Sophomores Christie Thompson and Vivian Steyert check the status of a measurement run.
Rising-junior Sheena Patel presents her prize-winning poster at the 19th International Conference on Magnetism in Busan, South Korea (July 2012).
Prof. Haskell discusses research with an interested student at a physics department dessert social.
Congratulations to Greg Minton and Peter Scherpelz on winning Hertz Fellowships.
Viewing the annular solar eclipse through very dark filters.
They’re lining up for miles at the Ted Stoddard Memorial Wafflefest!
Sharon Gerbode’s work on cucumber tendrils makes a huge splash
- Read “How the Cucumber Tendril Coils and Overwinds” in Science
- Watch the AAAS videos narrated by Sharon Gerbode and Joshua Puzey: “How Cucumber Tendrils Hoist Their Payload Sunwards” , “Chasing Sunlight: Cucumber Tendrils in Action”
- Read “Scientists Unwind the Secrets of Climbing Plants’ Tendrils” in The Guardian.
- Read “Uncoiling the Cucumber’s Enigma” in Harvard’s SEAS news briefs.
- Gerbode’s research was featured on the National Public Radio program Science Friday, August 31, 2012 at 11:50 a.m. PST. Listen to Science Friday
- View the NPR Science Friday video about Gerbode's research: “Unwinding the Cucumber Tendril Mystery.”
- Why study physics at HMC?
- Where do our students go?
- Can I participate in research?
- What can you do with a degree in physics?
News
| Congratulations to Audy Sederberg and Colin Parker (April 8, 2013) |
| Sheena Patel wins a Goldwater Scholarship (March 29, 2013) |
| Nate Stern (’03) wins a Sloan Foundation Fellowship (Feb. 17, 2013) |
| Update on the Teaching and Learning Building (Nov. 26, 2012) |
Physics sweeps Dancing with the Claremont Stars! Congratulations to Professors Gerbode for competing and Professor Connolly for winning the cha-cha competition.
