Dr. Kristin Poduska
Professor
Memorial University of Newfoundland & Labrador
Experimental Materials Physics & Chemistry
Science advocacy
For everyone
As part of the 2020 Canadian Association of Physicists Lecture Tour, I talked to public audiences, high school classes, and undergraduate physics students about how infrared and visible light help track down minerals that could be associated with robust microbial life.
As part of the 2017 Canadian Association of Physicists Lecture Tour, I talked to public audiences and undergraduate physics students about how physics can be used to understand and create water-repellent surfaces.
Visiting speaker Prof. David Shoesmith talked about the science, geology, and public perception of nuclear waste disposal.
I talked about radiocarbon dating (in Pecha Kucha style)
Visiting speaker Dr. Elisabetta Boaretto talked about radiocarbon dating in archaeology
I and other scientists publicized the International Year of Chemistry
Learn how my colleagues and I use infrared spectroscopy to tell the difference between human-made and geologic calcites in archaeological investigations on BBC Radio's The Naked Scientists: Science Radio & Science Podcasts.
Visiting speaker Prof. N. David Mermin talked about the curiosities of quantum mechanics.
I talked on CBC Radio's Quirks and Quarks to explain what happens to water that fills up and freezes inside a vessel that will neither expand nor burst.
For teachers
held in conjunction with the 2011 Canadian Association of Physicists Congress.
presented at the Third Annual Physics Teacher Workshop
held in conjunction with the 2003 Canadian Association of Physicists Congress.
For students
As part of the 2015 Canadian Association of Physicists Lecture Tour, I talked to undergraduate physics students about the rich physics that underlies LED (light-emitting diode) light bulbs.
funded through the NSERC Regional Opportunities Fund, Memorial University Dean of Science Office
Webmaster: kris_at_mun.ca
Last updated: 06 Dec 2023
Created 10 Nov 2012
Last updated: 06 Dec 2023
Created 10 Nov 2012
This site uses CSS and the Jello mold page layout.