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News, events and happening from the Randolph College physics department.

Randolph College Hosts Lynchburg’s Only Science Fest March 21-24
Free event features cool science, goo, racing action, a movie with a scientist, and more!
Randolph College to Host Lynchburg's Only Science Festival March 21-24
Free events include a keynote lecture by Don Lincoln, cool science, goo, racing action, a movie with a scientist, and more!
Randolph Currently Accepting Registration for Popular Science Day March 23
Free event offers exciting afternoon of fun hands-on science activities for third through six graders
Randolph College Receives GLCT Grant for 2013 Science Festival
Funding will help support the annual event, which is free and open to the community
Society of Physics Students Volunteer at Local Robotics Competition
Five students joined Peter Sheldon, physics professor, to volunteer for the First Lego League Robotics Tournament in November
Students Invited to Present at Conference for Undergraduate Women in Physical Science
Seven Students Present Research at the Mid-Atlantic Conference for Undergraduate Scholarship
Research was done in the Randolph College Summer Research Program
Randolph Receives $600,000 Grant from the National Science Foundation
The grant, announced on campus Tuesday at Convocation, will provide $599,247 over a five-year period, with the majority of the funding going to student scholarships.
Science Festival Article Published in SPS Observer
Peter Sheldon, a Randolph physics professor, and Thawda Aung '13 wrote the article for the issue
Physics research on roller coasters
A Randolph professor, student, and alumna continued research on the physics of roller coasters and the possibility of inexpensive inertial navigation equipment.
Student pushes through programming challenges to create mobile app for medical research
Thawda Aung ’13 reprogrammed a phone app for a research project with Katrin Schenk, a physics professor, and Jim Kwon ’14. They explored using cell phones for mobile health monitoring.
Teaching Teachers
Award-winning Randolph Math & Science Institute for area teachers makes local headlines
Kacey Meaker ’08 shares solar cell research and grad school experience
Meaker was one of a series of speakers in the 2012 Summer Research Program weekly seminar series.
Physics Professor Katrin Schenk publishes paper in Environment and Planning B.
Physics Professor Katrin Schenk publishes paper on mouse behavior monitoring
Randolph College Recognized for Work With Area Teachers
Randolph was one of only six in the state to receive award from the Virginia Math and Science Coalition
Randolph College to Make First Appearance at the U.S.A. Science and Engineering Festival
National event in Washington, D.C. is designed to showcase science education
WDBJ7 Features Michael Shermer
Shermer was the keynote speaker for Randolph's 2012 Science Festival
2012 Science Festival Keynote Speaker Receives Media Coverage
Michael Shermer's demonstration to class featured on WSET
Physics Professor Katrin Schenk Publishes Paper in Journal

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