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The well-liked outreach program is returning—perfectly timed for the divisional stage of the MLB playoffs—and commemorating its 30th anniversary year with a timetable filled with family-oriented presentations
EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT
DATES: Selected Saturdays throughout the autumn commencing Oct. 4 at 10:30 a.m. Check the complete schedule.
EVENT: For thirty years, U-M’s Saturday Morning Physics has been delving into cosmic enigmas and addressing real-world inquiries with the community through engaging experiments and on-stage lectures. The 30th season of SMP will uphold that legacy beginning Oct. 4, with Timothy Chupp, U-M professor of physics and biomedical engineering, presenting a complimentary public talk on the science behind baseball.
This year’s SMP agenda also features discussions about the language of science, the universe’s age, and the enigmas of quantum science, alongside an entire morning of entertaining, family-oriented physics demonstrations on Dec. 6.
The speaker lineup includes:
- Timothy Chupp (U-M), “Science of Baseball,” Oct. 4
- Anne Curzan (U-M), “When ‘Physic(k)s’ Lost Its ‘k’ and Other Language Quarks,” Oct. 18
- Scott Watson (Syracuse University), “How Old Is the Universe—That is, What Time Is It?” Nov. 8
- Gabriele Carcassi (U-M), “What Is Classical and What Is Quantum?” Nov. 15
- 30 Years of SMP! (U-M), Family-friendly physics demonstrations, Dec. 6
SMP is funded by the Dr. Mary Lois Tiffany Endowment, Hideko Tomozawa Endowment, Van Loo Family Endowment, Pulikeshi Dayalu Astrophysics Fund, and Friends of the Program.
PLACE: Weiser Hall rooms 170 and 182, 500 Church St., Ann Arbor
NO REGISTRATION NECESSARY. Events are complimentary and available to the public. Parking is provided at the Church Street parking structure for a fee of $10 per vehicle (credit card only).
RELATED LINK: Sign up for the Saturday Morning Physics newsletter
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