Physics Open Day: Saturday, March 15

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Physics Open Day: Saturday, March 15

Department of Physics
March 12, 2014

In keeping with annual tradition, the UA Physics Department opens its doors to the public on Saturday, March 15 (the first day of the Tucson Festival of Books). The program includes lab tours showcasing research from atom electronics to bacterial disease, culminating in a public lecture by Andre Bormanis, UA physics alumnus and Science Consultant for the "Star Trek" and the new "Cosmos" TV series.

Four research labs will give 30-minute public tours:

(1) "Electronics with a Single Atom" at 1 p.m., 2 p.m. and 3 p.m.

(2) "Predicting the Weather of the Future" at 1 p.m., 2 p.m. and 3 p.m.

(3) "Fighting Bacterial Disease with Physics" at 1:30 p.m., 2:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m.

(4) "Blasting Atoms with Photon Torpedoes" at 1:30 p.m., 2:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m.

The public lecture is held from 4-5 p.m. in PAS 201:

Andre Bormanis, "The Final Frontier: Physics of Star Trek"

Follow directions to the PAS Building from the UA Mall, or check out the map or Q-code on the attached flyers. The fun begins at 1 p.m. – see you there!

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