HVCC Biology, Chemistry, Physics Department

The NEW schedule is out for the Fall 2022 Chemistry Club! All are welcome! 👨🏿‍🔬🔬🧑🏼‍🔬🧫

👀"Eyes On The Sky" is new for September! Take a look! 👀

HVCC Eyes on the Sky for September 2022 Hudson Valley Community College physics/astronomy instructor Richard Monda gives a detailed update of what will be happening in the night sky for the month o...

The HVCC Greenhouse is in full bloom! Dr. Fonda planted a hydroponic crop of lettuce and eggplant for a full harvest.

Lights ... Boom!
You brain isn't playing tricks on you. … You really do see the sky light up before you hear the “boom.” That's because light travels about a million times faster than sound. While light trucks along at a whopping 300,000,000 meters per second, sound chugs at 340 meters per second. To figure out how far away the fireworks are, start counting seconds as soon as you see them light up the sky and stop counting once you've heard the explosion. Divide by 3 and that’s the distance in kilometers.

Have a Happy (and safe) 4th of July! 😎

Our own Assistant Professor Richard Monda was contacted by the local CBS affiliate for information about the Flower Moon Total Eclipse, which should be visible in the Capital District — despite partly cloudy skies — overnight Sunday to Monday, May 15-16.

Look Up Sunday Night - It's a Total Lunar Eclipse (May 15-16, 2022) The first total lunar eclipse visible across the entire contiguous United States since January 2019 will occur Sunday nigh into early Monday morning May 15-16, 2022. Weather permitting this should be quite a show for us with this full "Flower" moon passing centrally through the axis of the earth's v...

Did you know... that concrete continues to strengthen for decades? After four weeks, concrete has reached around 90% of its final strength. It continues to strengthen for decades afterwards, due to the conversion of calcium hydroxide into calcium carbonate, due to its absorption of carbon dioxide over time. Some bacteria also help to strengthen concrete!

Learn more at the Chemistry Club Meeting April 25th at 2 p.m.

March is Women's History Month. Throughout the month of March we are spotlighting the scientific achievements of five women who paved the way for women in science. Today we spotlight Hedy Lamarr. Follow these links to learn more about Ms. Lamarr's accomplishments.

https://www.biography.com/actor/hedy-lamarr
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/hollywood-secret-weapon-180965209/

Summer Job opportunity: Aquatic Invasive Species Watercraft Stewards & Lead Stewards – Along the Hudson and Mohawk Rivers, NY. Follow this link for more information. https://cornell.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/CCECareerPage/job/New-York-State-Other/Aquatic-Invasive-Species-Watercraft-Stewards---Lead-Stewards---Along-the-Hudson-and-Mohawk-Rivers--NY_WDR-00029624

Join in on the fun! 👩‍🍳

March is Women's History Month. Throughout the month of March we are spotlighting the scientific achievements of five women who paved the way for women in science. Today we spotlight Dijanna Figueroa. Follow these links to learn more about Dr. Figueroa's accomplishments.

https://www.marine-ed.org/news/wearenmea-dijanna-figueroa
https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4527902

March is Women's History Month. Throughout the month of March we are going to spotlight the scientific achievements of five women who are paving the way for women in science. Our spotlight today is on Kilpana Chawla. Follow these links to learn more about Dr. Chawla.

https://spacecenter.org/astronaut-friday-kalpana-chawla/
https://www.uta.edu/academics/schools-colleges/engineering/

Celebrating Scientific Achievements during Women's History Month!

Learn more about Judith Graham Pool by visiting these links.
https://jwa.org/encyclopedia/article/pool-judith-graham
https://www.awis.org/historical-women/judith-pool/