Author Archives: Susan Lehman

Wooster Physics Alumni at Kent Displays

Susan Lehman March 3, 2023 10:51 AM

Three Wooster physics alumni who all work at Kent Displays, Inc. returned to campus last Thursday to share some info about the physics of liquid crystals as well as some of their personal journeys to Wooster and beyond. See more … Continue reading →

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Thinking of Teague

Susan Lehman August 30, 2021 10:57 AM

Yesterday, Dr Manz and I went to Lexington, Kentucky to attend the memorial service for Teague Curless.  It was good to gather with Teague’s friends and family so that we could talk about him and remember him, and share our … Continue reading →

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March Meeting — Guest Blog by Carlos Owusu-Ansah ’21

Susan Lehman March 11, 2019 11:06 AM

I thought the March APS meeting was fantastic. It felt great to present our research findings to people who cared about what Dr. Lindner and I were working on at the College. I attended fun talks about astronomical phenomena and … Continue reading →

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March Meeting — Guest Blog by Katie Shideler ’21

Susan Lehman March 8, 2019 5:17 PM

Having never been to a physics conference, or even to the city of Boston, attending the annual American Physical Society’s March Meeting was all around a new and incredible experience. Being able to present my research to physicists from across … Continue reading →

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Wooster in Boston

Susan Lehman March 7, 2019 4:13 PM

As mentioned earlier, I’m at the APS March Meeting in Boston this week.  There’s so much to say about all the talks that I’ve been to, etc, but in this post I’m just going to tell you about all the … Continue reading →

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March Meeting 2019 Boston

Susan Lehman March 7, 2019 8:06 AM

I’m currently in Boston for the 2019 March Meeting, which is as exciting, overwhelming, and exhausting as usual! You may remember last March Meeting, we were in LA, which was naturally nice and warm.  Boston welcomed the March Meeting with … Continue reading →

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Spring Outreach Events

Susan Lehman June 17, 2018 7:57 AM

Spring is a big time for outreach here at Wooster Physics. The Physics Club runs demonstrations for local elementary schools, doing often two outreach visits a week during the spring.  (In the fall, we are usually prepping for this flurry … Continue reading →

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March Meeting 2018 – Days 2 to 4!

Susan Lehman March 8, 2018 8:19 PM

The March Meeting is always so exciting — there is so much information here! On Tuesday morning, I went to an outstanding session on Atomic Origami.  There is some truly amazing work out there with people designing shapes of graphene … Continue reading →

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March Meeting 2018 – Day 1

Susan Lehman March 6, 2018 2:02 PM

I’m currently in Los Angeles for the American Physical Society March Meeting — the largest gathering of physicists in the world. This year there are almost 11,000 attendees, and more than 55 simultaneous sessions to choose from! There are physicists … Continue reading →

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CUWiP 2018

Susan Lehman March 5, 2018 10:07 AM

Well, we’re so busy doing things here at Wooster Physics that we haven’t kept up the blogging about all our exciting activities. Case in point — CUWiP 2018! For the last several years, the American Physical Society has been hosting … Continue reading →

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