Low Gravity Environments

A.N. Morgan, B.C. Watson, J.R. Maloney, L.A. Justo, M.W. Meisel

Dept. of Physics and the National High Magnetic Field Lab.

University of Florida, Gainesville

T.F. Stalcup, J.A. Reavis, J.S. Brooks

Dept. of Physics and the National High Magnetic Field Lab.

Florida State University, Tallahassee

A.-L. Paul and R.J. Ferl

Dept. of Hort. Sciences and the Biotechnology Program

University of Florida, Gainesville

Outline

Motivation

Magnetic Levitation: The Basics

Magnetic Levitation of Plants and of Graphite

Summary

(Presentation available at http://www.phys.ufl.edu/~meisel/maglev.htm)

Supported, in part, by the NSF through support of NHMFL facilities and In-House Research Program. Space Biology research sponsored by NASA.