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His professional career started relatively early as a patent clerk.
Who is Einstein?
The two plasma theorists on faculty of the UM Department of Physics & Astronomy.
Overkill perhaps... This is what happens when the light from one celestial body is completely obscured by another. (e.g., moon covering the planet Saturn)
What is an occultation?
Is it rocket science? This heartwarming 1999 film is based on a true story, and sees a young Jake Gyllenhaal pursuing a dream to become an NASA engineer.
What is October Sky?
This member of the department plays hockey and is originally from a place west of Missoula.
Who is Dr. McCrady?
He sprang into the work force as an architect.
Who is Hooke?
The Russian word for toroid.
What is tokamak?
Othello would be jealous: Another character from Shakespeare's works, this fairy king shares his name with one of the largest moons of Uranus.
Who/what is Oberon?
What's nu? This sci-fi thriller from the year 2000 stars both Dennis Quaid and Jim Caviezel.
What is Frequency?
This person has been part of the department for longer than any other member.
Who is Dr. Uchimoto?
She did noble work as a nanny long before winning the Nobel Prize.
Who is Curie?
The ratio of the plasma pressure to the magnetic pressure.
What is plasma beta? (beta is OK)
OMG, what does it friggin' matter, Match.com?! This serpent bearer also happens to be the unofficial 13th constellation of the zodiac.
What is Ophiuchus?
Hawkeye does physics?? This epic 2016 thriller sees Jeremy Renner play the role of a theoretical physicist.
What is Arrival?
This is the only member of Physics & Astronomy to receive a degree from the department.
Who is Jaylene Naylor?
This scientist's career appropriately started as an electrician installing incandescent wiring in Paris.
Who is Tesla?
The acronym for the largest magnetic fusion experiment ever, which is being built in the south of France.
What is ITER?
"Oooh, oooh!" That's what you'll proclaim as you figure out the answer to this one: 362
What is Observational Astronomy? (i.e., ASTR 362)
Why so sensitive? This lepidopteric 2004 sci-fi thriller features Ashton Kutcher and utilizes Chaos Theory as a major plot device.
What is the Butterfly Effect?
This member of the department has been part of the ski patrol at Snow Bowl.
Who is Dr. Janzen?
This particularly funny man was an accomplished conga player and Tuvan throat singer.
Who is Feynman?
The only Nobel Prize winner who did his research in plasma physics won the award in 1970 for "fundamental work and discoveries in magnetohydrodynamics with fruitful applications in different parts of plasma physics."
Who is Hannes Alfven?
Open, closed, or flat: this Greek letter represents the energy density of the entire universe. (spell out the Greek letter)
What is omega?
Laser popcorn? This 1985 comedy features Val Kilmer as a brilliant, young, wise-cracking physics student.
What is Real Genius?
This member of the department has lived in Myanmar, and is the most recent to join us.
Who is Karie Hyslop?