Physics and Astronomy

Featured events

Planetarium show for students, faculty and staff | October 4, 2024 In-person

6 p.m. to 7:15 p.m. | Show/Exhibition | Old Main

WSU students, faculty and staff, please join us at the WSU Planetarium for a free show on the first Friday of most months. Come learn...

Catch A Star: How Modern Astronomers Find Exciting Phenomena: Under the Dome Lecture | October 10, 2024 In-person

6 p.m. to 7 p.m. | Lecture | Old Main

Catch a Star: How modern astronomers find exciting phenomena Ever wonder how astrophysicists can tell when two black holes collide? Or when a...

September 2024|November 2024

Showing 24 events for October, 2024.

Tuesday | October 1

Mid Week Movies In-person

12:30 p.m. to 1 p.m. | Movie/Film | Old Main

Thursday | October 3

Physics and Astronomy Colloquium In-person

3:45 p.m. to 5 p.m. | Seminar | Physics Building

Friday | October 4

PAN Seminar: Aromal Pathayappura, Probing Quasar Outflows Through Absorptio In-person

3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. | Seminar | Physics & Astronomy Department - Liberal Arts and Sciences

Student night at the Planetarium In-person

6 p.m. to 7:15 p.m. | Show/Exhibition | Old Main

Student night at the Planetarium In-person

7:30 p.m. to 8:45 p.m. | Show/Exhibition | Old Main

Tuesday | October 8

Mid Week Movies In-person

12:30 p.m. to 1 p.m. | Movie/Film | Old Main

ABC seminar_Michael Kitcher In-person

3:20 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. | Seminar | Physics & Astronomy Department - Liberal Arts and Sciences

Thursday | October 10

Physics and Astronomy Colloquium In-person

3:45 p.m. to 5 p.m. | Seminar | Physics Bulding

Catch a Star: How modern astronomers find exciting phenomena In-person

6 p.m. to 7 p.m. | Lecture | Old Main

Friday | October 11

PAN Seminar: Nora Brambilla, TBD In-person

3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. | Seminar | Physics & Astronomy Department - Liberal Arts and Sciences

Public planetarium show In-person

6 p.m. to 7:15 p.m. | Show/Exhibition | Old Main

Public planetarium show In-person

7:30 p.m. to 8:45 p.m. | Show/Exhibition | Old Main

Thursday | October 17

Physics and Astronomy colloquium. Prof. Ilias Cholis (Oakland University) In-person

3:45 p.m. to 5 p.m. | Seminar | Physics

Friday | October 18

PAN Seminar: Scott Hagen, Understanding the nature of the accretion flow... In-person

3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. | Seminar | Physics & Astronomy Department - Liberal Arts and Sciences

CANCELLED Public planetarium show In-person

6 p.m. to 7:15 p.m. | Show/Exhibition | Old Main

CANCELLED Public planetarium show In-person

7:30 p.m. to 8:45 p.m. | Show/Exhibition | Old Main

Tuesday | October 22

Mid Week Movies In-person

12:30 p.m. to 1 p.m. | Movie/Film | Old Main

ABC seminar_Suraj Shankar In-person

3:20 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. | Seminar | Physics & Astronomy Department - Liberal Arts and Sciences

Wednesday | October 23

Research day: Resource fair and lightning talks In-person

11 a.m. to 1 p.m. | Special event | Undergraduate Library, David Adamany

Friday | October 25

PAN Seminar:Kyle Godbey, Data-Driven Discovery Across Low-Energy Nuclear Ph In-person

3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. | Seminar | Physics & Astronomy Department - Liberal Arts and Sciences

Public planetarium show In-person

6 p.m. to 7:15 p.m. | Show/Exhibition | Old Main

Public planetarium show In-person

7:30 p.m. to 8:45 p.m. | Show/Exhibition | Old Main

Tuesday | October 29

Mid Week Movies In-person

12:30 p.m. to 1 p.m. | Movie/Film | Old Main

Wednesday | October 30

CAD seminar series: Mindy Huang, Ph.D., WSU Hybrid

2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. | Seminar | Faculty/Administration