Imogen Farris, Staff Writer
The third annual Physics Day was held on the Marietta Campus on Saturday, March 29 with 130 pre-registered attendees.
This year’s Physics Day was the largest so far with eight interactive stations for people of all ages. The stations make up the different broad areas of study in the field of physics, including: circuits, magnets, mechanics, thermal science, static electricity, optics, waves and sound.
The mechanics station was a crowd favorite with its demonstration on non-Newtonian fluids.
“A non-Newtonian fluid, at least this type, is all liquid like you would expect it to be until you apply force to it,” said Jaclyn D’Avanzo, a fifth year senior and physics major. D’Avanzo scooped up the liquid and rolled it into a solid ball, but once she stopped, the ball returned to liquid.
The president of the physics club, Sean Phillips, was happy with this year’s turn out.
“This year we just went all out and put flyers up in middle schools and elementary schools,” Phillips said. “So we got a pretty big turn out this year. We didn’t expect anywhere near that amount, so we’re going to learn from that and use this as an opportunity to expand next year.”
Phillips is a senior and is pursuing a double-major in physics and math.
All eight stations were interactive and allowed participants of all ages to get involved and learn about science, technology, engineering and math, also known as STEM, in a safe and fun environment.
“What we plan to do it get them engaged and understand how STEM is fun, so this is STEM initiation,” said Dr. Kisa Ranasinghe, the advisor for the physics club. “We want them exposed to science at an early stage and their mind to be open to the scientific world.”
