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The B.S. in Physics Returns to Sonoma State University!

Sonoma State University is proud to re-launch its Bachelor of Science in Physics, featuring a redesigned, student-centered curriculum available beginning Fall 2026. The revised program offers a rigorous physics foundation, small class sizes, close faculty mentorship, and flexible pathways that support timely graduation. Please see our degree programs page for more information.

What Physicists Do - Archive

Date Speaker Speaker Affiliation Lecture Title
Dr. Kathy Cooksey Massachusetts Institute of Technology the Universe in Absorption
Prof. Cominsky Sonoma State University Nasa Education and Public Outreach at Sonoma State University
Dr. Rohde Berkeley Earth Global Warming
Dr. Samantha Edgington Stanford University the Geostationary Lightning Mapper
Dr. Gabriel Orebi Gann University of California at Berkeley Solar Neutrinos in 2012: The End of Days?
Dr. Jon Jenkins Recent Results From Nasa's Kepler Mission: Good Planets Are Hard to Find and Vice Versa
University of California Berkeley Material Science in Nuclear Applications
Andrew Leker Electrified Games, Inc. Tales of a Physicist and Entrepreneur
Gary Shambat Stanford University Advanced Nanophotonic Devices for Ultralow Power and Ultrafast Lasers and Leds
Dr. Karl van Bibber University of California at Berkeley a Physicist’s Walk on the Dark Side
Dr. Bradford Holden University of California Observatories/Lick Observatory Searching for (And Occasionally Finding) the Most Distant Galaxies
Film presentation Cosmic Voyage
Dr. Joseph Perl SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory Targeting Cancer: Simulation Tools to Improve Radiation Therapy
Dr. Carolyn MacKenzie Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Practicing Health Physics Around the World
Dr. Hongtao Shi Sonoma State University Impact of Magnetism Doping on the Optical Properties of Zinc Oxide
Dr. Ransom Stephens Emmy Noether and the Fabric of Reality
Dr. Peter Schwartz California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo Carbon Reduction With Appropriate Technology
Joseph S. Tenn Sonoma State University Dimensional Analysis
Dr. Bill Imler Squirrel Hill Associates Low Cost Manufacturing of High Quality Solar Grade Silicon for Photovoltaics
Dr. Edward E. Prather University of Arizona General Education Earth, Astronomy and Space Science: A Stem Transformation Vehicle That Really Works