Physics

Past Events

2022

Date/Time Place Event Announcement organizer
May 3, 2022, 11:30 am – 12:30 pm SR 151 LN2 End-of-the-Year Party Liquid Nitrogen Ice Cream Streletzky, Society of Physics Students
April 26, 2022, 11:30 am – 12:30 pm SR 151 SPS Event SPS Physics Jeopardy Streletzky, Society of Physics Students
April 12, 2022, 11:30 am – 12:30 pm SR 151 Faculty Research Presentation Pt. 2 CSU Faculty Research Presentations Part 2 Streletzky, Society of Physics Students
Wednesday, March 29, 10:30 – 11:30 am WH118 Dr. Sebastian Sensale Rodriguez, Duke University Designing Next-Generation Nanopore Sensing Technologies CSU Department of Physics Seminar

Thursday, March 24,
11:30 am – 12:30 pm

WH118

Dr. Timothy Dolch

Gravitational waves, pulsar astrophysics, and the long-wavelength array swarm telescope

CSU Department of Physics Seminar

Wednesday, March 23,
10:30-11:30 am

WH118

Dr. Andrew Miller Using gravitational-wave detectors to probe the existence of dark matter CSU Department of Physics Seminar
March 8, 2022, 11:30 am – 12:30 pm SR 151 Student Research Presentation Undergraduate Research Presentations Streletzky, Society of Physics Students
March 1, 2022, 11:30 am – 12:30 pm SR 151 SPS Event PhysCon 2022 Informational Meeting Streletzky, Society of Physics Students
February 15, 2022, 11:30 am – 12:30 pm SR 151 Dr. Hunter King, University of Akron Talk By Dr. Hunter King, Prof of Polymer Science, Biology, and Physics, University of Akron Streletzky, Society of Physics Students
February 1, 2022, 11:30 am – 12:30 pm Zoom SPS #HowToREU Applying to REUs in Physics, Astronomy, and other fields Streletzky, Society of Physics Students

2021

DATE/PLACE EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT ORGANIZER  
November 30, 2021, 11:30 am – 12:30 pm SR 151 SPS Liquid Nitrogen Ice Cream Pary, and Sigma Pi Sigma 100th Birthday Party Liquid Nitrogen Ice Cream Party, and Sigma Pi Sigma 100th Birthday Party! Streletzky, Society of Physics Students
November 23, 2021, 11:30 am – 12:30 pm SR 151 Polymer Science and Polymer Engineering Graduate Programs at the University of Akron Polymer Science and Polymer Engineering Graduate Programs at the University of Akron Streletzky, Society of Physics Students
November 9, 2021, 11:30 am – 12:30 pm SR 151 Faculty Research Presentation Faculty Research Projects Streletzky, Society of Physics Students
October 26, 2021, 11:30 am – 12:30 pm SR 151 2021 Physics Olympics Physics Olympics Streletzky, Society of Physics Students
October 12, 2021, 11:30 am – 12:30 pm SR 151 Seminar, Dr. James Lock, CSU Leonardo’s cross: a mathematical analysis & physical explanation of a long-forgotten observation of an optical caustic by Leonardo da Vinci Streletzky, Society of Physics Students
September 28, 2021, 11:30 am – 12:30 pm SR 151 SPS Student Presentations – Alexis Merk and Angela Noreck Undergraduate Student Research Presentations Society of Physics Students
September 14, 2021, 11:30 am – 12:30 pm SR 151 SPS Student Presentation – Andrew Scherer Observations of cross-shelf nitrate fluxes on the Oregon continental shelf: an REU experience Society of Physics Students
September 7, 2021, 11:30 am – 12:30 pm SR 151 SPS Welcome Meeting Fall Semester 2021 SPS Welcome Meeting Streletzky, Society of Physics Students
April 6, 2021,
11:30am-12:30pm,
Zoom
SPS and Choose Ohio First Presentations - Samantha
Tietjen, Garrett
Witzke, and Talia
Minisall
Graduate Student and COF Presentations Streletzky, Society of Physics Students, Choose Ohio First  
March 9, 2021,
11:30am-12:30pm,
Zoom
SPS Student Presentations - Richard Sent, Andrew Scherer, and Hayden Ferencz Undergraduate Student Presentations Streletzky, Society of Physics Students  
February 16, 2021,
11:30am-12:30pm,
Zoom
Physics Alumni Series Seminar - Michael Georgalis Careers in Physics:
Identification and Mitigation of Vibration, Magnetic Field and Acoustic Effects for Nanotechnology and Ultra Precision Applications
Society of Physics Students  
February 9, 2021,
11:30am-12:30pm,
Zoom
Faculty Research - Choose Ohio First Faculty Research Projects Streletzky, Society of Physics Students  

2020

DATE/PLACE EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT ORGANIZER
November 24, 2020,
11:30 am - 12:30 pm,
Zoom
SPS Seminar: Justin Flaherty The Askaryan Radio Array: Searching for Astrophysical Neutrinos in the Antarctic Ice Society of Physics Students
November 10, 2020,
11:30 am - 12:30 pm,
Zoom
Faculty Research - Choose Ohio First Faculty Research Projects Streletzky, Society of Physics Students
October 27, 2020,
11:30 am - 12:30 pm,
Zoom
Faculty Research - Choose Ohio First Faculty Research Projects Streletzky, Society of Physics Students
October 6, 2020,
11:30 am - 12:30 pm,
Zoom
SPS Student Presentations - Andrew Scherer and Richard Sent Undergraduate Student Presentation Streletzky, Society of Physics Students
September 15, 2020,
11:30 am - 12:30 pm,
Zoom
SPS Student Presentation - Theresa Lincheck Undergraduate Student Presentation Streletzky, Society of Physics Students
February 25, 2020,
11:30 am - 12:30 pm,
SR 151
SPS Student Presentations - Niksa Praljak, Theresa Lincheck, Andrew Scherer, Samantha Tietjen Undergraduate Student Research Presentations Streletzky, Society of Physics Students
February 18, 2020,
11:30 am - 12:30 pm,
SR 151
Faculty Research - Choose Ohio First Faculty Research Projects Streletzky, Society of Physics Students
February 4, 2020,
11:30 am - 12:30 pm,
SR 151
SPS Student Presentation - Jacob Adamczyk SQUIDs and Magnets in France Streletzky, Society of Physics Students
January 21, 2020,
11:30 am - 12:30 pm,
SR 151
SPS Meeting SPS Spring 2020 Welcome Meeting Streletzky, Society of Physics Students

2019

DATE/PLACE EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT ORGANIZER
December 5, 2019, 11:30 am - 12:30 pm,  SR 151 SPS Ice Cream Party Liquid Nitrogen Ice Cream Party Streletzky, Society of Physics Students
November 21, 2019, 11:30 am - 12:30 pm,  SR 151 SPS Seminar, Dr. Philip Bos, Chemical Physics Interdisciplinary Program, Kent State University The Application of Liquid Crystals to Optical Beam Steering and Tunable Lenses Streletzky, Society of Physics Students
November 7, 2019, 11:30 am - 12:30 pm,  SR 151 SPS Student Presentations: Mario Alberto, Jacob Martin, Andrew Scherer,  Justin Thompson,   Samantha Tietjen Undergraduate Student Research Presentations Streletzky, Society of Physics Students
November 1, 2019, 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm, Washkewicz Hall 405 Seminar: Dr. Daniel Raible, NASA Communication with Light: A New Dawn in the Information Age IEEE Control Systems Society, HKN Epsilon Alpha Chapter and Society of Physics Students
October 31, 2019, 11:30 am - 12:30 pm,  SR 151 2019 Physics Olympics Physics Olympics Society of Physics Students
October 24, 2019, 11:30 am - 12:30 pm,  SR 151 Faculty Research - Choose Ohio First Faculty Research Projects with Undergraduates Society of Physics Students and Choose Ohio First
October 17, 2019, 11:30 am - 12:30 pm,  SR 151 SPS Seminar: James Pitchford Serious Statistics: The Aliasing Adventure Society of Physics Students
October 3, 2019, 11:30 am - 12:30 pm,  SR 151 Faculty Research - Choose Ohio First Faculty Research Projects with Undergraduates Society of Physics Students and Choose Ohio First
September 12, 2019, 11:30 am - 12:30 pm pm, SR 151 SPS Meeting SPS Fall 2019 Welcome Meeting Streletzky, Society of Physics Students
August 2, 2019, 9:00 am - 4:00 pm, Student Center 16th Annual Northeast Ohio Undergraduate Research Symposium, Keynote Address: Dr. William V. Meyer, ARA - Advanced Research Associates, NASA Glenn Research Center Finding Solutions within Solutions Bickel and Streletzky, Physics Department
July 11, 2019, 11:30 am, SR 158 REU Colloquia Series, Dr. Philip Taylor, Case Western Reserve University, Physics Department Can that really be so? A light-hearted look at the concepts of force and entropy Bickel and Streletzky, Physics Department
June 25, 2019, 11:30 am, WH 405 REU Colloquia Series, Dr. Krista Freeman, University of Pittsburgh, Department of Biological Sciences DNA cannons or complex gene machines? A physicist's journey towards understanding viruses Bickel and Streletzky, Physics Department
June 11, 2019, 11:30 am, SR 158 REU Colloquia Series, Dr. Kevin Cavicchi, University of Akron, Polymer Engineering Fabricating Shape-morphing Polymers through Compounding and Processing Bickel and Streletzky, Physics Department
May 3, 2019, 4:30 pm, PH 102 Sigma Pi Sigma Induction Ceremony Physics Sigma Pi Sigma 2019 Induction Streletzky, CSU Sigma Pi Sigma Chapter
May 2, 2019,  11:30 am, SR 151 SPS Ice Cream Party Liquid Nitrogen Ice Cream Party Streletzky, Society of Physics Students
April 26, 2019, 9 am - 12 pm, Physics Department Physics Day 2019 Physics Day Tours Peppard, Physics Department

April 25, 2019, 11:30 am, SR 151

SPS Seminar, Dr. Michael Hinczewski, Case Western Reserve University, Physics

Evolution, Accelerated: Controlling Noisy Nanoscale Systems, from Quantum Bomputing to Cancer Therapy

Streletzky, Society of Physics Students & Math Club

April 18, 2019, 11:30 am  SR 151 SPS Physics Alumni Series: Phil Dee Accelerating Determinant Quantum Monte Carlo with Artificial Neural Networks Streletzky, Society of Physics Students
April 11, 2019, 11:30 am  SR 151 SPS Physics Jeopardy Physics Jeopardy Society of Physics Students

April 4, 2019, 11: 30 am, SR 151

SPS Seminar, Dr. James Lock, Cleveland State University, Physics

Imaging Through Cylinders: Virtual Caustics, Rainbow Glare Points and Image Fragmentation

Streletzky, Society of Physics Students

February 28,  2019, 11:30 am, SR 151

SPS Student Presentations: Aubrey Lokey, Jacob Adamczyk, Alberto Williams, Niksa Praljak, Sam Tietjen

Undergraduate Student Research Presentations

Streletzky, Society of Physics Students

February 14, 2019, 11:30 am,  SR 151

Faculty Research - Choose Ohio First

Faculty Research Projects Undergraduates

Society of Physics Students and Choose Ohio First

January 24, 2019, 11:30 am, SR151

Society of Physics Students - Spring 2019 1st Meeting

SPS First Meeting of Spring 2019

Society of Physics Students

2018

DATE/PLACE EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT ORGANIZER

December 6, 2018, 11:30 am, SR-151

SPS Ice Cream Party

Semi-Annual Nitrogen Ice Cream Party

Streletzky, Society of Physics Students

November 28, 2018, 11:30 am, SR 151

SPS Seminar, Dr. Michael Centanni

A Great Career Choice: Combining Science or Engineering with Law

Society of Physics Students and Choose Ohio First

November 15, 2018, 11:30 am, SR 151

Faculty Research - Choose Ohio First

Choose Ohio First Joint Meeting Undergraduate Research Projects

Society of Physics Students and Choose Ohio First

November 1, 2018, 11:30 am, SR 151

2018 Physics Olympics

Physics Olympics

Society of Physics Students

October 25, 2018, 11:30 am, SR 151

SPS Physics Alumni Series: Kaitlin Vandemark

Going From Academia to Industry

Streletzky, Society of Physics Students

October 18, 2018, 11:30 am, SR - 151

Faculty Research - Choose Ohio First

Choose Ohio First Joint Meeting

Society of Physics Students and Choose Ohio First

October 4, 2018, 11:30 am, SR - 151

Faculty Research - Physics, Chemical/Biomedical Engineering Faculty

Research Projects for Undergraduates

Society of Physics Students

September 20, 2018, 11:30 am, SR 151

1st Academic Year Meeting of Society of Physics Students

Welcome to CSU 2018

Streletzky, Society of Physics Students

May 3, 2018, 11:30 am, SR 151

SPS Ice Cream Party

Liquid Nitrogen Ice Cream Party

Society of Physics Students

April 26, 2018, 11:30 am,  SR 151

Faculty Research, Dr. Pratihba Ghatage, Professor Emeritus, CSU, Mathematics

Convolutions are Smoothing Operators

Math Club and Society of Physics Students

April 19, 2018,  11:30 am, SR 151

SPS Physics Jeopardy

Physics Jeopardy

Society of Physics Students

April 12, 2018, 11:30 am,  SR 151

SPS Student Presentations: Nicholas Barron, William Calabrase, Anthony Dobrila,

Undergraduate Physics Research Project Presentations

Streletzky, Society of Physics Students

March 30,  2018, 2:30 pm, Fenn Tower Ballroom

Rock 'n' Roll featuring Tony Dobrila & Dr. Resnick

Generation & Modulation and  Notes are Dumb: Physics of Drumming

Society of Physics Students

March 22, 2018, 11:30 am, SR 151

SPS Physics Alumni Series: Prasenjit Bose

Mechanics of 3D Engineered Microtissues

Streletzky, Society of Physics Students

February 22,  2018, 11:30 am, SR 151

SPS Student Presentation: Aubrey Lokey

Interning at NASA

Society of Physics Students

February 8, 2018, 11:30 am, SR 151

SPS Meeting

Rock 'n' Roll

Society of Physics Students

January 25, 2018, 11:30 am, SR 151

SPS Meeting

SPS 1st Meeting of the Spring Semester

Streletzky, Society of Physics Students

2017

DATE/PLACE EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT ORGANIZER

December 7,  2017, 11:30 am,  SR 151

SPS Ice Cream Party

Liquid Nitrogen Ice Cream Party

Society of Physics Students

November 21, 2017 11:30 am, SR 151

SPS Physics Alumni Series: Vincenzo LaSalvia

Tabula Rasa Defect Engineering: Suppressing Oxygen Precipitates for Enhanced Photocarrier Lifetimes

Streletzky, Society of Physics Students

November 16, 2017, 11:30 am, SR 151

SPS Student Presentation, Justin Flaherty

Shooting Lasers into the Sky: Measuring Atmospheric Turbulence Using Lidar

Society of Physics Students and Math Club

November 9, 2017, 11:30am, SR 151

Faculty Research, Dr. Andrew Resnick

Cilium: Definition of an Interdisciplinary problem

Society of Physics Students

October 26, 2017, 11:30 am, SR 151

SPS Physics Olympics

2017 Physics Olympics

Society of Physics Students

October 12, 2017, 11:30am, SR 151

Faculty Reserach: Dr. Bickel, Dr. Heus, Dr. Kaufman, Dr. Zurcher, Dr. Streletzky

Available Research Project for Undergraduates

Society of Physics Students

October 4, 2:30 pm-4:00 pm, SR Atrium 

SPS Poster Presentations

SPS Poster Session

Society of Physics Students

September 28, 2017, 11:30 am,  SR 151

Faculty Research: Dr. Resnick, Dr. Fodor,  Dr. Kothapalli, Dr. Wirth, Dr. Ao, Dr. Holland

Available Research Projects for Undergraduates

Society of Physics Students

September 14, 2017, 11:30 am, SR 151

SPS 1st Meetin of AY 2017

Welcome Back Party Fall 2017

Streletzky, Society of Physics Students

May 4, 2017, 11:30 am, SR 151

SPS Students Ice Cream Party

End of the Year LN2 Ice Cream Party 2017

Society of Physics Students

April 27, 2017, 11:30 am, SR 151

SPS Physics Jeopardy

JEOPARDY Physics Edition

Society of Physics Students

April 20, 2017, 11:30 am, SR151

Physics Movie (Part 2)

Physics Movie (Part 2)

Society of Physics Students

April 4, 2017,11:30 am, SR 151

Physics Movie (Part 1)

Physics Movie

Society of Physics Students

March 30, 2017, 11:30 am, SR 151

SPS Physics Alumni Series: Marie Blatnik, PhD Physics Student

The Accelerator-based Science Life

Streletzky, Society of Physics Students

February 2, 2017, 11:30 am, SR 151

Society of Physics Students Leadership

Welcome Back Party

Society of Physics Students

2016

DATE/PLACE EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT ORGANIZER

December 8, 2016, 11:30 am, SR 152

SPS Students Ice Cream Party

End of the Year LN2 Ice Cream Party 2016

Society of Physics Students

December 1, 2016, 11:30 am, SR 152

SPS Student Presentation: Patrick Donaghue, CSU MATH Student

Introduction to Functional Iteration

Math Club

November 17, 2016, 11:30 am, SR 152

Research Presentation: Dr. David Spelic, FDA

Medical Physics in Diagnostic Radiology

Streletzky, Society of Physics Students

October 27, 2016, 11:30 am, SR 152

SPS Physics Olympics

Go for the Gold at this year’s Annual Physics Olympics! Compete in a physics-inspired Relay Race Competition

Society of Physics Students

October 13, 2016, 11:30 am,  SR 152

Faculty Research: Petru Fodor, Kiril Streletzky, and Ulrich Zurcher

October Short Research Presentation to Undergraduates by Physics Faculty

Society of Physics Students

September 29, 2016, 11:30 am,  SR 152

Faculty Research: Jessica Bickel, Thijs Heus, and Andy Resnick

Short Research Presentation to Undergraduates by Physics Faculty

Society of Physics Students

September 15, 2016, 11:30 am, SR 152

Welcome new semester with Physics, Pizza, and info about the Physics Department and SPS

Welcome to CSU Party

Society of Physics Students

April 28, 2016, 11:30 am, SR 151

SPS student Presentation, Justin Flaherty

Langevin Analysis of an Optically Trapped Primary Cilium

Streletzky, Society of Physics Students

April 21, 2016, 11:30 am, SR 151

Physics and Math Movie Day

Top Secret Rosies: The Female 'Computers' of WWII

Society of Physics Students with the CSU Math Club

April 7, 2016 11:30 am, SR 151

SPS Physics Alumni Series, Joseph Graser, BS Physics Honor Alumnus

Straight-Forward Facts about Graduate School

Streletzky, SPS & Math Club

March 10, 2016, 11:30 am, SR 151

Faculty Research: Dr. James Lock, Professor Emeritus, Physics Department, CSU

From the elliptical trajectories of bound states of planets around the sun to elliptical trajectories of bound states of light inside a microparticle

Streletzky, Society of Physics Students

February 11, 2016, 11:30 am, SR 151

Research Seminar: Dr. Angelo Licata, Cleveland Clinic

Astronauts, Engineers, and one endocrinologist - a chance meeting in time

Streletzky, Society of Physics Students

February 4, 2016, 11:30 am, SR 151

Welcome new semester with Physics, Pizza, and info about the Physics Department and SPS

Welcome Back Party - Spring 2016

Society of Physics Students

December 3, 2016, 11:30 am, SR 151

SPS Students Ice Cream Party

LN2 Ice Cream Party

Society of Physics Students

2015

DATE/PLACE EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT ORGANIZER

November 19, 2015, 11:30 am, SI 149

Sixth Physics Olympics

VI Annual Physics Olympics

Society of Physics Students

November 12, 2015, 11:30 am, SR 151

SPS Physics Alumni Series: Krista Freeman, Carnegie Mellon University

Shining a Light on Viruses: A Physicist’s Adventures in Biology

Streletzky, Society of Physics Students
October 16-17, 2015
CSU Student Center 
Fall  2015 OSAPS/AAPT/SPS
Joint Meeting - Invited Speakers: G. Clement (CCF); P. Hoffmann (Wayne State U.); H. Salman (U. Pittsburgh); K. Wood (U. Michigan); E. Hopkins/B. Clark (Ohio Dept. of Education)
Physics in Biology and Medicine Zurcher, Fodor,
CSU,COS,OSAPS,
SPS
October 16-17, 2015
CSU Main Classroom
Zone 7 SPS Meeting Zone 7 SPS Streletzky, Society of Physics Students

Oct 17, 2015, 1:00pm, MC 201

SPS Zone7 Event, Stan Micklavzina, University of Oregon

Physics of Rock and Roll

Streletzky, Society of Physics Students
Oct 17, 2015, 2:30 pm, MC 201

SPS Zone7 Event, Dr. Jearl Walker, Cleveland State Physics

The Flying Circus of Physics

Streletzky, Society of Physics Student

September 24, 2015, 11:30 am, SR 151

SPS Research Seminar, Professor Dan Stinebring, Physics and Astronomy, Oberlin College

Searching for Gravitational Waves with Pulsars

Walker, Society of Physics Student

September 10, 2015, 11:30 am, SR 151

SPS 1st Meeting of AY 2015

Welcome to CSU 2015 Event

Streletzky, Society of Physics Students

September 3, 2015, 10 am - 2pm, SC Atrium

Summer Student Research Poster Session

Join SPS at the Summer Undergraduate Research Poster Session

Cleveland State University

August 27, 2015, 11:30 am, SR 151

SPS Physics Alumni Series, Achille Nicoletti, EPFL and CERN

A new paradigm in robust trajectory control for particle accelerators

Streletzky, Society of Physics Students

May 2, 2015, 12 pm
Krenzler Field, CSU

3rd CATAPULT Contest

3rd Annual Catapult contest

Streletzky, Society of Physics Students

April 30, 2015, 12 pm, SI 117

SPS Ice Cream End of the Year Party

End of the Year - SPS Ice Cream and Awards Party

Streletzky, Society of Physics Students

April 23, 2015, 11:30 am, SR 151

SPS Physics Movie

Catapult Movie

Society of Physics Students

March 26, 2015, 1:30am, 
SR 151

SPS Spring Meeting

Spring Medley Meeting

Janna Mion, Justin Flaherty, Kiril Streletzky, Society of Physics Students

February 26, 2015, 11:30 am, SR 151

SPS Physics Movie

Physics Movie

Society of Physics Students

2014

Dec 4, 14
11:30am
SR 151

SPS Leadership

SPS Ice Cream Party

Get ready to the finals week with Physics Raffle prizes, Pizza, and Liquid N2 Ice-Cream and Prizes for the V Physics Olympics

Nov 20, 14

11:30am

SR 151

SPS Leadership

SPS Ice Cream Party

Get ready to the finals week with Physics Raffle prizes, Pizza, and Liquid N2 Ice-Cream and Prizes for the V Physics Olympics

Oct 30, 14
11:30am
SI 149

V PHYSICS OLYMPICS

V Physics Olympics

Compete in one or several basic Physics Olympics events for the great physics prizes or be a cheering spectator

Oct 16, 14
11:30am
SR 151

Jeffrey R. Mackey, PhD, Vantage Partners, LLC and NASA Glenn Research Center

Optics and imaging applications for microgravity flow studies aboard the International Space Station

SPS Seminar/Physics Seminar (invited by Kaufman and Streletzky)

Sep 11, 14
11:30am
SR-151

SPS Leadership

Welcome to CSU Party

Stop by to learn about SPS, our activities, opportunities to get involved as well as Physics Dept

Apr 29, 14
noon
SI 117

SPS Leadership

End of the Year - SPS Ice Cream Party

Get ready to the finals week with Physics Raffle prizes, Pizza, and Liquid N2 Ice-Cream and Prizes for Physics Olympics

Apr 26, 14 (Saturday)
noon
Krenzler Field, CSU

SPS Leadership

2nd Annual Catapult contest

Join us for the annual Catapult contest! We can pay to build your catapult and then you can win the Grand Prize

Apr 24, 14
noon
SI 117

SPS Leadership

Physics Jeopardy. Round II

Come to participate in the re-match of the Physics Jeopardy game. Non-physics majors are specially invited

Mar 20, 14
noon
SR 151

Marie Blatnik, Physics Department, CSU

The Hadron-Blind Ring-Imaging Cerenkov Detector

SPS Seminar/Undergraduate Student Research Presentation (invited by Streletzky)

Feb 6, 14
noon
SR 151

Phil Dee, Physics Department, CSU

"In Situ" Light Scattering Measurements of FeOOH spindles in solution

SPS Seminar/Graduate Student Research Presentation (invited by Streletzky)

2013

DATE/PLACE EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT ORGANIZER
February 21, 2013
12 pm,
SR 151  
Physics Colloquium - Dr. P. Srinivasan, Department of Mathematics, Cleveland State University Simple models of the honey bee nest-site selection process Fodor,
Physics Department

Dec 5, 13
noon
SR 151

SPS Leadership

SPS Ice Cream Party

Get ready to the finals week with Physics Raffle prizes, Pizza, and Liquid N2 Ice-Cream and Prizes for the IV Physics Olympics

Nov 21, 13
at noon 
in SR 151

Phil Dee, Justin Flaherty, and the SPS music team

The Physics of Rock and Roll

Come to check out some amazingly cool music demonstrations centered around the physics of sound and music

Oct 31, 13
noon

IV PHYSICS OLYMPICS

IV Physics Olympics

Compete in one or several basic Physics Olympics events for the great physics prizes or be a cheering spectator

Oct 17, 13
noon

James Woodward, The Lighthouse Consultant

Lightning Lights or Feux e'clair. The mercury float lighthouse lens, it's development, use and decline

Invited by A. Resnick

Oct 8, 13
noon

PHYSICS JEOPARDY

Physics Jeopardy

Come by to have physics fun with us

Sep 12, 13
noon

SPS MEETING

Physics Movie Day

Come by to have physics fun with us

Sep 5, 13
noon

NO SPS MEETING

Join us at the Summer Undergraduate Research Poster Session at the Student Center Atrium

Come by to learn about summer research by our undergraduates!

Sep 3, 13
noon
SR-151

SPS Leadership

Welcome to CSU Party

Stop by to learn about SPS, our activities, opportunities to get involved as well as Physics Dept

May 2, 13
noon
SI 117

SPS Leadership

End of the Year - SPS Ice Cream Party

Get ready to the finals week with Physics Raffle prizes, Pizza, and Liquid N2 Ice-Cream and Prizes for Physics Olympics

Apr 25, 13
noon
SR 151

Roger L. Easton, Jr., Ph.D., Chester F. Carlson Center for Imaging Science, Rochester Institute of Technology

Imaging Technologies and an Impending New "Golden Age" in Manuscript Studies

SPS Seminar (invited by K. Streletzky)

Apr 16, 13 (Tuesday)
noon
SR 151

Professor Robert Brown, Department of Physics, Case Western Reserve University

"Physicists get Down to Business: Industrial Jobs and Entrepreneurship for the Physics Student."

SPS Seminar (invited by K. Vandemark)

Mar 7, 13
noon
SR 151

Phil Dee, Kaitlin Vandemark, Joe D'Alessandro, Department of Physics, CSU

Preparing for 2013 APS March Meeting

SPS Seminar (invited by K. Streletzky)

Feb 28, 13
noon
SR 151

Professor Joseph P. Hornack, Department of Chemistry, Rochester Institute of Technology

Keeping a Magnetic Resonance Imager Knocking

SPS Seminar (invited by K. Streletzky)

Feb 14, 13
noon
SR 151

Nova Movie Date

The Fabric of the Cosmos: Universe or Multiverse

SPS Event (organized by H. Shuman)

Jan 24, 13
noon
SR 151

SPS Leadership, Physics Faculty

Welcome Back Party-Spring 13

Welcome new semester with Physics Raffle prizes, Pizza and info about Physics Dept and SPS

2012

DATE/PLACE EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT ORGANIZER
November 15, 2012
12 pm,
SR 255 - Biology Conference Room
Physics Colloquium - Dr. James T. Dakin, Jim Dakin Consulting Inc. Changing Light Bulbs – the Physics and Technology of Incandescent, Halogen, CFL and LED Fodor,
Physics Department
September 27, 2012
12 pm,
SR 151  
Physics Colloquium - Dr. John Turner II, Cleveland State University, Chemistry Advances in High Fidelity Chemical Imaging Methodology Fodor,
Physics Department
May 1, 2012
12 pm,
SR 151  
Physics Colloquium - Dr. James Lock, Cleveland State University, Physics Rainbows in the Sky and in the Lab Fodor,
Physics Department
April 12, 2012
12 pm,
SR 151  
Physics Colloquium - Dr. Julian Norley, Senior Corporate Fellow, GrafTech International Holdings Inc., Parma, OH GrafTech International - 125 years of Carbon and Graphite Materials Science - from Arc Carbons to Smart Phones Fodor,
Physics Department
March 6, 2012
12 pm,
SI 117  
Physics Colloquium - Dr. Chandra Kothapalli, Cleveland State University, Chemical and Biomedical Engineering Neuroscience on a chip Fodor,
Physics Department

December 6, 12
noon
SI 117

SPS Leadership

SPS Ice Cream Party

Get ready to the finals week with Physics Raffle prizes, Pizza, and Liquid N2 Ice-Cream and Prizes for Physics Olympics

Nov 8, 12
noon
SI 117

III Physics Olympics

III Physics Olympics

Compete in one or several basic physics Olympic events for the great physics prizes or be a cheering spectator

Oct 25, 12
noon
SR 151

Ameer Alghusain and Robert Smith, AMIDAC Rail

Demonstrations on Exothermic Reactions in Welding

SPS Seminar (invited by N. Yousef and K. Vandemark)

Oct 11, 12
noon
SR 151

Kaitlin, Josh, Phil, Wilmarie, Physics Department, CSU

Student's paid Summer Adventures with Physics and beyond

Interested to learn about potential physics-related employment in the summer? Then come to this meeting (organized by K. Vandemark)!

Sep 13, 12
noon
SR 151

SPS Leadership, Physics Faculty

Welcome Back Party-Fall 12

Welcome new school year with Physics Raffle prizes, Pizza, SPS elections

Feb 16, 12
noon
SR 151

Dr. Dan R. Claes, Chair of the Physics Department, University of Nebraska, Lincoln

Comic Book Physics 101

SPS Seminar (invited by K. Vandemark)

January 26, 12
noon
SR 151

Dr. George Walker, Vice President for Research and Graduate Studies, CSU

Informal Discussion: The Role of an Undergraduate Research Experience in Engaged Learning

Meet our physics majors, minors, and faculty and start the semester in a style and win Physics Prizes!

2011

DATE/PLACE EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT ORGANIZER
September 28, 2011
12 pm,
SI 117  
Physics Colloquium - Jay Reynolds, Research Astronomer for Cleveland State University, Director of Lakeland Astronomical Observatory H_73 at Lakeland DAWN - Mission to visit asteroids Vesta & Ceres Fodor,
Physics Department
September 8, 2011
12 pm,
SI 117  
Physics Colloquium - Dr. Evalyn Gates, Executive Director, Cleveland Museum of Natural History Einstein’s Telescope: The Hunt for Dark Matter and Dark Energy? Fodor,
Physics Department
March 31, 2011
12 pm,
SI 117  
Physics Colloquium - Dr. Julian M. Earls, Nance College of Business Administration, NASA Glenn Research Center What are maximum permissible doses of radiation for radiation workers, and astronauts? What are doses of radiation to the general public?” Fodor,
Physics Department
March 2, 2011
12 pm,
SI 117  
Physics Colloquium - Dr. Emily S. Nelson, NASA Glenn Research Center A Brief History of Microgravity Science Fodor,
Physics Department
February 16, 2011
12 pm,
SI 117  
Physics Colloquium - Dr. Boris Vayner, NASA Glenn Research Center Spacecraft - Environment Interactions Fodor,
Physics Department
February 3, 2011
12 pm,
SI 117  
Physics Colloquium - Brenda Marshall, Wolfram Research, Inc, Champaign, Illinois Mathematica 8 in Education & Research Resnick,
Physics Department

December 8, 11
noon
SI 117

SPS Leadership

SPS Winter Party

Get ready to the finals week with Physics Raffle prizes, Pizza, and Liquid N2 Ice-Cream and Prizes for Physics Olympics!

Dec 6, 11
noon
SI 117

Joseph D'Alessandro, Department of Physics, CSU

"Reactant Consumption Analysis in Microchannel Based Fuel Cells"

Joint SPS/Physics Seminar (invited by Fodor/SPS) 

Dec 1, 11
noon
SI 117

Kaitlin Vandemark, Department of Physics, CSU

"Light Scattering Characterization of Thermoreversible Micelles Synthesized from Elastin-Like Polypeptides"

Joint SPS/Physics Seminar (invited by Streletzky/SPS) 

Nov 22, 11
noon
SI 117

Prasenjit Bose, Department of Physics, CSU

"Bead-Spring Model for Molecular Dynamics in a Creeping Flow"

Joint SPS/Physics Seminar (invited by SPS/Streletzky) 

Nov 17, 11
noon
SI 117

II Physics Olympics

II Physics Olympics

Compete in one or several basic physics Olympic events for the great physics prizes or be a cheering spectator

Nov 3, 11
noon
SI 117

Jay Reynolds, Cleveland State University, Lakeland Community College

"DAWN Mission, an asteroid named Vesta & Cleveland State!"

SPS Seminar (invited by Streletzky)

Oct 20, 11
noon
SI 117

Krista Freeman, Andreea Sandu, and other SPS officers

"How Physics Can Help YOU get a Summer Job"

SPS Seminar (organized by Freeman and Sandu)

Oct 11, 11
noon
SI 117

Dr. Thomas Olsen, The Society of Physics Students (SPS) and Sigma Pi Sigma, American Institute of Physics (AIP), College Park, MD

"An SPS Triptych: Careers in Physics, SPS Opportunities,& a little Chaos in Fluids"

Special SPS Seminar (invited by Freeman/Streletzky)

Sep 15, 11
noon
SI 117

SPS Leadership

Physics Dept Fall 11 Welcome Party

Welcome new school year with Physics Raffle prizes, Pizza, and prizes for Outstanding Physics Senior-Spr2011 and Summer 2011 Undergraduate Research!

May 5, 11
noon
SI 117

SPS Leadership

SPS End of the Year Party

Get ready to the finals week with Physics Raffle prizes, Pizza, and Liquid N2 Ice-Cream and Prizes for Physics Olympics!

May 3, 11
noon
SI 117

Physics Olympians

I Physics Olympics

Compete in one or several basic physics Olympic events for the great physics prizes or be a cheering spectator

Apr 7, 11
noon
SI 117

Prasenjit Bose and Krista Freeman, Department of Physics, CSU

"The Physics Adventures of Prasenjit and Krista in Dallas, TX "

SPS Event (invited by Streletzky) 

Mar 10, 11
noon
SI 117

Prasenjit Bose, Department of Physics, CSU

"Dynamics of a Linear Polymer in a Microchannel Creeping Flow"

Joint SPS/Physics/Biology Seminar (invited by Streletzky/SPS) 

Feb 10, 11
noon
SI 117

SPS Leadership/Physics Dept

SPS Spring Party

Meet our physics majors, minors, and faculty and start the semester in a style

2010

DATE/PLACE EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT ORGANIZER
November 17, 2010
12 pm
SI 117  
Physics Colloquium - Marc Russell and Melinda Osman, Turning Technologies, Youngstown, Ohio The use of Turning Point student response Fodor,
Physics Department
November 4, 2010
12 pm,
SI 117  
Physics Colloquium - Dr. Jonathan Selinger, Liquid Crystal Institute, Kent State University Liquid Crystals and Rubber: Combining Scientific Fields for New Technologies Fodor,
Physics Department
October 20, 2010
12 pm,
SI 117  
Physics Colloquium - Dr. Amir Poreh, Cleveland State University, Psychology Application of the Weibull Distribution Toward the Analysis of Neuropsychological Test Data Fodor,
Physics Department
October 6, 2010
12 pm,
SI 117  
Physics Colloquium - Dr. Andrew Resnick, Cleveland State University, Physics Powers of 10: A celebration of the film by Charles and Ray Eames Fodor,
Physics Department
September 20, 2010
12 pm
SI 117  
Physics Colloquium -Timothy McCollum, Lighting and Display Technologies, Rambus Inc. Introduction to Rambus Lighting and Display Technologies Fodor,
Physics Department
April 27, 2010
12 pm
SI 117  
Physics Colloquium - John Tatarko, Cleveland State University, Chemical and Biomedical Engineering Thermodynamics of Fluid-Phase Benzene Via Molecular Simulation Fodor, Zurcher,
Physics Department

April 20, 2010
12 pm, SI 117

Physics Colloquium - Dr. Deva O'Neil, The College of Wooster, Physics How Many Higgs Particles Are Out There? Resnick,
Physics Department
April 8, 2010
12 pm,
SI 117  
Physics Colloquium - Dr. George Walker, Vice President of Research and Graduate Studies, Cleveland State University A Process for Improvement of Graduate Programs Fodor,
Physics Department
February 23, 2010
12 pm,
SI 117  
Physics Colloquium -Dr. Robert Deissler, Cleveland State University, Physics Dipole in a Magnetic Field, Work, and Quantum Spin Fodor,
Physics Department
February 11, 2010
12 pm
SI 117  
Physics Colloquium - Mr. Joseph C. Kolecki, Nasa Glenn Research Center Exploration of Mars Fodor,
Physics Department
January 26, 2010
12 pm
SI 117  
Physics Colloquium - Dr. Chandralekha Singh, University of Pittsburgh, Physics, and Astronomy Closing the gap between what we teach and what is learned Fodor,
Physics Department

Dec 9, 10
noon
SI 117

SPS Leadership/

Physics Dept

SPS Winter Party and Day of Dangerously Daring Demos!

Get ready for the finals week with Physics Raffle prizes, Pizza, Liquid N2 Ice-Cream and Dangerously Daring Demos!

Nov 18, 10
noon
SI 117

Andreea Sandu, Department of Biological, Geological, and Environmental Sciences, CSU

"My summer attempts to suppress the infection of a bacterium known to cause strep throat and other human diseases" (REU experience at MSU)

Joint SPS/Physics/Biology Seminar (invited by Hardin/Streletzky/SPS) 

Oct 28, 10
noon
SI 117

Elizabeth Z. Okwudi, Career Services, CSU

"What can you do with a Physics Degree"

Career Services Center Event. Everyone is welcome. (Organized by Vandemark) 

Oct 14, 10
noon
SI 117

SPECIAL EVENT: PHYSICS movie screening

"Magnetic Storm"

NOVA Physics movie screening. Everyone is welcome. (Organized by Bose) 

Sep 30, 10
noon
SI 117

Joseph Glaser, Physics Department, CSU

"Mechanosensation and the Primary Cilium" (Summer Research Project)

Joint SPS/Physics Seminar (invited by Resnick/SPS/ Physics) 

Sep 16, 10
noon
SI 117

SPS Leadership/Physics Dept

Fall 2010 Welcome Party

Welcome Paty and Award Ceremony of Summer 2010 Undergraduate Research Prizes (Organized by Stanceu & Freeman) 

May 6, 10
noon
SI 117

SPS Leadership/Physics Dept

SPS End of the Year Party

Honoring Physics Dean's List students and saying goodbye to a great year 

Apr 29, 10
noon
SI 117

Ryan McDonough, Physics and Chemistry Departments, CSU

"Exploring a potential drug delivery system: Physics, Chemistry, and Applications of Polymeric Microgels" (Honors Project)

Joint SPS/Physics Seminar (invited by Streletzky/SPS/ Physics) 

CANCELLED

Apr 15, 10
noon
SI 117

CANCELLED

Ryan McDonough, Physics and Chemistry Departments, CSU

"Exploring a potential drug delivery system: Physics, Chemistry, and Applications of Polymeric Microgels" (Honors Project)

Joint SPS/Physics Seminar (invited by Streletzky/SPS/ Physics)

Mar 11, 10
noon
SI 117

Harry D. Cornett, Jr., Tucker Ellis & West LLP, Physics Alumnus

"What Science Majors Should Know About Patents"

Joint SPS/Physics Seminar (invited by Stanceu/SPS/ Physics)

Feb 25, 10
noon
SI 117

SPECIAL EVENT: Theresa M. Nawalaniec, Michael Schwartz Library, CSU

Physics and other Science Resources Available Through the Michael Schwartz Library

Seminar about library science resources 

Feb 18, 10
noon
SI 117

SPECIAL EVENT: physics movie screening

"The Elegant Universe" (based on Brian Green's national bestseller)

Physics movie screening for everyone 

Jan 28, 10
noon
SI 117

SPS Leadership/Physics Dept

SPS Spring Party

Honoring Physics Dean's List Students and starting new semester  in a style

2009

DATE/PLACE EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT ORGANIZER
November 18, 2009
12 pm,
SI 117  
Physics Colloquium - Dr. Harsh Mathur, Case Western Reserve University, Physics Drip Paintings and Fractal Analysis Zurcher, Fodor,
Physics Department
November 5, 2009
12 pm
SI 117  
Physics Colloquium - Dr. Jacqueline T. Chen, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Department of Neurosciences Using Magnetic Resonance to Study Multiple Sclerosis Zurcher,
Physics Department
October 29, 2009
12 pm, 
SI-117  
Physics Colloquium - Dr. Bryon D. Anderson, Kent State University, Physics The Physics of Sailing Fodor,
Physics Department
October 1, 2009
12 pm,
SI 117  
Physics Colloquium - David Zavagno, Universal Medical Systems, Inc. AN X-RAY ODYSSEY: Applications of X-ray, CT Imaging in Science and Sports Fodor,
Physics Department
April 16, 2009
12 pm
SI 117  
Physics Colloquium - Dr. Partha Srinivasan, Cleveland State University, Mathematics Higher-Order Effects in NMR of Solids Fodor,
Physics Department
April 2, 2009
12 pm
SI 117  
Physics Colloquium - Dr. James Lock, Cleveland State University, Physics Stuff in the sky, Stuff on the ground, And Why It's There Fodor,
Physics Department
January 29, 2009
12 pm
SI 117  
Physics Colloquium - Dr. Yan Xu, Cleveland State University, Chemistry Targeting DNA Base Excision Repair in Tumor Drug Resistance - An Application to Anti-Cancer Drug Analysis Fodor,
Physics Department

Dec 3, 09
noon
SI 117

SPS Leadership/Physics Dept

SPS Winter Party

Get ready to the finals week with Physics Raffle prizes, Pizza, and Liquid N2 Ice-Cream!

Dec 1,09 Tuesday
noon
SI 117

Maxwell Orseno, Physics Department, CSU

Depolarized Light Scattering of Rodlike Particles: From Biopolymers to Carbon Nanotubes (Honors Project)

Joint SPS/Physics Seminar (invited by Streletzky/SPS)

Nov 24,09 Tuesday
noon
SI 117

Prasenjit Bose, Physics and Math Departments, CSU

Exploring Special Relativity (Honors Contract Project)

Joint SPS/Math Club event (invited by Walker/SPS/Math Club)

Nov 12, 09
noon
SI 117

Krista Freeman, Physics Department, CSU

FROZEN AND ALIVE: Uncovering the secret of cryo-preservation!

Joint SPS/Physics Seminar (invited by Streletzky/SPS)

Oct 27, 09 Tuesday
noon
SI 117

Jim Pitchford, Math and Physics Departments, CSU

Interactions of Pennies and X-rays

Joint SPS/Physics Seminar (invited by Streletzky/SPS)

Oct 13, 09 Tuesday
noon
SI 117

Achille Nicoletti, EE and Physics Departments, CSU

Summer COOP at Philips: Designing CT

Joint SPS/Physics Seminar (invited by Streletzky/SPS)

Sep 17, 09
noon
SI 117

SPS Leadership/Physics Faculty

Fall 2009 SPS Welcome Party

Introduction to the Physics Department, SPS

May 7, 09
noon
SI 117

Society of Physics Students (SPS)

SPS End of the Year Party

SPS elections, Raffle prizes, Pizza, Physics Summer Job Announcements, and Liquid N2 Ice-Cream!

Apr 23, 09
noon
SI 117

Brian Vyhnalek, Physics Dept, CSU

DNA Microfluidics (Independent Study)

SPS Seminar and Pizza! (invited by SPS/Kaufman)

Apr 9, 09
noon
SI 117

Vinnie La Salviam, Physics Dept, CSU

Applications of Geophysics: Fundamental Investigations of the Shallow Subsurface

SPS Seminar and Pizza! (invited by SPS/Streletzky)

Feb 5, 09
noon
SI 117

Davinder Pandher, Physics Dept, CSU

Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) Spectroscopy using MIR 8025 (Independent Study)

SPS Seminar and Pizza! (invited by SPS/Streletzky)

2008

DATE/PLACE EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT ORGANIZER
November 13, 2008
12 pm
SI 117  
Physics Colloquium - Dr. Mano Singham, Director, University Center for Innovation in Teaching and Education (UCITE), Case Western Reserve University The Copernican Myth and other scientific fables Zurcher,
Physics Department
October 23, 2008
12 pm
SI 117  
Physics Colloquium - Dr. Vasudeva Rao Aravind, Director, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Pennsylvania State University Probing Nanoscale Properties of Multiferroic Materials Fodor,
Physics Department
October 2, 2008
12 pm
SI 117  
Physics Colloquium - Dr. Majid Rashidi, Mechanical Engineering Department, Cleveland State University Innovations and Challenges of Wind Energy Converter Machines Fodor,
Physics Department
September 11, 2008
12 pm
SI 117  
Physics Colloquium - Dr. Sue Ramlo, Department of Engineering & Science Technology, University of Akron Physics Education Research Zurcher,
Physics Department
April 17, 2008
12 pm,
SI 117  
Physics Colloquium - Dr. Thomas Coffey, General Electric, Nela Park Saving the World 1 Watt at a Time Kaufman,
Physics Department
February 7, 2008
12 pm,
SI 117  
Physics Colloquium - Dr. Alper Buldum, University of Akron, Physics Atomic-Scale Modeling and Simulations of Nanoscale Materials and Biomolecules Fodor,
Physics Department

Dec 4, 08
noon
SI 117

SPS Leadership/Physics Dept

SPS Winter Party

Get ready to the finals week with Physics Raffle prizes, Pizza, and Liquid N2 Ice-Cream!

Dec 2, 08
noon
SI 117

Krista Freeman, Physics Department, CSU

Mastering the Static Light Scattering Spectroscopy Experiment

Joint SPS/Physics Seminar (invited by Streletzky/SPS)

Nov 20, 08
noon
SI 117

Ryan McDonough, Physics Department, CSU

Diffusive Properties of polymer chains in semi-dilute polymer solution

Joint SPS/Physics Seminar (invited by Streletzky/SPS)

Oct 16, 08
noon
SI 117

Nathan Smith, Physics Department, CSU

Developing a Miniaturized Antenna

Joint SPS/Physics Seminar (invited by Streletzky/SPS)

Sep 25, 08
noon
SI 117

SPS Leadership/Physics Faculty

Fall 2008 SPS Welcome Party

Introduction to the Physics Department, SPS

May 1, 08
noon
SI 117

Society of Physics Students (SPS)

SPS End of the Year Party

SPS elections, Raffle prizes, Pizza, Physics Summer Job Announcements, and Liquid N2 Ice-Cream!

Apr 22, 08
noon
SI 117

Jessica Schwan, Physics and Math Depts, CSU

"Relativity and The Perihelion Precession of Mercury’s Orbit"

SPS Seminar and Pizza! (invited by SPS/Streletzky)

SPECIAL EVENT
Apr 18, 08
FRIDAY!!!
9am-noon
SI 117

PHYSICS DAY: Ted Wood, Paul Hambourger, Kiril Streletzky, Alla Zilichikhis, Physics Dept, CSU

Tours of the Physics Labs, Exciting Physics Demos, "Theory of Superstrings" lecture, Physics Pizza, SPS Raffle prizes, and more!

PHYSICS DAY for Clevelandmiddle and high schoolers (organized by Zilichikhis/Physics Dept/SPS)

Apr 17, 08
noon
SI 117

Dr. Thomas Coffey, General Electric, NelaPark

Saving the World One Watt at a Time

Physics Seminar

Apr 3, 08
noon
SI 117

Salvatore Fazio, DefenseAcquisition University

Presentation on Target Reconstruction

SPS Seminar and Pizza! (invited by LaSalvia/SPS/Streletzky)

SPECIAL EVENT

Mar 20, 08
Before SPS seminar
SI 117

SPECIAL EVENT: Recognition of the Physics Dean's List Honorees!

Recognizing Physics Department Science Dean's List (F07) Honorees

Award ceremony and pizza followed by SPS seminar (organized by SPS/Physics)

Mar 20, 08
noon
SI 117

Karen Wilson, Physics Dept, CSU

Using DLS Spectroscopy to Study Soap (Brij-35 surfactant Micelles)

SPS Seminar, pizza, and Award ceremony! (invited by SPS/Streletzky)

Feb 14, 08
noon
SI 117

Lindsey Bloe, Physics Dept, CSU

The Tale of Radiation: From Quack Medicine to Cancer Treatment

SPS Seminar and Pizza! (invited by SPS/Streletzky)

Feb 7, 08
noon
SI 117

Dr. Alper Buldum, Physics Dept, University of Akron

Atomic-Scale Modeling and Simulations of Nanoscale Materials and Biomolecules

Physics Seminar

Jan 31, 08
noon
SI 117

SPECIAL EVENT: Richard Feynman Lecture Screening

Richard Feynman lecture: The Law of Gravitation

Joint movie screening by Math Club and SPS, Free Pizza as always

Jan 24, 08
noon
SI 117

SPS Leadership/Physics Faculty

Spring 08 Physics Dept Welcome Pizza

Introduction to the Physics Department and SPS

2007

DATE/PLACE EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT ORGANIZER
April 26, 2007
12 pm,
SI 117  
Physics Colloquium - Dr. Jim Andrews, Youngstown State University, Physics and Astronomy Polymeric one-dimensional photonic crystals for plastic lasers and novel nonlinear optical devices Fodor,
Physics Department
March 29, 2007
12 pm,
SI 117  
Physics Colloquium - Dr. Siu-Tung Yau, Cleveland State University, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Applied BioMedical Engineering Program Bioelectronics, Molecular Electronics and Nanotechnology Fodor, Kaufman,
Physics Department
February 21, 2007
12:00 pm,
SI 117  
Physics Colloquium - Dr. Robin L. B. Selinger, Kent State University, Liquid Crystal Institute Rubber That Moves: Modeling Liquid Crystal Elastomers Fodor,
Physics Department
February 1, 2007
12:00 pm,
SI 117  
Physics Colloquium - Dr. Peter L. Hoekje, Baldwin-Wallace College, Physics and Astronomy Bells and Whistles: The Physics of Musical Wind Instruments Zurcher,
Physics Department

Dec 6, 07
noon
SI 117

SPS Leadership/Physics Dept

SPS Winter Party

Get ready to the finals week with Physics Raffle prizes, Pizza, and Liquid N2 Ice-Cream!

Nov 20, 07
noon
SI 117

Jessica Schwan, Physics and Math Depts, CSU

Building a New Dynamic Light Scattering Spectroscopy System

SPS Seminar and Pizza! (invited by SPS/Streletzky)

Oct 23, 07
noon
SI 117

Ryan McDonough, Physics Dept, CSU

Studying Polymers with DLS and FPR. Or a Summer with REU and Undergraduate Research Experience

SPS Seminar and Pizza! (invited by SPS/Streletzky)

Sep 20, 07
noon
SI 117

Nathan Smith, Physics and Math Depts, CSU

Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (Honors Project)

SPS Seminar and Pizza! (invited by SPS/Streletzky)

Sep 6, 07
noon
SI 117

SPS Leadership/Physics Faculty

Fall 2007 SPS Welcome Party

Introduction to the Physics Department, SPS

May 3, 07
noon
SI 117

Society of Physics Students (SPS)

SPS End of the Year Party

SPS elections, Raffle prizes, Pizza, and Liquid N2 Ice-Cream!

SPECIAL EVENT
Apr 24, 07
TUESDAY!!!
noon
SI 117

Feynman Lecture Screening

Richard Feynman lecture: The relationship between Mathematics and Physics

PHYSICS AWARENESS WEEK

SPECIAL EVENT
Apr 20, 07
FRIDAY!!!
10am-1pm
SI 117

PHYSICS DAY Presentations: Ted Wood, Paul Hambourger, Kiril Streletzky, Alla Zilichikhis

Tours of the Physics Labs, Exciting Physics Demos, "Theory of Superstrings" lecture, Physics Pizza and more!

PHYSICS DAY for Clevelandmiddle and high schoolers (organized by Zilichikhis/Physics Dept)

Apr 19, 07
noon
SI 117

Alla Zilichikhis, PhD
Physics Dept., CSU

Theory of Superstrings and Escher's Graphics

PHYSICS AWARENESS WEEK

Apr 5, 07 
noon
SI 117

Simon Melikian, PhD, Physics Alumnus, President/CEO, Recognition Robotics, Inc.

Visual Recognition. Research and Development

SPS Seminar (invited by Lock/SPS)

Feb 15, 07
noon
SI 117

John T. McKenna, Graduate Student, Medical Physics, CSU

Structure and Dynamics of Polymer Nanoparticles: Exploring their potential for controlled drug delivery

Joint SPS/Physics Seminar MS Project presentation (invited by Streletzky/SPS)

Feb 8, 07
noon
SI 117

SPS Leadership/Physics Faculty

Spring 2007 SPS Welcome Party

SPS-Meeting, Pizza, and Ice-Cream!

2006

DATE/PLACE EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT ORGANIZER
November 9, 2006
12:00 pm,
SI 117  
Physics Colloquium - Dr. Tom Oder, Youngstown University, Physics and Astronomy Improved Schottky Contacts on Wide Gap Semiconductors Fodor,
Physics Department
November 2, 2006
12:00 pm,
SI 147  
Physics Colloquium - Dr. Andy Resnick, CWRU, Department of Physiology and Biophysics Possible role of the primary cilium as a flow sensor Zurcher,
Physics Department
October 19, 2006
12:00 pm,
SI 147  
Physics Colloquium - Dr. Brian L. Davis, CCF Lerner Research Institute, Department of Biomedical Engineering The Physics of Bone Loss Streletzky,
Physics Department
October 5, 2006
12:00 pm,
SI 147  
Physics Colloquium - Dr. Jeffrey Dyck, John Carroll University, Physics Thermoelectric Materials: From Solid State Cooling to Harvesting Waste Heat Zurcher,
Physics Department
September 20, 2006
12:00 pm,
SI 147  
Physics Colloquium - Dr. Andrew Lammers, Cleveland State University, Department of Health Sciences Animal Locomotion Zurcher,
Physics Department

Nov 30, 06
noon
SI 117

Michael Georgalis, Physics Alumnus, Venture Lighting

The Application of Physics in Engineering

Joint SPS/Physics Seminar (invited by Streletzky/SPS)

Nov 16, 06
noon
SI 117

Jessica Schwan, Math and Physics Departments, CSU

The Theory and Practice of Rainbows (Honors Project)

Joint SPS/Physics Seminar (invited by SPS/Walker)

Oct 26, 06
noon
SI 117

Nathan Smith, Physics and Math Departments, CSU

Using a 3D Simulation to Design Higher Power Terahertz Amplifiers with Metamaterials for Biomedical Applications

SPS Seminar and Pizza! (invited by SPS/Kaufman)

Sep 21, 06
noon
SI 117

SPS Leadership/Physics Faculty

Fall 2006 SPS Welcome Party/SPS elections

SPS-Meeting and Pizza!

Apr 6, 06
4:30pm
SI 117

Honors Program, SPS, Physics Dept

Getting to know the Physics Department Party

SPS-Meeting, J. Walker physics trickery and Pizza!

Feb 21, 06

SI 117

Nathan Smith, Honors Program/Physics Department, CSU

Photonic Crystal Fibers

SPS Seminar (invited by SPS/Hussein)

2005

DATE/PLACE EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT ORGANIZER
October 31, 2005
12:00 pm,
SI 147  
Physics Colloquium - Dr. Paul S.Russo, LSU, Chemistry Department and Macromolecular studies Group Putting a speed gun on macromolecules:
What can we learn from how fast they go, and can we do something useful with that information?
Streletzky,
Physics Department
October 27, 2005
1:00 pm,
SI 117
Physics Colloquium - Dr. David Ghosh, University of Cologne, Germany Combined nucleation experiments on n-Nonane using a two-valve expansion chamber and supersonic nozzle Streletzky,
Physics Department
October 14-15, 2005
Cole Center, CSU
Fall  2005 OSAPS/AAPT/SPS
Joint Conference - Invited Speakers: M. Kardar(MIT), G.D.J. Phillies(WPI), M. Dennin(UC Irvin), J. Walker(CSU)
2005 World Year of Physics Einstein Centennial
"From Brownian Motion to the Physics of Complexity "
Zurcher,Streletzky,
Kaufman
CSU,COS,OSAPS,
SPS
April 14, 2005
12:00 pm,
SI 147
Physics Colloquium - Dr. K.A. Harper, Ohio State University, Physics Expert - Novice Problem solving Research and its Instructional Implications Zurcher,
Physics Department
April 8, 2005
12:00 pm,
SI 147
Physics Colloquium - Dr. Leszek Gora, Delft University of Technology, Netherland Synthesis and Integration of zeolite membrane in catalytic processes at different length scale Streletzky,
Physics Department
March 10, 2005
12:00 pm,
SI 147
Physics Colloquium - Dr. Elizabeth K. Mann, Kent State University, Physics Playing with monolayers: boundaries, shape, and dynamics Zurcher,
Physics Department
February 10, 2005
12:00 pm,
SI 147
Physics Colloquium - Dr. Michael Crescimanno, Youngstown State University, Physics Why bother improving at atomic clocks? Zurcher,
Physics Department

Nov 30, 05
1.30 p.m
SI 117

Fred Hussein, Department of Civil Engineering, CSU

The Physics of Dynamic Pile Testing

Talk by SPS-President (invited by SPS)

Oct 27, 05
1.p.m 
SI 117

David Ghosh, University of Cologne, Germany

Combined nucleation experiments on n-Nonane using a two-valve expansion chamber and supersonic nozzle.

Joint SPS/Physics Seminar (invited by SPS/Streletzky)

2004

DATE/PLACE EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT ORGANIZER
December 2, 2004
12:00 pm,
SI 147
Physics Colloquium - Dr. Gordon Aubrecht, Ohio State University, Physics The 2003 Blackout: What happened, and was there any physics involved? Zurcher,
Physics Department
October 21,2004
12:00 pm,
SI 147
Physics Colloquium - Dr. Fredy Zypman, Yeshiva University,
New York, Physics
Friction as a self-organized critical phenomenon Zurcher,
Physics Department