Society of Physics Students

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Society of Physics Students

• 2005 Einstein Centennial
• International Year of Physics

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Annual Events

• Virginia Childrens Festival
• Hands-on Physics demonstrations for 2000
  children and adults at Norfolk's Town Point Park
• Next event
• October 1, 2005

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Annual SPS events

• Annual Pumpkin Drop
• Projected date Oct 25th, 2005

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Pumpkin Drop
Click here for recording

• Doppler shift measurement of pumpkin velocity
• Siren mounted on pumpkin

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Pumpkin Drop Movies

• Picture_0035.MOV finale with catcher
• Picture_0036.MOV Huge net
• Picture_0037.MOV Huge net with music
• Picture_0038.MOV Siren
• airbag.MOV Air bag (failure)

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Pumpkin Catchers
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Stop Actionparabola, 0.14s/frame
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SPS Research

• Rebecca Clark and Tammie Wallace,
• Winners of a 2000 research grant to built a
  laser-atom trap.

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Join us!

• Free Pizza at all SPS meetings.
• Contact Prof. Charles Hyde-Wright, SPS Advisor
• Chyde_at_odu.edu
• 683-5853
• OCNPS 215