Science Thursdays: Bouncing Photons off Squeezed Materials
| Date | April 16, 2015 |
| Time | 7:00 - 8:00 pm |
| Location | Mayborn Museum Complex |
| Description | Organized and sponsored by Professor Greg Benesh and Professor Meera Chandrasekhar from the Department of Physics at Baylor University Science Thursdays is a series of one-hour long talks on various scientific topics. No science background is required, only enthusiasm for and an open interest in science. Lectures will be presented February 5, February 19, March 5, March 19, April 16, and April 30. Join us for coffee and cookies prior to each lecture at 6:30 pm. Bouncing Photons off Squeezed Materials Diamonds are a girl’s best friend. Discover how we use a diamond anvil cell to create pressures close to that of the interior of the earth and what we learn when we change the colors and properties of materials. Meera Chandrasekhar Ph.D., is a Curators’ Teaching Professor of Physics at the University of Missouri. She is the 2014-15 Robert Foster Cherry Professor at Baylor University. Lectures are free and open to the public; however, admission to the museum is not included. |
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| Publisher | Mayborn Museum |
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