Grand Opening of the Dave Fultz Memorial Laboratory for Hydrodynamics
June 3, 2005
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The Dave Fultz Memorial Laboratory for Hydrodynamics officially opened on June 3, 2005. The occasion coincided with the Alumni Weekend and over 80 people attended, including the families of the two daughters and the son of Dave Fultz's. Don Randel, the President of the University, made welcoming remarks and cut the tape. Frank Richter, Sewell L. Avery Distinguished Service Professor in the Department of Geophysical Sciences and the College, also spoke on the significance of Dave's work, and Noboru Nakamura, Associate Professor in the Department of Geophysical Sciences, demonstrated Dave's famous "dishpan exeriment." |
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President Randel welcoming the attendants in the Goldsmith room |
People listening to the President |
Frank speaking on Dave Fultz's achievements |
President Randel with the Fultz family at the tape cutting |
Replica of drink server, a legendary attraction at Christmas parties in the original Fultz lab |
Notice what the hemisphere in this famous picture of Rossby (ca. 1955) is used for |
The device was recreated by a team of graduate students headed by Tom Rothfus |
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