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Albert Holland Prize for Public Presentations of Physics 2002

The winner of the 2002 Albert Holland Prize is Julia James!

The fifth Albert Holland Prize competition was held at 7:00 pm on Monday, April 15, 2002. An audience of students, faculty, and community members heard an array of impressive students lectures. Each lecture derived an important result in Physics. The nine student contestants represented the diversity of the Hobart and William Smith Natural Science Division. The contestant and their lectures were:

• Maranda Bliss, a junior Chemistry Major
  Simple Harmonic Motion
• Sean Hillson , a sophomore Chemistry and Physics major
  Quantum Behavior of Electrons in Pericyclic Reactions
• Julia A. James, a sophomore Biochemistry major
  Physics and Ballerinas
• Derrick Moore , a first-year Physics and Mathematics major
  A Derivation of the Period of the Pendulum
• Carl Morgan, a junior Computer Science major
  La Résistance: An Everyday Approach to Lighting
• David Niedzwiecki, a first-year Physics major
  Falling through the Earth
• John Stevens, a senior Biochemistry major
  Bernoulli and his Profound Engagement with the Universe
• Scott H. Thoms, a first-year Physics and Engineering major
  A Derivation of the Wave Equation
• Evan Wendel, a sophomore Physics major
  Goodbye UV Catastrophe, Hello Max Planck

Prof. Ted Allen moderated the event. The judges were Prof. Donald Spector (Physics), Prof. Renee Monson (Sociology), and Prof. David Weiss (English and Comparative Literature).

Julia James was chosen the winner! Congratulations to all the contestants!

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For more information, contact: Theodore Allen, Associate Professor of Physics, ext. 3623, 108 Eaton Hall Dept. Secretaries: Ann Warner 781-3586 (8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.) Laura Sposato* 781-3587 (1 - 5 p.m.) FAX: (315) 781-3860