Physics
Mailing Address
Cleveland State University
Department of Physics
2121 Euclid Avenue, PHY
Cleveland, OH 44115-2214
Campus Location
Science Building (SI)
2399 Euclid Avenue, Rm. 112
Contact Us
Phone: 216.687.2425
Fax: 216.523.7268
physics.dept@csuohio.edu
Current Events
2024 – 2025 Events
| Date/Time | Place | Event | Announcement | Organizer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 3, 2024 | SR 151 | LN2 Ice Cream Party | Join the SPS for the end of the semester LN2 ice cream party! | Society of Physics Students |
| November 26, 2024 | SR 151 | "Machine Learning from a Perspective of Physics" | Jacob H. Adamczyk '20 (BS Physics Honors, Math BS), University of Massachusetts, Boston | Streletzky, Society of Physics Students |
| November 19, 2024 | SR 151 | Faculty Research Projects done with Undergraduates (part 2) | Dr. A. Hoover (Math & Statistics), Dr. J. Gatica (Chemical & Biomedical Eng) Dr. M. Rahmati (Electrical & Computer Eng), | Streletzky, Choose Ohio First, Society of Physics Students |
| November 5, 2024 | SR 151 | Faculty Research Projects done with Undergraduates (part 1) | Dr. A. Resnick, (Physics) “CREATE Scientists in Kidney Urology and Hematology” | Streletzky, Choose Ohio First, Society of Physics Students |
| October 29, 2024 | SR 151 | XIII Physics Olympics | Join SPS for the annual student competition! | Society of Physics Students |
| October 1, 2024 | SR 151 | "My Summer REU at CERN" | Grace Miller (Physics Honors and Math Honors senior) | Streletzky, Society of Physics Students |
| September 17, 2024 | SR 151 | 2024 USRA Undergraduate Physics Student research presentations | P. Barrett (physics junior), J. Forester (physics senior) | Streletzky, Society of Physics Students |
| September 3, 2024 | SR 151 | Welcome Meeting | Learn about SPS and physics programs | Streletzky, Society of Physics Students |
| April 30, 2024 | SR 151 | LN2 Ice Cream Party | Join the SPS for the end of the semester LN2 ice cream party! | Streletzky, Society of Physics Students |
| April 23, 2024 | SR 151 | The Search for Ultra-High Energy Neutrinos at the South Pole Using the Askaryan Radio Array | Justin Flaherty, Physics Department, Ohio State University | Streletzky, Society of Physics Students |
| April 16, 2024 | SR 151 | Physics Jeopardy | Join SPS for an exciting battle of smarts and wits! | Streletzky, Society of Physics Students |
| April 9, 2024 | SR 151 | NANOGrav - Discovering the Gravitational Hum of the Universe | Joseph Glaser, NANOGrav, West Virginia University | Streletzky, Society of Physics Students |
| April 8, 2024 | CSU Campus & Great Lakes Science Center | TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSE | Observation parties on CSU & GLSC Campus; outreach at local schools and CPL | Fodor, Streletzky, Society of Physics Students |
| April 2, 2024 | SR 151 | Student-Driven Radio Observations of the Sun and the Ionosphere during the 2024 Total Solar Eclipse | Timothy Dolch, Physics Department, Hillsdale College | Fodor, Streletzky, Society of Physics Students |
| March 19, 2024 | SR 151 | Eclipse Photography | Andrew Resnick, Physics Department (presentation, video) | Fodor, Streletzky, Society of Physics Students |
| February 29, 2024 | BH 202 | How a Graphic Novelist Almost Eclipsed Mark Twain | Adam Sonstegard, "How a Graphic Novelist Almost Eclipsed Mark Twain" | Fodor, Streletzky, Society of Physics Students |
| February 20, 2024 | SR 151 | Faculty Research Projects done with Undergraduate (part 3) | Dr. E. Schearer (Mechanical Engineering), "Robot-Assisted Feeding for People with Paralyzed Arms" Dr. Alex Hoover (Mathematics and Statistics), "Life in Moving Fluids: Computational Modeling of Fluids and Elasticity" Dr. T. Heus (Physics), "Physics of Clouds" | Streletzky, Society of Physics Students |
| February 13, 2024 | SR 151 | Faculty Research Projects done with Undergraduates (part 2) | Dr. J. Bickel (Physics), "Looking at atoms: Imaging the nanoscale" Dr. G. Ao (Chemical/Biomedical Eng), "Fluorescent Quantum Defects in Carbon Nanotubes" Dr. F. Galetto (Mathematics and Statistics), "Jets of graphs" | Choose Ohio First, Society of Physics Students |
| February 6, 2024 | SR 151 | The Eclipse and Film | SPS Eclipse Seminar Series: "The Eclipse and Film" Ygal Kaufman | Fodor, Streletzky, Society of Physics Students |
| January 23, 2024 | SR 151 | Welcome Meeting! | Learn about upcoming SPS events, summer internships, and research opportunities! | Streletzky, Society of Physics Students |
2022 – 2023 Events
| Date/Time | Place | Event | Announcement | organizer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 5th, 2023 | SR 152 | LN2 Icecream Party | Join the SPS for the end of the semester LN2 ice cream party! | Streletzky, Society of Physics Students |
| November 21st 2023 | SR 152 | Faculty Research Projects done with Undergraduates pt1 | Gr. G Ayo (Chemical/Biomedical Eng), "Fluorescent Quantum Defects in Carbon Nanotubes" Dr. S. Ryan (Mathematics and Statistics), "Mathematics Provides Insight into Biology" Dr. S. Sensale Rodriguez (Physics), "Dynamic DNA Nanotechnology" | Streletzky, Society of Physics Students |
| November 13th 2023 | SR 152 | HowToREU: Applying to REU's in STEM Fields | Interested in learning about Research Experiences for Undergraduates ( undergraduate research jobs, and summer internships on and off campus? Right now, is the time to learn about them and prepare to apply soon! Join Dr. S for some hints and suggestions on where to look for these opportunities | Streletzky, Society of Physics Students |
| October 31st 2023 | SR 152 | PHYSICS OLYMPICS | Work together in teams, competing in 3 physics-themed events (no experience necessary!). Prizes will be awarded to the top team! | Streletzky, Society of Physics Students |
| October 17th 2023 | SR 152 | James Pitchford (CSU Alumni 2011) | "A Discussion of Science Fiction" | Streletzky, Society of Physics Students |
| September 19th 2023 | SR 152 | Undergraduate Research Presentations | "Characterizing Pentacene Think Film Growth on HOPG" - Grace Miller "Performing Small Angle X-Ray Scattering (SAXS) on Polystyrene Probes and Polysaccharide Microgrels" - Patrick Herron "Study of Micromixing Systems using Extensional Flows" - James Taton "Analysis of Marine Stratocumulus Clouds with and Without a Diurnal Cycle Using Large Eddy Simulations" - Jeremiah Greene "Developing SAXS Methodology for Solution of Polystyrene Spheres" - Collin Douglas TBA, Jordan Miller | Streletzky, Society of Physics Students |
| September 5th 2023 | SR 152 | Welcome Week! | Welcome SPS Meeting, and PhysCon (22 Intro) | Streletzky, Society of Physics Students |
| May 2nd 2023 | SR 151 | LN2 Ice Cream Party | "Celebrate the end of the semester with LN2 Ice Cream, the Physics Jeopardy Winners, and New SPS Officers!" | Streletzky, Society of Physics Students |
| April 25th 2023 | SR 151 | Choose Ohio First: Mario Alberto Talk | "Electrofermentation with Recombinant S. Cerevisiae for Increasing Fermentation Yields AKA "California Dreaming: Industrial Biotechnology in the Heart of Silicon Valley" | Streletzky, Society of Physics Students |
| April 18th 2023 | SR 151 | Physics Jeopardy | Join SPS for an exciting battle of smarts and wits! | Streletzky, Society of Physics Students |
| March 30th 2023 | SR 151 | Special SPS/COF Alumni Talk | Dr. Prasenjit Bose, "Industry R&D - Different from Academia, yet quite fulfilling" | Strelezky, Society of Physics Students |
| February 28th 2023 | SR 151 | Faculty Research Projects Done with Undergraduates (Part 4) | Dr. J. Jenkins ( Civil & Environmental Engineering), "I'm Watching You" Dr. J. Gatica (Chemical and Biomedical Engineering), "Process Engineering for Sustainable Living Environments" Dr. T. Heus (Physics), "The Physics of Clouds and Climate" | Strelezky, Society of Physics Students |
| February 14th 2023 | SR 151 | Faculty Research Projects Done with Undergraduates (Part 3) | Dr. Q. Lin (Electrical Engineering & Computer Science) Dr. C. Kothapalli (Chemical and Biomedical Engineering), "Atomic Force Microscopy as a tool to measure cell mechanics" Dr. J. Bickel (Physics), "The Physics of Surfaces, Looking at the Nanoscale" | Streletzky, Society of Physics Students |
| January 31st 2023 | SR 151 | SPS Welcome Meeting | Join SPS for the First meeting of the Semester! Learn about summer internships, and research opportunities in Physics/engineering/science via CSU, NSF, and NASA! | Streletzky, Society of Physics Students |
| January 19th 2023, 5:00 pm | Zoom | #HowToREU: Applying to REU's in Physics, Astronomy and other fields | Learn about REUs, undergraduate research jobs and summer internships with Dr. Streletzky and Dr. Conrad of the SPS | Streletzky, Society of Physics Students |
| December 6th 2022, 11:30 pm - 12:30 pm | SR 151 | SPS Liquid Nitrogen Ice Cream Party | Join SPS for our end of semester LN2 Ice Cream Party! | Streletzky, Society of Physics Students |
| November 22nd 2022, 11:30 am - 12:30 pm | SR 151 | Faculty Research Projects with Undergraduates Part 2 | Dr. H. Lopez (Math), "Matrices help to correct errors" Dr. E. Schearer (Mechanical Engineering), "Robot-Assisted Feeding" Dr. A. Resnick (Physics), "Characterizing biological flow sensors wih an optical trap" | Streletzky, Society of Physics Students |
| November 8th 2022, 11:30 am - 12:30 pm | SR 151 | Faculty Research Projects with Undergraduates Part 1 | Dr. G Ao (Chemical/Biomedical Eng), "Nano-materials: Surface Chemistry and Application" Dr. S. Sensale Rodriguez (Physics) "Dynamic DNA Nanotechnology" Dr. S. Ryan (Math), "Mathematics Provides Insight into Biology" | Streletzky, Society of Physics Students |
| November 1st 2022, 11:30 am - 12:30 pm | SR 151 | Physics Olympics | Compete in a number of Physics Related competitions to win prizes! | Streletzky, Society of Physics Students |
| September 27th 2022, 11:30 am - 12:30 pm | SR 151 | SPS Talk: Prof. Siu-Tung Yau, Electrical Engineering CSU | A Culture-free diagnostic platform for bacterial infections | Streletzky, Society of Physics Students |
| September 20th 2022, 11:30 am - 12:30 pm | SR 151 | Undergraduate Summer Research Presentations | USRA participants will present their experiences and findings | Streletzky, Society of Physics Students |
| September 19th 2022, 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM | Student Center Courtyard | Cleveland Clinic Day | Welcome Back Event | Sandra Vasenda, CSU Careers |
| August 30th 2022, 11:30 am – 12:30 pm | SR 151 | SPS Welcome | Welcome SPS Meeting, and PhysCon (22 Intro) | Streletzky, Society of Physics Students |
| August 23rd 2022, 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm | SI 147 | USRA Physics Presentations | Students will Present Finding and Experiences of the 2022 USRA Research Done this Summer | Streletzky, Society of Physics Students |
Past Events:
2022
| Date/Time | Place | Event | Announcement | organizer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 3, 2022, 11:30 am – 12:30 pm | SR 151 | LN2 End-of-the-Year Party | Liquid Nitrogen Ice Cream | Streletzky, Society of Physics Students |
| April 26, 2022, 11:30 am – 12:30 pm | SR 151 | SPS Event | SPS Physics Jeopardy | Streletzky, Society of Physics Students |
| April 12, 2022, 11:30 am – 12:30 pm | SR 151 | Faculty Research Presentation Pt. 2 | CSU Faculty Research Presentations Part 2 | Streletzky, Society of Physics Students |
| Wednesday, March 29, 2022 10:30 – 11:30 am | WH118 | Dr. Sebastian Sensale Rodriguez, Duke University | Designing Next-Generation Nanopore Sensing Technologies | CSU Department of Physics Seminar |
| Thursday, March 24, 2022 11:30 am – 12:30 pm | WH118 | Dr. Timothy Dolch | Gravitational waves, pulsar astrophysics, and the long-wavelength array swarm telescope | CSU Department of Physics Seminar |
| Wednesday, March 23, 2022 10:30-11:30 am | WH118 | Dr. Andrew Miller | Using gravitational-wave detectors to probe the existence of dark matter | CSU Department of Physics Seminar |
| March 8, 2022, 11:30 am – 12:30 pm | SR 151 | Student Research Presentation | Undergraduate Research Presentations | Streletzky, Society of Physics Students |
| March 1, 2022, 11:30 am – 12:30 pm | SR 151 | SPS Event | PhysCon 2022 Informational Meeting | Streletzky, Society of Physics Students |
| February 15, 2022, 11:30 am – 12:30 pm | SR 151 | Dr. Hunter King, University of Akron | Talk By Dr. Hunter King, Prof of Polymer Science, Biology, and Physics, University of Akron | Streletzky, Society of Physics Students |
| February 1, 2022, 11:30 am – 12:30 pm | Zoom | SPS #HowToREU | Applying to REUs in Physics, Astronomy, and other fields | Streletzky, Society of Physics Students |
2021
| DATE/PLACE | EVENT | ANNOUNCEMENT | ORGANIZER | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 30, 2021, 11:30 am – 12:30 pm | SR 151 | SPS Liquid Nitrogen Ice Cream Pary, and Sigma Pi Sigma 100th Birthday Party | Liquid Nitrogen Ice Cream Party, and Sigma Pi Sigma 100th Birthday Party! | Streletzky, Society of Physics Students |
| November 23, 2021, 11:30 am – 12:30 pm | SR 151 | Polymer Science and Polymer Engineering Graduate Programs at the University of Akron | Polymer Science and Polymer Engineering Graduate Programs at the University of Akron | Streletzky, Society of Physics Students |
| November 9, 2021, 11:30 am – 12:30 pm | SR 151 | Faculty Research Presentation | Faculty Research Projects | Streletzky, Society of Physics Students |
| October 26, 2021, 11:30 am – 12:30 pm | SR 151 | 2021 Physics Olympics | Physics Olympics | Streletzky, Society of Physics Students |
| October 12, 2021, 11:30 am – 12:30 pm | SR 151 | Seminar, Dr. James Lock, CSU | Leonardo's cross: a mathematical analysis & physical explanation of a long-forgotten observation of an optical caustic by Leonardo da Vinci | Streletzky, Society of Physics Students |
| September 28, 2021, 11:30 am – 12:30 pm | SR 151 | SPS Student Presentations – Alexis Merk and Angela Noreck | Undergraduate Student Research Presentations | Society of Physics Students |
| September 14, 2021, 11:30 am – 12:30 pm | SR 151 | SPS Student Presentation – Andrew Scherer | Observations of cross-shelf nitrate fluxes on the Oregon continental shelf: an REU experience | Society of Physics Students |
| September 7, 2021, 11:30 am – 12:30 pm | SR 151 | SPS Welcome Meeting Fall Semester 2021 | SPS Welcome Meeting | Streletzky, Society of Physics Students |
| April 6, 2021, 11:30am-12:30pm, Zoom | SPS and Choose Ohio First Presentations - Samantha Tietjen, Garrett Witzke, and Talia Minisall | Graduate Student and COF Presentations | Streletzky, Society of Physics Students, Choose Ohio First | |
| March 9, 2021, 11:30am-12:30pm, Zoom | SPS Student Presentations - Richard Sent, Andrew Scherer, and Hayden Ferencz | Undergraduate Student Presentations | Streletzky, Society of Physics Students | |
| February 16, 2021, 11:30am-12:30pm, Zoom | Physics Alumni Series Seminar - Michael Georgalis | Careers in Physics: Identification and Mitigation of Vibration, Magnetic Field and Acoustic Effects for Nanotechnology and Ultra Precision Applications | Society of Physics Students | |
| February 9, 2021, 11:30am-12:30pm, Zoom | Faculty Research - Choose Ohio First | Faculty Research Projects | Streletzky, Society of Physics Students |
2020
| DATE/PLACE | EVENT | ANNOUNCEMENT | ORGANIZER |
|---|---|---|---|
| November 24, 2020, 11:30 am - 12:30 pm, Zoom | SPS Seminar: Justin Flaherty | The Askaryan Radio Array: Searching for Astrophysical Neutrinos in the Antarctic Ice | Society of Physics Students |
| November 10, 2020, 11:30 am - 12:30 pm, Zoom | Faculty Research - Choose Ohio First | Faculty Research Projects | Streletzky, Society of Physics Students |
| October 27, 2020, 11:30 am - 12:30 pm, Zoom | Faculty Research - Choose Ohio First | Faculty Research Projects | Streletzky, Society of Physics Students |
| October 6, 2020, 11:30 am - 12:30 pm, Zoom | SPS Student Presentations - Andrew Scherer and Richard Sent | Undergraduate Student Presentation | Streletzky, Society of Physics Students |
| September 15, 2020, 11:30 am - 12:30 pm, Zoom | SPS Student Presentation - Theresa Lincheck | Undergraduate Student Presentation | Streletzky, Society of Physics Students |
| February 25, 2020, 11:30 am - 12:30 pm, SR 151 | SPS Student Presentations - Niksa Praljak, Theresa Lincheck, Andrew Scherer, Samantha Tietjen | Undergraduate Student Research Presentations | Streletzky, Society of Physics Students |
| February 18, 2020, 11:30 am - 12:30 pm, SR 151 | Faculty Research - Choose Ohio First | Faculty Research Projects | Streletzky, Society of Physics Students |
| February 4, 2020, 11:30 am - 12:30 pm, SR 151 | SPS Student Presentation - Jacob Adamczyk | SQUIDs and Magnets in France | Streletzky, Society of Physics Students |
| January 21, 2020, 11:30 am - 12:30 pm, SR 151 | SPS Meeting | SPS Spring 2020 Welcome Meeting | Streletzky, Society of Physics Students |
2019
| DATE/PLACE | EVENT | ANNOUNCEMENT | ORGANIZER |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 5, 2019, 11:30 am - 12:30 pm, SR 151 | SPS Ice Cream Party | Liquid Nitrogen Ice Cream Party | Streletzky, Society of Physics Students |
| November 21, 2019, 11:30 am - 12:30 pm, SR 151 | SPS Seminar, Dr. Philip Bos, Chemical Physics Interdisciplinary Program, Kent State University | The Application of Liquid Crystals to Optical Beam Steering and Tunable Lenses | Streletzky, Society of Physics Students |
| November 7, 2019, 11:30 am - 12:30 pm, SR 151 | SPS Student Presentations: Mario Alberto, Jacob Martin, Andrew Scherer, Justin Thompson, Samantha Tietjen | Undergraduate Student Research Presentations | Streletzky, Society of Physics Students |
| November 1, 2019, 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm, Washkewicz Hall 405 | Seminar: Dr. Daniel Raible, NASA | Communication with Light: A New Dawn in the Information Age | IEEE Control Systems Society, HKN Epsilon Alpha Chapter and Society of Physics Students |
| October 31, 2019, 11:30 am - 12:30 pm, SR 151 | 2019 Physics Olympics | Physics Olympics | Society of Physics Students |
| October 24, 2019, 11:30 am - 12:30 pm, SR 151 | Faculty Research - Choose Ohio First | Faculty Research Projects with Undergraduates | Society of Physics Students and Choose Ohio First |
| October 17, 2019, 11:30 am - 12:30 pm, SR 151 | SPS Seminar: James Pitchford | Serious Statistics: The Aliasing Adventure | Society of Physics Students |
| October 3, 2019, 11:30 am - 12:30 pm, SR 151 | Faculty Research - Choose Ohio First | Faculty Research Projects with Undergraduates | Society of Physics Students and Choose Ohio First |
| September 12, 2019, 11:30 am - 12:30 pm pm, SR 151 | SPS Meeting | SPS Fall 2019 Welcome Meeting | Streletzky, Society of Physics Students |
| August 2, 2019, 9:00 am - 4:00 pm, Student Center | 16th Annual Northeast Ohio Undergraduate Research Symposium, Keynote Address: Dr. William V. Meyer, ARA - Advanced Research Associates, NASA Glenn Research Center | Finding Solutions within Solutions | Bickel and Streletzky, Physics Department |
| July 11, 2019, 11:30 am, SR 158 | REU Colloquia Series, Dr. Philip Taylor, Case Western Reserve University, Physics Department | Can that really be so? A light-hearted look at the concepts of force and entropy | Bickel and Streletzky, Physics Department |
| June 25, 2019, 11:30 am, WH 405 | REU Colloquia Series, Dr. Krista Freeman, University of Pittsburgh, Department of Biological Sciences | DNA cannons or complex gene machines? A physicist's journey towards understanding viruses | Bickel and Streletzky, Physics Department |
| June 11, 2019, 11:30 am, SR 158 | REU Colloquia Series, Dr. Kevin Cavicchi, University of Akron, Polymer Engineering | Fabricating Shape-morphing Polymers through Compounding and Processing | Bickel and Streletzky, Physics Department |
| May 3, 2019, 4:30 pm, PH 102 | Sigma Pi Sigma Induction Ceremony | Physics Sigma Pi Sigma 2019 Induction | Streletzky, CSU Sigma Pi Sigma Chapter |
| May 2, 2019, 11:30 am, SR 151 | SPS Ice Cream Party | Liquid Nitrogen Ice Cream Party | Streletzky, Society of Physics Students |
| April 26, 2019, 9 am - 12 pm, Physics Department | Physics Day 2019 | Physics Day Tours | Peppard, Physics Department |
| April 25, 2019, 11:30 am, SR 151 | SPS Seminar, Dr. Michael Hinczewski, Case Western Reserve University, Physics | Evolution, Accelerated: Controlling Noisy Nanoscale Systems, from Quantum Bomputing to Cancer Therapy | Streletzky, Society of Physics Students & Math Club |
| April 18, 2019, 11:30 am SR 151 | SPS Physics Alumni Series: Phil Dee | Accelerating Determinant Quantum Monte Carlo with Artificial Neural Networks | Streletzky, Society of Physics Students |
| April 11, 2019, 11:30 am SR 151 | SPS Physics Jeopardy | Physics Jeopardy | Society of Physics Students |
| April 4, 2019, 11: 30 am, SR 151 | SPS Seminar, Dr. James Lock, Cleveland State University, Physics | Imaging Through Cylinders: Virtual Caustics, Rainbow Glare Points and Image Fragmentation | Streletzky, Society of Physics Students |
| February 28, 2019, 11:30 am, SR 151 | SPS Student Presentations: Aubrey Lokey, Jacob Adamczyk, Alberto Williams, Niksa Praljak, Sam Tietjen | Undergraduate Student Research Presentations | Streletzky, Society of Physics Students |
| February 14, 2019, 11:30 am, SR 151 | Faculty Research - Choose Ohio First | Faculty Research Projects Undergraduates | Society of Physics Students and Choose Ohio First |
| January 24, 2019, 11:30 am, SR151 | Society of Physics Students - Spring 2019 1st Meeting | SPS First Meeting of Spring 2019 | Society of Physics Students |
2018
| DATE/PLACE | EVENT | ANNOUNCEMENT | ORGANIZER |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 6, 2018, 11:30 am, SR-151 | SPS Ice Cream Party | Semi-Annual Nitrogen Ice Cream Party | Streletzky, Society of Physics Students |
| November 28, 2018, 11:30 am, SR 151 | SPS Seminar, Dr. Michael Centanni | A Great Career Choice: Combining Science or Engineering with Law | Society of Physics Students and Choose Ohio First |
| November 15, 2018, 11:30 am, SR 151 | Faculty Research - Choose Ohio First | Choose Ohio First Joint Meeting Undergraduate Research Projects | Society of Physics Students and Choose Ohio First |
| November 1, 2018, 11:30 am, SR 151 | 2018 Physics Olympics | Physics Olympics | Society of Physics Students |
| October 25, 2018, 11:30 am, SR 151 | SPS Physics Alumni Series: Kaitlin Vandemark | Going From Academia to Industry | Streletzky, Society of Physics Students |
| October 18, 2018, 11:30 am, SR - 151 | Faculty Research - Choose Ohio First | Choose Ohio First Joint Meeting | Society of Physics Students and Choose Ohio First |
| October 4, 2018, 11:30 am, SR - 151 | Faculty Research - Physics, Chemical/Biomedical Engineering Faculty | Research Projects for Undergraduates | Society of Physics Students |
| September 20, 2018, 11:30 am, SR 151 | 1st Academic Year Meeting of Society of Physics Students | Welcome to CSU 2018 | Streletzky, Society of Physics Students |
| May 3, 2018, 11:30 am, SR 151 | SPS Ice Cream Party | Liquid Nitrogen Ice Cream Party | Society of Physics Students |
| April 26, 2018, 11:30 am, SR 151 | Faculty Research, Dr. Pratihba Ghatage, Professor Emeritus, CSU, Mathematics | Convolutions are Smoothing Operators | Math Club and Society of Physics Students |
| April 19, 2018, 11:30 am, SR 151 | SPS Physics Jeopardy | Physics Jeopardy | Society of Physics Students |
| April 12, 2018, 11:30 am, SR 151 | SPS Student Presentations: Nicholas Barron, William Calabrase, Anthony Dobrila, | Undergraduate Physics Research Project Presentations | Streletzky, Society of Physics Students |
| March 30, 2018, 2:30 pm, Fenn Tower Ballroom | Rock 'n' Roll featuring Tony Dobrila & Dr. Resnick | Generation & Modulation and Notes are Dumb: Physics of Drumming | Society of Physics Students |
| March 22, 2018, 11:30 am, SR 151 | SPS Physics Alumni Series: Prasenjit Bose | Mechanics of 3D Engineered Microtissues | Streletzky, Society of Physics Students |
| February 22, 2018, 11:30 am, SR 151 | SPS Student Presentation: Aubrey Lokey | Interning at NASA | Society of Physics Students |
| February 8, 2018, 11:30 am, SR 151 | SPS Meeting | Rock 'n' Roll | Society of Physics Students |
| January 25, 2018, 11:30 am, SR 151 | SPS Meeting | SPS 1st Meeting of the Spring Semester | Streletzky, Society of Physics Students |
2017
| DATE/PLACE | EVENT | ANNOUNCEMENT | ORGANIZER |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 7, 2017, 11:30 am, SR 151 | SPS Ice Cream Party | Liquid Nitrogen Ice Cream Party | Society of Physics Students |
| November 21, 2017 11:30 am, SR 151 | SPS Physics Alumni Series: Vincenzo LaSalvia | Tabula Rasa Defect Engineering: Suppressing Oxygen Precipitates for Enhanced Photocarrier Lifetimes | Streletzky, Society of Physics Students |
| November 16, 2017, 11:30 am, SR 151 | SPS Student Presentation, Justin Flaherty | Shooting Lasers into the Sky: Measuring Atmospheric Turbulence Using Lidar | Society of Physics Students and Math Club |
| November 9, 2017, 11:30am, SR 151 | Faculty Research, Dr. Andrew Resnick | Cilium: Definition of an Interdisciplinary problem | Society of Physics Students |
| October 26, 2017, 11:30 am, SR 151 | SPS Physics Olympics | 2017 Physics Olympics | Society of Physics Students |
| October 12, 2017, 11:30am, SR 151 | Faculty Reserach: Dr. Bickel, Dr. Heus, Dr. Kaufman, Dr. Zurcher, Dr. Streletzky | Available Research Project for Undergraduates | Society of Physics Students |
| October 4, 2:30 pm-4:00 pm, SR Atrium | SPS Poster Presentations | SPS Poster Session | Society of Physics Students |
| September 28, 2017, 11:30 am, SR 151 | Faculty Research: Dr. Resnick, Dr. Fodor, Dr. Kothapalli, Dr. Wirth, Dr. Ao, Dr. Holland | Available Research Projects for Undergraduates | Society of Physics Students |
| September 14, 2017, 11:30 am, SR 151 | SPS 1st Meetin of AY 2017 | Welcome Back Party Fall 2017 | Streletzky, Society of Physics Students |
| May 4, 2017, 11:30 am, SR 151 | SPS Students Ice Cream Party | End of the Year LN2 Ice Cream Party 2017 | Society of Physics Students |
| April 27, 2017, 11:30 am, SR 151 | SPS Physics Jeopardy | JEOPARDY Physics Edition | Society of Physics Students |
| April 20, 2017, 11:30 am, SR151 | Physics Movie (Part 2) | Physics Movie (Part 2) | Society of Physics Students |
| April 4, 2017,11:30 am, SR 151 | Physics Movie (Part 1) | Physics Movie | Society of Physics Students |
| March 30, 2017, 11:30 am, SR 151 | SPS Physics Alumni Series: Marie Blatnik, PhD Physics Student | The Accelerator-based Science Life | Streletzky, Society of Physics Students |
| February 2, 2017, 11:30 am, SR 151 | Society of Physics Students Leadership | Welcome Back Party | Society of Physics Students |
2016
| DATE/PLACE | EVENT | ANNOUNCEMENT | ORGANIZER |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 8, 2016, 11:30 am, SR 152 | SPS Students Ice Cream Party | End of the Year LN2 Ice Cream Party 2016 | Society of Physics Students |
| December 1, 2016, 11:30 am, SR 152 | SPS Student Presentation: Patrick Donaghue, CSU MATH Student | Introduction to Functional Iteration | Math Club |
| November 17, 2016, 11:30 am, SR 152 | Research Presentation: Dr. David Spelic, FDA | Medical Physics in Diagnostic Radiology | Streletzky, Society of Physics Students |
| October 27, 2016, 11:30 am, SR 152 | SPS Physics Olympics | Go for the Gold at this year's Annual Physics Olympics! Compete in a physics-inspired Relay Race Competition | Society of Physics Students |
| October 13, 2016, 11:30 am, SR 152 | Faculty Research: Petru Fodor, Kiril Streletzky, and Ulrich Zurcher | October Short Research Presentation to Undergraduates by Physics Faculty | Society of Physics Students |
| September 29, 2016, 11:30 am, SR 152 | Faculty Research: Jessica Bickel, Thijs Heus, and Andy Resnick | Short Research Presentation to Undergraduates by Physics Faculty | Society of Physics Students |
| September 15, 2016, 11:30 am, SR 152 | Welcome new semester with Physics, Pizza, and info about the Physics Department and SPS | Welcome to CSU Party | Society of Physics Students |
| April 28, 2016, 11:30 am, SR 151 | SPS student Presentation, Justin Flaherty | Langevin Analysis of an Optically Trapped Primary Cilium | Streletzky, Society of Physics Students |
| April 21, 2016, 11:30 am, SR 151 | Physics and Math Movie Day | Top Secret Rosies: The Female 'Computers' of WWII | Society of Physics Students with the CSU Math Club |
| April 7, 2016 11:30 am, SR 151 | SPS Physics Alumni Series, Joseph Graser, BS Physics Honor Alumnus | Straight-Forward Facts about Graduate School | Streletzky, SPS & Math Club |
| March 10, 2016, 11:30 am, SR 151 | Faculty Research: Dr. James Lock, Professor Emeritus, Physics Department, CSU | From the elliptical trajectories of bound states of planets around the sun to elliptical trajectories of bound states of light inside a microparticle | Streletzky, Society of Physics Students |
| February 11, 2016, 11:30 am, SR 151 | Research Seminar: Dr. Angelo Licata, Cleveland Clinic | Astronauts, Engineers, and one endocrinologist - a chance meeting in time | Streletzky, Society of Physics Students |
| February 4, 2016, 11:30 am, SR 151 | Welcome new semester with Physics, Pizza, and info about the Physics Department and SPS | Welcome Back Party - Spring 2016 | Society of Physics Students |
| December 3, 2016, 11:30 am, SR 151 | SPS Students Ice Cream Party | LN2 Ice Cream Party | Society of Physics Students |
2015
| DATE/PLACE | EVENT | ANNOUNCEMENT | ORGANIZER |
|---|---|---|---|
| November 19, 2015, 11:30 am, SI 149 | Sixth Physics Olympics | VI Annual Physics Olympics | Society of Physics Students |
| November 12, 2015, 11:30 am, SR 151 | SPS Physics Alumni Series: Krista Freeman, Carnegie Mellon University | Shining a Light on Viruses: A Physicist's Adventures in Biology | Streletzky, Society of Physics Students |
| October 16-17, 2015 CSU Student Center | Fall 2015 OSAPS/AAPT/SPS Joint Meeting - Invited Speakers: G. Clement (CCF); P. Hoffmann (Wayne State U.); H. Salman (U. Pittsburgh); K. Wood (U. Michigan); E. Hopkins/B. Clark (Ohio Dept. of Education) | Physics in Biology and Medicine | Zurcher, Fodor, CSU,COS,OSAPS, SPS |
| October 16-17, 2015 CSU Main Classroom | Zone 7 SPS Meeting | Zone 7 SPS | Streletzky, Society of Physics Students |
| Oct 17, 2015, 1:00pm, MC 201 | SPS Zone7 Event, Stan Micklavzina, University of Oregon | Physics of Rock and Roll | Streletzky, Society of Physics Students |
| Oct 17, 2015, 2:30 pm, MC 201 | SPS Zone7 Event, Dr. Jearl Walker, Cleveland State Physics | The Flying Circus of Physics | Streletzky, Society of Physics Student |
| September 24, 2015, 11:30 am, SR 151 | SPS Research Seminar, Professor Dan Stinebring, Physics and Astronomy, Oberlin College | Searching for Gravitational Waves with Pulsars | Walker, Society of Physics Student |
| September 10, 2015, 11:30 am, SR 151 | SPS 1st Meeting of AY 2015 | Welcome to CSU 2015 Event | Streletzky, Society of Physics Students |
| September 3, 2015, 10 am - 2pm, SC Atrium | Summer Student Research Poster Session | Join SPS at the Summer Undergraduate Research Poster Session | Cleveland State University |
| August 27, 2015, 11:30 am, SR 151 | SPS Physics Alumni Series, Achille Nicoletti, EPFL and CERN | A new paradigm in robust trajectory control for particle accelerators | Streletzky, Society of Physics Students |
| May 2, 2015, 12 pm Krenzler Field, CSU | 3rd CATAPULT Contest | 3rd Annual Catapult contest | Streletzky, Society of Physics Students |
| April 30, 2015, 12 pm, SI 117 | SPS Ice Cream End of the Year Party | End of the Year - SPS Ice Cream and Awards Party | Streletzky, Society of Physics Students |
| April 23, 2015, 11:30 am, SR 151 | SPS Physics Movie | Catapult Movie | Society of Physics Students |
| March 26, 2015, 1:30am, SR 151 | SPS Spring Meeting | Spring Medley Meeting | Janna Mion, Justin Flaherty, Kiril Streletzky, Society of Physics Students |
| February 26, 2015, 11:30 am, SR 151 | SPS Physics Movie | Physics Movie | Society of Physics Students |
2014
| Dec 4, 14 11:30am SR 151 | SPS Leadership | SPS Ice Cream Party | Get ready to the finals week with Physics Raffle prizes, Pizza, and Liquid N2 Ice-Cream and Prizes for the V Physics Olympics |
Nov 20, 14 11:30am SR 151 | SPS Leadership | SPS Ice Cream Party | Get ready to the finals week with Physics Raffle prizes, Pizza, and Liquid N2 Ice-Cream and Prizes for the V Physics Olympics |
| Oct 30, 14 11:30am SI 149 | V PHYSICS OLYMPICS | V Physics Olympics | Compete in one or several basic Physics Olympics events for the great physics prizes or be a cheering spectator |
| Oct 16, 14 11:30am SR 151 | Jeffrey R. Mackey, PhD, Vantage Partners, LLC and NASA Glenn Research Center | Optics and imaging applications for microgravity flow studies aboard the International Space Station | SPS Seminar/Physics Seminar (invited by Kaufman and Streletzky) |
| Sep 11, 14 11:30am SR-151 | SPS Leadership | Welcome to CSU Party | Stop by to learn about SPS, our activities, opportunities to get involved as well as Physics Dept |
| Apr 29, 14 noon SI 117 | SPS Leadership | End of the Year - SPS Ice Cream Party | Get ready to the finals week with Physics Raffle prizes, Pizza, and Liquid N2 Ice-Cream and Prizes for Physics Olympics |
| Apr 26, 14 (Saturday) noon Krenzler Field, CSU | SPS Leadership | 2nd Annual Catapult contest | Join us for the annual Catapult contest! We can pay to build your catapult and then you can win the Grand Prize |
| Apr 24, 14 noon SI 117 | SPS Leadership | Physics Jeopardy. Round II | Come to participate in the re-match of the Physics Jeopardy game. Non-physics majors are specially invited |
| Mar 20, 14 noon SR 151 | Marie Blatnik, Physics Department, CSU | The Hadron-Blind Ring-Imaging Cerenkov Detector | SPS Seminar/Undergraduate Student Research Presentation (invited by Streletzky) |
| Feb 6, 14 noon SR 151 | Phil Dee, Physics Department, CSU | "In Situ" Light Scattering Measurements of FeOOH spindles in solution | SPS Seminar/Graduate Student Research Presentation (invited by Streletzky) |
2013
| DATE/PLACE | EVENT | ANNOUNCEMENT | ORGANIZER |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 21, 2013 12 pm, SR 151 | Physics Colloquium - Dr. P. Srinivasan, Department of Mathematics, Cleveland State University | Simple models of the honey bee nest-site selection process | Fodor, Physics Department |
| Dec 5, 13 noon SR 151 | SPS Leadership | SPS Ice Cream Party | Get ready to the finals week with Physics Raffle prizes, Pizza, and Liquid N2 Ice-Cream and Prizes for the IV Physics Olympics |
| Nov 21, 13 at noon in SR 151 | Phil Dee, Justin Flaherty, and the SPS music team | The Physics of Rock and Roll | Come to check out some amazingly cool music demonstrations centered around the physics of sound and music |
| Oct 31, 13 noon | IV PHYSICS OLYMPICS | IV Physics Olympics | Compete in one or several basic Physics Olympics events for the great physics prizes or be a cheering spectator |
| Oct 17, 13 noon | James Woodward, The Lighthouse Consultant | Lightning Lights or Feux e'clair. The mercury float lighthouse lens, it's development, use and decline | Invited by A. Resnick |
| Oct 8, 13 noon | PHYSICS JEOPARDY | Physics Jeopardy | Come by to have physics fun with us |
| Sep 12, 13 noon | SPS MEETING | Physics Movie Day | Come by to have physics fun with us |
| Sep 5, 13 noon | NO SPS MEETING | Join us at the Summer Undergraduate Research Poster Session at the Student Center Atrium | Come by to learn about summer research by our undergraduates! |
| Sep 3, 13 noon SR-151 | SPS Leadership | Welcome to CSU Party | Stop by to learn about SPS, our activities, opportunities to get involved as well as Physics Dept |
| May 2, 13 noon SI 117 | SPS Leadership | End of the Year - SPS Ice Cream Party | Get ready to the finals week with Physics Raffle prizes, Pizza, and Liquid N2 Ice-Cream and Prizes for Physics Olympics |
| Apr 25, 13 noon SR 151 | Roger L. Easton, Jr., Ph.D., Chester F. Carlson Center for Imaging Science, Rochester Institute of Technology | Imaging Technologies and an Impending New "Golden Age" in Manuscript Studies | SPS Seminar (invited by K. Streletzky) |
| Apr 16, 13 (Tuesday) noon SR 151 | Professor Robert Brown, Department of Physics, Case Western Reserve University | "Physicists get Down to Business: Industrial Jobs and Entrepreneurship for the Physics Student." | SPS Seminar (invited by K. Vandemark) |
| Mar 7, 13 noon SR 151 | Phil Dee, Kaitlin Vandemark, Joe D'Alessandro, Department of Physics, CSU | Preparing for 2013 APS March Meeting | SPS Seminar (invited by K. Streletzky) |
| Feb 28, 13 noon SR 151 | Professor Joseph P. Hornack, Department of Chemistry, Rochester Institute of Technology | Keeping a Magnetic Resonance Imager Knocking | SPS Seminar (invited by K. Streletzky) |
| Feb 14, 13 noon SR 151 | Nova Movie Date | The Fabric of the Cosmos: Universe or Multiverse | SPS Event (organized by H. Shuman) |
| Jan 24, 13 noon SR 151 | SPS Leadership, Physics Faculty | Welcome Back Party-Spring 13 | Welcome new semester with Physics Raffle prizes, Pizza and info about Physics Dept and SPS |
2012
| DATE/PLACE | EVENT | ANNOUNCEMENT | ORGANIZER |
|---|---|---|---|
| November 15, 2012 12 pm, SR 255 - Biology Conference Room | Physics Colloquium - Dr. James T. Dakin, Jim Dakin Consulting Inc. | Changing Light Bulbs – the Physics and Technology of Incandescent, Halogen, CFL and LED | Fodor, Physics Department |
| September 27, 2012 12 pm, SR 151 | Physics Colloquium - Dr. John Turner II, Cleveland State University, Chemistry | Advances in High Fidelity Chemical Imaging Methodology | Fodor, Physics Department |
| May 1, 2012 12 pm, SR 151 | Physics Colloquium - Dr. James Lock, Cleveland State University, Physics | Rainbows in the Sky and in the Lab | Fodor, Physics Department |
| April 12, 2012 12 pm, SR 151 | Physics Colloquium - Dr. Julian Norley, Senior Corporate Fellow, GrafTech International Holdings Inc., Parma, OH | GrafTech International - 125 years of Carbon and Graphite Materials Science - from Arc Carbons to Smart Phones | Fodor, Physics Department |
| March 6, 2012 12 pm, SI 117 | Physics Colloquium - Dr. Chandra Kothapalli, Cleveland State University, Chemical and Biomedical Engineering | Neuroscience on a chip | Fodor, Physics Department |
| December 6, 12 noon SI 117 | SPS Leadership | SPS Ice Cream Party | Get ready to the finals week with Physics Raffle prizes, Pizza, and Liquid N2 Ice-Cream and Prizes for Physics Olympics |
| Nov 8, 12 noon SI 117 | III Physics Olympics | III Physics Olympics | Compete in one or several basic physics Olympic events for the great physics prizes or be a cheering spectator |
| Oct 25, 12 noon SR 151 | Ameer Alghusain and Robert Smith, AMIDAC Rail | Demonstrations on Exothermic Reactions in Welding | SPS Seminar (invited by N. Yousef and K. Vandemark) |
| Oct 11, 12 noon SR 151 | Kaitlin, Josh, Phil, Wilmarie, Physics Department, CSU | Student's paid Summer Adventures with Physics and beyond | Interested to learn about potential physics-related employment in the summer? Then come to this meeting (organized by K. Vandemark)! |
| Sep 13, 12 noon SR 151 | SPS Leadership, Physics Faculty | Welcome Back Party-Fall 12 | Welcome new school year with Physics Raffle prizes, Pizza, SPS elections |
| Feb 16, 12 noon SR 151 | Dr. Dan R. Claes, Chair of the Physics Department, University of Nebraska, Lincoln | Comic Book Physics 101 | SPS Seminar (invited by K. Vandemark) |
| January 26, 12 noon SR 151 | Dr. George Walker, Vice President for Research and Graduate Studies, CSU | Informal Discussion: The Role of an Undergraduate Research Experience in Engaged Learning | Meet our physics majors, minors, and faculty and start the semester in a style and win Physics Prizes! |
2011
| DATE/PLACE | EVENT | ANNOUNCEMENT | ORGANIZER |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 28, 2011 12 pm, SI 117 | Physics Colloquium - Jay Reynolds, Research Astronomer for Cleveland State University, Director of Lakeland Astronomical Observatory H_73 at Lakeland | DAWN - Mission to visit asteroids Vesta & Ceres | Fodor, Physics Department |
| September 8, 2011 12 pm, SI 117 | Physics Colloquium - Dr. Evalyn Gates, Executive Director, Cleveland Museum of Natural History | Einstein's Telescope: The Hunt for Dark Matter and Dark Energy? | Fodor, Physics Department |
| March 31, 2011 12 pm, SI 117 | Physics Colloquium - Dr. Julian M. Earls, Nance College of Business Administration, NASA Glenn Research Center | What are maximum permissible doses of radiation for radiation workers, and astronauts? What are doses of radiation to the general public?" | Fodor, Physics Department |
| March 2, 2011 12 pm, SI 117 | Physics Colloquium - Dr. Emily S. Nelson, NASA Glenn Research Center | A Brief History of Microgravity Science | Fodor, Physics Department |
| February 16, 2011 12 pm, SI 117 | Physics Colloquium - Dr. Boris Vayner, NASA Glenn Research Center | Spacecraft - Environment Interactions | Fodor, Physics Department |
| February 3, 2011 12 pm, SI 117 | Physics Colloquium - Brenda Marshall, Wolfram Research, Inc, Champaign, Illinois | Mathematica 8 in Education & Research | Resnick, Physics Department |
| December 8, 11 noon SI 117 | SPS Leadership | SPS Winter Party | Get ready to the finals week with Physics Raffle prizes, Pizza, and Liquid N2 Ice-Cream and Prizes for Physics Olympics! |
| Dec 6, 11 noon SI 117 | Joseph D'Alessandro, Department of Physics, CSU | "Reactant Consumption Analysis in Microchannel Based Fuel Cells" | Joint SPS/Physics Seminar (invited by Fodor/SPS) |
| Dec 1, 11 noon SI 117 | Kaitlin Vandemark, Department of Physics, CSU | "Light Scattering Characterization of Thermoreversible Micelles Synthesized from Elastin-Like Polypeptides" | Joint SPS/Physics Seminar (invited by Streletzky/SPS) |
| Nov 22, 11 noon SI 117 | Prasenjit Bose, Department of Physics, CSU | "Bead-Spring Model for Molecular Dynamics in a Creeping Flow" | Joint SPS/Physics Seminar (invited by SPS/Streletzky) |
| Nov 17, 11 noon SI 117 | II Physics Olympics | II Physics Olympics | Compete in one or several basic physics Olympic events for the great physics prizes or be a cheering spectator |
| Nov 3, 11 noon SI 117 | Jay Reynolds, Cleveland State University, Lakeland Community College | "DAWN Mission, an asteroid named Vesta & Cleveland State!" | SPS Seminar (invited by Streletzky) |
| Oct 20, 11 noon SI 117 | Krista Freeman, Andreea Sandu, and other SPS officers | "How Physics Can Help YOU get a Summer Job" | SPS Seminar (organized by Freeman and Sandu) |
| Oct 11, 11 noon SI 117 | Dr. Thomas Olsen, The Society of Physics Students (SPS) and Sigma Pi Sigma, American Institute of Physics (AIP), College Park, MD | "An SPS Triptych: Careers in Physics, SPS Opportunities,& a little Chaos in Fluids" | Special SPS Seminar (invited by Freeman/Streletzky) |
| Sep 15, 11 noon SI 117 | SPS Leadership | Physics Dept Fall 11 Welcome Party | Welcome new school year with Physics Raffle prizes, Pizza, and prizes for Outstanding Physics Senior-Spr2011 and Summer 2011 Undergraduate Research! |
| May 5, 11 noon SI 117 | SPS Leadership | SPS End of the Year Party | Get ready to the finals week with Physics Raffle prizes, Pizza, and Liquid N2 Ice-Cream and Prizes for Physics Olympics! |
| May 3, 11 noon SI 117 | Physics Olympians | I Physics Olympics | Compete in one or several basic physics Olympic events for the great physics prizes or be a cheering spectator |
| Apr 7, 11 noon SI 117 | Prasenjit Bose and Krista Freeman, Department of Physics, CSU | "The Physics Adventures of Prasenjit and Krista in Dallas, TX " | SPS Event (invited by Streletzky) |
| Mar 10, 11 noon SI 117 | Prasenjit Bose, Department of Physics, CSU | "Dynamics of a Linear Polymer in a Microchannel Creeping Flow" | Joint SPS/Physics/Biology Seminar (invited by Streletzky/SPS) |
| Feb 10, 11 noon SI 117 | SPS Leadership/Physics Dept | SPS Spring Party | Meet our physics majors, minors, and faculty and start the semester in a style |
2010
| DATE/PLACE | EVENT | ANNOUNCEMENT | ORGANIZER |
|---|---|---|---|
| November 17, 2010 12 pm SI 117 | Physics Colloquium - Marc Russell and Melinda Osman, Turning Technologies, Youngstown, Ohio | The use of Turning Point student response | Fodor, Physics Department |
| November 4, 2010 12 pm, SI 117 | Physics Colloquium - Dr. Jonathan Selinger, Liquid Crystal Institute, Kent State University | Liquid Crystals and Rubber: Combining Scientific Fields for New Technologies | Fodor, Physics Department |
| October 20, 2010 12 pm, SI 117 | Physics Colloquium - Dr. Amir Poreh, Cleveland State University, Psychology | Application of the Weibull Distribution Toward the Analysis of Neuropsychological Test Data | Fodor, Physics Department |
| October 6, 2010 12 pm, SI 117 | Physics Colloquium - Dr. Andrew Resnick, Cleveland State University, Physics | Powers of 10: A celebration of the film by Charles and Ray Eames | Fodor, Physics Department |
| September 20, 2010 12 pm SI 117 | Physics Colloquium -Timothy McCollum, Lighting and Display Technologies, Rambus Inc. | Introduction to Rambus Lighting and Display Technologies | Fodor, Physics Department |
| April 27, 2010 12 pm SI 117 | Physics Colloquium - John Tatarko, Cleveland State University, Chemical and Biomedical Engineering | Thermodynamics of Fluid-Phase Benzene Via Molecular Simulation | Fodor, Zurcher, Physics Department |
| April 20, 2010 12 pm, SI 117 | Physics Colloquium - Dr. Deva O'Neil, The College of Wooster, Physics | How Many Higgs Particles Are Out There? | Resnick, Physics Department |
| April 8, 2010 12 pm, SI 117 | Physics Colloquium - Dr. George Walker, Vice President of Research and Graduate Studies, Cleveland State University | A Process for Improvement of Graduate Programs | Fodor, Physics Department |
| February 23, 2010 12 pm, SI 117 | Physics Colloquium -Dr. Robert Deissler, Cleveland State University, Physics | Dipole in a Magnetic Field, Work, and Quantum Spin | Fodor, Physics Department |
| February 11, 2010 12 pm SI 117 | Physics Colloquium - Mr. Joseph C. Kolecki, Nasa Glenn Research Center | Exploration of Mars | Fodor, Physics Department |
| January 26, 2010 12 pm SI 117 | Physics Colloquium - Dr. Chandralekha Singh, University of Pittsburgh, Physics, and Astronomy | Closing the gap between what we teach and what is learned | Fodor, Physics Department |
| Dec 9, 10 noon SI 117 | SPS Leadership/ Physics Dept | SPS Winter Party and Day of Dangerously Daring Demos! | Get ready for the finals week with Physics Raffle prizes, Pizza, Liquid N2 Ice-Cream and Dangerously Daring Demos! |
| Nov 18, 10 noon SI 117 | Andreea Sandu, Department of Biological, Geological, and Environmental Sciences, CSU | "My summer attempts to suppress the infection of a bacterium known to cause strep throat and other human diseases" (REU experience at MSU) | Joint SPS/Physics/Biology Seminar (invited by Hardin/Streletzky/SPS) |
| Oct 28, 10 noon SI 117 | Elizabeth Z. Okwudi, Career Services, CSU | "What can you do with a Physics Degree" | Career Services Center Event. Everyone is welcome. (Organized by Vandemark) |
| Oct 14, 10 noon SI 117 | SPECIAL EVENT: PHYSICS movie screening | "Magnetic Storm" | NOVA Physics movie screening. Everyone is welcome. (Organized by Bose) |
| Sep 30, 10 noon SI 117 | Joseph Glaser, Physics Department, CSU | "Mechanosensation and the Primary Cilium" (Summer Research Project) | Joint SPS/Physics Seminar (invited by Resnick/SPS/ Physics) |
| Sep 16, 10 noon SI 117 | SPS Leadership/Physics Dept | Fall 2010 Welcome Party | Welcome Paty and Award Ceremony of Summer 2010 Undergraduate Research Prizes (Organized by Stanceu & Freeman) |
| May 6, 10 noon SI 117 | SPS Leadership/Physics Dept | SPS End of the Year Party | Honoring Physics Dean's List students and saying goodbye to a great year |
| Apr 29, 10 noon SI 117 | Ryan McDonough, Physics and Chemistry Departments, CSU | "Exploring a potential drug delivery system: Physics, Chemistry, and Applications of Polymeric Microgels" (Honors Project) | Joint SPS/Physics Seminar (invited by Streletzky/SPS/ Physics) |
CANCELLED Apr 15, 10 CANCELLED | Ryan McDonough, Physics and Chemistry Departments, CSU | "Exploring a potential drug delivery system: Physics, Chemistry, and Applications of Polymeric Microgels" (Honors Project) | Joint SPS/Physics Seminar (invited by Streletzky/SPS/ Physics) |
| Mar 11, 10 noon SI 117 | Harry D. Cornett, Jr., Tucker Ellis & West LLP, Physics Alumnus | "What Science Majors Should Know About Patents" | Joint SPS/Physics Seminar (invited by Stanceu/SPS/ Physics) |
| Feb 25, 10 noon SI 117 | SPECIAL EVENT: Theresa M. Nawalaniec, Michael Schwartz Library, CSU | Physics and other Science Resources Available Through the Michael Schwartz Library | Seminar about library science resources |
| Feb 18, 10 noon SI 117 | SPECIAL EVENT: physics movie screening | "The Elegant Universe" (based on Brian Green's national bestseller) | Physics movie screening for everyone |
| Jan 28, 10 noon SI 117 | SPS Leadership/Physics Dept | SPS Spring Party | Honoring Physics Dean's List Students and starting new semester in a style |
2009
| DATE/PLACE | EVENT | ANNOUNCEMENT | ORGANIZER |
|---|---|---|---|
| November 18, 2009 12 pm, SI 117 | Physics Colloquium - Dr. Harsh Mathur, Case Western Reserve University, Physics | Drip Paintings and Fractal Analysis | Zurcher, Fodor, Physics Department |
| November 5, 2009 12 pm SI 117 | Physics Colloquium - Dr. Jacqueline T. Chen, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Department of Neurosciences | Using Magnetic Resonance to Study Multiple Sclerosis | Zurcher, Physics Department |
| October 29, 2009 12 pm, SI-117 | Physics Colloquium - Dr. Bryon D. Anderson, Kent State University, Physics | The Physics of Sailing | Fodor, Physics Department |
| October 1, 2009 12 pm, SI 117 | Physics Colloquium - David Zavagno, Universal Medical Systems, Inc. | AN X-RAY ODYSSEY: Applications of X-ray, CT Imaging in Science and Sports | Fodor, Physics Department |
| April 16, 2009 12 pm SI 117 | Physics Colloquium - Dr. Partha Srinivasan, Cleveland State University, Mathematics | Higher-Order Effects in NMR of Solids | Fodor, Physics Department |
| April 2, 2009 12 pm SI 117 | Physics Colloquium - Dr. James Lock, Cleveland State University, Physics | Stuff in the sky, Stuff on the ground, And Why It's There | Fodor, Physics Department |
| January 29, 2009 12 pm SI 117 | Physics Colloquium - Dr. Yan Xu, Cleveland State University, Chemistry | Targeting DNA Base Excision Repair in Tumor Drug Resistance - An Application to Anti-Cancer Drug Analysis | Fodor, Physics Department |
| Dec 3, 09 noon SI 117 | SPS Leadership/Physics Dept | SPS Winter Party | Get ready to the finals week with Physics Raffle prizes, Pizza, and Liquid N2 Ice-Cream! |
| Dec 1,09 Tuesday noon SI 117 | Maxwell Orseno, Physics Department, CSU | Depolarized Light Scattering of Rodlike Particles: From Biopolymers to Carbon Nanotubes (Honors Project) | Joint SPS/Physics Seminar (invited by Streletzky/SPS) |
| Nov 24,09 Tuesday noon SI 117 | Prasenjit Bose, Physics and Math Departments, CSU | Exploring Special Relativity (Honors Contract Project) | Joint SPS/Math Club event (invited by Walker/SPS/Math Club) |
| Nov 12, 09 noon SI 117 | Krista Freeman, Physics Department, CSU | FROZEN AND ALIVE: Uncovering the secret of cryo-preservation! | Joint SPS/Physics Seminar (invited by Streletzky/SPS) |
| Oct 27, 09 Tuesday noon SI 117 | Jim Pitchford, Math and Physics Departments, CSU | Interactions of Pennies and X-rays | Joint SPS/Physics Seminar (invited by Streletzky/SPS) |
| Oct 13, 09 Tuesday noon SI 117 | Achille Nicoletti, EE and Physics Departments, CSU | Summer COOP at Philips: Designing CT | Joint SPS/Physics Seminar (invited by Streletzky/SPS) |
| Sep 17, 09 noon SI 117 | SPS Leadership/Physics Faculty | Fall 2009 SPS Welcome Party | Introduction to the Physics Department, SPS |
| May 7, 09 noon SI 117 | Society of Physics Students (SPS) | SPS End of the Year Party | SPS elections, Raffle prizes, Pizza, Physics Summer Job Announcements, and Liquid N2 Ice-Cream! |
| Apr 23, 09 noon SI 117 | Brian Vyhnalek, Physics Dept, CSU | DNA Microfluidics (Independent Study) | SPS Seminar and Pizza! (invited by SPS/Kaufman) |
| Apr 9, 09 noon SI 117 | Vinnie La Salviam, Physics Dept, CSU | Applications of Geophysics: Fundamental Investigations of the Shallow Subsurface | SPS Seminar and Pizza! (invited by SPS/Streletzky) |
| Feb 5, 09 noon SI 117 | Davinder Pandher, Physics Dept, CSU | Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) Spectroscopy using MIR 8025 (Independent Study) | SPS Seminar and Pizza! (invited by SPS/Streletzky) |
2008
| DATE/PLACE | EVENT | ANNOUNCEMENT | ORGANIZER |
|---|---|---|---|
| November 13, 2008 12 pm SI 117 | Physics Colloquium - Dr. Mano Singham, Director, University Center for Innovation in Teaching and Education (UCITE), Case Western Reserve University | The Copernican Myth and other scientific fables | Zurcher, Physics Department |
| October 23, 2008 12 pm SI 117 | Physics Colloquium - Dr. Vasudeva Rao Aravind, Director, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Pennsylvania State University | Probing Nanoscale Properties of Multiferroic Materials | Fodor, Physics Department |
| October 2, 2008 12 pm SI 117 | Physics Colloquium - Dr. Majid Rashidi, Mechanical Engineering Department, Cleveland State University | Innovations and Challenges of Wind Energy Converter Machines | Fodor, Physics Department |
| September 11, 2008 12 pm SI 117 | Physics Colloquium - Dr. Sue Ramlo, Department of Engineering & Science Technology, University of Akron | Physics Education Research | Zurcher, Physics Department |
| April 17, 2008 12 pm, SI 117 | Physics Colloquium - Dr. Thomas Coffey, General Electric, Nela Park | Saving the World 1 Watt at a Time | Kaufman, Physics Department |
| February 7, 2008 12 pm, SI 117 | Physics Colloquium - Dr. Alper Buldum, University of Akron, Physics | Atomic-Scale Modeling and Simulations of Nanoscale Materials and Biomolecules | Fodor, Physics Department |
| Dec 4, 08 noon SI 117 | SPS Leadership/Physics Dept | SPS Winter Party | Get ready to the finals week with Physics Raffle prizes, Pizza, and Liquid N2 Ice-Cream! |
| Dec 2, 08 noon SI 117 | Krista Freeman, Physics Department, CSU | Mastering the Static Light Scattering Spectroscopy Experiment | Joint SPS/Physics Seminar (invited by Streletzky/SPS) |
| Nov 20, 08 noon SI 117 | Ryan McDonough, Physics Department, CSU | Diffusive Properties of polymer chains in semi-dilute polymer solution | Joint SPS/Physics Seminar (invited by Streletzky/SPS) |
| Oct 16, 08 noon SI 117 | Nathan Smith, Physics Department, CSU | Developing a Miniaturized Antenna | Joint SPS/Physics Seminar (invited by Streletzky/SPS) |
| Sep 25, 08 noon SI 117 | SPS Leadership/Physics Faculty | Fall 2008 SPS Welcome Party | Introduction to the Physics Department, SPS |
| May 1, 08 noon SI 117 | Society of Physics Students (SPS) | SPS End of the Year Party | SPS elections, Raffle prizes, Pizza, Physics Summer Job Announcements, and Liquid N2 Ice-Cream! |
| Apr 22, 08 noon SI 117 | Jessica Schwan, Physics and Math Depts, CSU | "Relativity and The Perihelion Precession of Mercury's Orbit" | SPS Seminar and Pizza! (invited by SPS/Streletzky) |
| SPECIAL EVENT Apr 18, 08 FRIDAY!!! 9am-noon SI 117 | PHYSICS DAY: Ted Wood, Paul Hambourger, Kiril Streletzky, Alla Zilichikhis, Physics Dept, CSU | Tours of the Physics Labs, Exciting Physics Demos, "Theory of Superstrings" lecture, Physics Pizza, SPS Raffle prizes, and more! | PHYSICS DAY for Clevelandmiddle and high schoolers (organized by Zilichikhis/Physics Dept/SPS) |
| Apr 17, 08 noon SI 117 | Dr. Thomas Coffey, General Electric, NelaPark | Saving the World One Watt at a Time | Physics Seminar |
| Apr 3, 08 noon SI 117 | Salvatore Fazio, DefenseAcquisition University | Presentation on Target Reconstruction | SPS Seminar and Pizza! (invited by LaSalvia/SPS/Streletzky) |
SPECIAL EVENT Mar 20, 08 | SPECIAL EVENT: Recognition of the Physics Dean's List Honorees! | Recognizing Physics Department Science Dean's List (F07) Honorees | Award ceremony and pizza followed by SPS seminar (organized by SPS/Physics) |
| Mar 20, 08 noon SI 117 | Karen Wilson, Physics Dept, CSU | Using DLS Spectroscopy to Study Soap (Brij-35 surfactant Micelles) | SPS Seminar, pizza, and Award ceremony! (invited by SPS/Streletzky) |
| Feb 14, 08 noon SI 117 | Lindsey Bloe, Physics Dept, CSU | The Tale of Radiation: From Quack Medicine to Cancer Treatment | SPS Seminar and Pizza! (invited by SPS/Streletzky) |
| Feb 7, 08 noon SI 117 | Dr. Alper Buldum, Physics Dept, University of Akron | Atomic-Scale Modeling and Simulations of Nanoscale Materials and Biomolecules | Physics Seminar |
| Jan 31, 08 noon SI 117 | SPECIAL EVENT: Richard Feynman Lecture Screening | Richard Feynman lecture: The Law of Gravitation | Joint movie screening by Math Club and SPS, Free Pizza as always |
| Jan 24, 08 noon SI 117 | SPS Leadership/Physics Faculty | Spring 08 Physics Dept Welcome Pizza | Introduction to the Physics Department and SPS |
2007
| DATE/PLACE | EVENT | ANNOUNCEMENT | ORGANIZER |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 26, 2007 12 pm, SI 117 | Physics Colloquium - Dr. Jim Andrews, Youngstown State University, Physics and Astronomy | Polymeric one-dimensional photonic crystals for plastic lasers and novel nonlinear optical devices | Fodor, Physics Department |
| March 29, 2007 12 pm, SI 117 | Physics Colloquium - Dr. Siu-Tung Yau, Cleveland State University, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Applied BioMedical Engineering Program | Bioelectronics, Molecular Electronics and Nanotechnology | Fodor, Kaufman, Physics Department |
| February 21, 2007 12:00 pm, SI 117 | Physics Colloquium - Dr. Robin L. B. Selinger, Kent State University, Liquid Crystal Institute | Rubber That Moves: Modeling Liquid Crystal Elastomers | Fodor, Physics Department |
| February 1, 2007 12:00 pm, SI 117 | Physics Colloquium - Dr. Peter L. Hoekje, Baldwin-Wallace College, Physics and Astronomy | Bells and Whistles: The Physics of Musical Wind Instruments | Zurcher, Physics Department |
| Dec 6, 07 noon SI 117 | SPS Leadership/Physics Dept | SPS Winter Party | Get ready to the finals week with Physics Raffle prizes, Pizza, and Liquid N2 Ice-Cream! |
| Nov 20, 07 noon SI 117 | Jessica Schwan, Physics and Math Depts, CSU | Building a New Dynamic Light Scattering Spectroscopy System | SPS Seminar and Pizza! (invited by SPS/Streletzky) |
| Oct 23, 07 noon SI 117 | Ryan McDonough, Physics Dept, CSU | Studying Polymers with DLS and FPR. Or a Summer with REU and Undergraduate Research Experience | SPS Seminar and Pizza! (invited by SPS/Streletzky) |
| Sep 20, 07 noon SI 117 | Nathan Smith, Physics and Math Depts, CSU | Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (Honors Project) | SPS Seminar and Pizza! (invited by SPS/Streletzky) |
| Sep 6, 07 noon SI 117 | SPS Leadership/Physics Faculty | Fall 2007 SPS Welcome Party | Introduction to the Physics Department, SPS |
| May 3, 07 noon SI 117 | Society of Physics Students (SPS) | SPS End of the Year Party | SPS elections, Raffle prizes, Pizza, and Liquid N2 Ice-Cream! |
| SPECIAL EVENT Apr 24, 07 TUESDAY!!! noon SI 117 | Feynman Lecture Screening | Richard Feynman lecture: The relationship between Mathematics and Physics | PHYSICS AWARENESS WEEK |
| SPECIAL EVENT Apr 20, 07 FRIDAY!!! 10am-1pm SI 117 | PHYSICS DAY Presentations: Ted Wood, Paul Hambourger, Kiril Streletzky, Alla Zilichikhis | Tours of the Physics Labs, Exciting Physics Demos, "Theory of Superstrings" lecture, Physics Pizza and more! | PHYSICS DAY for Clevelandmiddle and high schoolers (organized by Zilichikhis/Physics Dept) |
| Apr 19, 07 noon SI 117 | Alla Zilichikhis, PhD Physics Dept., CSU | Theory of Superstrings and Escher's Graphics | PHYSICS AWARENESS WEEK |
| Apr 5, 07 noon SI 117 | Simon Melikian, PhD, Physics Alumnus, President/CEO, Recognition Robotics, Inc. | Visual Recognition. Research and Development | SPS Seminar (invited by Lock/SPS) |
| Feb 15, 07 noon SI 117 | John T. McKenna, Graduate Student, Medical Physics, CSU | Structure and Dynamics of Polymer Nanoparticles: Exploring their potential for controlled drug delivery | Joint SPS/Physics Seminar MS Project presentation (invited by Streletzky/SPS) |
| Feb 8, 07 noon SI 117 | SPS Leadership/Physics Faculty | Spring 2007 SPS Welcome Party | SPS-Meeting, Pizza, and Ice-Cream! |
2006
| DATE/PLACE | EVENT | ANNOUNCEMENT | ORGANIZER |
|---|---|---|---|
| November 9, 2006 12:00 pm, SI 117 | Physics Colloquium - Dr. Tom Oder, Youngstown University, Physics and Astronomy | Improved Schottky Contacts on Wide Gap Semiconductors | Fodor, Physics Department |
| November 2, 2006 12:00 pm, SI 147 | Physics Colloquium - Dr. Andy Resnick, CWRU, Department of Physiology and Biophysics | Possible role of the primary cilium as a flow sensor | Zurcher, Physics Department |
| October 19, 2006 12:00 pm, SI 147 | Physics Colloquium - Dr. Brian L. Davis, CCF Lerner Research Institute, Department of Biomedical Engineering | The Physics of Bone Loss | Streletzky, Physics Department |
| October 5, 2006 12:00 pm, SI 147 | Physics Colloquium - Dr. Jeffrey Dyck, John Carroll University, Physics | Thermoelectric Materials: From Solid State Cooling to Harvesting Waste Heat | Zurcher, Physics Department |
| September 20, 2006 12:00 pm, SI 147 | Physics Colloquium - Dr. Andrew Lammers, Cleveland State University, Department of Health Sciences | Animal Locomotion | Zurcher, Physics Department |
| Nov 30, 06 noon SI 117 | Michael Georgalis, Physics Alumnus, Venture Lighting | The Application of Physics in Engineering | Joint SPS/Physics Seminar (invited by Streletzky/SPS) |
| Nov 16, 06 noon SI 117 | Jessica Schwan, Math and Physics Departments, CSU | The Theory and Practice of Rainbows (Honors Project) | Joint SPS/Physics Seminar (invited by SPS/Walker) |
| Oct 26, 06 noon SI 117 | Nathan Smith, Physics and Math Departments, CSU | Using a 3D Simulation to Design Higher Power Terahertz Amplifiers with Metamaterials for Biomedical Applications | SPS Seminar and Pizza! (invited by SPS/Kaufman) |
| Sep 21, 06 noon SI 117 | SPS Leadership/Physics Faculty | Fall 2006 SPS Welcome Party/SPS elections | SPS-Meeting and Pizza! |
| Apr 6, 06 4:30pm SI 117 | Honors Program, SPS, Physics Dept | Getting to know the Physics Department Party | SPS-Meeting, J. Walker physics trickery and Pizza! |
Feb 21, 06 SI 117 | Nathan Smith, Honors Program/Physics Department, CSU | Photonic Crystal Fibers | SPS Seminar (invited by SPS/Hussein) |
2005
| DATE/PLACE | EVENT | ANNOUNCEMENT | ORGANIZER |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 31, 2005 12:00 pm, SI 147 | Physics Colloquium - Dr. Paul S.Russo, LSU, Chemistry Department and Macromolecular studies Group | Putting a speed gun on macromolecules: What can we learn from how fast they go, and can we do something useful with that information? | Streletzky, Physics Department |
| October 27, 2005 1:00 pm, SI 117 | Physics Colloquium - Dr. David Ghosh, University of Cologne, Germany | Combined nucleation experiments on n-Nonane using a two-valve expansion chamber and supersonic nozzle | Streletzky, Physics Department |
| October 14-15, 2005 Cole Center, CSU | Fall 2005 OSAPS/AAPT/SPS Joint Conference - Invited Speakers: M. Kardar(MIT), G.D.J. Phillies(WPI), M. Dennin(UC Irvin), J. Walker(CSU) | 2005 World Year of Physics Einstein Centennial "From Brownian Motion to the Physics of Complexity " | Zurcher,Streletzky, Kaufman CSU,COS,OSAPS, SPS |
| April 14, 2005 12:00 pm, SI 147 | Physics Colloquium - Dr. K.A. Harper, Ohio State University, Physics | Expert - Novice Problem solving Research and its Instructional Implications | Zurcher, Physics Department |
| April 8, 2005 12:00 pm, SI 147 | Physics Colloquium - Dr. Leszek Gora, Delft University of Technology, Netherland | Synthesis and Integration of zeolite membrane in catalytic processes at different length scale | Streletzky, Physics Department |
| March 10, 2005 12:00 pm, SI 147 | Physics Colloquium - Dr. Elizabeth K. Mann, Kent State University, Physics | Playing with monolayers: boundaries, shape, and dynamics | Zurcher, Physics Department |
| February 10, 2005 12:00 pm, SI 147 | Physics Colloquium - Dr. Michael Crescimanno, Youngstown State University, Physics | Why bother improving at atomic clocks? | Zurcher, Physics Department |
| Nov 30, 05 1.30 p.m SI 117 | Fred Hussein, Department of Civil Engineering, CSU | The Physics of Dynamic Pile Testing | Talk by SPS-President (invited by SPS) |
| Oct 27, 05 1.p.m SI 117 | David Ghosh, University of Cologne, Germany | Combined nucleation experiments on n-Nonane using a two-valve expansion chamber and supersonic nozzle. | Joint SPS/Physics Seminar (invited by SPS/Streletzky) |
2004
| DATE/PLACE | EVENT | ANNOUNCEMENT | ORGANIZER |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 2, 2004 12:00 pm, SI 147 | Physics Colloquium - Dr. Gordon Aubrecht, Ohio State University, Physics | The 2003 Blackout: What happened, and was there any physics involved? | Zurcher, Physics Department |
| October 21,2004 12:00 pm, SI 147 | Physics Colloquium - Dr. Fredy Zypman, Yeshiva University, New York, Physics | Friction as a self-organized critical phenomenon | Zurcher, Physics Department |
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