Outreach Effort at the University of Rochester

World Year of Physics 2005

This page provides links to outreach programs that have been organized as part of the World Year of Physics.

• Tours of the Wilmot Observatory
• Prof. Wolfs talks to local K - 6 students about the physics of light (sorry no pictures available).
• Local girl-scout troop visits the U of R to conduct science experiments
• U of R physics majors make presentations at the Einstein Symposium at Geneseo
• Student of Grade 6 of a local school visit the U of R and become physicists for a day
• Physics majors talk to local K - 12 students about Einstein's work and provide hands-on activities
• Presentations
• The muon lifetime experiment is on-line.
• The speed-of-light experiment will come on-line in 2006.

If you like to know more about these activities or schedule a visit to your school, please contact Prof. Frank L. H. Wolfs, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY 14627 (tel: 585 - 275 - 4937, email: wolfs@pas.rochester.edu).