Physics at UC Davis
Physicists
Physics Globally
Space and Time
Dog Breeds
100

You should stop by during her office hours if you have questions about which courses to take. 

Who is Amy Folz?

100

If this physicist knows where he is then he doesn't have a clue where he's headed. 

Who is Werner Heisenberg?

100

The home country of Werner Heisenberg. 

What is Germany?

100

The Michelson–Morley experiment attempted to determine if this existed. 

What is the luminiferous aether?

100

The internet dog Doge is an example of this breed. 

What is Shiba Inu?

200

Condensed-matter experimentalist and 9HA instructor who might enjoy a baguette. 

Who is Professor Taufour?

200

The physical constant ℏ (h-bar) is named after him. 

Who is Max Planck?

200

The Nobel Prize in Physics is presented in this city. 

What is Stockholm?

200

Einstein declared a quantity associated with this greek letter his greatest mistake. 

What is Lambda (Λ)?

200
This long-nosed breed, featured in popular culture, wants to do something for you.
What is Borzoi?
300

This faculty member who is a big fan of supernovae might enjoy pasta or pizza more than the average man. 

Who is Professor Valenti?

300

Physicist who is famously quoted saying that nobody understands quantum mechanics. 

Who is Richard Feynman?

300

The 2024 APS March Meeting was held here (country).

What is Minneapolis?

300

This metric describes spacetime near an uncharged, rotating black hole. 

What is the Kerr metric?

300

Similar in appearance to a wolf, this dog breed's name doubles as an adjective meaning "slightly hoarse" (voice) or "hefty". 

What is Husky?

400

This research initiative is housed next door to this building and focuses on fundamental theoretical and mathematical physics. 

What is QMAP (Center for Quantum Mathematics and Physics)?

400
This British scientist proposed the 'plum pudding' model of the atom. 

Who is Sir Joseph John Thomson?

400

A physicist from this South Asian country, after whom integer spin particles are named, had a paper translated and submitted to Zeitschrift für Physik by Einstein. 

What is India?

400

The coordinates that describe a reference frame with constant nonzero acceleration in special relativity.

What are Rindler coordinates?

400

Barry, who saved many people in the Swiss Alps, was a rescue dog and a member of this breed. 

What is Saint Bernard?

500

This physicist, who has a building near here named after him, witnessed the Trinity test and was a founding member of the UC Davis physics department. 

Who is John A. Jungerman?

500
She won the Nobel Prize in Physics the same year as Roger Penrose. 

Who is Andrea Ghez?

500

This conference featured heated discussion on interpretations of quantum mechanics. 

What is the (5th) Solvay Conference on Physics?

500

This brand produced the world's first commercial quartz wristwatch. 

What is Seiko?


500

This is the largest dog breed. 

What are mastiffs? (Any specific example is OK)