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Announcing the revised B.S. in Physics starting Fall 2026!

Sonoma State University is proud to launch its revised 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. Leslie Atkins California State University, Chico Developing Scientific Writing: Curriculum and Classrooms to Support Science Literacy
Dr. Joel Ager the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Solar Fuels Production by Artificial Photosynthesis
Dr. Giorgio Gratta Stanford University Exo and the Quest for Majorana Neutrino Masses
Wayne Sobon Inventergy, Inc. Physics and Law: Intellectual Property and 21st Century Business
Kevin John Sonoma State University s4: Small Satellites for Secondary Students
Professor Tom Abel Stanford University/KIPAC Dark Matter: And How We Would Not Be Alive Without It
Dr. Tom Targett Sonoma State University a Citizen Science Colonization Model for the Koprulu Sector in Starcraft 2
Dr. Brian Welsch from UC Berkeley Magnetic Fields on the Sun: All That Stuff From E&M Really Works!
Dr. Monika Ivancic Nmr Spectroscopy as a Tool for Bridging Physics and (Bio)chemistry
Dr. Bryant Hichwa Sonoma State University Musical Acoustics of Baroque Bassoons
Frederick Arioli Lockheed Martin Nircam for the James Webb Space Telescope
Dr. Qualls a Thirsty Lab
Dr. Franck Marchis Tiny Moons Around Asteroids
Dr. Jay Davis Doing Policy and Technology Experiment With Nuclear Weapons
Dr. Rebar Teacher Research Experiences: Impact of the Stem Teacher and Researcher (Star) Program
Dr. Kevin McLin Not Just for Scientists: Nasa and Ssu Bring Scientific Advances to the Classroom and the World
Dr. Beverly Berger National Science Foundation Searching for Gravitational Waves With Ligo
Jim Eyer E & I Consulting Distributed Energy Resources
Dr. David Schlegel Dark Energy From the Largest Galaxy Maps
Dr. Heino Nitsche Lawrence Berkeley National Lab the Periodic Table in Motion: Where Will It End