Category: events

WFU Physics Honor Society (ΣΠΣ) and Department Awards Ceremony George P. Williams, Jr. Lecture Hall, (Olin 101) Wednesday, May 1, 2019, at 4:00 PM There will be a reception with refreshments at 3:30 PM in the foyer. All interested persons are cordially invited to attend. PROGRAM Physics Honor Society (ΣΠΣ) Ceremony Recognition of New Physics…

WFU senior physics students will present highlights of their honors theses George P. Williams, Jr. Lecture Hall, (Olin 101) Wednesday, April 24, 2019, at 4:00 PM There will be a reception with refreshments at 3:30 PM in the lounge. All interested persons are cordially invited to attend. PROGRAM Jacquelyn Sharpe— Mentor: Prof. Guthold — “Mechanical…

Paul W. Ayers, PhD Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology McMaster University, Canada George P. Williams, Jr. Lecture Hall, (Olin 101) Wednesday, April 17, 2019, at 4:00 PM There will be a reception with refreshments at 3:30 PM in the lounge. All interested persons are cordially invited to attend. ABSTRACT What happens when two substances…

Peiyun Li Public Presentation in ZSR Library Auditorium Monday, April 15, 2019 at 11 AM There will be a reception with refreshments following the defense in Olin Lounge. All interested persons are cordially invited to attend the public talk and the reception. ABSTRACT Recent discoveries of rare-earth and alkaline-earth halides with scintillation activators and co-dopants…

Jennie Traschen, PhD Department of Physics University of Massachusetts Amherst George P. Williams, Jr. Lecture Hall, (Olin 101) Wednesday, April 10, 2019, at 4:00 PM There will be a reception with refreshments at 3:30 PM in the lounge. All interested persons are cordially invited to attend. ABSTRACT The Laws of Thermodynamcis, and the properties of…

Randall D. Ledford, PhD Wake Forest Alumni Retired CTO of Emerson Electric Company George P. Williams, Jr. Lecture Hall, (Olin 101) Wednesday, April 3, 2019, at 4:00 PM There will be a reception with refreshments at 3:30 PM in the lounge. All interested persons are cordially invited to attend. ABSTRACT Dr. Ledford is this year’s…

WFU Physics Career Advising Event SPEAKER:  Dr. Heather Bedle, Assistant Professor, Conoco Philips School of Geology and Geophysics, University of Oklahoma TIME: Wednesday, March 27, 2019, from 12:00 – 1:00 PM PLACE: Olin Physical Laboratory, Lounge Lunch will be provided. All interested persons are cordially invited to attend. Dr. Bedle received her BS in Physics from WFU…

Heather Bedle, PhD School of Geology and Geophyics University of Oklahoma George P. Williams, Jr. Lecture Hall, (Olin 101) Wednesday, March 27, 2019, at 4:00 PM There will be a reception with refreshments at 3:30 PM in the lounge. All interested persons are cordially invited to attend. ABSTRACT Methane gas hydrates buried in the shallow…

Tevian Dray, PhD Department of Mathematics Oregon State University George P. Williams, Jr. Lecture Hall, (Olin 101) Wednesday, March 20, 2019, at 4:00 PM There will be a reception with refreshments at 3:30 PM in the lounge. All interested persons are cordially invited to attend. ABSTRACT Calculus as taught by mathematicians typically involves a large…

Steven Erwin, PhD, Head of the Center for Materials Physics and Technology at The Naval Research Laboratory George P. Williams, Jr. Lecture Hall, (Olin 101) Wednesday, February 27, 2019, at 4:00 PM There will be a reception with refreshments at 3:30 PM in the lounge. All interested persons are cordially invited to attend. ABSTRACT The…