Salient. Official Newspaper of the Victoria University Students' Association. Vol 42 No. 10. May 21 1979
Hunter Building
Hunter Building
Music
Floor 2
[unclear: musicology ]
[unclear: gramme] featuring a performance by the Javanese [unclear: Ian] and a tape recording illustrating some of the [unclear: tments] research interests in South East Asian and [unclear: c] music.
on Saturday, 3.00 — 4.00 pm only.
[unclear: Physics]
Floors 0,1,2
[unclear: Lear] Physics Research (Hunter south [unclear: ment])
- [unclear: accelerator]
- [unclear: iation] detection
- Van de Graaf generator
- Computer
- Nuclear fusion - metals research
Low Temperature Research, and Astronomy.
- Liquid helium for very low temperatures
- Far infra-red light
- Colours of stars and occultations
Condensed Matter Physics Research
- Ultra-high vacuum evaporation of metals and semi-conductors
- Colours of special materials
- Surfaces of liquids
Marine and Land-Based Geophysics Research
- Meteorology: Tropical cyclones
- Physical oceanography: Fine scale affinity and temperature variations in the ocean
- Seismology: Earthquake patterns
- Applied geophysics: Seismic profiling for harbour and coastline surveying
- Geodynamics: Modelling the uplift of the Southern Alps
Applied Physics Projects
- Solar collector design and testing
- Battery testing
Teaching Demonstrations
- Laser light
- Polariscope colour patterns
- Lissajous figures on an oscilloscope
- Electromagnetic levitation
- Collisions without friction on an air track
- Stroboscopic effect
- Electronic reaction timer
- Instrumented exercycle
Mechanical Workshop
The Mechanical Workshop will be open and operating. Visitors may see a variety of equipment under construction, and a display of complete equipment built for various departments of the University.