December 2012

Another great Robot Expo happened on December 14th with kids from our local elementary school joining in on the fun.  Many thanks to the Department of Physics faculty, the Society of Physics Students, and the STEM Ambassadors for a successful event!

October 2012

Frontiers in Science continues to be a popular speaker series on campus with a recent article in the North County Times.  Our guest on October 8th, Dr. Rae Anderson from USD, was featured in this article about untangling DNA:  http://www.nctimes.com/news/local/san-marcos/education-lecturer-untangles-mysteries-of-dna/article_692a174e-8a32-5b2a-b6e1-6a4774c733b9.html.  Dr. Michael Burin, Physics, continues to serve as host for this series.

June 2012

The Physics Department set up a solar telescope at Double Peak Park on Tuesday, June 5th, to view a rare transit of Venus, which happens twice a century. They were featured in this North County Times article.  

Visit our Facebook page to see more pictures from this event.

May 2012

Dr. Michael Burin, Physics, serves as host for Frontiers in Science.  This is a semester long speaker series, co-sponsored by The Center for Theoretical Biological Physics, UCSD, the Office of Graduate Studies & Research, and the Office for Training, Research & Education in the Sciences (OTRES).  Spring semester speakers included Dr. Adam Burgasser (UCSD), Dr. Yongsheng Gao (Fresno State), Dr. Ralph Keeling (Scripps Institute of Oceanography), Mr. Leo Figueroa (Northrup Grumman), and Dr. James Jancovich (Biological Sciences, CSUSM). 

April 2012

Rocket car races!  The Society of Physics students and their advisor, Dr. Stephen Tsui, hosted their annual rocket car race at University Plaza during U-hour on April 26th. 

The Spring 2012 Student Poster Showcase once again gave our CSM students a chance to discuss their research.  Featured students were Arthur Ledesma and Hans Rosales (BIOCHEM), Holly Russell (BIOCHEM), Maryrose Orencia and Jessica Spolarich (BIOCHEM), Jelena Jabloavnoic (BIOL Graduate), Sarah Lopez (BIOL), Jigneshkumar Patel (BIOT Graduate), and William Huegel (BIOT).  This event was co-sponsored by the Office of Graduate Studies & Research and the Committee for Undergraduate Research (CUGR).

March 2012

The San Diego Festival of Science and Engineering 2012 kicked off a week of STEM-related events at CSUSM with Super STEM Saturday on March 17th. We had over 50 science-related activities along with a fashion show and Rubik's Cube competition.  Dr. Jackie Trischman, Chemistry, helped coordinate this successful event with a number of other faculty and students on hand.  Thank you!  http://www.nctimes.com/news/local/san-marcos/san-marcos-launching-students-interest/article_7fd6dfd4-415f-5cc5-a5a0-ccf1875f077e.html?mode=story

December 2011

Dr. Michael Burin, Physics, serves as host for Frontiers in Science.  This is a semester long speaker series, co-sponsored by The Center for Theoretical Biological Physics, UCSD, the Office of Graduate Studies & Research, and the Office for Training, Research & Education in the Sciences (OTRES).  Fall semester speakers included Dr. Christopher Smith (UCSD); Ian Firth, Engineer, Hanson Aggregates West Region; Scott Kardel, Palomar Observatory; Dr. Raffi Aroian (UCSD); and Dr. Chris Holland (UCSD). 

Professor David Schaafsma, Physics, and and his students showcase robots during the 4th Annual Robot Expo.  Dr. Stephen Tsui, Dr. Edward Price, and Dr. Michael Burin, were also on hand to talk astronomy, math and science.  The North County Times and San Diego Union Tribune did a great job of covering this event for us.

November 2011

Fall 2011 Student Research Poster Showcase was held at the Clarke Field House.  Co-sponsored by the Office of Graduate Studies & Research and the Committee for Undergraduate Research (CUGR).  Michael Cole (BIOL), LaTeasha Edelman (BIOL), Andrea Fenner (BIOL), Judy Garza (BIOL), Pierre Manibusan (BIOL Graduate), Amanda Mohaimany-Aponte (BIOL), Madhusanka Hewa Pathiranahe (BIOL), Natahaniel Vassar (BIOL), Bianca Villafana (BIOL), Hieu Ho (CSIS Graduate), Dennis Wilson (PHYS), and Christopher Salvo (PHYS) shared their current work with the audience.