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Field Day 2012

This spring, the Creighton University Society of Physics Students (CUSPS) will again sponsor Physics Field Day, a day of activities and excitement for high school students. The theme of the 2012 Physics Field Day is "The Universe," in light of the 2011 Nobel-Prize winning discovery regarding the accelerating expansion of the universe.

The rulebook can be found here.

Location
HL G59
Date of Event
Contact info
JackGabel@creighton.edu

Physics Antique Roadshow

 Tom Greenslade, Ph.D., one of the foremost experts on antique physics apparatus will present "The Creighton Physics Antique Road Show," during Creighton University's Department of Physics colloquium. Some of Creighton's antique apparatus, which includes items from the 1898 Trans-Mississippi Exposition that was held in Omaha, will be on display in a nearby room.

Location
HL G59
Date of Event
Contact info
Jack Gabel (jackgabel@creighton.edu)

Alumni Prize 2011-12

The winner of the Alumni Prize for 2011-12 has been determined, and a time for the celebration has also been selected.  Please join us at 1:30 next Wednesday (Nov. 16) in the Conference room to congratulate this year’s winner and enjoy some delicious cake.  All are welcome!

Location
RSG05
Date of Event
Contact info
Dr. Janet Seger

Physics Seminar 03-25-2011

What’s going on at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant in Japan?
 
 
What does the media mean when they talk about a nuclear meltdown?
Why are people taking Iodine tablets?
Is there a danger to the US?
What the heck is a milli-Sievert?
Do we need to worry about nuclear plants in the US?
Is Nuclear power ethical?

 

Location
HL G59
Date of Event
Contact info
Dr. Jack Gabel (jackgabel@creighton.edu).

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