Tim Gay to speak Oct. 28 on popularizing physics
Released on 10/12/2004, at 2:00 AM
Office of University Communications
University of Nebraska–Lincoln
WHEN: Thursday, Oct. 28, 2004
WHERE: Auditorium, Nebraska Union, 1400 R Street
Timothy Gay, professor of physics and astronomy at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, will present the talk, "Football Physics," at 8 p.m. Oct. 28 at the Nebraska Union Auditorium, 1400 R St.
Gay, who came to UNL in 1993, will discuss the series of short physics lectures given to fans at Cornhusker football games. Gay has become familiar to Husker football fans through his series of short physics lesson shown on the HuskerVision screen at Memorial Stadium.
These short talks have been featured internationally. Topics have included Newton's laws of motion (blocking and tackling), projectile motion (kicking and punting), kinematics (open-field running), and the ideal gas law (a football filled with helium would give better "hang time").
Gay will discuss the balancing act needed to provide a general audience information in a fun format. It is a free public lecture.
The talk is sponsored by the UNL chapter of Sigma Xi, the Scientific Research Society, and the UNL Department of Physics and Astronomy. Other support at UNL comes from the Center for Science, Mathematics and Computer Education and the College of Arts and Sciences.
CONTACT: James L. Van Etten, President, UNL Sigma Xi Chapter, (402) 472-3168