Physics Blog


Wooster Physics in Sweden!

Wooster Physics in Sweden!

A delayed post! Note from Dr Lehman: Gustav Bourdon '26 was the Physics Club Ambassador to Sweden in spring 2024. I asked him to write a guest blog post, which he promptly did. (Thank you, Gustav!). I then somehow didn't get it posted promptly. So here we are in 2025…
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Global Summit of Physics in Anaheim!

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…
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APS Global Summit of Physics – Student Perspective

APS Global Summit of Physics – Student Perspective

Students Abigail Hovorka '26 and Eric Johnson '25 recently traveled to Anaheim, CA for the 2025 American Physical Society Global Summit of Physics, combining the March Meeting and the April Meeting! It was amazing! Here are some perspectives from Abby and Eric! On top of all the other awesome things…
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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: Ann C. Mowery Endowed Scholarship: Aeralyn Flynn ‘25 Joseph Albertus Culler Prize in Physics: Jon Stowers ‘27 Mahesh K. Garg Prize in Physics: Aeralyn Flynn…
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Trip to COSI in Columbus

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…
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CoW students at CU*iP 2025

CoW students at CU*iP 2025

Physics and Chemical Physics majors at the 2025 Conference for Undergraduate Women and Gender Minorities in Physics (CU*iP). Back row: Caitlin O'Neil '26, Abby Hovorka '26, Al Cawley '25, Aeralyn Flynn '25. Front row: Nina Hanus '25, Karmellah Buttler '25, Tali Lansing '25. This year, 7 of our undergraduate students…
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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, UkrainePart 2: Zürich and conference in Les Diablerets, SwitzerlandPart 3: Tübingen, Germany (meeting with Otto Rössler)
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Junior Independent Study

Junior Independent Study

The junior physics majors are each working away on their "self-designed" projects. Each student develops a proposal for their own research question and spends the weeks after spring break developing a procedure, exploring their question, and then writing up their results. It's so much fun for me as the professor…
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Total Eclipse!

Total Eclipse!

Projection with a colander Physics alumni from 1990 to 2021! Physics alum Amy Lytle with professor Susan Lehman Megan Nieberding and friend protect their eyes Lovely afternoon on the academic quad Sophomore Noah Hankin shows off the projected image of the sun. We love the eclipse! Eclipse nails by Megan…
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APS March Meeting – Student Perspectives

APS March Meeting – Student Perspectives

One of the more interesting parts of the trip was overhearing other physicists discussing their results and experiences. I heard an experimentalist say they felt like a human linear regression machine exploring parameter space in the lab, which I can unfortunately relate to! Gus Thomas, Wooster '25 Here's the platform…
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March Meeting 2024 – Minneapolis

March Meeting 2024 – Minneapolis

The March Meeting in Minneapolis was an excellent conference — back to the pre-pandemic levels of energy and excitement. Early morning, ready for the first day of the March Meeting! It was great to get this perspective from one of the upper floors of the hotel, and I love the…
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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.
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Fall 2023 EGLS Meeting

Fall 2023 EGLS Meeting

On October 20-21, eight Wooster students attended the Fall 2023 Meeting of the APS Eastern Great Lakes Section at Cleveland State University. Senior Abrar Khondker and the Juniors Aeralyn Flynn and Gus Thomas presented posters on results from their summer REU at Wooster. Juniors Eric Johnson and Lily Baker presented…
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Spring 2023 EGLS Meeting

Spring 2023 EGLS Meeting

On April 1st, two physics majors presented their Senior I.S. results at the Spring 2023 Meeting of the APS Eastern Great Lakes Section at Oakland University in Rochester, MI. Daniel Cohen-Cobos presented “Simulating Reaction-Diffusion Waves as an Analog for Gravitational Lensing” and Michael Scarberry “Belousov–Zhabotinsky Reaction and its Metal Complex…
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March Meeting ’23 — Olivia’s Perspective

March Meeting ’23 — Olivia’s Perspective

My favorite part of the March meeting was the poster session, where I got to meet physics students from all over and see the different research projects they were working on. I also really loved browsing the physics bookstore and sitting in on the ‘Physics of Superheroes’ talk. During the…
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Views on the Way to Vegas

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…
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March Meeting ’23 – Mahala’s Perspective

March Meeting ’23 – Mahala’s Perspective

For those unable to enjoy the traditional Las Vegas activities, here is my take: fulfill your childhood dreams instead. Have dessert for breakfast. I’d be hard pressed to pick a favorite moment during my trip to the APS March Meeting in Las Vegas. I was there to experience as many…
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March Meeting ’23 – Student Perspective

March Meeting ’23 – Student Perspective

My favorite part about the APS March Meeting was getting to talk to others during the poster sessions, since a lot of people had really interesting research topics. I also really liked the graduate school fair because it helped me learn about my options for grad school. Overall, the meeting…
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March Meeting 2023 – Vegas!

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….
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2023 Dewald Recognition Celebration

2023 Dewald Recognition Celebration

On March 2, The College of Wooster held its 52nd annual Dewald Recognition Celebration honoring many of our amazing students.  Several of our (prospective) physics majors received awards and prizes. Physics Department: Ann C. Mowery Endowed Scholarship: Olivia Green ‘23 Joseph Albertus Culler Prize in Physics: Karmellah Buttler ’25 and Taliah Lansing ‘25…
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