SPHP 1996 - 1997
Sept. 28 The Birth, Life and Death of Stars
Prof. James B. Kaler, Astronomy, UIUC
Oct. 26 Surfing Waves in the Microcosmos: Using Light Waves
to View the Body
Prof. Eric Wiener
Oct. 26 So You Thought Computers Could Do Anything? Some
Probably Unsolvable and Infeasible Computational Problems
Prof. Michael C. Loui, Electrical and Computer Engineering, UIUC
Nov. 16 The Strange Fate of Cats (and Other Things) According
to Quantum Mechanics
Prof. Anthony J. Leggett, Physics, UIUC
Jan. 25 Exotic Objects of the Cosmos: Neutron Stars, Pulsars,
and Black Holes
Prof. Frederick K. Lamb, Physics and Astronomy, UIUC
Jan. 25 When Ash Meets Cowhide: The Physics of Baseball
Prof Alan M. Nathan, Physics, UIUC
Feb. 15 My Time is NOT Your Time: Einstein's Relativity
in Theory and Practice
Prof. Gary E. Gladding, Physics, UIUC
March 8 Scanning Tunneling Microscopy, and Other Ways to
Really See Atoms
Prof. Munir H. Nayfeh, Physics, UIUC
Thank you to all who participated in the 1996-1997 Saturday Physics Honors Program!