UWindsor professor Gordon Drake will receive an award for service from the Canadian Association of Physicists.
UWindsor professor Gordon Drake will receive an award for service from the Canadian Association of Physicists.
Gordon Drake is part of a team of physicists who determined the exact critical charge for two-electron atoms that form elements like helium.
Going back to the days of Sir Isaac Newton, there have always been certain problems of physics and mathematics that seem all-but unsolvable.
Many of those persist today, and the list is a lengthy one. What is dark matter made of? What causes a supernova to explode? Is there a grand unification theory, or a ‘theory of everything,’ which explains all fundamental physical constants?
Registration has already opened for what promises to be the biggest semester yet for the Canterbury ElderCollege, says coordinator Catherine Fettes.
“A community of individuals 55 years and better with a zest for learning and exploring life, we provide affordable classes and day trips designed to appeal to a wide variety of interests,” she says.
“Something as simple as an old pair of glasses could make a real difference to the children of Ghana,” says physics professor Gordon Drake.
He and his wife, nursing professor Mary Louise Drake, are among 16 local members of the Rotary Club who will travel to the west African nation in November on a mission to build and supply a school. Besides the school supplies, the group is seeking to bring eyeglasses, sunglasses, and mosquito netting.
The Humanities Research Group will present thought-provoking discussion during Humanities Week, September 10 to 14 on the University of Windsor campus.
Physics professor Gordon Drake, principal of Canterbury College, will analyze current thinking on the topic of free will in his free public lecture “Free Won’t,” at 4 p.m. Monday, September 10, in Alumni Hall’s McPherson Lounge. Dr. Drake will examine some of the underlying assumptions that may not necessarily be correct within the context of science, religion, and artificial intelligence.
Several instructors at the School of Music will be among the featured performers Saturday, February 25, as the Windsor Symphony Orchestra and Chorus stages its annual concert.
The centrepiece of the performance will be Alexander’s Feast by George Frideric Handel, an important and pivotal piece by a composer known for his choral works. An ode with music, Alexander’s Feast met with great success when it premiered in 1736 in London, encouraging Handel to make the transition from writing Italian operas to English choral works.
