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University of Dayton awarded 2021 Marsh W. White Outreach Award

OCT 01, 2021
University of Dayton awarded 2021 Marsh W. White Outreach Award

University of Dayton awarded 2021 Marsh W. White Outreach Award

Zone and Chapter: University of Dayton

Project

Project Name: The Power of Light: Increasing Interest in Physics Through Optics

Project Leaders: John Merkle

Chapter Advisors: Jay Mathews

Project Description: We will design and build three new optics-based physics demonstrations to increase interest in physics in local high school students. We have identified two high schools connected to the university, including one that focuses on underrepresented minorities. We will also use the demonstrations at our other outreach events.

Project Media:

University of Dayton Proposal (.pdf, 106 kb)