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Sunday, January 1st 2006
12:15 pm:
High Energy Theory Lunchtime Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Antonello Scardicchio, MIT
Subject: The Optical Approach to Casimir Effect
Wednesday, January 4th 2006
2:30 pm:
Special Elementary Particle Physics Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Vyacheslav Krutelyov, Texas A&M
Subject: Search for Supersymmetry using rare Bs-->mumu decays at CDF Run II
Monday, January 16th 2006
2:30 pm:
Fine Theoretical Physics Institute Seminar
in 435 Physics
The seminar will not be held this week.
Tuesday, January 17th 2006
12:20 pm:
Condensed Matter Sack Lunch Seminar
in 435 Physics
There will be no seminar this week.
1:25 pm:
Space Physics Seminar
in 143 Physics
This seminar will not be held this week.
2:30 pm:
Elementary Particle Physics Seminar
in 435 Physics
No Seminar This Week
Wednesday, January 18th 2006
4:00 pm:
Physics and Astronomy Colloquium
in 131 Physics
Speaker: Tom Jones, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Minnesota
Subject: Violence in Cosmic Structure Formation
Refreshments served in Room 216 Physics at 3:30 p.m.
Thursday, January 19th 2006
12:10 pm:
Astrophysics Lunchtime Seminar
in B49 Physics
There will be no seminar this week.
1:25 pm:
Condensed Matter Seminar
in 210 Physics
Seminar will not be held this week.
2:30 pm:
Nuclear Physics Seminar
in 435 Physics
There will be no seminar this week.
Friday, January 20th 2006
3:35 pm:
Astrophysics Colloquium
in 210 Physics
Speaker: Dr. Andrew Cole, University of Minnesota
Subject: K Giants and the G Dwarf Problem in the Large Magellanic Cloud
Refreshments served following the talk in the Astronomy Reading Room, 358 Physics
3:35 pm:
History of Science and Technology Colloquium
in 131 Physics
There is no Colloquium this week.
3:45 pm:
Physics Education Seminar
in 157
This seminar will not be held this week.
Monday, January 23rd 2006
12:15 pm:
Astrophysics and Cosmology Lunchtime Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Bernie Becker
Subject: "First Atmospheric Neutrino Results from Minos"
Tuesday, January 24th 2006
12:20 pm:
Condensed Matter Sack Lunch Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Paul Barsic, University of Minnesota
Subject: First order phase transitions in Ferromagnet/Superconductor layered structures
1:25 pm:
Space Physics Seminar
in 236A Physics
Subject: Organizational meeting
2:30 pm:
Elementary Particle Physics Seminar
in 435 Physics
Seminar will not be held this week.
Wednesday, January 25th 2006
4:00 pm:
Physics and Astronomy Colloquium
in 131 Physics
Speaker: Bruce Hammer, Department of Radiology, University of Minnesota
Subject: Biological Physics
Refreshments served in Room 216 Physics at 3:30 p.m.
5:00 pm:
Physics Education Seminar
in 210 Physics
Subject: Organizational Meeting
Thursday, January 26th 2006
12:10 pm:
Astrophysics Lunchtime Seminar
in B49 Physics
Speaker: Kisha Delain and Henry Lee
Subject: T.B.A.
1:25 pm:
Condensed Matter Seminar
in 210 Physics
Speaker: Mitchell Luskin, University of Minnesota School of Mathematics
Subject: Deterministic Methods for Sampling the Canonical Ensemble
2:30 pm:
Nuclear Physics Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Joseph Kapusta (University of Minnesota)
Subject: Disaster Scenarios at Nuclear Accelerators and Beyond
Friday, January 27th 2006
3:35 pm:
Astrophysics Colloquium
in 210 Physics
Speaker: Dr. Tracey DeLaney, Center for Astrophysics
Subject: Time Variability in the X-ray Nebula Powered by Pulsar B1509-58
Refreshments served following the talk in the Astronomy Reading Room, 358 Physics
3:35 pm:
History of Science and Technology Colloquium
in 131 Physics
Speaker: Jennifer Alexander
Subject: Efficiency and Pathology: Mechanical Discipline and Efficient Worker Seating in Germany, 1929-1932
Refreshments served in Room 216 Physics at 3:15 p.m.
Monday, January 30th 2006
12:15 pm:
Astrophysics and Cosmology Lunchtime Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Terry Jones
Subject: "Tracing the first stars with fluctuations of the cosmic infrared background."
Nature, 483, 3.
Tuesday, January 31st 2006
12:20 pm:
Condensed Matter Sack Lunch Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Dat Nguyen , University of Minnesota
Subject: Molecular dynamics force field modeling for simulating complex polymer (sulfonated polytetrafluoroethylene - Nafion)
1:25 pm:
Space Physics Seminar
in 143 Physics
No seminar this week.
2:30 pm:
Elementary Particle Physics Seminar
in 435 Physics
No seminar this week.
Wednesday, February 1st 2006
4:00 pm:
Physics and Astronomy Colloquium
in 131 Physics
Speaker: David Goodstein, California Institute of Technology
Subject: Out of Gas: The End of the Age of Oil
Refreshments served in Room 216 Physics at 3:30 p.m.
Thursday, February 2nd 2006
12:10 pm:
Astrophysics Lunchtime Seminar
in B49 Physics
Speaker: Dan Weisz, University of Minnesota
1:25 pm:
Condensed Matter Seminar
in 210 Physics
Speaker: David Goodstein, California Institute of Technology
Subject: A dynamic new look at the Lambda Transition
3:45 pm:
Physics Education Seminar
in Room 210
Speaker: Ken Heller, University of Minnesota
Subject: Developing an Introductory Physics Course for Biology Majors - a continuation of the discussion
Friday, February 3rd 2006
3:35 pm:
Astrophysics Colloquium
in 210 Physics
Speaker: Dr. J. Christopher Howk, Notre Dame
Subject: Studying the Cosmic Evolution of Galaxies Through Their Gas
Refreshments served following the talk in the Astronomy Reading Room, 358 Physics
3:35 pm:
History of Science and Technology Colloquium
in 131 Physics
Speaker: Judith Goodstein, Institute Archives, California Institute of Technology
Subject: The Volterra Chronicles.
Refreshments served in Room 216 Physics at 3:15 p.m.
Monday, February 6th 2006
12:15 pm:
Astrophysics and Cosmology Lunchtime Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Michael Milligan
Subject: Cosmological Recombination of Lithium and its Effect on CMB Anisotropies
Tuesday, February 7th 2006
08:00 am:
Thesis Defense
in Tate Room 435
Speaker: Suntao Wang
Subject: Optical and Resonant X-ray Diffraction Studies Confirm a SmC F12*-SmC* Liquid Crystal Phase Sequence Reversal
12:20 pm:
Condensed Matter Sack Lunch Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Weimin Deng , University of Minnesota
Subject: Studies of Wall-film Superfluidity in 3He/4He Mixtures
1:25 pm:
Space Physics Seminar
in 143 Physics
Speaker: Lynn Wilson, University of Minnesota
Subject: Type II and Type III radio bursts from CMEs
2:30 pm:
Elementary Particle Physics Seminar
in 435 Physics
No Seminar This Week
Wednesday, February 8th 2006
4:00 pm:
Physics and Astronomy Colloquium
in 131 Physics
Speaker: Renata Wentzcovitch, Department of Chemical Engineering & Materials Science, University of Minnesota
Subject: Theory of Materials at High Pressures and Temperatures
Refreshments served in Room 216 Physics at 3:30 p.m.
Thursday, February 9th 2006
12:10 pm:
Astrophysics Lunchtime Seminar
in B49 Physics
Speaker: Paul Edmon and Liliya Williams, University of Minnesota
12:15 pm:
High Energy Theory Lunchtime Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Alexei Yung, FTPI / ITEP
Subject: Non-Abelian flux tubes in N=1 supersymmetric QCD: Supersizing world sheet supersymmetry
1:25 pm:
Condensed Matter Seminar
in 210 Physics
Speaker: Emil Yuzbashyan, Rutgers
Subject: Dynamical vanishing of the order parameter in fermionic condensates
2:30 pm:
Nuclear Physics Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Roger Rusak (University of Minnesota)
Subject: T.B.A.
3:45 pm:
Physics Education Seminar
in Tate Room 242
Speaker: Paul Knutson and Jennifer Docktor, University of Minnesota
Subject: Introductory Physics Labs - Initial Steps in Measuring Students Skills in Problem Solving
Friday, February 10th 2006
3:35 pm:
Astrophysics Colloquium
in 210 Physics
Speaker: Dr. Tim Young, U. North Dakota
Subject: An Optical Afterglow Model For Bright Linear Type II Supernovae
Refreshments served following the talk in the Astronomy Reading Room, 358 Physics
3:35 pm:
History of Science and Technology Colloquium
in 131 Physics
Speaker: Jeffrey Bub, Dept. of Philosophy, Univ. of Maryland, College Park, Cosponsored by the MN Center for Philosophy of Science
Subject: The Entangled World: Does Information Solve the Puzzle?
Refreshments served in Room 216 Physics at 3:15 p.m.
Monday, February 13th 2006
12:15 pm:
Astrophysics and Cosmology Lunchtime Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Crystal Austin, University of Minnesota
Subject: Current research in Dark Matter Halo Simulations
Tuesday, February 14th 2006
12:20 pm:
Condensed Matter Sack Lunch Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Roman Lutchyn , University of Minnesota
Subject: Kinetics of the superconducting charge qubit in the presence of a quasiparticle
1:25 pm:
Space Physics Seminar
in 143 Physics
This seminar will not be held this week.
Wednesday, February 15th 2006
4:00 pm:
Physics and Astronomy Colloquium
in 131 Physics
Speaker: Hitoshi Murayama, UC Berkeley
Subject: The Next Twenty Years in Particle Physics
Refreshments served in Room 216 Physics at 3:30 p.m.
Thursday, February 16th 2006
12:10 pm:
Astrophysics Lunchtime Seminar
in B49 Physics
Speaker: Shea Brown and Tom Jones, University of Minnesota
12:15 pm:
High Energy Theory Lunchtime Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Kenji Kadota, Fermilab
Subject: CMB and Inflation Model Building
1:25 pm:
Condensed Matter Seminar
in 210 Physics
Speaker: Prof. Kimberly Hill, Civil Engineering, University of Minnesota
Subject: Granular materials mixing: an “open” question
2:30 pm:
Nuclear Physics Seminar
in 435 Physics
Subject: The seminar for this week is cancelled.
3:45 pm:
Physics Education Seminar
in 242
Speaker: Paul Knutson and Jen Docktor
Subject: Professional Development for Teaching Assistants
Friday, February 17th 2006
3:35 pm:
Astrophysics Colloquium
in 210 Physics
Speaker: Dr. Fred Lo, NRAO
Subject: Mega-masers and Dark Energy
Refreshments served following the talk in the Astronomy Reading Room, 358 Physics
3:35 pm:
History of Science and Technology Colloquium
in 131 Physics
Speaker: David Cassidy, Natural Science Program, Hofstra University
Subject: J. Robert Oppenheimer: His Life, His Science, His Biography.
Refreshments served in Room 216 Physics at 3:15 p.m.
Monday, February 20th 2006
12:15 pm:
Astrophysics and Cosmology Lunchtime Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Yu Lu
Subject: Cosmic Star Formation Rate and Supernova Neutrino Background
Tuesday, February 21st 2006
12:20 pm:
Condensed Matter Sack Lunch Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Jun Kyung Chung , University of Minnesota
Subject: "Development of Renormalized Molecular Dynamics with Frequency Filtering"
1:25 pm:
Space Physics Seminar
in 236A Physics
Speaker: George Withbroe, University of Minnesota
Subject: Solar Influences on Terrestrial Climate Change
2:30 pm:
Elementary Particle Physics Seminar
in 435 Physics
This Seminar will not be held this week.
Wednesday, February 22nd 2006
4:00 pm:
Physics and Astronomy Colloquium
in 131 Physics
Speaker: Rob Schoelkopf, Yale
Subject: Circuit quantum electrodynamics: doing quantum optics with superconductors
Refreshments served in Room 216 Physics at 3:30 p.m.
Thursday, February 23rd 2006
12:10 pm:
Astrophysics Lunchtime Seminar
in B49 Physics
Speaker: Martha Boyer, University of Minnesota
12:15 pm:
High Energy Theory Lunchtime Seminar
in 435 Physics
***This week's seminar will be held on FRIDAY.***
1:25 pm:
Condensed Matter Seminar
in 210 Physics
Speaker: Professor Rob Schoelkopf, Yale University
Subject: Qubits as quantum spectrometers: measuring the backaction of a SET
3:45 pm:
Physics Education Seminar
in 242
Speaker: Brita Nellermoe, Software Developer and Sean Albiston, Lab Services Coordinator, Physics Department, University of Minnesota
Subject: Labview in the Introductory Physics Labs - New Developments and Future Directions
Friday, February 24th 2006
12:15 pm:
High Energy Theory Lunchtime Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Mu-Chun Chen, Fermilab
Subject: Fermion Masses, Neutrino Oscillations and SUSY Grand Unification
**Please note: This seminar will be held on FRIDAY.**
3:35 pm:
Astrophysics Colloquium
in 210 Physics
Speaker: Dr. J.D. Smith, University of Arizona
Subject: Spitzer SINGS a New Song
Refreshments served following the talk in the Astronomy Reading Room, 358 Physics
3:35 pm:
History of Science and Technology Colloquium
in 131 Physics
Speaker: Gregory Good, Department of History, West Virginia University
Subject: Geophysical Travellers: The Magneticians of the Carnegie Institution of Washington
Refreshments served in Room 216 Physics at 3:15 p.m.
Monday, February 27th 2006
12:15 pm:
Astrophysics and Cosmology Lunchtime Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Asad Aboobaker
Subject: The Atacama Cosmology Telescope and the CCAM Receiver
12:15 pm:
The Atacama Cosmology Telescope
in Physics 435
Speaker: Asad Aboobaker
Tuesday, February 28th 2006
12:20 pm:
Condensed Matter Sack Lunch Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Mun Chan, University of Minnesota
Subject: Optical Detection of Spins Injected into a Normal Metal
1:25 pm:
Space Physics Seminar
in 236A Physics
Speaker: Yan Song, University of Minnesota
Subject: Parallel Electric Fields, Reconnection and Auroral Particle Acceleration
2:30 pm:
Elementary Particle Physics Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Sinjini Sengupta, Florida State University
Subject: A precision measurement of the W charge asymmetry using the RunII D0 detector.
Wednesday, March 1st 2006
4:00 pm:
Physics and Astronomy Colloquium
in 131 Physics
Speaker: Marty Hoffert, Prof. Emeritus of Physics, NYU
Subject: An Energy Revolution for the 21st Century
Refreshments served in Room 216 Physics at 3:30 p.m.
Thursday, March 2nd 2006
12:10 pm:
Astrophysics Lunchtime Seminar
in B49 Physics
Speaker: Mike Kelley and Chick Woodward, University of Minnesota
12:15 pm:
High Energy Theory Lunchtime Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Antonello Scardicchio, MIT
Subject: The Optical Approach to Casimir Effect
1:25 pm:
Condensed Matter Seminar
in 210 Physics
Speaker: Joseph Kapusta, University of Minnesota
Subject: Neutrino Superfluidity
2:30 pm:
Nuclear Physics Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Chiho Nonaka (UoM)
Subject: Space-time evolution of bulk QCD matter at RHIC: 3-D hydro + UrQMD model
3:45 pm:
Physics Education Seminar
in 242
Speaker: Laura McCullough, Physics Professor at University of Wisconsin-Stout
Subject: Interactive Pedagogy -Helping Women Talk. Does interactive engagement help women in the physics classroom?
Friday, March 3rd 2006
3:35 pm:
Astrophysics Colloquium
in 210 Physics
Speaker: Dr. Michelle Creech-Eakman, New Mexico Tech
Subject: Magdalena Ridge Observatory Interferometer: A Facility Class Optical Imaging Interferometer
Refreshments served following the talk in the Astronomy Reading Room, 358 Physics
3:35 pm:
HISTORY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY COLLOQUIUM
in 131 Physics
Speaker: Jeanne Fahnestock, Dept. of English, Univ. of Maryland, College
Subject: Shaping the Case: Rhetorical Schemes in Scientific Argument
Refreshments served in Room 216 Physics at 3:15 p.m
Monday, March 6th 2006
12:15 pm:
Astrophysics and Cosmology Lunchtime Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Clayton Hogen-Chin
Subject: CMB Polarization Due to Scattering in Clusters
Tuesday, March 7th 2006
12:20 pm:
Condensed Matter Sack Lunch Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Various Graduate Students
Subject: APS March meeting practice talks, part I
1:25 pm:
Space Physics Seminar
in 236A Physics
Speaker: Scott Thaller, University of Minnesota
Subject: Helioseismology
2:30 pm:
Elementary Particle Physics Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Professor Roger Rusack, University of Minnesota
Subject: CMS ECAL
Wednesday, March 8th 2006
4:00 pm:
Physics and Astronomy Colloquium
in 131 Physics
Speaker: Al Kogut, NASA
Subject: Polarization of the Cosmic Microwave Background
Refreshments served in Room 216 Physics at 3:30 p.m.
Thursday, March 9th 2006
12:10 pm:
Astrophysics Lunchtime Seminar
in B49 Physics
Speaker: Mike Kelley and Elisha Polomski
1:25 pm:
Condensed Matter Seminar
in 210 Physics
Speaker: Roman Lutchyn, Xiaohua Lou, Rob Compton, Sarwa Tan
Subject: APS March Meeting Practice Talks
2:30 pm:
Nuclear Physics Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Kevin L. Haglin, St. Cloud University
Subject: Unturned Stones for Electromagnetic Probes of Hot and Dense Matter
3:45 pm:
Physics Education Seminar
in 242
Speaker: Leon Hsu, Professor in General College and in Physics, University of Minnesota
Subject: Physics by Inquiry at Minnesota: Implementing a lab-based physics course
Friday, March 10th 2006
3:35 pm:
Astrophysics Colloquium
in 210 Physics
Speaker: Dr. Tom Roellig, NASA/Ames Research Center
Subject: Spitzer Spectroscopy of Low-Mass Dwarfs - Clouds and Chemistry at the Bottom of the IMF
Refreshments served following the talk in the Astronomy Reading Room, 358 Physics
3:35 pm:
History of Science and Technology Colloquium
in 131 Physics
No Colloquium - Spring Break
Monday, March 13th 2006
12:15 pm:
Astrophysics and Cosmology Lunchtime Seminar
in 435 Physics
No seminar this week.
Tuesday, March 14th 2006
10:00 am:
Thesis Defense
in Physics, Room 435
Speaker: Tao Qian
Subject: Muon Lifetime Measurement at BNL (g-2) Experiment
12:20 pm:
Condensed Matter Sack Lunch Seminar
in 435 Physics
No seminar this week.
1:25 pm:
Space Physics Seminar
in 236A Physics
No seminar this week.
2:30 pm:
Elementary Particle Physics Seminar
in 435 Physics
No seminar this week.
Wednesday, March 15th 2006
4:00 pm:
Physics and Astronomy Colloquium
in 131 Physics
No Colloquium. Spring break.
Thursday, March 16th 2006
12:10 pm:
Astrophysics Lunchtime Seminar
in B49 Physics
No seminar this week.
12:15 pm:
High Energy Theory Lunchtime Seminar
in 435 Physics
No seminar this week.
1:25 pm:
Condensed Matter Seminar
in 210 Physics
No seminar this week.
2:30 pm:
Nuclear Physics Seminar
in 435 Physics
No seminar this week.
3:45 pm:
Physics Education Seminar
in 242
No seminar this week.
Friday, March 17th 2006
3:35 pm:
Astrophysics Colloquium
in 210 Physics
Subject: No Astrophysics Colloquium this week.
3:35 pm:
History of Science and Technology Colloquium
in 131 Physics
No Colloquium: Spring Break
Monday, March 20th 2006
12:15 pm:
Astrophysics and Cosmology Lunchtime Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Larry Rudnick
Subject: Mapping Reionization at 21cm
Tuesday, March 21st 2006
12:20 pm:
Condensed Matter Sack Lunch Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Wenhao Zhang
Subject: Non-equilibrium magnetotransport in two-dimensional electron systems
1:25 pm:
Space Physics Seminar
in 236A Physics
Speaker: Cindy Cattell, University of Minnesota
Subject: Microphysics of Interplanetary Shocks
4:40 pm:
Senior Thesis Defense
in Physics Room 143
Speaker: Prashant Emani
Subject: Study of Gravitational Lens models
Wednesday, March 22nd 2006
2:00 pm:
Fine Theoretical Physics Institute Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Ramin Daghigh, University of Winnipeg
Subject: The Universality of Highly Damped Quasinormal Modes in Generic Single Horizon Black Holes
4:00 pm:
Physics and Astronomy Colloquium
in 131 Physics
Speaker: Michael E. Peskin, Theory Group, MS 81, Stanford Linear Accelerator Center
Subject: The International Linear Collider: The Next Step in High-Energy Electron-Positron Physics
Refreshments served in Room 216 Physics at 3:30 p.m.
Thursday, March 23rd 2006
12:15 pm:
High Energy Theory Lunchtime Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Jesse Thaler, Harvard
Subject: Supersymmetry and the LHC Inverse Problem
1:25 pm:
Condensed Matter Seminar
in 210 Physics
Speaker: Felix von Oppen, Freie Universität Berlin
Subject: Disorder-induced resistive anomaly near ferromagnetic phase transitions
2:30 pm:
Nuclear Physics Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: James Kneller, University of Minnesota
Subject: Lithium, Beryllium, And Boron II, the Li-6 plateau and population III stars
3:45 pm:
Physics Education Seminar
in Physics Room 242
Speaker: Rand Harrington, PK-12 Science Department Chair, The Blake School
Subject: Teaching Special Relativity to Tibetan Monks
7:00 pm:
History of Science and Technology Colloquium
in Ted Mann Concert Hall, on the West Bank of the University of Minnesota
Speaker: Peter Singer, Center for Human Values, Princeton Univ., Cosponsored by the MN Cntr. for Philosophy of Science and Dept. of Philosophy
Subject: Ethics and Animals
Friday, March 24th 2006
3:35 pm:
Astrophysics Colloquium
in 210 Physics
Speaker: Dr. Karl Haisch, Utah Valley State College
Subject: New Observational Frontiers in the Multiplicity of Young Stars
Refreshments served following the talk in the Astronomy Reading Room, 358 Physics
3:35 pm:
History of Science and Technology Colloquium
in 131 Physics
Speaker: Daniel Kevles, Department of History, Yale University
Subject: Breeding, Biotechnology, and Agriculture: The Establishment and Protection of Intellectual Property in Animals Since the Late Eighteenth Century.
Refreshments served in Room 216 Physics at 3:15 p.m.
Monday, March 27th 2006
12:15 pm:
Astrophysics and Cosmology Lunchtime Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Yong Qian
Subject: Was Star Formation Suppressed in High-Redshift Minihalos?
Tuesday, March 28th 2006
12:20 pm:
Condensed Matter Sack Lunch Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Robert Joynt, University of Wisconsin
Subject: Exact solution of qubit decoherence models by a transfer matrix method
1:25 pm:
Space Physics Seminar
in 236A Physics
The Space Physcs Seminar will not be held on March 28, 2006
2:30 pm:
Elementary Particle Physics Seminar
in 435 Physics
This seminar will not be held this week.
4:40 pm:
Senior Thesis Defense
in 143 Physics
Speaker: Bryce Beverlin II
Subject: Examination of phase space density profiles of dark matter halos
Wednesday, March 29th 2006
4:00 pm:
Physics and Astronomy Colloquium
in 131 Physics
Speaker: Bob Lin, Physics Dept. & Space Sciences Laboratory, Univ. of California, Berkeley,
Subject: Particle Acceleration by the Sun
Refreshments served in Room 216 Physics at 3:30 p.m.
Thursday, March 30th 2006
12:10 pm:
Astrophysics Lunchtime Seminar
in B49 Physics
Speaker: Gerry Ruch and Terry Jones, University of Minnesota
12:15 pm:
High Energy Theory Lunchtime Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Arkady Vainshtein, FTPI
Subject: Central Charge Anomalies in 2D Sigma Models with Twisted Mass
1:25 pm:
Condensed Matter Seminar
in 210 Physics
Speaker: Dr. Maria Torija, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Minnesota
Subject: The Role of Novel Magnetic Interactions in Surface-Supported Magnetic Nanostructures
2:30 pm:
Nuclear Physics Seminar
in 435 Physics
There will be no Nuclear Physics Seminar this week.
3:45 pm:
Physics Education Seminar
in Physics 242
Speaker: Pete Border, University of Minnesota
Subject: Home labs for an online version of Phys 1101- Description of an online version of Physics 1101 including labs that use audio instead of video to take data.
Friday, March 31st 2006
3:35 pm:
Astrophysics Colloquium
in 210 Physics
Speaker: Dr. Christopher Reynolds, University of Maryland
Subject: Radio-galaxy Feedback in the Cores of Galaxy Clusters
Refreshments served following the talk in the Astronomy Reading Room, 358 Physics
3:35 pm:
History of Science and Technology Colloquium
in Carlson School of Business, room TBA
Speaker: Nancy Tuana, Dept. of Philosophy, Pennsylvania State University, Cosponsored by the MN Cntr. for Philosophy of Science and Dept.of Philosophy
Subject: The Speculum of Ignorance: The Women's Health Movement and Epistemologies of Ignorance.
Refreshments served in Room 216 Physics at 3:15 p.m.
Monday, April 3rd 2006
12:15 pm:
Astrophysics and Cosmology Lunchtime Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Carlo Contaldi
Subject: CMB Polarization and the Search for Gravity Waves
Tuesday, April 4th 2006
12:20 pm:
Condensed Matter Sack Lunch Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Charlie Blackwell, University of Minnesota
Subject: Effects of nanocrystalline inclusions on the electronic properties of thin film amorphous silicon
1:25 pm:
Space Physics Seminar
in Note Room: 236A Physics
Speaker: John Wygant, University of Minnesota
Subject: The structure of shock-like electric field structures and turbulent wave fields and their relation to particle phase space distribution functions near a reconnection x-line in the Earth's geomagnetic
4:40 pm:
Senior Thesis Defense
in Physics 143
Speaker: Kyle Zilic
Subject: Design and Optimization of the Primary Mirror for the Balloon-borne Experiment EBEX
Wednesday, April 5th 2006
4:00 pm:
Physics and Astronomy Colloquium
in 131 Physics
Speaker: Ali Yazdani, Princeton University
Subject: Visualizing Correlated Electronic States in High Temperature Copper-Oxide Superconductors
Refreshments served in Room 216 Physics at 3:30 p.m.
Thursday, April 6th 2006
12:10 pm:
Astrophysics Lunchtime Seminar
in B49 Physics
Speaker: Jessica Ennis and Eric Barnes, University of Minnesota
12:15 pm:
High Energy Theory Lunchtime Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Martin Bojowald, Penn State
Subject: Universe Scenarios from Loop Quantum Cosmology
1:25 pm:
Condensed Matter Seminar
in 210 Physics
Speaker: Prof. Charles Kane, University of Pennsylvania
Subject: The Quantum Spin Hall Effect in Graphene
2:30 pm:
Interview Seminar in Nuclear Theory
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Rainer Fries - University of Minnesota
Subject: From Nuclei to Quark Gluon Plasma and back to Hadrons - A QCD Journey
This individual is a candidate for the position of assistant professor in the area of nuclear theory.
3:45 pm:
Physics Education Seminar
in Physics Room 242
Speaker: Paul Knutson and Jennifer Docktor
Subject: "Changing Minds, Computers, Learning, and Literacy" by Andrea (Andy) A. diSessa. Discussion of Chapters 1,2,4 and 5
ISBN 0-262-4180-4 (hardcover), 0-262-54132-7 (paperback)
Friday, April 7th 2006
3:35 pm:
Astrophysics Colloquium
in 210 Physics
Speaker: Dr. John Weiss, Space Science Inst/CICLOPS
Subject: Gravity's Playground: New Views of Saturn's Rings with Cassini
Refreshments served following the talk in the Astronomy Reading Room, 358 Physics
3:35 pm:
History of Science and Technology Colloquium
in 131 Physics
Speaker: Paul Farber, Department of History, Oregon State University
Subject: Miscegenation, the Modern Synthesis, and the 60s.
Refreshments served in Room 216 Physics at 3:15 p.m.
Monday, April 10th 2006
12:15 pm:
Astrophysics and Cosmology Lunchtime Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Liliya Williams
Subject: Clues about the origins of Supermassive Black Holes
Tuesday, April 11th 2006
12:20 pm:
Condensed Matter Sack Lunch Seminar
in 435 Physics
Seminar will not be held this week.
1:25 pm:
Space Physics Seminar
in 236A Physics
Speaker: Bob Lysak, University of Minnesota
Subject: Subject: Resonant Cavities and Waveguides in the Ionosphere and Atmosphere
2:30 pm:
Elementary Particle Physics Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: David Petyt, University of Minnesota
Subject: T.B.A.
Wednesday, April 12th 2006
4:00 pm:
Physics and Astronomy Colloquium
in 131 Physics
Speaker: Mehran Kardar, MIT
Subject: The Shape Dependence of Fluctuation-Induced Forces
Refreshments served in Room 216 Physics at 3:30 p.m.
Thursday, April 13th 2006
12:10 pm:
Astrophysics Lunchtime Seminar
in B49 Physics
Speaker: Karl Isensee and Bob Gehrz, University of Minnesota
12:15 pm:
High Energy Theory Lunchtime Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: David Shih, Princeton
Subject: Dynamical susy breaking in metastable vacua
1:25 pm:
Condensed Matter Seminar
in 210 Physics
Speaker: Professor Mehran Kardar, MIT
Subject: Symmetry considerations in the visual cortex and in natural images
2:30 pm:
Interview Seminar in Nuclear Theory
in Physics 435
Speaker: Anna Stasto - Brookhaven National Laboratory
Subject: High Energy Limit and Parton Saturation in QCD
This individual is a candidate for the position of assistant professor in the area of nuclear theory.
3:45 pm:
Physics Education Seminar
in Physics 242
Speaker: Clark Erickson, The Science Specialist for the Minnesota Department of Education
Subject: Science Standards K-12 and Requirements for Science Teacher Certification in Minnesota
Friday, April 14th 2006
3:35 pm:
Astrophysics Colloquium
in 210 Physics
Speaker: Dr. Douglas Arnold, University of Minnesota, Math Institute
Subject: Numerical Simulation and Gravitational Astronomy
Refreshments served following the talk in the Astronomy Reading Room, 358 Physics
3:35 pm:
History of Science and Technology Colloquium
in 131 Physics
Speaker: Matthew Klingle, Department of History, Bowdoin College
Subject: Seattle's 'Metro Monster': Ecological Restoration and Geographies of Inequality.
Refreshments served in Room 216 Physics at 3:15 p.m.
Monday, April 17th 2006
12:15 pm:
Astrophysics and Cosmology Lunchtime Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Pearl Sandick
Subject: Cosmological Supernovae: Neutrino Background and Gravitational Wave Signatures
3:35 pm:
Interview Seminar in Nuclear Theory
in Physics 435
Speaker: Igor Shovkovy - Johann Wolfgang Goethe University
Subject: Unconventional Cooper Pairing in Dense Quark Matter
This individual is a candidate for the position of assistant professor in the area of nuclear theory.
Tuesday, April 18th 2006
12:20 pm:
Condensed Matter Sack Lunch Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Michael Reznikov, Technion, Haifa
Subject: Charge Transfer Statistics Beyond Second Moment
1:25 pm:
Space Physics Seminar
in 236A Physics
Speaker: Jesse Woodroff, University of Minnesota
Subject: Magnetosphere-Ionosphere Coupling from the Ground Up
2:30 pm:
Elementary Particle Physics Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Elizabeth Lusczek (Universoty of Minnesota)
Subject: Radio Frequency Detection of Ultra-High Energy Neutrinos
Wednesday, April 19th 2006
4:00 pm:
Van Vleck Public Lecture
in 150 Physics
Speaker: Sir Anthony J. Leggett
Subject: Does the Everyday World Really Obey Quantum Mechanics?
Reception following lecture in 216 Physics
Thursday, April 20th 2006
12:10 pm:
Astrophysics Lunchtime Seminar
in B49 Physics
Speaker: Erin Ryan and Yong Qian, University of Minnesota
12:15 pm:
High Energy Theory Lunchtime Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Mikhail Voloshin, FTPI
Subject: Molecular quarkonium
1:25 pm:
Condensed Matter Seminar
in 210 Physics
Seminar will not be held this week.
2:30 pm:
Interview Seminar in Nuclear Theory
in Physics 435
Speaker: Cecilia Lunardini - University of Washington
Subject: Studying Core Collapse Supernovae with Neutrinos
This individual is a candidate for the position of assistant professor in the area of nuclear theory.
3:45 pm:
Physics Education Seminar
in 242
No seminar this week. We encourage people to attend the Physics & Astronomy Colloquium at 4:00 p.m. in room 150.
4:00 pm:
Physics and Astronomy Colloquium
in 150 Physics
Speaker: Sir Anthony J. Leggett
Subject: Cuprate Superconductivity Without a ‘Model'
Refreshments served in room 216 at 3:30 p.m.
Friday, April 21st 2006
3:35 pm:
Astrophysics Colloquium
in 210 Physics
Speaker: Dr. Adam Frank, University of Rochester
Subject: Hypersonic Swizzle Sticks: Proto-stellar Jets and Turbulence in Molecular Clouds
Refreshments served following the talk in the Astronomy Reading Room, 358 Physics
3:35 pm:
History of Science and Technology Colloquium
in 131 Physics
Speaker: Hans Halvorson, Dept. of Philosophy, Princeton Univ. Cosponsored by the MN Cntr. for Philosophy of Science.
Subject: The Fate of Parastatistics.
Refreshments served in Room 216 Physics at 3:15 p.m.
Monday, April 24th 2006
12:15 pm:
Astrophysics and Cosmology Lunchtime Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Hannes Hubmayr
Subject: The possibility for direct detection of inflationary gravity waves
3:35 pm:
Interview Seminar in Nuclear Theory
in Physics 435
Speaker: Adrian Dumitru - Johann Wolfgang Goethe University
Subject: Particle-Field Simulations in Non-Abelian Gauge Theory: Instabilities and Isotropization
This individual is a candidate for the position of assistant professor in the area of nuclear theory.
Tuesday, April 25th 2006
12:20 pm:
Condensed Matter Sack Lunch Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Yaroslav Lutsyshyn, University of Minnesota
Subject: Helium atom scattering from superfluid He-4
1:25 pm:
Space Physics Seminar
in 236A Physics
Speaker: Lei Dai, University of Minnesota
Subject: Large Electric Fields in the Magnetotail Reconnection Region
Wednesday, April 26th 2006
4:00 pm:
Physics and Astronomy Colloquium
in 131 Physics
Speaker: Professor Chris Tully, Princeton University
Subject: The Next Energy Frontier
Refreshments served in Room 216 Physics at 3:30 p.m.
Thursday, April 27th 2006
12:10 pm:
Astrophysics Lunchtime Seminar
in B49 Physics
Speaker: Andrew Helton and Andrew Cole, University of Minnesota
12:15 pm:
High Energy Theory Lunchtime Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Herbert Neuberger, Rutgers
Subject: Infinite N phase transitions in continuum Wilson loop operators
1:25 pm:
Condensed Matter Seminar
in 210 Physics
Speaker: Anton Andreev, University of Washington
Subject: Suppression of superconductivity in disordered wires due to nonperturbative saddle points in the sigma-model.
1:30 pm:
Special Lecture: IT Distinguished Women Scientists and Engineers
in Physics Room 133
Speaker: Jane Maienschein, School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University
Subject: The Embryo Project: A Virtual Laboratory for Understanding Developmental Science and its Contexts
3:45 pm:
Physics Education Seminar
in Physics 242
Speaker: Lee Schmitt, Professional Development Coordinator, Graduate School of Education (CGEE), Hamline University
Subject: Bringing High School Physics Teachers up to Speed
Friday, April 28th 2006
3:35 pm:
Astrophysics Colloquium
in 210 Physics
Speaker: Dr. Tim Young, U. North Dakota
Subject: An Optical Afterglow Model For Bright Linear Type II Supernovae
Refreshments served following the talk in the Astronomy Reading Room, 358 Physics
3:35 pm:
History of Science and Technology Colloquium
in 131 Physics
Speaker: Jane Maienschein, School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University
Subject: From Transplantation to Translation: Stems Cells in History.
Refreshments served in Room 216 Physics at 3:15 p.m.
Monday, May 1st 2006
12:15 pm:
Astrophysics and Cosmology Lunchtime Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Dale Jackson
Subject: Ultra-luminous Infrared Galaxies: Links to the history of star formation, mergers, and the formation of QSOs
2:30 pm:
Fine Theoretical Physics Institute Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Emil Akhmedov, ITEP
Subject: On the alternative formulation of Hamiltonian dynamics in QFT (2D case)
5:00 pm:
Honors Seminar
in Physics 143
Speaker: Matt Parker, Senior Thesis Defense, University of Minnesota
Subject: Measurement of Radial Velocity and Orbital Period of Procyon A
Tuesday, May 2nd 2006
12:20 pm:
Condensed Matter Sack Lunch Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Beth Masimore, University of Minnesota
Subject: Detecting transient oscillations in local field potentials
1:25 pm:
Space Physics Seminar
in 236A Physics
Speaker: Dr. John Dombeck, University of Minnesota
Subject: Low-latitude Broadband Electrons Observed During Major Geomagnetic Storms
4:40 pm:
Honors Seminar
in Physics Room 143
Speaker: Adam Dally, Senior Thesis Defense, University of Minnesota
Subject: Cataloging and Support Information of M33
Wednesday, May 3rd 2006
4:00 pm:
Physics and Astronomy Colloquium
in 131 Physics
Speaker: Thierry Giamarchi, NCCR, Switzerland
Subject: Disordered Elastic Systems: From high temperature superconductors to ferroelectrics. Refreshments served in Room 216 Physics at 3:30 p.m.
Speaker to follow Student Award Presentations at 4:00 p.m.
Thursday, May 4th 2006
09:00 am:
FTPI Workshop
in Cowles Auditorium, Hubert H. Humphrey Center
Speaker: Anthony Leggett, UIUC, Boris Altshuler of Columbia University, Daniel Fisher of Harvard University and many others.
Subject: Frontiers in Condensed Matter Theory
More information about this workshop is available on the FTPI website at http://www.ftpi.umn.edu/fcmt/index_fcmt.html
12:10 pm:
Astrophysics Lunchtime Seminar
in B49 Physics
No Seminar. Will resume in the fall.
12:15 pm:
High Energy Theory Lunchtime Seminar
in 435 Physics
No seminar this week.
1:25 pm:
Condensed Matter Seminar
in 210 Physics
No Seminar This Week
2:30 pm:
Nuclear Physics Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Xiao-bing Zhang, University of Minnesota
Subject: Aspects of color-flavor locked phases in dense quark matter
3:45 pm:
Physics Education Seminar
in Physics 242
Speaker: Alice Churukian, Physics Professor at Concordia College, Moorhead, MN
Subject: How do we know what students are learning and how do we determine the effectiveness of instruction?
Friday, May 5th 2006
12:20 pm:
Speaker: The students of the methods of experimental physics class will present posters on their projects.
Subject: Students will demonstrate how the projects were executed and explain the equipment and setup. Projects cover topics from particle physics to optics to solid state physics. Pizza & pop will be served.
For a complete list see: http://mxp.physics.umn.edu/s06/Projects/Projects.htm
3:35 pm:
Astrophysics Colloquium
in 210 Physics
No Seminar. Will resume in the fall.
3:35 pm:
History of Science and Technology Colloquium
in 131 Physics
No Seminar. Will resume in the fall.
Thursday, May 11th 2006
09:00 am:
FTPI Workshop
in Cowles Auditorium, Hubert H. Humphrey Center
Speaker: A. Polyakov, N. Arkani-Hamed, Z. Bern, G. Dvali, I. Klebanov, M. Strassler, and J. Sonnenschein, and many others.
Subject: Continuous Advances in Quantum Chromo Dynamics
More information about this workshop is available on the FTPI website at http://www.ftpi.umn.edu/qcd_06/index_qcd_06.html
Friday, May 12th 2006
10:30 am:
Thesis Defense
in Physics 435
Speaker: Kevin Parendo
Subject: Tuning the 2D Superconductor-Insulator Transition by use of the Electric Field Effect and Parallel Magnetic Fields
12:00 pm:
Thesis Defense
in Physics 435
Speaker: Ibrahim Elsayed
Subject: Possible quantum behavior of classical Josephson junction arrays
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