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Home » Academics » Majors, Minors & Programs » Physics Department » Previous Physics Events

Previous Physics Events

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  • Guest Speaker: Washington University Dual Degree Engineering Program Representative – October 18
  • Statics and Engineering Design Bridge Contest – October 17
  • SPS RooBound Halloween Event for Elementary Children – October 15
  • Guest Speaker: Physics Alum Michael Cleveland (AC 2008), “Environmentalism in the Railway Industry” – October 11
  • What Should I Do Next Summer?  Advice on summer research and internships – October 4 and 6
  • SPS Movie Night – September 28
  • Guest Speaker: Jason Thompson, Engineer, “Texas Instruments Overview and DLP Technology History and Innovations” – September 27
  • Fall Equinox Event at The Gnomon of Austin College – September 22
  • Student Summer Research Presentations – September 20
  • Community Star Party – September 16
  • Student Summer Research Presentations – September 13
  • Texas Society of Professional Engineers Meeting – September 8
  • SPS Ice Cream Party – September 8
  • Student Summer Internship Presentations – September 6
  • Campus Star Party – August 26
  • Engineering Information Session – August 23

2021

  • The Austin College Variable Stars Conference – December 7
  • Guest Speaker: Mr. Doug Kaelin, Kaelin Group, “The Language of Work” – November 29
  • Fall Physics Student Research Presentations – November 16
  • Guest Speaker: Dr. Manuel Quevedo-Lopez, Chair of Materials Science and Engineering, UTD, “Materials and Devices for Radiation Detection” – October 28
  • Campus Star Party – October 29
  • Homecoming Star Party – October 22
  • Presentation: Dual Degree Program with Washington University in St. Louis – October 21
  • SPS Engineering Egg Drop Contest – October 13 and 20
  • Austin College Fall Equinox Event – September 22
  • Student Summer Research Presentations – September 16
  • SPS Ice Cream Contest – September 8
  • Physics Phun Phest – May 3
  • Spring Student Research Presentations – April 29
  • Physics Movie Night (The Martian) – April 23
  • International Dark Sky Project with the Society of Physics Students (SPS), April 5-12
  • Engineering Advising Workshop, April 8
  • Austin College Student Scholarship Conference – March 18-20
  • SPS Game Night – March 10
  • SPS Movie Night (Interstellar) – March 4
  • Roobotics Team competes at Texas VEXU Qualifying Tournament
  • Society of Physics Students sponsors Engineering Egg-drop Contest – October 20
  • Austin College students present exoplanet research at NASA TESS Conference – August 2
  • Physics students upgrade the Austin College Weather Station – April 17
  • Austin College students awarded Outstanding Student Presentation at Joint Spring Meeting of the Texas Sections of APS/AAPT/SPS – April 10

2020

  • Austin College Engineering Design Showcase 2020, December 4-7
  • Summer Plans: Internships and Research Opportunities – December 3
  • Fall Physics Student Research Presentations – November 17
  • Physics Olympics – November 15
  • Washington University Engineering Virtual Visit: November 5
  • SPS Among Us Game Night – November 5
  • Statics and Engineering Design Bridge Contest – November 2
  • Freaky Physics Friday – October 30
  • Physics Summer Research Seminar – October 27
  • Physics Friday with Alumni – October 16
  • TEDxAustinCollege: David Whelan “Our Lone Star” – October 3
  • Physics Friday: Robo-Soccer – September 25
  • SPS Meet-n-Greet – September 17
  • Pre-Engineering at Austin College – September 10
  • SPS Initial Meeting – September 3
  • Spring Student Research Presentations – May 5

2019

  • Star Party – October 25
  • Star Party – October 8
  • Star Party – September 6
  • Star Party – April 12
  • Austin College Student Scholarship Conference – March 22-23
  • Star Party – March 22
  • Star Party – February 15

2018

  • Semester Research Presentation – November 13
  • Public Star Party – November 9
  • Physics Cafe: Summer Research Experiences and Internships – November 7
  • Physics Cafe: Applying to Grad School – October 10
  • Star Party: Friday, September 14 – Cancelled
  • Austin College Student Scholarship Conference – March 23-24
  • Physics Café: “Engineering Licensure”, John Ho, Huitt-Zollars engineering firm – April 4
  • Physics Game Night at the Pub – April 13
  • Campus and Community Star Party, Adams Observatory – April 19
  • Physics Student Research Talks – April 24
  • Spring Equinox at the Gnomon, IC Atrium, March 20
  • Physics Café: “How To Be An Engineer”, Kent Newtown, retired manager at Texas Instruments – March 4
  • SPS Olympics: Iceless Curling Competition – March 2
  • Public Star Party, Adams Observatory (CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER) – February 22
  • SPS Olympics: The Physics of Olympics – February 14
  • Physics Seminar: “Deflection of Molecular Beams via the Bichromatic Force” Leland Aldridge, Yale University – February 12
  • Physics Seminar: “How Darwin Can Help Physicists Control Atoms”, Vince Gregoric, Bryn Mawr College – February 9
  • Physics Café: Sweets and Tweets – February 7
  • Physics Seminar: “Biophysics Vignettes in Cells, Embryos, and Organs-on-Chips”, Alex Auner, Vanderbilt University – February 5
  • Student Opportunities Fair – February 1
  • Lunar Eclipse at the Adams Observatory – January 31

2017

  • Images of the 2017 Solar Eclipse – November 13
  • Physics Student Research Talks: Stars, Filters, and Gravitational Waves – November 16
  • Information Session: Dual-Degree Engineering Program at Washington University – November 14
  • Austin College Star Party for High School Physics Teachers – November 4
  • Austin College Community Star Party – November 4
  • Autumnal Equinox  – September 22
  • Physics Cafe, Alum Connor Rigg on Columbia 3-2 Engineering Experience – September 8
  • Atmospheric and Environmental Physics Poster Session – May 10
  • Student Research at the Adams Observatory: Better Telescope Guiding, Improved Calibration, and Detection of Exoplanets – April 25
  • SPS Picnic, April 30
  • Physics Cafe – Get Involved in SPS – April 19
  • Exploring Photometric Methods for Identifying Emission Line B-Type Stars, Amy Glazier Honors Defense – April 11
  • Adams Observatory Star Party – April 7
  • Annual Salisbury-Baker Basketball Tournament – April 6
  • Austin College Student Scholarship Conference – March 24-25
  • Spring Equinox Event at the IDEA Center Meridian Line – March 20
  • Campus Star Party – February 19 – canceled due to weather
  • Physics Cafe – “Creativity Competition,” February 8

2016

  • Engineering Design Showcase – December 6, 2016
  • Physics Summer Research Seminar – November 17, 2016
  • Physics Cafe – October 21, 2016
  • Physics Summer Research Seminar – September 13, 2016
  • Texoma AlumNight Star Party (open to the public) – October 12, 2016
  • Star Party (Campus only event) – September 4, 2016
  • Summer solstice event – June 20, 2016
  • Physics Student Research Presentations – April 19, 2016
  • Listening In on the Cosmos with Gravitational Waves, Dr. Paul Walter, St. Edward’s University, April 5, 2016
  • SPS Presents: Watch and Discuss Movie “Interstellar” with relativity expert Don Salisbury, April 3, 2016
  • Physics Cafe – March 23, 2016
  • Spring Equinox – March 21, 2016
  • Austin College Student Scholarship Conference – March 18-19
  • Physics Cafe – February 24, 2016
  • Public Star Party – February 18, 2016
  • Physics Seminar- February 8, 2016
    Guest Speaker, Dr. Allan Thomas, Materials for an Abundant Energy Future
  • Students imaged a supernova that exploded in a galaxy over 11 million light-years away!

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