Fall 2013
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September 17: Special Event (Tues 4:00 pm in Olin 301):
Science Serving Society: Reflections on four years in Washington DC
Jane Lubchenco, Environmental Scientist and recent NOAA Administrator
September 30:
Physics in the Wild: the pitfalls, perils, and positives of taking science to the general public
Ethan Siegel, Head Curator at Trapit
October 14:
Casting a Shadow on Quasars: Revealing the mysteries of galaxy formation and evolution using damped Lyman alpha systems
Regina Jorgenson, NSF Astronomy & Astrophysics Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Hawaii
November 4:
A Tale of Two E’s: Energy and entropy in aqueous interfaces
David Roundy, Oregon State University
Rescheduled for December 9:
How I Got My Dam Job: From L.C. Physics to Columbia University
Engineering and back to Portland as a Dam Safety Engineer
Katie Clarkson ‘01, Civil Engineer at Federal Energy Regulation Commission
Physics is located in Olin Center on the Undergraduate Campus.
MSC: 15
email physics@lclark.edu
voice 503-768-7530
fax 503-768-7369
Chair Steve Tufte
Physics
Lewis & Clark
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Portland OR 97219