Events

2010-2011

2009-2010

• May 15, Saturday – Commencement
  Come visit the physics table after the ceremonies! Parents and alums are especially welcome.
• May 1, Saturday  - Bob Fenstermacher Retirement Alumni Symposium and Party
  Alumni Symposium (Hall of Science S4, 1:00 pm)
  Alumni Celebration Party (Mead Hall, 5:30 pm)
• April 20, Tuesday – SPS/Physics Annual Awards Banquet
  Sigma Pi Sigma Honor Society Induction, and Physics Prizes (University Club, 5:30 pm)
• April 17, Saturday – Spring Saturday Admissions Day
  Physics Welcomes Prospective Students
  Academic Fair/SPS Demo Presentations (Forum, 11:45-2:30 pm)
• April 16, Friday – SPS/Physics Film Festival and SPS Elections
  “Hunting the Edge of Space – Part ONE”
  How telescopes have expanded our view of the universe. NOVA
  S-208  *  Noontime  *  Pizza Lunch
• April 10, Saturday – SPS Field Trip to Kutztown SPS Zone Meeting
  SPS Zone 3 Conference at Kutztown University
  Come and meet physics majors from other schools in our region, present posters, and compete in “Physics Jeopardy”
  Leave Hall of Science by van for Kutztown at 8 am – Return by 10 pm
• April 9, Friday – SPS/Physics Film Festival
  “The Best Mind Since Einstein: Richard Feynman” NOVA Series/PBS
  S-208  *  Noontime  *  Pizza Lunch
• March 26, Friday – SPS/Physics Career Day
  Careers in Physics and Related Fields
  Faculty and visitors will present career opportunities
  S-208  *  Noontime  *  Pizza Lunch
• March 19, Friday – SPS/Physics Film Festival
  “The Pluto Files”  In a NOVA program, Neil deGrasseTyson takes us on a journey describing the fate of Pluto’s planetary status.
  S-208  *  Noontime  *  Pizza Lunch
• March 5, Friday – SPS/Physics Film Festival/Demo
  Flame Tube or Ruben’s Tube Demo with Dr. F
  “Strangeness Minus Three”
  Classic story of the discovery of the Omega Minus particle with Feynmann and Gell-Mann.
  S-208  *  Noontime  *  Pizza Lunch
• February 19, Friday – SPS/Physics Film Festival
  “Infinity – Part Two”  Matthew Broderick portrays Richard Feynman in his early years at Los Alamos
  S-208  *  Noontime  *  Pizza Lunch
• February 12, Friday – SPS/Physics Film Festival
  “Infinity – Part One”  See Matthew Broderick play the life of Richard Feynman
  S-208  *  Noontime  *  Pizza Lunch
• February 5, Friday – SPS/Physics Film Festival
  “Fractals: Hunting the Hidden Dimension ” NOVA/PBS
  S-208  *  Noontime  *  Pizza Lunch
• January 29, Friday – SPS Field Trip to Rutgers University
  Dave’s Dazzling Demos
  Come and experience all manner of physics demonstrations
  Leave Hall of Science for Rutgers at 6:00 pm
• December 9, Wednesday – Annual SPS/Physics Holiday Party- A Department Tradition!
  Dr. F’s Home * 6-8 pm
  Good Food, Physics Carols, and Amazing “Physics” Gifts
  Leave Hall of Science at 5:45 pm
• December 4, Friday – Bob Fenstermacher Campus Retirement Celebration
  Celebrate with stories, pix, and good food and drink.
  Mead Hall  *  Founders Room  *  4:30 – 6 pm
• December 3, Thursday – SPS/Physics Film Festival
  “Copenhagen – Part Two”
  PBS Production of Michael Frayn’s broadway play based on a Bohr-Heisenberg meeting during WW2.
  S-208  *  Noontime  *  Pizza Lunch
• November 19, Thursday – SPS/Physics Film Festival
  “Copenhagen – Part One”
  PBS Production of Michael Frayn’s broadway play based on a Bohr-Heisenberg meeting during WW2.
  S-208  *  Noontime  *  Pizza Lunch
• November 12, Thursday – SPS/Physics Film Festival
  “Einstein’s Big Idea – Part Two”
  NOVA Production.
  S-208  *  Noontime  *  Pizza Lunch
• November 5, Thursday – SPS/Physics Film Festival
  ” Einstein’s Big Idea – Part One” NOVA Production.
  S-208  *  Noontime  *  Pizza Lunch
• October 29, Thursday – SPS/Physics Film Festival
  “The Elegant Universe – Part Three” PBS Production based on Brian Greene’s award winning book.
  S-208  *  Noontime  *  Pizza Lunch
• October 22, Thursday – SPS/Physics Film Festival
  “The Elegant Universe – Part Two “ PBS Production based on Brian Greene’s award winning book.
  S-208  *  Noontime  *  Pizza Lunch
• October 12, Monday  - Drew Science Open House
  SPS/Physics Welcomes Prospective Science Students with Demos/Info Sessions.
  Contact Office of Admissions for Information.
• October 12, Monday – Drew Summer Science Institute (DSSI) Poster Session
  See the summer research work of SPS and other Drew science students.
  Come out and support your fellow physics majors
  2-4 pm        Hall of Science        S-3
• October 8, Thursday – SPS/Physics Film Festival
  “The Elegant Universe – Part One ”
  PBS Production based on Brian Greene’s award winning book.
  S-208  *  Noontime  *  Pizza Lunch
• October 1, Thursday – SPS/Physics Film Festival
  “Monsters of the Milky Way” Black Holes in our galaxy…NOVA
  S-208  *  Noontime  *  Pizza Lunch
• September 25, Friday – SPS/Physics Alumni Speaker
  Karen Mooney ’04 - Graduate Student at Unversity of Virginia
  “Thinking About Graduate School”
  S-208  *  Noontime  *  Pizza Lunch
• September 17, Thursday – SPS/Physics Student Summer Experiences
  Jonas Folesky – Life as a German Physics Major
  Bill Menges – Drew Summer Science Institute
  S-208  *  Noontime  *  Pizza Lunch
• September 16, Wednesday – SPS/Physics Welcome-Back-to-School Picnic
  Dr. F’s House   4:30-7:00 pm
  Come out and meet old and new members and the Faculty!
  Rides from rear of HS at 4:30
• September 10, Thursday – SPS/Physics Student Summer Experiences
  Missy Louie – University of Virginia/NRAO Astronomy REU
  Michael Jokubaitis – Princeton Plasma Physics REU
  S-208  *  Noontime  *  Pizza Lunch

2008-2009

2000-2001

• May 19, Saturday – Commencement
• May 8, Tuesday – Seniors/Faculty Dinner
  Chevy’s Mexican Restaurant
  Leave Hall of Science at 5:30 pm
• May 6, Sunday – Spring SPS/Physics Picnic
  Home of Dr. F; Leave Hall of Science at 3:30 pm
• April 24, Tuesday – Annual SPS/Physics Department Awards Banquet
  Sigma Pi Sigma Induction and Physics Prizes
  5:30 pm               University Club
• April 21, Saturday – Spring Saturday Admissions Day
  SPS Demo Presentations
  2 pm      Commons
• March 27, Tuesday – History of Physics Presentation
  Reading of the play Copenhagen
  by Drew Theater Arts Department
  7:30 pm      S-244
• January 6-12 – AAPT Meeting, San Diego, CA
• December 11, Monday – Annual SPS/Physics Holiday Party
  Dr. F’s Home
  6 pm – ?
  Tacos and Weird Physics Gifts
• November 13, Monday – SPS/Physics Department Lecture
  Dr. Philip Anderson
  Ramapo University”An Application of Physics From Concept to Market:  A Personal Experience”
  4:30 pm            S-244
  Refreshments Served
• November 6, Monday – Dual Degree Engineering Information Session
  Jan Snow
  Washington University
  10-12 am                   S-203
• October 28, Saturday – American Association of Physics Teachers Conference
  Field Trip to Princeton, NJ for Talks and Tours
  9 am – 4 pm
• October 16, Monday -Career Workshop – Opportunities and Resources
  Dr. David McGee and Dr. Bob Fenstermacher
  4:30 pm            S-244
  Pizza Served…
• October 2, Monday – Summer Internship Talks #2/Student Talks
  - Tricia Missall
  - Betsy Rickter
  - Natalya Katsap
  4:15 pm                S-244
  Pizza Served…
• September 27, Wednesday – Drew Summer Science Institute Poster Session
  See the work of SPS and other Drew science students.
  7-9 pm        Mead Hall        Founders Room
• September 20, Wednesday – Summer Internship Talks #1/Student Talks
  - Justin Hotchkiss
  - David Benjamin
  - Joe Kinast
  - Matt McMahon
  3:45 pm                S-308
  Pizza Served…
• September 18, Monday – Fall SPS Back-To-School Picnic
  Dr. F’s House.  4:45-7 pm.
  Burgers, dogs, and other good things!

1999-2000

• May 7, Sunday – Spring Picnic    -    4 pm – ?
  Relax with good food and games before finals.
  Leave University Center at 4 pm for Dr. F’s House
• April 26, Wednesday -SPS/Physics Department Annual Awards Banquet
  Traditional Prizes, Sigma Pi Sigma Induction Ceremony, and Great Food!
  Meet in the University Commons at 5:30 pm.
• February 19, Saturday -  SPS Zone Meeting at Drew
  Keynote Speaker: Dr. David Wilkinson, Princeton University
  “Why Is Our Universe So Strange?
  -A Problem for Your Generation”
  Student Papers
  Career Panel Discussion
• December 7, Tuesday – Holiday Taco Party
  Physics Carols, Weird Gifts, and Tacos
  Leave HS at 5:30 for Dr. F’s House
• November 12, Friday – Science Day Open House at Drew
  SPS/Physics Welcomes Prospective Students
• November 2, Tuesday – Summer Internships/Student Talks
  - Jodi O’Donnell
  - Nimel Theodore
  - James Davidson
  - Chris Perry
  4:15 pm                           S-244
  Pizza Served!
• October 23, Saturday - ”Reading for Life” Festival.  SPS Demonstration Table.
• October 22, Friday – Dr. Melissa Franklin, BTL Colloquium.  Leave HS at 2:30 pm for talk.
• October 19, Tuesday -  Dr. Ely Gonick, DREW alum and Trustee emeritus presents a talk on ”Entropy”
  7 pm    *       BC-204
• September 26, Sunday - SPS Welcome Back Picnic – Dr. F’s House – 4:00-7 pm

1998-1999

• May 10 – SPS/Physics Department Spring Picnic – 3 – 7 pm
• April 20 – SPS/Physics Department Banquet – 5:30 pm, University Club/Commons
  - Sigma Pi Sigma Induction, Annual Awards and Prizes, Dinner and Speaker:
  Dr. Steven Gausepohl (CLA ’92)
• April 17 – Spring Saturday – SPS Demos and Greetings for Prospective Students
• April 13 – SPS Elections for 1999-2000 – 4:15 pm, S-244
• March 9 – SPS Demo Team Extravaganza – 4:15 pm, S-244
  - Come out and see physics demos in preparation for a local school visit.
• February 26 – Rutgers Demo Night Field Trip – Lv HS at 6:15 pm
• February 7 – SPS Field Trip to Liberty Science Center.  12:30-5:00pm
• December 7 – Holiday Taco Party.  Dr. Fenstermacher’s House.  5:30 pm
• November 17 – SPS Talk.  Bridget Sullivan ’99, “Summer Internship Experiences”
• November 13 – Science Day.  Prospective science student recruitment.
• November 3 – Departmental/SPS Talk.  Prof. Jim Supplee.  4:15 pm
• September 24 – SPS Fall Picnic. Dr. Fenstermacher’s House. 4:30-7 pm
• September 17-20 – SPS National Council Meeting, Washington, DC

1997-1998

• May 08, 1998 – Annual Physics Spring Picnic.  Dr. Fenstermacher’s house.  3:30 pm.
• Apr. 20, 1998 – Annual Physics Awards Banquet and Sigma Pi Sigma Induction.  Special dinner and program in the Faculty Club.
• Apr. 18, 1998 – Spring Saturday.  A day of demos and fun for prospective Drew students.
• Apr. 06, 1998 – “Density and Destiny: Our Ever Expanding Universe.” A presentation by Dr. Ashley Carter.
  Presented in HS-244  Refreshments @4:15  Lecture @4:30
• Mar. 9,1998 – A review of the physics for which this year’s Nobel Prize was granted.  Given by Dr. Raychel Namiotka.
  Presented in HS-244 – 4:15
• Feb. 27, 1998 – “Dazzling Physics Demos” at Rutgers in New Brunswick.  Departing at around 6:00 pm and return around 9 or 9:30.
• Dec. 10, 1997 – Annual SPS Holiday Taco Party, 5:30 pm, Dr. Fenstermacher’s house.
• Nov. 14, 1997 – Science Day – All day
• Nov. 11, 1997 – Colloquium
  “Properties of Luminescent Nanoporous Silicon Carbide”  Jon Spanier, Drew Class of 1990, Columbia University Graduate School
  Presented in HS-244 – Coffee at 4:15, Talk at 4:30
• Sept. 30, 1997 – Colloquium
  “The Biophysics of Olfactory Recognition:  An Investigation in the Variability of Variability”  Matt Diamond
  “Effects of a Train of Short Laser Pulses on a Lorentz Model Atom”  Rebecca Fraser
  Presented in HS-244 – Coffee at 4:15, Talk at 4:30
• SPS National Council Meeting, Washington D.C., Sept. 19-21, 1997
• SPS Fall Picnic, 4:30 P.M., Sept. 18, 1997

1996-1997

• Commencement, Saturday, May 24, 1997
• Senior Independent Study Talk, Jonathan Paley, TBA
• Senior Independent Study Talk, Helen Geib, Thursday, May 8, 1997
• SPS/Physics Department Picnic, Wednesday, May 7, 1997
• Physics Awards Banquet and Sigma Pi Sigma induction, Tuesday, April 29, 1997
• APS/AAPT Washington Meeting, April 18-21, 1997
• Spring Saturday Demonstrations, Saturday, April 19, 1997
• Comet Hale-Bopp Watch, week of April 7, details TBA
• Candidates for new faculty position give talks, March 24-April 3, open to SPS and Physics Majors
• SPS Zone 3 meeting, Georgian Court College, Saturday, March 15, 1997
• Dec 14, 1996 – Annual SPS Holiday Taco Party, 5:30 pm, Dr. Fenstermacher’s house
• Oct 22, 1996 – Colloquium
  • Maltese under Fire: Assessing Radiation Damage of Monomeric Enzymes” by Matthew Diamond
  • “Precious Metal Effects on Dopamine Receptor Binding” by Alice Chu
  • Presented in HS-244 – Coffee at 4:00, Talk at 4:15
• Oct 15, 1996 – Colloquium
  • “Beauty in the Eye of the Detector” by Jonathan Paley
  • “Low Noise Techniques in Measuring Electron-Electron Interactions” by Russ Castonguay
  • Presented in HS-244 – Coffee at 4:00, Talk at 4:15
• Oct 7, 1996 – Colloquium
  • “Bose-Einstein Condensation” by Professor Marty Ligare
  • Presented in HS-244 – Coffee at 4:00, Talk at 4:15

1995-1996

• Apr 28, 1996 – SPS/Physics Department Picnic, Lewis Morris County Park
• Apr 15, 1996 – Physics Award Banquet and Sigma Pi Sigma induction, 6 pm, Faculty Club
• Mar 6, 1996 4 p.m. – SPS Outstanding Faculty Advisor Award, presented by SPS Director Dwight Neuenschwander to Dr. Robert Fenstermacher of Drew University. Guest Speaker: Dr. Bastiaan Dreihuys of Princeton University
• Mar 1, 1996 3 p.m. – Trip to Bell Labs to hear Dr. Leon Lederman give his thoughts on physics education
• Feb. 12, 1996 – Colloquium
  • “FM Spectroscopy” by Dr. James Supplee of Drew University
• Dec. 13, 1995 – Annual SPS Holiday Taco Party
• Nov. 10, 1995 – Science Day
• Nov 4, 1995 – SPS Zone Meeting – Dr. Russell Hulse, Princeton Plasma Physics Lab, Recipient of the 1993 Nobel Prize in Physics. “The Discovery of the Binary Pulsar”
• Oct 23, 1995 – Colloquium
  • “Flux Penetration on Novel Josephson Edge Junctions” by Steve Gauspohl, University of Virginia (Drew Class of ’92)
  • Presented in HS-244 – Coffee at 4:00, Talk at 4:15
• Oct 12, 1995 – Colloquium
  • “The Fabrication of Diode Lasers” by Christian Alavanja
  • “Mass Spectrometry of DNA Oligomers” by Maurie Brewer
  • Presented in HS-244 – Coffee at 4:15, Talk at 4:30
• Oct 5, 1995 – Colloquium
  • “Resistance vs Temperature Characteristics and Charge Density Waves in Doped NbSe3″ by Larry Barisciano
  • “The Fracture Process of Brittle Carbonacious Foam” by Mike Marotta
  • “Measurements of 8B Breakup Relative Energy Distributions and the Rate of the 7Be(p,γ)8B Reaction” by Jonathan Paley.
  • Presented in HS-244 – Coffee at 4:15, Talk at 4:30