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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. Tom Barnebey Sound Solutions Acoustical Consulting Services Soundproofing for Sanity
Dr. Loren Acton Lockheed Palo Alto Research Laboratory Space Astronomy— in Person
Dr. Don M. Cottrell San Diego State University Computer Holography and Image Recognition
Dr. Luisa Hansen Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Neutron Transport Through Materials of Interest to Fusion Reactors
Dr. Imke de Pater University of California at Berkeley Radio Observations of the Atmosphere of Jupiter
Dr. William Bialek University of California at Berkeley Theoretical Physics Meets Experimental Neurobiology
Dr. Randy Gladstone University of California at Berkeley Auroras on the Earth and the Outer Planets
Dr. Peter Michelson Stanford University Probing the Dynamics of Space Time: The Search for Gravitational Radiation
Dr. Clyde Tombaugh New Mexico State University the Discovery of Pluto
Dr. Elizabeth A. Rauscher Tecnic Research Laboratories Cosmology, Quantum Mechanics, and the Nature of Time
Dr. Shirley Chiang IBM Almaden Research Center Imaging Molecules on Surfaces by Scanning Tunneling Microscopy
Dr. Robert Nason New Quake Research Earthquakes and Physics
Dr. William J. Welch University of California at Berkeley the Formation of Massive Stars
Dr. Lawrence Colin NASA Ames Research Center Ten Years of Pioneer Venus Observations
Dr. Eicke R. Weber University of California at Berkeley Electron Paramagnetic Resonance in Solid State Physics
Dr. Samuel Berman Lawrence Berkeley Laborator Shedding a Little Physics on Energy-Efficient Lighting
Dr. Robert Bray Hewlett-Packard Microwave Technology Division Dc to Daylight
Dr. James W. Seeser Optical Coating Laboratory, Inc. Making Solar Cells Work in Space
Dr. Lea Mason PG&E Technical Writing as a Career
Dr. Frances A. Houle IBM Almaden Research Center How Laser Beams Change Surfaces