SPHP Fall 1998
Sept. 26 Exotic Objects of the Cosmos: Neutron
Stars, Pulsars,and Black Holes
Prof. Frederick K. Lamb, Physics and Astronomy, UIUC
Oct. 10 Baseball: It's Not Nuclear Physics (or is it?!)
Prof. Alan M. Nathan, Physics, UIUC
Oct. 24 High-Temperature Superconductors: From Broken Symmetries
to Cell Phones
Prof. Laura H. Greene, Physics, UIUC
Nov. 7 What's a Physicist Doing Studying Biology?
Prof. Paul R. Selvin, Physics, UIUC
Nov. 21 How do Airplanes Work? Taking the Fear Out of Flying
a Piper Archer II
Prof. Deborah M. Errede, Physics, UIUC
Dec. 5 Is Music Composition More Elusive for Computers
Prof. Douglas Hofstadter, Indiana U.
Thank you to all who participated in the 1998 Saturday Physics Honors Program!