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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
Nicole Ackerman Stanford University Cancer+Physics: Mice, Dice, and Faster Than Light Particles
Zee Hakimoglu ClearOne Planning for a Business Career With a Physics Degree: The Basics to Succeed That an Mba May Not Teach You
Dr. John Dunning Sonoma State University Geothermal Electricity From the Geysers: A 40 Year Perspective
Dr. Ilke Arslan University of California, Davis Characterization of Energy Materials Using Advanced Techniques in the Electron Microscope
Dr. Brenda Frye University of San Francisco How the Milky Way Came to Be
Dr. Tony Piro California Institute of Technology Type Ia Supernovae
Dr. Hari Manoharan Stanford University Atomic and Molecular Manipulation
Dr. Marusa Bradač University of California, Davis Dark Side of the Universe
Dr. Holger Müller University of California, Berkeley Precision Tests of General Relativity With Matter Waves
Dr. Peter Jacobs Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Recreating the Big Bang in the Laboratory
Dr. Adrienne Traxler University of California, Santa Cruz Salt Fingering in Oceans and Stars
Dr. Philip H. Bucksbaum Stanford University the Ultrafast Quantum World of Atoms and Molecules
Dr. Puragra Guhathakurta University of California, Santa Cruz the Galaxy Next Door
Dr. Wilson Ho University of California, Irvine Visualization of Quantum Mechanics
Dr. Mark Ammons Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Exoplanets/Carbon Fiber Deformable Mirrors for Telescopes
Film presentation the Hubble Space Telescope
Dr. Scott Severson Sonoma State University Adaptive Optics/Undergraduate Research at Ssu
Dr. Sasha Sher, University of California, Santa Cruz Exploring Neural Function, Structure, and Development
Dr. Pei-Chun Ho, Fresno State University Study of Unconventional Superconductivity in pros4sb12 via Chemical Substitution
Dr. Garrett Jernigan Space Science Laboratory at University of California, Berkeley Science With Small Satellites Designed, Built, and Operated by Students