International Heliophysical Year in Yemen

May 2007 IHY Yemen Workshop:

Celebrating IHY by demonstrating that Physics is present in each moment of our lives

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For May's IHY theme, the French Cultural Center in Sana'a (http://www.ccclsanaa.com) , the Faculty of science at Sana'a University and the IHY-Yemen National Committee organized a special public event to demonstrate the role of physics in everyday life.
    MINIATURE PHYSICS MOSAIC
    29 April - 9 May
    10:00 -15:00
    Faculty of Science, Sana'a University
An exhibit prepared by CCSTI with the support of the French Foreign Affaires and the participation of the French Society of Physics. The visitor is invited to participate in 18 interactive experiments which are supported by 15 posters designed in the form of scientific enigma! The following experiments/posters are supervised and demonstrated by the fourth-year undergraduate students who are members in the IHY-Yemen:
    Experiment IHY-Yemen supervisor
    1- Why does the Sun shine? Alsowaidy Nabila
    2- Why is it dark at night? Alssalihi Seena
    3- What are the colors of the sky? Alsarary Mayada
    4- Universe, what is your history? Alhawiry Mohammed
    5- Tomorrow's climate, in the air or in the water? Alshoaiby Rawda
    6- How old is the Atlantic Ocean? Altowity Jawaher
    7- The earth core: solid or liquid? Alhagini Mohammed
    8- How many satellites to spot a GPS? Alkobati Aaref
    9- What is the use of a blue laser? Ishaq Mohammed
    10- Is it possible to put the TGB in a pinhead? Wahban Fawaz
    11- What is a nanotube? Aldobai Mohammed
    12- What does DNA look like? Alhagri Ibrahim
    13- Alive? Almost alive? Mohsen Mounir
    14- Where does the force come from? Naser Dhafran
    15- Can physics imitate the living? Abdulmougeeb Isa

Photos from the event


An IHY-Yemen member explains how to use a telescope to the Sana'a University President
Young amateur physicists
What is a nanotube?
Secrets of magnetism
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