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Colgate Physics Club

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Colgate University

Physics and Astronomy Department

Officers  08/09:

President: Kelly Henderson, Laura Coyle

Vice President: Nikolay Zhelev

Treasurer: Brendan Loughran

Senior Rocket Scientist: Scott Douglas

Webmaster: Michael Lam

Last update: 03/31/09
Maintained by Michael Lam.

Participants holding up their creations before testing at the Egg Drop Competition 2009.

Releasing an egg at the Egg Drop Competition 2009.

Everybody loves mentos and diet coke. Making a mess outside the Ho Science Center on Physics Demo Day 2008.

Bothering classes and firing rockets on September 9th, 2008.

Welcome to the website of the Colgate Chapter of the Society of Physics Students!

We have been an active chapter since  2003/04! We had our 1st Annual Rocket Day in November 2004, and chartered a chapter of Sigma Pi Sigma that year. (See Article: Physics Club members launch honor society, rockets ).

This year we've built a hovercraft, exploded bottles with liquid nitrogen, saved eggs from certain destruction (or not), shot off rockets, and played with fire!

If you'd like to get involved with the physics club i.e. blow something up, feel free to contact Kelly (khenderson at students.colgate.edu) or Laura (lcoyle at students.colgate.edu).

 

 

 

 

 

Chapter news:

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The Spirit of Hamilton, 1st Annual Coglate Rocket Day, 2004

Click for Rocket Day 2006, on the old golf course having a good time!

PICTURES:

Ashish Shah '10 and Matt Novenstern '11 cutting out a wooden base for a hovercraft.

Laura showing the Rubens' Tube, demonstrating standing waves using sound waves through propane.