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November 12, 2005

Want to know more about majoring in Physics at the University of Illinois?

Part I: Physics Van Demonstration starts at 10:15 a.m. with the Saturday Physics Honors Program lecture by UIUC Undergraduates.
The Physics Van travels to schools across the area, showing kids of all ages that science is bot fascinating and fun. Van shows are performed by UIUC students and have brought smiles to over 60,000 people in the last 12 years! You will see the following demonstrations: fun with liquid nitrogen, the rocket cart, Van de Graaf generator, smoke rings from a vortex generator and many more. Don't forget, no Physics Van show is complete without blowing stuff up!

Part II: Tour of Research Labs (11:00 and 11:30 a.m.)
You can choose to visit two of five Physics Research Labs. A detailed description of each tour is availaible on the Saturday Physics Honors Program web site.

  • Using Lasers to study Matter at Extreme Termperatures, Fields and Pressures
  • Buiding Black Holes and Neutron Stars: Supercomputer Cinema
  • The Physics of Music & Musical Instruments
  • Unison Optics and Cryogentic to Study Crystals
  • Quantum Information Laboratory

    • Part III: Information Session for Prospective Students (registration required.)
    What type of careers are available to physics majors? Learn more about the UIUC Physics curriculum and the required courses for physics majors.

    The registration deadline is November 4, 2005.
    If you miss the registration deadline,
    you may still attend Physics Day, we can't guarantee lunch for you.

    Schedule of Events

     
    Time
    Place
    Event
    Part I 10:15 am-11:00 am 141 Loomis

    Physics Van Demonstration
    Part II 11:00 am-12:00 pm Start in Loomis Lobby Tours of Research Labs
    Part III 12:00 pm 137 Loomis Check in for lunch
    (registration required.)
      12:00 pm-
    12:45 pm    		 144 Loomis Lunch with faculty and students
      12:45 pm-
    1:30 pm    		 144 Loomis What is a physics degree and what can I do with it?


    Physics Day Flyer (pdf)

    Questions?
    Contact Toni Pitts
    Coordinator of Recruiting, Advising, and Special Programs
    tpitts@illinois.edu or 217-244-2948.

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