Name: 2026 Physics & Engineering Festival
Start: 2026-03-28T10:00:00-05:00
End: 2026-03-28T16:30:00-05:00
Location: Mitchell Physics Building

Texas A&M University invites audiences across Texas, the nation and the world to get up-close and personal with science and technology outreach at the Physics and Engineering Festival, set for Saturday, March 28, from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the George P. Mitchell '40 Physics Building on the Texas A&M campus. This is a walk-in event and free to the public! No ticket purchases necessary.
📅 Festival Schedule (Tentative)
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● 10:00 – 11:00 AM | Dr. James G. Potter Lecture by Dr. Don Lincoln
● 10:30 AM – 3:00 PM | Hands-On Science Demonstrations
● 11:00 AM, 12:30 PM | Science Circus by Rhys Thomas
● 2:00 – 3:00 PM | Lecture by Col. Michael E. Fossum ’80
● 3:00 PM | Grand Finale Depth Charge Explosion
● 3:30 – 4:30 PM | Mitchell Lecture by Sir Konstantin Novoselov
All listed times are in Central Daylight Time (CDT)
⏰ Full Schedule: https://tx.ag/FestivalSchedule
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👍 Social Media & Other Links
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All events are presented by the Texas A&M Department Physics and Astronomy in partnership with several other campus units, including the Departments of Aerospace Engineering, Atmospheric Sciences, Biology, Chemistry and Mathematics.
This event is sponsored by Halliburton, Marsha L. ’69 and Ralph F. Schilling ’68, Nancy and Robert L. Dunham ’63, LTC John M. ’84 and Becky L. Thane ’88, Innolight Technology USA, Inc., Col. Hal Schade ’67, the Department of Physics and Astronomy, the George P. and Cynthia Woods Mitchell Institute for Fundamental Physics and Astronomy, the College of Arts and Sciences, and Texas A&M University. We are grateful to all our donors!