Physics Club at the University of Windsor

Science is Fun!
Physics Club Vice-President Derek and me posing at a community event photo booth.

The Physics Club is a social club at the University of Windsor that is open to all students with a passion for physics.  I joined the executive team as Treasurer in 2012-2014, and was elected President in 2014-2015.

From Science Society’s Welcome Week BBQ, to campus tours and community events like the Children’s Festival, we made science fun, accessible, and educational through demos like the Fire Tornado and the Meissner Effect. We held various social events like a Murder Mystery and a Pictionary Tournament, we created intramural sports teams, and held tutoring sessions. We even made a Welcome Week video for first year students!

Tips for First Year Physics Students

For the Windsor Welcome Week Celebration we fashioned Einstein moustaches and wrote physics equations on UWindsor-coloured balloons.  The relatively small physics department definitely stood out at the Welcome Event, and everyone had a blast!

SCIENCE OUTREACH DEMOS

Physics Club at the 2014 Science Society BBQ

We also do a lot of outreach through demonstrations!  From Science Society’s Welcome Week BBQ, to campus tours and community events like the Children’s Festival, we’ve been making fun science accessible and educational.

A test of one of our coolest new demos during my fourth year was the Meissner Effect, which demonstrates the expulsion of all magnetic fields when a material becomes superconducting at extremely cold temperatures.

SOCIALS

In March 2015 we held a Pictionary tournament!  The event was a great success – with 11 teams competing for the title.  Congratulations Dan and Anthony who took first place!

  • The Tournament
  • The Teams
  • Third Place
  • Second Place
  • Pictionary Champions!

In October 2014 we hosted our first ever Murder Mystery party on Devil’s Night!  We had a great turn out from all of our physics students, and even some of the faculty!  Our theme was Murder at the Juice Joint, and everyone’s costumes were amazing.

  • Rosie the Juice Joint Owner and a South Side Mobster
  • Private Investigator Pinkerton and Mugsy Malone
  • Notorious Nick and Gino Gin
  • Our flappers!
  • Mayor Biggs and Politician Larry
  • Flora Nemetz-Gadora, Bernie Booze and a Police Officer
  • Gino Gin the Bartender, a South Side Mobster and a Hal Hollywood
  • Private Investigator Pinkerton and Chief Cameron

TUTORING SESSIONS

During the 2014-2015 school year we also put together a bunch of organized tutoring sessions.  Our fantastic volunteer tutors created exam material and advertised for 2-in-1 tutoring and review sessions (with pizza!).  They worked through typical exam-level questions and worked with the students one-on-one.  I helped to advertise by creating posters like these!

Melissa

Melissa Valdez, MSc