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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. Robin Cantor Conductus, Inc. will discuss applications of Superconducting Quantum Interference Devices (SQUIDs) in such magnetic field-sensing applications as biomagnetism, geophysics, and laboratory instrumentation. Squid Magnetometry
Dr. Henry P. Stapp Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory Mind, Matter, and Quantum Mechanics
Dr. Paul Hodge University of Washington The Evolution of Galaxies
Dan Nottingham Boston University the Ionosphere and the Aurora
Dr. Isaac L. Bass Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory the Other Large Laser at Livermore
Dr. Keith Brister Cornell University Deep Focus Earthquakes and the Common Cold
Dr. Sallie Baliunas Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics Active Stars in the Solar Neighborhood
Dr. Robert D. Johnson IBM Almaden Research Center Buckminsterfullerenes: Self-Assembling Geodesic Shells of Carbon
Dr. Larry Leifer Stanford University Robots for People With Severe Impairment
Mary Howland Signet Armorlite, Inc. the Optics of Eyeglass Lenses
Dr. Roger F. Malina University of California at Berkeley the Extreme Ultraviolet: A New Window on the Universe
Dr. Waguih Ishak Hewlett-Packard Laboratories Lightwave Technology
Dr. Claire E. Max Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Laser Guide Stars and Adaptive Optics for Astronomy
Dr. Warren B. Jackson Xerox Palo Alto Research Center Large Area Amorphous Silicon Technology
Dr. Marvin Chester University of California, Los Angeles God Plays Dice: A Physical Demonstration
Dr. Keyvan Farahani University of California, Los Angeles Interventional Mri: Towards Minimally Invasive Surgery
Dr. Robert W. Schoenlein Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory Ten Femtosecond Laser Pulses and the First Step in Vision
Dr. Louise Kellogg University of California at Davis Modeling the Earth's Deep Interior
Dr. Dorrit Hoffleit Yale University Spectroscopic Determinations of Stellar Luminosities
Deborah Gordon Union of Concerned Scientists Transportation and Its Links to Energy and the Environment