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Lecture

Seminar: “Role of Seams in Modifying Direction of Baseball Pitches”

Engineering Teaching Research Laboratory (ETRL), Pullman, WA
Pullman: ETRL room 101 Tri-Cities: Floyd room 224
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About the event

Please join us for a presentation by Professor Barton Smith, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, Utah State University. His presentation will be on the role of seams in modifying the direction of baseball pitches. Baseballs rotate when thrown and therefore are subject to the Magnus effect, like other sports balls. Baseball pitchers modify the trajectory of their pitches by changing the axis of rotation of the ball. However, different factors result in different trajectories.

Meet the speaker before the seminar in ETRL room 119 from 10:30 to 10:50 a.m. We look forward to having you join us!

Contact

Dr. Hussein Zbib zbib@wsu.edu
(509) 335-7832