On Wednesday, March 9, Chandra's High Energy Vision, a free public lecture about NASA's sophisticated X-ray satellite, will be presented by Donna Young from the Wright Center for Science Education at Tufts University. Students, teachers, families and the community are invited to attend 7-8:30 p.m. in 102 Loutit Lecture Hall in the Padnos Hall of Science on the Allendale campus of Grand Valley State University.
On Thursday, March 10, a Chandra Workshop for secondary teachers will be lead by Donna Young from the Wright Center for Science Education at Tufts University. This event is co-sponsored by Ottawa Area Intermediate School District and the Regional Math and Science Center at Grand Valley State University.
Both events are in conjunction with the Year World of Physics. The year 2005 marks the 100th anniversary of Albert Einstein's publication of his three most important papers describing ideas that have since influenced all of modern physics. The World Year of Physics is a worldwide celebration of physics and its importance in our everyday lives.
A series of teacher, student, and community events are planned by Grand Valley State University's College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Dean's Office, Physics Department, and Regional Math and Science Center now through the end of the year.
On Saturday, March 19, Grand Valley State University will once again host over 75 area schools competing in the Michigan Science Olympiad Regional Tournament.
Another major program, scheduled for October 29, 2005, to coincide with Grand Valley's Homecoming, will be a community open-house, Super Science Saturday: Celebrating Phenomenal Physics. Representative Vern Ehlers has been invited to attend this full day of science fun and learning aimed at teachers, students, families, and community members. Congressman Ehlers introduced a resolution in the U.S. House of Representatives, passed on July 7, to support the WYP and physics education.
For more information on these and other World Year of Physics events at Grand Valley State University, contact the Regional Math & Science Center: Mary Ann Sheline, director at (616) 331-2265, or Karen Meyers, assistant director at (616) 331-2515.
More information about the World Year of Physics is available at www.physics2005.org.
