Since it's inagural year, the Department of Physics has been a regular participant of the USA Science and Engineering Festival (USASEF). The 2014 USASEF is an exciting venue for us to show off the department and share the joy of physics with an audience of thousands (estimated attendance in 2014 was 325,000).

Our showcase focuses on high-interest, hands-on demonstrations provided by our Lecture Demonstration Facility. We carefully choose demonstrations to engage audience members of all ages.

Our booths are staffed by graduate, undergraduate, local high school students and department staff. These enthusiastic volunteers share the wonders of physics and inform booth visitors about the department's education opportunities, dynamic research areas and outreach programs.