Rain or shine! Physics and Engineering Festival 2019 will be held as scheduled on Friday evening and Saturday! Join the fun in the Mitchell Physics, Mitchell Institute, and Blocker buildings on the Texas A&M campus!
“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 6, 2019
The Department of Physics & Astronomy at Texas A&M University invites 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 7,000 visitors annually come from across the United States to join in the excitement!
2019 Schedule of Events
Friday, April 5
Saturday, April 6
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
Discover how bubbles work, what bubbles can do, and how to continue the experiments on your own at home.
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*
10:00 am – 3:30 pm
Lot 5
Large Hadron Collider Virtual Tours
12:00 pm, 1:00 pm
Hawking Auditorium
Low Temperature Extravaganza
10:30 am, 12:00 pm, 1:30 pm, and 2:30 pm
Mitchell Physics Building (MPHY) 213
5-Barrel Depth Charge Demo
3:30 pm
South-side of MPHY Building
Cyclotron Institute Tours
Registration
Cyclotron Institute
Dr. Dileep Kalathil – “A Path to Artificial Intelligence through Reinforcement Learning.”
10:00 am – 10:30 am
Hawking Auditorium
Physics of Cooking
10:00 am, 11:30 am, 1:00 pm and 2:00 pm
MPHY 233
* All times currently tentative
View last year’s Physics Festival Schedule
Festival Resources
»Download the 2019 Festival poster here
»Download the small 2019 Festival flyer here
Press Release
View the 2019 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 the festival visitors from 2018
The Texas A&M Physics and Engineering Festival is an Affiliate Festival to the USA Science & Engineering Festival.