Physics & Engineering Festival Set For April 13

Texas A&M University invites audiences across Texas, the nation and the world to get up-close and personal with science and technology outreach at the 2024 Physics and Engineering Festival, set for Saturday, April 13, from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the George P. Mitchell ’40 Physics Building on the Texas A&M campus.

As in years past, no fees or tickets are required for the free annual event (view promotional poster online), which will feature hands-on demonstrations, keynote talks and a legendary Texas-sized five-barrel depth charge as well as special events and bonuses.

Activities will begin and end with endowed public lectures by two world-renowned astronomers and feature a host of interactive, immersive opportunities in between. Participants are encouraged to pay close attention to the day’s tentative schedule for the latest updates and information.

The 2024 festival kicks off at 10 a.m. with Texas A&M Distinguished Professor and Regents Professor of Physics and Astronomy Dr. Nicholas B. Suntzeff, who will present the James G. Potter Lecture, The Greeks, Einstein and Alien Worlds: The Importance of Eclipses, in the Stephen W. Hawking Auditorium within the George P. and Cynthia Woods Mitchell Institute for Fundamental Physics and Astronomy. Suntzeff will explore the science of eclipses — including the upcoming Great Solar Eclipse of 2024, set for April 8 — from their intriguing impact on civilizations and scientists across time to their profound influence on discovering our place in the cosmos.

From 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., festival participants are encouraged to unleash their inner scientists while taking in a bevy of fun experiments and displays illustrating hands-on science and basic technology-related concepts and principles. All exhibits are manned by Texas A&M faculty, staff and students.

This story source was originally published by Texas A&M Arts & Sciences.