2008-2009

Celebrate the end of the year with all manner of picnic food and games.
Home of Dr. F in Madison                  Leave Hall of Science at 4:15 pm

Physics Welcomes Prospective Students
Academic Fair/SPS Demo Presentations
12-3 pm  *  Forum

Sigma Pi Sigma Honor Society Induction, and Physics Prizes
5:30 pm            University Club

  • March 20, Friday - SPS/Physics Career Day

Careers in Physics and Related Fields
Faculty and visitors will present career opportunities
S-208  *  Noontime  *  Pizza Lunch

  • February 27, Friday - SPS/Physics Film Festival

"The Race for Absolute Zero"
Part Two of two parts on what is cold, and how cold can it get?
S-208  *  Noontime  *  Pizza Lunch

  • February 20, Friday - SPS/DUCS/PhysicsChemistry Noontime Speaker

"An Introduction to Raman Spectroscopy"
Dr. Carl Salter, Chair and Professor of Chemistry, Moravian College
S-244  *  Noontime  *  Pizza Lunch

  • February 13, Friday  - SPS/Physics Research Presentation
Dr. Minjoon Kouh
Postdoctoral Fellow, The Salk Institute for Biological Studies
"Neural Computations in the Visual Cortex"
 4:00 pm            S-244
Refreshments will be served
  • February 9, Monday  - SPS/Physics Research Presentation
Dr. Kurt Andresen
Visiting Assistant Professor, Colgate University
"DNA and the Nucleosome: The Physics of Strangely Attractive Biomolecules"
 4:00 pm            S-244
Refreshments will be served
  • February 6, Friday - SPS/Physics Film Festival

"The Conquest of Cold"
Part One of two parts on what is cold, and how cold can it get?
S-208  *  Noontime  *  Pizza Lunch

  • January 30, Friday - SPS/Physics Film Festival

"Is There Life on Mars?"
The story of NASA's twin robot explorers, Spirit and Opportunity
S-208  *  Noontime  *  Pizza Lunch

  • December 8, Monday - Annual SPS/Physics Holiday Party- A Department Tradition!

Dr. F's Home
6-8 pm
Good Food, Physics Carols, and Amazing "Physics" Gifts
Leave Hall of Science at 5:45 pm

"Newton's Dark Secrets"
The inside story of perhaps the greatest scientist of all time.
S-208  *  Noontime  *  Pizza Lunch

"Sputnik Declassified"
The real story behind the opening chapter in the space race.
S-208  *  Noontime  *  Pizza Lunch

"The Ghost Particle"
Neutrinos - The Secret Ingredient to the Cosmos.
S-208  *  Noontime  *  Pizza Lunch

"Lost at Sea - The Search for Longitude"
The development of accurate clocks to make ocean going navigation possible.
S-208  *  Noontime  *  Pizza Lunch

"The Atomic Cafe - Part 2"
The story of cold war-era nuclear paranoia in the United States.
S-208  *  Noontime  *  Pizza Lunch

"The Atomic Cafe - Part 1"
The story of cold war-era nuclear paranoia in the United States.
S-208  *  Noontime  *  Pizza Lunch

"STRANGENESS Minus Three"
Classic story of the discovery of the Omega Minus particle with Feynmann and Gell-Mann.
S-208  *  Noontime  *  Pizza Lunch

SPS/Physics Welcomes Prospective Science Students with Demos/Info Sessions
Contact Office of Admissions for Information

  • October 13, Monday  -  Drew Summer Science Institute (DSSI) Poster Session

See the summer research work of SPS and other Drew science students
Come out and support your fellow physics majors
2-4 pm        Hall of Science        S-3

Missy Louie - Valparaiso (SARA) Astronomy REU
Kyle Nugent - Drew Summer Science Institute
Brian Kelly - Drew Summer Science Institute.
S-208  *  Noontime  *  Pizza Lunch

  • September 22, Monday  -  SPS/Physics Welcome-Back-to-School Picnic

Dr. F's House   4:30-7:00 pm
Come out and meet old and new members and the Faculty!
Rides from rear of HS at 4:30

  • September 18, Thursday - Drew Science Scholars Symposium

"In Memory of Dr. Ashley Hale Carter (1924-2008)"
Dr. Robert Weisbuch - Welcome
Dr. Jonathan Spanier (Drew '90) - "Nanomaterial Surfaces: Is Beauty Only Skin Deep?"
Dr. Carmen Drahl (Drew '02) - "Pathways: Journeys at the Interfaces of Science"
Laura Rose Barclay (Drew '08) - "Einstein and His Son Hans Albert"
S-4  *  1:30 - 4:30 pm

2006-2007

Celebrate the end of the year with all manner of picnic food and games.
Home of Dr. F in Madison                  Leave Hall of Science at 4:15 pm

Dr. Greg Recine
Stevens Institute of Technology
"Electron Transport in Nanoscale Semiconductor and Biomolecular Based Devices: the world of the very small and very fast"
 12:05 pm            S-244
PIZZA Lunch will be Served
Dr. Robert Murawski
Texas A&M, Institute of Quantum Studies and Department of Physics
"Coherent Raman Light Scattering: When molecules dance to their own (quantum) beat"
 12:05 pm            S-244
PIZZA Lunch will be Served
  • May 1, Tuesday  -  Annual SPS/Physics Department Awards Banquet

Sigma Pi Sigma Honor Society Induction, and Physics Prizes
5:30 pm               University Club

Physics Welcomes Prospective Students!

Academic Fair/SPS Demo Presentations
12-3 pm      Forum

  • February 9, Friday - SPS Field Trip to Rutgers University

Dave's Dazzling Demos
Come and experience all manner of physics demonstrations

Leave Hall of Science for Rutgers at 6:00 pm

  • December 12, Tuesday - Annual SPS/Physics Holiday Party- A Department Tradition!

Dr. F's Home
6-8 pm
Good Food, Physics Carols, and Amazing "Physics" Gifts
Leave Hall of Science at 5:30 pm

SPS/Physics Welcomes Prospective Science Students with Demos/Info Sessions
Contact Office of Admissions for Information

See the summer research work of SPS and other Drew science students
Come out and support your fellow physics majors

7-9 pm        Mead Hall        Founders Room

Dr. F's House   4:45-7:30 pm
Come out and meet old and new members and the Faculty!
Rides from rear of HS at 4:30

 

2005-2006

  • May 8, Monday  -  Annual SPS/Physics Spring Picnic

    Celebrate the last day of class with all manner of picnic food and games.
    Home of Dr. F in Madison                  Leave Hall of Science at 4:15 pm

 

Sigma Pi Sigma Honor Society Induction, and Physics Prizes
5:30 pm               University Club

SPS Demo Presentations
2 pm      Commons

Dr. F's Home
6-8 pm
Good Food, Physics Carols, and Amazing "Physics" Gifts
Leave Hall of Science at 5:30 pm

SPS/Physics Welcomes Prospective Science Students with Demos/Info Sessions
Contact Office of Admissions for Information

Nate Woodward - Lehigh REU
Elizabeth Bendler - Princeton REU
Megan Linzey - SUNY Stony Brook REU

Come out, have lunch, and hear about summer adventures and MORE possibilities for you!

Tuesday, October 11 12:00-1:15 pm S-326 -RISE Reading Room
Pizza lunch will be served!

See the summer research work of SPS and other Drew science students
Come out and support your fellow physics majors

7-9 pm        Mead Hall        Founders Room

Jackie Haynicz - Kansas REU
Rebecca Keith - SPS National Office Internship
Paul-Michael Huseman - Drew Summer Science Institute and NJ Governor's School

Come out, have lunch, and hear about summer adventures and possibilities for you!

Tuesday, September 27 12:00-1:15 pm S-326 -RISE Reading Room
Pizza lunch will be served!

Dr. F's House   4:45-7:30 pm
Come out and meet old and new members and the Faculty!
Rides from rear of HS at 4:30

 

2004-2005

Celebrate the last day of class with all manner of picnic food and games
Home of Dr. F in Madison                  Leave Hall of Science at 4:00 pm

Sigma Pi Sigma Honor Society Induction, and Physics Prizes
5:30 pm               University Club

The College of New Jersey            9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Leave Hall of Science for TCNJ at 8:00 am
Dr. F's Home
5:30 pm - ?
Tacos and Amazing Physics Gifts
Leave Hall of Science at 5:30 pm
Dr. James McKenna
Drew RISE Fellow
"How Your CD System Works"

 4:00 pm            S-308
Refreshments will be Served

Dr. Len Feldman
Professor of Physics, Vanderbilt University
"Nanoscale Science at Vanderbilt"

 12 noon            S-305
Pizza Lunch Will be Served

SPS/Physics Welcomes Prospective Science Students with Demos/Info Sessions

A Total Lunar Eclipse!

9:14 pm - Moon enters Earth's dark umbral shadow
10:23 pm - Totality begins
11:04 pm - Mid Eclipse
11:45 pm - Totality ends
12:54 am (10/28) - Moon leaves Earth's umbra

Come view a heavenly event at the Drew Observatory - bring a friend, spread the joy!
For more info see: http://www.space.com/spacewatch/041001_lunar_eclipse.html

 8:30 pm            Observatory
Refreshments will be Served

Tina Aragona - Lehigh REU
Nate Woodward - Drew Summer Science Institute
Jackie Haynicz - Drew Summer Science Institute and NJ Governor's School

Come out, have lunch, and hear about summer adventures and possibilities for you!

Wednesday, October 20 12:00-1:15 pm S-308
Pizza lunch will be served!

See the summer research work of SPS and other Drew science students

7-9 pm        Mead Hall        Founders Room

2003-2004

Celebrate the last day of class with all manner of picnic food and games
Home of Dr. F in Madison                  Leave Hall of Science at 4:00 pm

Great Food, Sigma Pi Sigma Honor Society Induction, and Physics Prizes
5:30 pm               University Club

Tricia Missall, CLA '01
MD/PhD Grad Student, St. Louis University School of Medicine
"A Physics Alum's Adventures in Graduate School"

 12 noon            S-244
Pizza and cookies will be served!

Dr. Sean Hendrick
Physics Department, North Carolina State University
"Supernovae and Their Remnants"

 12 noon            S-244
Pizza and cookies will be served!

SPS/Physics Welcomes Prospective Science Students with Demos/Info Sessions

Tom Zielinski - SPS Associate Zone Councilor
Summer Experience at Penn State REU
Report from national SPS Council Meeting

12:00-1:15 pm           S-3
Pizza will be served..............!

See the summer research work of SPS and other Drew science students

7-9 pm        Mead Hall        Founders Room

Karen Mooney - William and Mary REU
Emily Hamilton - Princeton Plasma Physics Lab Internship
Christina Aragona - Drew Summer Science Institute
Katy Rolfe - Drew Summer Science Institute and NJ Governor's School

12:00-1:15 pm           S-3
Pizza will be served..............!

 

2002-2003

Celebrate the last day of class with all manner of picnic food and games
Home of Dr. F in Madison                  Leave Hall of Science at 4:00 pm

Great Food, Sigma Pi Sigma Honor Society Induction, and Physics Prizes
5:30 pm               University Club

SPS Demo Presentations
2 pm      Commons

American Physical Society Spring Meeting
Special SPS Session for Student Papers - Tom Zielinski Presenting His Summer Research
 Leaving Drew at 6:30 am Saturday Morning
Dr. Brian Greene
Professor of Physics, Columbia University
"The Elegant Universe"

 Leaving Hall of Science at 6:45 pm
Dr. Jim McKenna
Drew Dana Research Institute for Scientists Emeriti (RISE)
"Optical Waveguides and Fiber Optic Communications"

 12:00 pm            S-244
Pizza will be Served

SPS/Physics Welcomes Prospective Science Students with Demos/Info Sessions

Dr. Paul Dagdigian
Chemistry Department, Johns Hopkins University
"Using Lasers to Probe Molecular Interactions "

 4:15 pm            S-244
Refreshments will be Served

Field Trip to Worcester, MA.   Leave Hall of Science at 6 am.

Tom Zielinski - Drew Summer Science Institute
Karen Mooney - Teaching Assistant, Drew Governor's School in the Sciences
Adam Friedman - Summer Intern, Hershey Medical School
12:15 pm           S-142
Pizza will be served..............!

 

2001-2002

Celebrate end of classes with all manner of picnic food and games
Home of Dr. F in Madison                  Leave Hall of Science at 3:30 pm
Alan Alda portraying the genious physicist Richard Feynman in a play by Peter Parnell
Lincoln Center, NYC                       7:30 pm             
Great Food, Sigma Pi Sigma Honorary Induction, and Physics Prizes
5:30 pm               University Club
SPS Demo Presentations
2 pm      Commons
Leave Drew by van at 6:00 am for Baltimore. Return late Saturday evening.
Student papers, interesting talks, tours of Johns Hopkins labs.
Dr. Frank H. Somer
Chemistry Department, St. John's University
"Structure and Dynamics of 2-D Liquids and Glasses"
 3:45 pm            S-244
Refreshments will be Served
Dr. Howard Katz
Distinguished Member Technical Staff - Lucent Bell Laboratories
"Synthesis and Electronics of Organic Semiconductors "
 11:45 am            S-244
Pizza and Sandwiches will be Served!  
Dr. Nina Abramzon
Stevens Institute of Technology
"The Fourth State of Matter"
 11:45 am            S-244
Pizza will be Served!  

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