CU Wizards Program Schedule:

 2008-2009

 


CU Wizards is an entertaining and informal introduction to science with shows geared towards enthusiasts in fifth through ninth grades. This year we’ve added new shows from the Psychology, Math, and Atmospheric and Ocean Sciences Department. Shows are the third or fourth Saturday of each month and take place on the CU Boulder Campus. CU Wizards begins at 9:30 a.m. and lasts approximately one hour.

 

DATE

TOPIC

CU WIZARDS

LOCATION

September 27

Boom! The Physics of Sound and Music

Professor Michael Dubson

Duane Physics G1B30

October 25

Black Holes


Professor Andrew Hamilton

Fiske Planetarium

November 22

Psychology: Science of Illusion and Reality

Professor Lewis Harvey

Duane Physics G1B30

December 6

TBA

TBA

Cristol Chemistry 142

January 17

Speed!

Professor Eric Cornell

Duane Physics G1B30

February 14

Climate Change in a Bottle

Professor Darin Toohey

Duane Physics G1B30

March 14

Much Ado About Absolute Zero

Professor Paul Beale

Duane Physics G1B30

April 18

Fibonacci and Phi: Why can’t we just all get along?

Professor Eric Stade

Cristol Chemistry 140

May 16

TBA

Professor Tom Perkins

Cristol Chemistry 140

June 13

TBA

TBA

Cristol Chemistry 140

                                 


General Questions:

303-492-5011


Parking:

Free parking in lots 169, 308, 396, and 436. Parking is also available in the Euclid parking structure for a nominal fee. Click here for a campus map in Adobe PDF. Click here to download Adobe Reader for free.


Special Accomodations:
                        

If you have a special need or disability, please notify the CU Wizards organizing office (303-492-5011 or email: djn@jila.colorado.edu) in advance of the show you will be attending.

*For wheelchair access, use the East doors of Duane Physics or the SouthWest doors of Cristol Chemistry.

*To request a sign language interpreter, please contact us at least two weeks prior to the show you plan to attend.

*For more information on accessibility of buildings and parking, please click here.