Splash Biography

From Ada Lovelace to Rosalind Franklin, the achievements of women in science have historically been pushed aside or co-opted by their male counterparts. Come learn about Angelina Fanny Hesse, the woman who made modern microbiology possible, Chien-Shiung Wu, who overturned the concept of atomical parity, what was considered a physical law at the time, and many more!

The physics behind non-Newtonian fluids, fluids that don't respond to applied forces like water does, (such as cornstarch suspended in water, commonly known as oobleck) is still somewhat of a mystery. There is an entire sub-field of physics dedicated to making it less of an enigma! Come listen to a couple of undergrads ramble about soft condensed matter physics and make/play with some oobleck!