Saturday Morning Physics 2012 ::: outreach program funded by Florida State University ::: Department of Physics, Florida State University

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Download SMP program (PDF).

Contact Person:
Assist. Prof. Christopher L. Gerardy

Committee Members:
C. Gerardy (...), A. Askew (...), D. Lind (...), M. Warusawithana (...), J. Cao (...)



Scope:
Saturday Morning Physics is a program that introduces local high school students to current research topics in the physical sciences. Our goal is to educate, entertain and inspire. The program, which is funded by Florida State University, is organized and run by the FSU Department of Physics.


Participation:
Although this program is primarily for high school seniors we welcome the participation of others. We particularly encourage parents and teachers to attend. The presentations are designed to be enjoyed by anyone, not just those who have some knowledge of physics!
No registration is required.


Cost of participation:
Saturday Morning Physics is provided as a community service at no cost to the participants.


Location:
Each session will be held by FSU Physics Professors in the large lecture hall (Room 101) at the east end of the Richards Undergraduate Physics Laboratory, located near the west end of campus (see Richards or UPL in the B4 zone of the campus map), except for the tour of the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory on 11/03 (see Google map or "Innovation Park" in the west end campus map).


Schedule 2012:

All presentations will begin at 9:30 a.m. and end between 11:00 a.m. and 11:15 a.m.
There will be a 20 minute intermission with free doughnuts and juice.





Interesting sites:
Florida State University Physics Department (main web site, Research, Faculty)
Particle Adventure
Hubble Space Telescope
Eight planets (formerly known as Nine planets)
Molecular Expressions at NHMFL
Nanoscale Science Education
Various links related to nanoscience.