“Over the years, I have been part of many science events for the general public. The Texas A&M Physics and Engineering Festival stands among the very best. It is a high quality, wonderfully creative, world-class offering.” -Brian Greene
Next Festival: April 7, 2018
The Department of Physics & Astronomy at Texas A&M University invite the public to an entertaining and informative event. People of all ages will find funny, puzzling, and fascinating hands-on experiments. Everyone is invited to participate. All events are free of charge and no registration is needed!
With over 200 amazing, interactive physics demonstrations, specialized programs by age groups, and public lectures by prominent scientists and astronauts, it’s no surprise that over 5,000 visitors annually come from across the United States to join in the excitement!
2018 Schedule of Events
Friday, April 6
7:00 pm
Mitchell Physics Lecture Hall
Harvard Professor David Weitz and celebrity chefs Tai Lee and Mitch Siegert
Saturday, April 7
10:00 am – 3:30 pm
Mitchell Physics and Mitchell Institute Buildings
An interactive science exhibition. Kids of all ages and grown ups are invited to be astounded by all kinds of amazing phenomena, to experience them live, and just to play.
11:00 am, 1:00 pm, 2:30 pm
Mitchell Physics Lecture Hall
Science Circus is physics taught with hilarity and dexterity by Rhys Thomas.
11:00 am-12:30 pm
1:00 pm-2:30 pm
Mitchell Physics B41
Dr. Lee’s Lab Tour
Meet Nobel Prize winner David Lee
Limited spots available for Lab tour, RSVP required. Sign up here!
Special Events*
Large Hadron Collider Virtual Tours
12:00 pm, 1:00 pm
Hawking Auditorium
Low Temperature Extravaganza
10:30 am, 11:30 am, 12:30 pm, 1:30 pm, 2:30 pm
Mitchell Physics Building (MPHY) 213
5-Barrel Depth Charge Demo
3:30 pm
South-side of MPHY Building
Cyclotron Institute Tours
Limited spots available for Cyclotron tour, Sign up on the morning of the festival!
11:00 am, 1:00 pm, 2:30 pm, 4:00 pm
Cyclotron Institute
Dr. Krishna Narayanan – “How does Voyager communicate from the edge of the solar system?”
10:00 am – 10:30 am
Hawking Auditorium
* All times currently tentative
View last year’s Physics Festival Schedule
Festival Poster
» Download the 2018 Festival poster here.
» Download the small 2018 Festival flyer here.
»Download the Physics of Cooking poster here.
Press Release
View the 2018 press release from the College of Science here.
More Information
Please contact us at festival@physics.tamu.edu if you have questions or would like more information.
Videos
The Physics & Engineering Festival is attended by people from across the world. The map below, from the 2018 Physics Festival, is illustrative of this.
View last year’s image here
The Texas A&M Physics and Engineering Festival is an Affiliate Festival to the USA Science & Engineering Festival.