THURSDAY, MARCH 18, 1999
| EVENT: | "Various Career Choices with Foundations in Physics" |
| TIME: | 9 a.m. to noon |
| VENUE: |
Camille O. Hanks Cosby Academic Center
Spelman College 350 Spelman Lane, SW Atlanta, GA 30314 |
| SPEAKER: |
Dr. Elvira Williams, physics, North Carolina A&T State U.,
& a panel of graduate students |
| CONTACT: |
Natarajan Ravi
Spelman College Atlanta, GA 30314 phone: 404-215-7852 |
| NOTES: |
To run concurrently with a college admissions
fair at Spelman College's Manley Center
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| EVENT: | The African-American Presence in Physics Exhibit |
| TIME: |
11:00-1:30 pm (will be on display all day beginning March 1) |
| VENUE: |
Atlanta University Center
Robert W. Woodruff Library- Second Floor |
| SPEAKER: | Sponsored by The National Society of Black Physicists |
| DESCRIPTION: |
The exhibit features brief scientific biographies
and photographs of 38 African-American physicists. |
| CONTACT: |
Ronald Mickens
Clark Atlanta University 404-880-6923 |
| NOTES: |
Exhibit on display March 1-April 2, 1999.
Also exhibited at the Auburn Avenue Research Library of African-American Culture & History from February 17-March 12.
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| EVENT: | "The Influence of Physics on Developments in Other Disciplines During the 20th Century" |
| TIME: | 2:00-3:45pm |
| VENUE: |
Camille O. Hanks Cosby Academic Center
Spelman College 350 Spelman Lane, SW Atlanta, GA 30314 |
| SPEAKERS: |
Dr. Leon Lederman, Director Emeritus, Fermi Laboratory
Dr. Mario Molina, Institute Professor and Nobel Laureate, MIT Dr. Charles Townes, Nobel Laureate, Physics, U.C., Berkeley |
| CONTACT: |
Lisa Oliver
Physics Dept. Morehouse College phone: 404-681-2800 ex. 2507 |
| NOTES: |
Symposium to be followed by a reception at The Cosby Center, Spelman College
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| EVENT: | "Extrasolar Planets" (talk followed by astronomy open house) |
| TIME: | 7:30 p.m. |
| VENUE: | Physics Building lobby, University of Georgia, Athens |
| SPEAKER: | Prof. L. Magnani |
| CONTACT: |
Loris Magnani
Dept. of Physics and Astronomy University of Georgia Athens, GA 30602 Phone: 706-542-2876
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