Physics Department News

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May 2009: Mark Massie, president of Nova Sensors and a Cal Poly Pomona Physics alumnus, presented a talk entitled "Night Vision Technology, Or What It’s Like To See The World Through Infrared Eyes." Pictures during and after the talk can be viewed here. Please check back later for pictures and videos taken by the thermal camera manufactured by Nova Sensors.

May 2009: PHYSICS and ASTRONOMY RESEARCH OPEN HOUSE: Tuesday, May 12 and Wednesday, May 13. Learn about research projects and opportunities, and visit your professors at their offices and labs. Start your visit at room 3-2011 for refreshments and general information. Click here for available times, rooms, and research specialty of the participating professors, with links to professors' websites.

Jan 2009: Dr. Alex Small receives prestigious Cotrell College Science Award from Research Corporation.

November 2008: Drs. Alex Rudolph, Nina Abramzon, and Ertan Salik have presented at the First National Clicker Conference in Louisville, Kentucky. Classroom Response Systems, or clickers, are used to conduct interactive classes, which have become widspread in recent years at college campuses across the US. About 170 people participated in this first conference. Recently, Cal Poly Pomona adopted iclicker as the officially supported clicker on campus. Recent research show much higher learning gains in classes taught in interactive mode relative to traditional lectures.