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Smith to present 'Night of Physics' at Huntington FOR RELEASE April 20, 2009
Huntington, Ind.—Dr. Gerald D. Smith, Huntington University professor of physics and chemistry, will present a “Night of Physics: Favorite Demonstrations – The Grand Finale” on April 30 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. in Hiner Hall of the Science Hall at Huntington University. Demonstrations include the Rocket Cart, Bed of Nails, Tablecloth Pull and many more. The presentation is free and open to the public. Dr. Gerald D. Smith joined the Huntington University faculty in 1967. His interests in nuclear chemistry and physics took him to the University of Washington for graduate study following completion of his bachelor’s degree in chemistry from Huntington, and subsequently to Purdue University where he completed a Ph.D. in radiation physics. He was active for many years in the Fort Wayne area section of the American Chemical Society for which he edited the section’s newsletter and served as section chair. He was recognized as Chemist of the Year in 1982. Smith served as vice president and dean of Huntington College for 16 years, intermittently teaching physical chemistry and liberal arts physics before returning to full-time teaching in 1998. His evolving interests in cosmology and astrophysics prompted him to erect a radiotelescope on the new Science Hall where he studies galactic rotation. He is engaged in active research on muon decay that retains his interests in nuclear physics. Smith is a member of numerous professional organizations including the American Physical Society, American Chemical Society, American Association of Physics Teachers and the American Association of University Professors. A complete list of demonstrations for the "Night of Physics" is as follows: Introduction Hydrogen balloons pop Sound and Light Waves Domino string Standing waves – spring on wall Slinky waves Torsion waves Space phone sound waves Tuning fork in water Natural frequencies – bicycle flag, tuning fork Resonance—tuning fork box, music box, aluminum rod, stove pipe hoot tube Large mirror reflection hanging in space Scattering of sunlight – blue skies Internal reflection of laser beam Motion Rocket cart Superposition of motion – dropping ball vs projected ball Shooting the monkey out of the tree Dish pull Swinging pendulum Move the Earth Inclined ramp with rolling balls Dropping rolls of paper Pen in bottle Coin in cup Rotating bicycle wheel Rotating platform with weights Swinging water pail, water glass on plate Coat hanger blobs of clay Hot wheels on board Spool of wire spin Newton’s cradle Twenty nails on the head of a pin Balloon thrust Pushing with fingers Carts on floor pull Helicopter spin Air track collisions and momentum Track projectile motion Dropping ball and projected ball Relativity of length of meter stick Pressure Rubber flap on stool Vacuum expansion of peep and shaving cream Cartesian diver Crush pop can and gallon can Jar of water and screen Plunger on table Can holder Drinking Coke from bottle Bernoulli’s shower curtain Bernoulli’s beach ball on air stream Umbrella inversion Bed of nails Heat Drinking bird Liquid nitrogen flower crush, banana Hot/cold plate melting ice Burn dollar bill Burn ethanol vapor bottle Huntington University is a comprehensive Christian college of the liberal arts offering graduate and undergraduate programs in more than 70 academic concentrations. U.S.News & World Report ranks Huntington among the best colleges in the Midwest. Founded in 1897 by the Church of the United Brethren in Christ, Huntington University is located on a contemporary, lakeside campus in northeast Indiana. The University is a member of the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities (CCCU). # # #
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