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Saturday Physics for Everyone

Saturday Physics for Everyone (SPE) is a series of lectures on modern aspects of the physical sciences held Saturday mornings each fall. The program began in 1993 and offers high school students the opportunity to hear presentations from world-class scientists and researchers.

By attending Saturday Physics for Everyone, you will learn about recent advances in the physical sciences, you will gain an understanding of how physics affects development in modern technology, and influences your life on a daily basis. A question and answer session is held at the end of each program. This is your chance to interact with renowned scientific leaders in the research community.

  • Audience: High school students and the general public.
  • Cost: Free of charge.
  • Time: 10:15 AM to 11:30 AM, unless indicated otherwise.
  • Location: Room 141, Loomis Laboratory of Physics, 1110 West Green Street, Urbana, IL
  • Parking: East side of building in lot B21.
  • Schedule: View schedule poster.
  • Questions/comments? Email us at sat_physics@physics.illinois.edu or call 217.244.2948.
  • Talk slides: When available, the slides from the professors' talks can be found linked from the individual events below.

Schedule for Fall 2011


Event Title Speaker Date/Time Location
Exotic Objects of the Cosmos: Neutron Stars, Pulsars and Black Holes Professor Frederick Lamb 9/17/2011
10:15 am
Room 141 Loomis Lab of Physics 1110 W. Green St. Urbana IL
The Physics of Climate Change Professor Scott Willenbrock 10/1/2011
10:15 am
Room 141 Loomis Lab of Physics 1110 W. Green St. Urbana IL
The Mysterious Neutrinos Professor Jen-Chieh Peng 10/15/2011
10:15 am
Room 141 Loomis Lab of Physics 1110 W. Green St. Urbana IL
Corked Bats, Humidors and Steroids: The Physics of Cheating in Baseball Professor Alan Nathan 10/29/2011
10:15 am
Room 141 Loomis Lab of Physics 1110 W. Green St. Urbana IL
Transforming Science, Policy and the Power Grid with High Temperature Superconductivity Professor Laura Greene 11/12/2011
10:15 am
Room 141 Loomis Lab of Physics 1110 W. Green St. Urbana IL
Inside Out: How Physics Has Revolutionized Medical Imaging Professor P. Scott Carney 12/3/2011
10:15 am
Room 141 Loomis Lab of Physics 1110 W. Green St. Urbana IL

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