University of Arkansas at Little Rock

Dr. Al Adams took the UALR Department of Physics and Astronomy Medical Physics Class to Carti.

On a recent field trip to a CARTI (Central Arkansas Radiation Therapy Institute) facility Mr. Joe Grant, Medical Physicist and graduate of the UALR Physics and Astronomy Department, explains the operation of a newly-installed linear accelerator (linac) used for radiation therapy to students in the Medical Physics class.  Shown here are Consuela Hill, Chris Gravenmeier, and Danny Everhart.  Also present (but not shown) was Francisco Medina.

The Museum of Discovery will hold a Tinkerfest Saturday June 15, 2013.

The Department of Physics and Astronomy will be involved in Tinkerfest this year and was involved in it last year.

Below is the information from last years activities.

The Museum of Discovery held a Tinkerfest Saturday August 4, 2012. Fun was had by all there. The Department of Physics and Astronomy added to the festivities by letting everyone build a Trebuchet and a “Star wheel”, an astronomical tool to find constellations in the night sky.

Dr. Tony Hall working with a Tinkerfest participant.

Dr. Tony Hall showing off a trebuchet.

Dr. Patrick Treuthardt amazing the crowds with a fresnel lens that later was used to make “solar smores!”

Dr. Patrick Treuthardt with the interested onlooker.

Dr. Patrick Treuthardt has a young man launch a bottle rocket.

Here are the making of the “solar smores” using the large fresnel lens.

UALR Student Volunteer putting the finishing touches to the “smore.”

UALR Student Volunteer watching the sun cook a marshmallow.

More fun with building trebuchets.

UALR Student Volunteer working on a better design for the trebuchet.

The Department of Physics and Astronomy added to the festivities by setting up a table with Physics information.

Looking out at the outside world.

Dr. Tony Hall show a student an electrostatic generator.

Dr. Hall and Chris G showing passer-bys electrostatic effects.

Dr. Hall and Connor showing off angular momentum.

Dr. Hall shows the gravitational attraction between two masses.

Here at the SPS meeting David demonstrated an Lord Kelvin Thunderstorm.

David demonstrates the Lord Kelvin Thunderstorm to Dr. Seo:  Funny sidelight the static struck Dr. Seo.”

Surprising something like this is so fascinating.

And after everyone left, the experimentation went on.

posted 9/19/2012 10:01 pm

CAAS will join with the UALR Physics and Astronomy Dept. Museum of Discovery (MOD), Central Arkansas Library System Main Branch and Arkansas Studies Institute for a day and night of lunar themed activities.

Steve Arnold of the Science Channel’s TV show “Meteorite Men” will be the guest of honor (courtesy of UALR) that day and will be appearing at MOD around 1:00 p.m. to 3: 00 p.m., he will also be on the observing field that evening for telescope views of the Moon.

Schedule of events:
9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. - (Museum of Discovery) Construct a Lunar Base Activity for kids, Tinker Shop, Museum of Discovery

1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. - “Meteorite Man” Steve Arnold lecture in the Museum of Discovery Great Hall (Sponsored by the UALR Physics and Astronomy Department)

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