Outreach Programs, Physics Illinois

Outreach Programs

As part of our commitment to physics in the public service, our Department takes as part of its mission the encouragement of young people’s interest in science careers and the enhancement of public scientific literacy. Our programs have been very successful, and their educational content has been endorsed by classroom teachers and curriculum specialists. We share the excitement of physics and the wonder of our natural world with elementary children through grandparents — students, teachers, and the general public.

Find out about our programs through the links at left, or contact the Physics outreach coordinator, Dr. Inga Karliner.

collage of photographs showing Physics Van presentations at elementary schools, television broadcasts of popular science shows, and lectures for the general public

Volunteer!

Listen to Professor Al Nathan talk about the physics of baseball
at the Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility.

Clockwise from top left: Professor Paul Kwiat answering questions at Saturday Physics Honors; the audience for a Physics Van show; the "Bubble Room" at Engineering Open House; audience participation at a typical Satuday Physics Honors lecture.

To wonder is to begin to understand . . .

Department of Physics | College of Engineering
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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