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Global Summit of Physics in Anaheim!
A few weeks ago, I attended the Global Summit of Physics in Anaheim along with my student Abby Hovorka ’26 and Eric Johnson ’25, who was reporting on work that he did as part of his internship at NIST. Attending the March Meeting is always a highlight for me, especially with students, and this year…
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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)
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Views on the Way to Vegas
I’ve always loved looking out the window of the plane during flights, and I almost always request window seats, even though aisle seats are convenient in a lot of ways. But seeing the Earth from the air still gives me a sense of wonder. I flew out of Cleveland with wonderful late afternoon sun hitting…
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March Meeting 2023 – Vegas!
I recently traveled with four of our REU 2022 alumnae to the American Physical Society Meeting in Las Vegas! I arrived a day later than planned and running low on sleep, so I was rather overwhelmed by the whole atmosphere at the Flamingo casino and hotel where we were staying. Even finding my way out…
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Professor Manz publishes article as part preservation, part celebration
Niklas Manz, associate professor and department chair of physics at The College of Wooster, recently co-authored an article in Chaos: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Nonlinear Science, a peer-reviewed publication. The article, “Science, serendipity, coincidence, and the Oregonator at the University of Oregon, 1969–1974” is the feature piece in the journal’s Focus Issue and is dedicated to Richard J.…
