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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
Ken Bomben Sonoma State College Neutron Activation Analysis
Charles Rhodes Montgomery High School, Santa Rosa Trends In High School Physics
Paul Brand Bay Area Air Pollution Control District Conservation Or Conversation: Which Is It To Be?
Film presentation The Violent Universe
Dr. Peter Connors University of California Bodega Bay Marine Laboratory Physics And Molecular Biology
John Proud Sonoma State College Navigation By The Stars
Dr. Robert Pinter University of Washington Vision: From Generator Potential To Behavior
Owen Davis P.G. & E. Environmental And Safety Aspects Of Nuclear Power Plants
Dr. Rolfe Erickson Sonoma State College To Date A Rock
Professor F. Bloch Stanford University How I Became A Physicist
Dr. Isaac Bass Sonoma State College Lasers And Light
Film presentation Space In The Seventies
Dr. Duncan Poland Sonoma State College The Squid In Physics
Dr. Sam Greene Sonoma State College Physics Of Geodesic Domes
Film presentation Mystery Of Stonehenge
Dr. Johnston Sonoma State College The Energy Problem: Iii. Where We Might Go
Dr. John Dunning Sonoma State College The Energy Problem: Ii. Where We Are Going
Dr. George Johnston Sonoma State College The Energy Problem: I. Where We Are
Dr. Sam Greene Cosmology
Don Herriott Sonoma State College X-Ray Fluorescence