"Making Physics Viral": The 2025 Christmas Lecture with Tatiana Erukhimova
Making Physics ViralJoin the College of Science for the fifth annual Christmas Lecture with Tatiana Erukhimova, Texas A&M Presidential Professor for Teaching Excellence and inaugural holder of the Schilling Endowed Chair in Physics & Astronomy, at the Century Center in downtown South Bend.
With more than one billion views on Texas A&M’s social media, Tatiana’s physics demos have captivated audiences worldwide. She’ll showcase some of her favorites—many you can try at home! Think clouds, magic bubbles, liquid oxygen, levitating trains, flying wheels, potato physics, and more. And none of it is magic—it’s physics!
After the talk, enjoy festive refreshments and interactive, family friendly science demos.
The Christmas Lecture presented by the College of Science aims to inspire in general audiences from age 5 to 105 the curiosity and wonder of scientific inquiry. Modeled after the Royal Institution’s Christmas Lecture series, the College of Science invites a world-renowned scientist to Notre Dame to present a series of lectures for all audiences.
Originally published at science.nd.edu.