EDUCATION & OUTREACH ACTIVITIES
The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Department of Physics has a lively program of
community outreach and education.
Members of the HEP group are active participants and mentors, and serve as coordinators for
most of the outreach efforts.
Dr. Inga Karliner has been the department's Outreach Coordinator since she first organized
the program in 1993.
Professor Mats Selen is the advisor of the fabulous
Physics Van program.
The Physics Van web site includes an
"Ask the Van" department.
Mats is also featured as
"The Whys Guy"
in a live science segment every Wednesday on the WCIA Channel 3 morning news.
Take a look at video clips of his show!
The Saturday
Physics Honors Program, a series of lectures for high school students
(and the interested public of all ages), is administered by Professor Kevin Pitts and Dr. Inga Karliner.
Professors Aida El-Khadra, Steve Errede, Gary Gladding, George Gollin, Tony Liss, Kevin Pitts, Mats Selen,
Jon Thaler, and Scott Willenbrock, as well as Dr. Michael Haney and Debbie Errede have given lectures
and demonstrations in the program.
Scott, Mats, and Jon have administered the program in previous years.
Professor George Gollin maintains a
Physics of Dance
website and organizes
occasional events
about the
connection
between
physics
and the arts.
The Physics Van Crew stages a Soap Explosion!
