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 […]