PHYSICS WITH A BANG!

Students, families, teachers and especially the curious are invited to attend our annual Holiday Lecture and Open House. See fast, loud, surprising and beautiful physics demos performed by Profs. Heinrich Jaeger and Sidney Nagel. Talk to scientists about their latest discoveries. Participate in hands-on activities related to their research.
Check out Professors Nagel and Jaeger caught in the act with physics fun!

ASK A SCIENTIST!

Ask current researchers in astronomy, physics and chemistry your burning questions about science, technology, and the physical world! Take a guided tour of Gordon Center for Integrative Sciences to have hands-on experiments.
Click here for more information about the scientist that will be there to answer your questions.

Pre-registration is required and seating is limited to 125 online registrants for the Physics Lectures! 75 seats are also available for walk-ins on a first come first serve basis. Please arrive early as free space will fill up quickly. Registration begins Wednesday, November 9, 2011.

Doors for the Lectures open 30 minutes before each show. Admission to this event is free, but donations are welcome. Souvenirs/gifts available for purchase. In case of overflow, shows will be streamed to an alternate venue.

For those needing special assistance, please call (773) 834-9916, or send email to ecs@uchicago.edu.

Event sponsored by the,
Department of Physics, and
Materials Research Science &
Engineering Center (MRSEC).

Event Details

Saturday, December 3, 2011

UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO
KERSTEN PHYSICS TEACHING CENTER
5720 South Ellis Avenue, Chicago, IL

Lecture repeated at 11:00am and 2:00pm (Registration required at www.c2st.org)
Ask a Scientist from 12:15pm-12:45pm
Open House from 12:00noon-4:00pm