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Events Archive

People gathered in a field for the 2017 eclipse.

The Oregon State University Physics Department has been host to many amazing events over the years. Learn more about our past events by exploring below.

DateTypeEvent
Yunker LectureDoes the Everyday World Really Obey Quantum Mechanics?
Anthony Leggett, John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Chair and Center for Advanced Study Professor of Physics, University of Illinois
Yunker Lecture
Yunker LectureScience, Science Bashing, and the Descent into Wooliness
Daniel Kleppner, Lester Wolfe Professor of Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Yunker Lecture
Yunker LectureThe Vision of Einstein, the Caution of Bohr
David Mermin, Horace White Professor of Physics, Cornell University
Yunker Lecture
Yunker LectureWhat Newton Didn’t Know about the Universe
Vera Rubin, Senior Fellow, Carnegie Institution of Washington
Yunker Lecture
Yunker LectureWhat is the Dark Matter Around our Galaxy?
Blas Cabrera, Professor of Physics, Stanford University
Yunker Lecture
Yunker LectureTime and Time Travel Through Hyperspace: A Physicist Looks at Two Topics from Science Fiction
Kip Thorne, The William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor, California Institute of Technology
Yunker Lecture
Yunker LectureSpace Defense and the Future of Nuclear Weapons
Richard Garwin, IBM T.J. Watson Research Center
Yunker Lecture
Yunker LectureThe Supercollider: What, Why, and How?
Leon Lederman, Director, Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
Yunker Lecture
Yunker LectureDinosaurs, Comet Storms, and Nemesis
Richard Muller, Professor of Physics, California Institute of Technology
Yunker Lecture
Yunker LectureCosmic Connections
Gary Steigman, Professor of Physics, Ohio State University
Yunker Lecture