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October 15, 10 am
– 4pm
Small Hall (behind Phi Beta
Kappa Memorial Hall)
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This
year’s PhysicsFest theme is
Wave goodbye to the misconception that physics is boring and hard! Dive
into fun Physics demos, new discoveries, and free ice cream!
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PhysicsFest 2016
Photo Competition!
See all the submissions here
Congratulations
for the winners!
Professional
judges choice:
1st
place: Milky way by Rico Xi
2nd
place: Lunar Mosaic by Jacob Gunnarson
Chasing Light by Deepak Krishnankutty
Popular vote:
1st
place: Schrӧdinger’s Cat Prior to
Observation by Stephanie Wang
2nd
place: Chasing Light by Deepak Krishnankutty
3rd
place: Trifid Nebula by Jacob Gunnarson
Start saving your best images for next year’s competition!
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 Join us for our
4th annual
Undergraduate Physics poster session and
competition
Location – Small
Hall Library, 10-11.30am
Come and see what the next
generation of scientists and researchers are up to!
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Visit research labs (11 am - 2pm)
Have you ever
wondered how a research lab really looks? This is your chance to see
several physics and applied science labs and talk to people who work
there.
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Participating scientists
Todd
Averett – Hyperpolarized Gases for
Nuclear Physics (Room 167)
Mumtaz Qazilbash -
Photon spectroscopy (Room 024)
R. Ale Lukaszew
– Thin films and nanostructures (Room 030)
Eugeniy
Mikhailov – Quantum optics and LIGO
(Room 032)
Gunter Luepke – Ultrafast studies of
novel materials (Room 064)
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For our younger
visitors we offer an exciting treasure hunt – find out what kind of waves
are used in different labs!
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Daylight
astronomy?
Why not! Head to the lawn in front of the Small Hall to see the Sun and
planets as you’ve never seen them before.
Observations start at 10am,
weather permitting.
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 Want to try your
hands on physics experiments?
Explore all kinds
of waves in our interactive displays!
We have
microwaves, acoustic waves, light waves, gravitational waves, seismic
waves and more!
Location – First floor
corridor in Small Hall
Open 10am – 4pm
 Come to our Physics Playroom!
Fun
hands-on science for everyone from 1 to 101!
Location – Small
Hall 122
Open 10am – 4pm
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 If it is not
raining, make sure to check our Physics for
Outsiders!
Giant oobleck pool! Racing the light! Camera Obscura!
Location – the
lawn outside Small Hall
Open 10am – 4pm
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 Interactive
demo shows
Guaranteed
excitement for all ages. Who knew physics may be so much fun!
Location – Small
Hall 110
Demo shows
start at 10.30am, 11.30am, 12.30pm, 1.30pm, 2.30pm and 3.15pm
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Visit Small
Hall Makerspace to learn how you can make your dream project a
reality with a help of a 3D printer or some other tools, or to create
your own reality with a virtual reality glasses.
Location – Small Hall 143, open 12
- 4 pm
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 Want to know more
about cutting-edge science, explained in plain English?
Public
lectures from Physics professors
No prior physics
knowledge required!
Location – Small
Hall 111
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11.00 am
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Eugeniy Mikhailov
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LIGO and discovery of the gravitational waves
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Nobel-inspired lecture
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12.00 pm
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Enrico
Rossi
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Alice in Topological Wonderland
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1.00 pm
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Anna
DeJong (CNU)
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Radio Waves in the Solar System
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2.00 pm
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Mark
Hinders
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Non-linear acoustics scarecrow
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