During the academic year the Physics Program offers a series of lectures by research faculty on various aspects of Physics, usually on their own research or some topic of public interest. The lectures are held in Lecture Room 001 (ground floor) of the Earth and Space Sciences Building on the second Friday of the month at 7:30 pm.

The lectures are free, and are given while the University is in session - so NOT in January, June, July and August. For further information or to have your name added to the mailing list (postal or email) contact the Department of Physics & Astronomy at (631) 632-8100, or send email to Robert.deZafra@sunysb.edu.

If you are not sure how to get here there are directions and campus maps to help. The ESS building is in the upper-left corner of D5 on the map. The best parking lot is the large one in C5, which provides direct access (no curbs) to the building.

Disability-related accommodations are available. Call the Department at the number above before 4 pm to advise us of your requirements.

Our colleagues in Astronomy, Biosciences and Geosciences have parallel lecture series (first, third and last Friday of the month) same time, same place during the school year.

Teachers take note. It is now possible to get in-service credit for Worlds of Physics and for Astronomy and Geology Open Night lectures and related Geology meetings. The link describes what is involved.

Friday, Sept. 12, 2008. 7:30 pm

Speaker: Prof. Thomas Hemmick, Department of Physics & Astronomy, Stony Brook University

Title: Sailing the Perfect Fluid

Friday, Oct. 10, 2008. 7:30 pm

Speaker: Prof. Daniel Knopf, Institute for Terrestrial & Planetary Atmospheres, Stony Brook University

Title: Atmospheric Aerosols: Their Impact on Climate and Air Pollution

Friday, Nov. 7, 2008. 7:30 pm

Speaker: Prof. Matt Dawber, Dept. of Physics & Astronomy, Stony Brook University

Title: Ferroelectrics: What are they and what are they good for?

Friday, Dec. 12, 2008. 7:30 pm

Speaker: Prof. Derek Teaney, Dept. of Physics & Astronomy, Stony Brook University

Title: The Physics of Quarks and Gluons at High Temperatures