Come interact with physics faculty and students as the Department of Physics opens its doors.
Find out about the following topics in lectures and lab tours:
• Petawatt Laser (more power than all the world’s power plants) produces conditions like that inside stars
• Biophysics – microscope for imaging highways within cell
• Materials Science – atomic microscopes reveal bizarre quantum physics phenomena
• Ultra-Cold Atoms – quantum simulation
• Higgs Boson – the latest elementary particle to be discovered
• Dark Matter – the elusive secret of the universe, and how we look for it
Activities:
• Poster Session, 2-4 pm, 4th floor (entrance level) lobby
• Laboratory Tours/Talks 2-5 pm
• Snacks on floors 2, 3, 9, 10, 13, & 14
• Watermelon Drop off RLM roof at 5:15 pm
You'll learn that the study of physics knows no bounds.