what happened at the beginning of the universe? Would this explanation remove the need to invoke a Creator? A physicist explains why the answer to this second question is no in a new article on the SCS website.

How the universe began and why it exists are two different questions. Physics can only tell us about the first.

09/28/2026

Fr. James Macelwane, S.J. was born this day in 1883. He was a pioneer in Seismology, which is often called “the Jesuit Science”. The AGU’s Macelwane Medal is named after him.

https://catholicscientists.org/scientists-of-the-past/james-macelwane

James B. Macelwane, S.J. (September 28, 1883 to February 15, 1956) The Jesuit order played an important role in the development of the science of seismology, especially in its early […]

09/23/2026

On this day in 1819, physicist Hippolyte Fizeau was born. The Fizeau experiment on the speed of light helped pave the way for Relativity. He was a life-long “convinced Catholic”.
https://catholicscientists.org/scientists-of-the-past/armand-hyppolite-louis-foucault/

09/21/2026

In the latest episode of The Catholic Scientist podcast, Taylor Black distinguishes between what AI knows and human knowledge of the truth of things.

09/18/2026

Physicist Léon Foucault was born on this date in 1819. He invented the Foucault pendulum, measured the speed of light, discovered “eddy currents”, and died a devout Catholic in 1868.

Link: https://catholicscientists.org/scientists-of-the-past/jean-bernard-leon-foucault/

09/13/2026

The latest episode of the Catholic Scientist podcast is out and features Taylor Black, an excutive at Microsoft and director of the Leonum Institute at Catholic University. He discusses the AI revolution and the reshaping of human society.

Taylor Black, director of AI & Venture Ecosystems in the Office of ...

09/08/2026

08/07/2026

In the latest episode of the Catholic Scientist podcast, Fr. Thomas Davenport and Sr. Albertine Cevallos talk about their journeys from studying science to entering the Dominicans. Fascinating stories of science and faith!

In this episode of the podcast Sr. Albertine Cevallos and Fr. Thoma...