Author: Niklas Manz

  • 2025 Dewald Recognition Celebration

    2025 Dewald Recognition Celebration

    On April 3, The College of Wooster held its 55th annual Dewald Recognition Celebration honoring many of our amazing students.  Several of our physics majors received awards and prizes. Physics Department: Check out previous recipients on our departmental awards page. College and Other Departments:

  • Trip to COSI in Columbus

    This past Saturday, on February 22, 2025, we went to COSI! The Center of Science and Industry is an incredibly interactive science center with amazing exhibitions (the Ocean gallery was one of my favorites), life shows (rat basketball), and a planetarium (I give the seats 8/10 for comfort). We left campus at about 9 a.m.…

  • CoW students at CU*iP 2025

    CoW students at CU*iP 2025

    This year, 7 of our undergraduate students had the amazing opportunity to attend the Conference for Undergraduate Women and Gender Minorities in Physics (CU*iP). There were over 200 students in attendance at Purdue University, but there were many locations around the country. Purdue was an incredible campus to visit! We were all amazed by their…

  • Sabbatical trip to Europe

    Sabbatical trip to Europe

    Blog entry about Niklas Manz’ sabbatical trip to Europe this summer. During my five week trip, I visited many places. As a result I created three separate blog entries. Part 1: Lviv, Ukraine Part 2: Zürich and conference in Les Diablerets, Switzerland Part 3: Tübingen, Germany (meeting with Otto Rössler)

  • Total Solar Eclipse Event

    Total Solar Eclipse Event

    Come celebrate the total solar eclipse on April 8, 2024 with Wooster’s Astronomy Club and the Physics Department! The partial eclipse starts at 1:58 pm and totality will be at 3:13 pm! For any questions, please contact Dr. Laura DeGroot at LDeGroot@wooster.edu.