Monthly Archives: July 2015

Rubik’s Cube Puzzles

John F. Lindner July 31, 2015 2:25 AM

As a kid, I enjoyed solving the “15 puzzle”, a sliding puzzle consisting of a 4×4 grid of 15 squares. However, I was amazed by a kind of 3D analogue of the 15 puzzle: Ernö Rubik’s 1974 masterpiece, which is … Continue reading →

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Guest Post: Michael Wolff ’17

Susan Lehman July 22, 2015 8:51 AM

When I first came to Wooster, I had no clue what discipline I would explore, and didn’t even take my first physics class until the second semester of my freshman year; now, I’m coming up on the end of my … Continue reading →

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It’s Geology, But Not As We Know It

John F. Lindner July 16, 2015 5:20 AM

In a famous Star Trek misquotation, Mr. Spock says to Captain Kirk, “It’s life, Jim, but not as we know it”. Well, yesterday the New Horizons spacecraft returned its first closeup of Pluto, and it’s geology, but not as we … Continue reading →

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Guest Blog: Popi Palchoudhuri ’16

Susan Lehman July 14, 2015 3:20 PM

Where do I begin? Experimental physics research has definitely been one of the longest love affairs that I have had, and this is only the beginning. This summer, I was given the opportunity to be a research assistant at CERN, … Continue reading →

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Guest Blog: Justine Walker ’18

Susan Lehman July 11, 2015 10:29 AM

Summer Lovin’ – Falling in Love with Experimental Physics I remember the first hour of my research experience very clearly. I had always been horrible at keeping a good lab notebook and now I had been given an extremely fancy … Continue reading →

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The Double Planet

John F. Lindner July 10, 2015 10:25 PM

Next week the New Horizons spacecraft falls through (or “flies by”) the Pluto-Charon binary system. This week New Horizons photos reveal dramatic differences between Pluto and Charon, despite their presumed common origin in an interplanetary collision. (By the way, some … Continue reading →

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Guest Blog: Avi Vajpeyi ’18

Susan Lehman July 9, 2015 9:58 AM

My first internship at Wooster has been a highly rewarding experience. Justine and I had the privilege to work with Dr. Lehman and Dr. Jacobs on a Wooster project that has been ongoing for over two decades – The Bead … Continue reading →

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12th Annual Pie Festival

Susan Lehman July 8, 2015 1:03 PM

We held the 12th annual picnic and pie festival at my house just over a week ago.  (The tradition started the summer after my first year at the College, when one of the summer research students explained that, while she … Continue reading →

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