Author Archives: Cody Leary

RLC circuit resonance with an oscillating inductor (Jr IS Guest blog by Kyle McNickle)

Cody Leary August 3, 2017 10:37 AM

The purpose of my experiment was to analyze whether the behavior of an RLC (Resistor, Inductor, Capacitor) circuit is noticeably affected by replacing the inductor with an oscillating spring. Common inductors take the form of solenoids which are helical coils … Continue reading →

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This is not black magic. This is physics. This is laminar flow. (Jr IS guest blog by Emma Brinton)

Cody Leary August 3, 2017 10:27 AM

For my Junior Independent Study, I looked into some cool physics videos to find an interesting topic to explore. I found a youtube video about the University of New Mexico Couette cell apparatus for demonstrating laminar flow and decided that … Continue reading →

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Walker’s Walker: Building a Passive Robot for Active Learning (Jr IS guest blog by Justine Walker)

Cody Leary August 3, 2017 10:12 AM

Walking – we all do it. But why do we walk so often? Why doesn’t everyone skip down the block to work? Aside from that being deemed as weird by society, walking is the most efficient way for people to … Continue reading →

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Student blog reports from their Junior Independent Study self-designed projects

Cody Leary August 3, 2017 9:36 AM

This spring, each Wooster Junior physics major undertook a six-week scientific investigation of their own design, as a part of our junior independent study course. Watching their projects come to fruition over the course of the semester was a very … Continue reading →

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Wooster Physics returns to Okinawa, Japan!

Cody Leary July 6, 2017 2:50 PM

Greetings Everyone! Last month, I accompanied recent graduate Michael Wolff ’17 to Okinawa, Japan, where Michael presented his senior independent study work as part of an international workshop-style conference for specialists in the field of optical nanofibers. Optical nanofibers are … Continue reading →

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Commencement 2017

Cody Leary May 16, 2017 8:19 AM

Congratulations to the class of 2017! We caught up with a number of our senior physics majors for a group picture in the “organized chaos” following the commencement ceremony. Best wishes to all our graduates in your future endeavours, and … Continue reading →

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Maggie Lankford `16: National Finalist for Top Award in Undergraduate Physics Research!

Cody Leary September 29, 2016 9:47 AM

I’m excited to report that Maggie Lankford, who graduated summa cum laude this year as a Wooster physics major, has been selected as a finalist for the American Physical Society’s LeRoy Apker Award– known as the preeminent honor for undergraduate physics research in … Continue reading →

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Wooster Physics in Okinawa, Japan!

Cody Leary April 2, 2016 11:25 PM

During the week before spring break, I had the opportunity to visit the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) on a research collaboration.   OIST is a graduate university in Japan that accepts only Ph.D. candidates in the sciences, and is located … Continue reading →

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Wooster Physics in Prague, Glasgow, and Oxford!

Cody Leary August 6, 2015 4:50 AM

Greetings!  I have recently returned from a semester-long research leave, thanks to Wooster’s generous faculty leaves program.  During my leave, I split my time between Wooster and the Universities of Glasgow and Oxford in the United Kingdom, in addition to a week-long conference … Continue reading →

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