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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. Michael Dine University of California, Santa Cruz the Convergence of Particle Physics and Astrophysics: The Lhc/Fermi Era
Dr. Natalie Batalha San Jose State University and NASA Ames Research Center Kepler’s Hunt for Habitable Planets
Thomas McMahon University of Arizona Making Good Use of the Large Binocular Telescope
Dr. Leonard Kuhi University of Minnesota the Large Binocular Telescope
Dr. Joseph S. Miller University of California, Santa Cruz California Observatories as Leaders in the Development of Very Large Optical Telescopes
Dr. Helen Quinn Stanford Linear Accelerator Center the Mystery of the Missing Antimatter
Dr. Sally Dodson-Robinson California Institute of Technology Chemistry of Planet Formation
Dr. Marvin L. Cohen University of California at Berkeley Einstein, Nanoscience, and Superconductivity
Dr. Bill Imler Squirrel Hill Associates Advanced Solar Cells for Terrestrial Concentrating Photovoltaic Systems
Dr. Chris Barty Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Making and Using “nuclear” Photons With Lasers
Dr. Miquel Salmeron Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory the Simplest Chemistry There Is: Doing Reactions One Molecule at a Time
Dr. Eli Rotenberg Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Studies of the Electronic Structure of Low Dimensional Novel Metals
Dr. Adam Bernstein Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Fundamental and Applied Antineutrino Physics
Dr. Carol Stoker NASA Ames Research Center First Results From the Phoenix Lander Mission
Dr. Richard Muller University of California at Berkeley Physics for Future Presidents
Dr. Risa Wechsler Stanford University Lighting Up the Dark: Galaxies as Probes of the Dark Universe
Dr. Hongtao Shi Sonoma State University Fabrication and Studies of Magnetic Nanostructures
Dr. James Aroyan JRJ Simulation & Design a Physicist’s Playground: From Dolphins to Touchscreens
Dr. Shailendhar Saraf Sonoma State University Ligo: Lasers, Optics, and Interferometry in the Search for Gravitational Waves
Dr. Inez Fung University of California at Berkeley the Warming Will Accelerate the Warming