{"186251":{"#nid":"186251","#data":{"type":"event","title":"How Do Chipper, Kobe, Serena and Rory Do It? What Physics Has to Say About Achievements in Sports","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EA great part of physics deals with motion, and the essence of sports is the human body in motion. \u0026nbsp;The components of the human body that produce motion, namely the skeletal muscles and bones, and the sports equipment itself are bound by the laws of physics. \u0026nbsp;Aspects of various sports, including baseball, basketball, karate, figure skating, golf, tennis, long jump, and more, will be examined using introductory-level physics. \u0026nbsp;We will also discuss whether we have reached our limits in human performance in certain sports. \u0026nbsp;All who appreciate the workings of the human body and the laws of science dictating performance in sports are welcome.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAbout the speaker:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EC\u00fcneyt Can is a professor of physics at Middle East Technical University (METU), in Ankara, Turkey, which is internationally accredited and the leading state university. \u0026nbsp;After completing his undergraduate studies at METU, Dr. Can earned his Master\u0027s and PhD degrees from Kansas State University in atomic physics. \u0026nbsp;Following post-doctoral work at Texas A\u0026amp;M University, he returned to Turkey and to METU, where he has worked for the past 23 years. \u0026nbsp;Until the completion of his term in 2012, he held the position of Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAll who appreciate the workings of the human body and the laws of science dictating performance in sports are welcome.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Guest seminar by Middle East Technical University Professor C\u00fcneyt Can"}],"uid":"27299","created_gmt":"2013-01-23 17:53:35","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 02:02:15","author":"Michael Hagearty","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2013-01-28T14:00:00-05:00","event_time_end":"2013-01-28T15:00:00-05:00","event_time_end_last":"2013-01-28T15:00:00-05:00","gmt_time_start":"2013-01-28 19:00:00","gmt_time_end":"2013-01-28 20:00:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2013-01-28 20:00:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.physics.gatech.edu\/","title":"Georgia Tech School of Physics"}],"groups":[{"id":"1182","name":"General"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"1107","name":"motion"},{"id":"1956","name":"Performance"},{"id":"960","name":"physics"},{"id":"167014","name":"Sports"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[{"id":"1795","name":"Seminar\/Lecture\/Colloquium"}],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}