The CUA participates in events aimed at the general public. Our PIs give keynote speeches for all manner of events, engage in collaborations with museums in Boston and around the world, conduct media interviews on major results and what they mean in the context of Physics research, and more.
Thu July 11, 2024 12:00 am
Location:Deutsches Museum, Munich
Professor Greiner advised on designs for a new physics exhibition at the Deutches Museum in Munich, one of the largest natural science and technology museums in the world. The new exhibition includes exhibits on Atomic Physics and Optics. These exhibits at the Deutsches Museum have now opened to the public.
Tue June 18, 2024 12:00 am
Location:Deutsches Museum, Munich
Professor Ketterle gave the keynote talk at the Deutsches Museum for the inauguration of the exhibit “Licht und Materie.” Below, curator Eckhard Wallis takes viewers on a short tour of the five thematic areas of the special exhibition: “What is light,” “Spectroscopy,” “Laser,” “Quantum physics,” and “MCQST module.” (video is in German)
Mon October 3, 2022 4:00 pm
Location:MIT 26-214, 26-210, and 26-204
The Cambridge Science Festival returns in-person, and CUA is pleased to be participating again! Our workshop will kick off with a brief talk by Professor Zwierlein on the nature of cold. CUA members from MIT and Harvard will present an ion trap, tornado machine, make-your-own-hologram station, and a demonstration with liquid nitrogen. Cambridge Science Festival...
Mon June 6, 2022 12:00 am
Between 2020 and 2021 a student-led CUA community service steering committee, Engage CUA, was formed. It was born out of efforts related to and following ShutdownSTEM, beginning as a regular meeting to discuss research on important topics around increasing diversity. The primary goal is to organize and track outreach efforts. In the past year, CUA members...
Wed April 14, 2021 12:00 am
Location:Cambridge Science Festival
Follow the link (directly above) to see the CUA’s video entries for the 2021 Cambridge Science Festival, focusing on explaining some of the CUA’s research to a K-12 audience. Special thanks to our volunteers for creating these wonderful videos!