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Tuesday, February 14th 2012
12:20 pm:
Space Physics Seminar
in 210 Physics
Speaker: Cynthia Cattell
Subject: Solar cycle and solar illumination dependence of auroral ion beams
12:20 pm:
Special Condensed Matter Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Professor Aviad Frydman, Bar Ilan University, Israel
Subject: The Superconducting Insulator
2:30 pm:
Elementary Particle Physics Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Giovanni Franzoni, University of Minnesota
Subject: Search for the Higgs Boson in the Gamma Gamma Channel at CMS
2:30 pm:
Thesis Defense
in Physics 131
Speaker: Bryce Beverlin
Subject: Coherent oscillations in modeled neuronal networks
Wednesday, February 15th 2012
1:30 pm:
Nuclear Physics Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Clint Young, McGill University, Canada
Subject: Hard-scale probes of heavy-ion collisions
Dr. Young is a candidate for a postdoctoral position.
3:35 pm:
Physics and Astronomy Colloquium
in 131 Physics
There will be no colloquium this week.
Thursday, February 16th 2012
12:10 pm:
Astronomy Journal Club
in B49 Physics
Speaker: Danielle Berg and Larry Rudnick
12:15 pm:
High Energy Theory Lunchtime Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Daniel Krefl
Subject: B-Model Approach to Refined Partition Functions
1:25 pm:
Condensed Matter Seminar
in 210 Physics
Speaker: Andrey Varlamov, University of Rome
Subject: Quantum Fluctuations and Dynamic Clustering of Fluctuating Cooper Pairs
Friday, February 17th 2012
3:35 pm:
History of Science and Technology Colloquium
in 131 Physics
Speaker: Brett L. Walker, Department of History, Philosophy, and Religious Studies, Montana State University, Bozeman
Subject: Toxic Archipelago: The Hybrid Causes of Industrial Disease in Japan
Refreshments served in Room 216 Physics at 3:15 p.m.
3:35 pm:
MN Inst. for Astrophysics Colloquium
in 210 Physics
Speaker: Dr. Alberto Bolatto, U Maryland
Subject: The Large Scale Picture of Star Formation in Galaxies: Bright Gas, Dark Gas, and Galaxy Evolution
3:35 pm:
Physics Education Seminar
in 143 Physics
Speaker: Leon Hsu, University of Minnesota
Subject: Using computer coaches in Fall2011 introductory physics
4:40 pm:
Introduction to Research Seminar
in 157 Physics
Speaker: Boris Shklovskii, University of Minnesota
Subject: Non-Fermi liquid behavior due to Orbital Fluctuations in Iron Pnictide Superconductors
Monday, February 20th 2012
11:00 am:
Speaker: Victor Boantza, Unit for History and Philosophy of Science, University of Sydney
Subject: Can Chemists be Good Physicists? An Eighteenth-Century Perspective
Tuesday, February 21st 2012
2:30 pm:
Biophysics Seminar
in 210 Physics
Speaker: David Thomas
Wednesday, February 22nd 2012
3:35 pm:
Physics and Astronomy Colloquium
in 131 Physics
Speaker: Keith Olive, University of Minnesota
Subject: The Impact of the LHC and Direct Detection Experiments on Supersymmetric Dark Matter
Refreshments served in Room 216 Physics after colloquium
Thursday, February 23rd 2012
12:10 pm:
Astronomy Journal Club
in B49 Physics
Speaker: Zahra Forootaninia and Kristen McQuinn
12:15 pm:
High Energy Theory Lunchtime Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Tracy Slatyer
1:25 pm:
Condensed Matter Seminar
in 210 Physics
March meeting practice talks
Friday, February 24th 2012
1:35 pm:
MN Inst. for Astrophysics Colloquium
in 210 Physics
Speaker: Dr. John Cannon, Macalester College
2:00 pm:
Untitled
in Physics 435
Speaker: Eric Sharpe
2:00 pm:
Untitled
in Physics 435
Speaker: Eric Sharpe
2:00 pm:
High Energy Theory Special Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Eric Sharpe
2:00 pm:
TBA
in Physics 435
Speaker: Eric Sharpe
3:35 pm:
History of Science and Technology Colloquium
in 131 Physics
Speaker: Author: Mark Borrello, University of Minnesota; Readers: Ben Kerr, University of Washington, and Rob Richards, University of Chicago
Subject: Author Meets Readers: Evolutionary Restraints: The Contentious History of Group Selection
Refreshments served in Room 216 Physics at 3:15 p.m.
3:35 pm:
Introduction to Research Seminar
in 157 Physics
Speaker: John Broadhurst, University of Minnesota
Subject: To be announced
Monday, February 27th 2012
10:35 am:
MN Inst. for Astrophysics Colloquium
in Bell Museum auditorium
Speaker: Sally Brummel and Jim Rock
Subject: The ExploraDome program
5:35 pm:
MN Inst. for Astrophysics Colloquium
in 210 Physics
Speaker: Dr. Alberto Bolatto, U Maryland
Tuesday, February 28th 2012
12:20 pm:
Space climate and the recent unusual solar minimum
in 210 Physics
Speaker: Sarah Gibson
Wednesday, February 29th 2012
3:35 pm:
Physics and Astronomy Colloquium
in 131 Physics
Speaker: Dr. Sarah Gibson, High Altitude Observatory/NCAR
Subject: Magnetism and the Invisible Man: The Mysteries of Coronal Cavities
Refreshments served in Room 216 Physics after colloquium
Thursday, March 1st 2012
12:10 pm:
Astronomy Journal Club
in B49 Physics
Speaker: Kyle Neary and Tommy Nelson
12:15 pm:
High Energy Theory Lunchtime Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Gary Shiu
1:25 pm:
Condensed Matter Seminar
in 210 Physics
There will be no seminar this week due to March Meeting.
Friday, March 2nd 2012
3:35 pm:
History of Science and Technology Colloquium
in 131 Physics
Speaker: Bruce Hevly, Department of History, University of Washington and Bruce Hunt, Department of History, University of Texas at Austin
Subject: Panel Discussion: Nineteenth-Century Physics and the Natural World: Thermodynamics, Glaciers, Explorers
Refreshments served in Room 216 Physics at 3:15 p.m.
3:35 pm:
MN Inst. for Astrophysics Colloquium
in 210 Physics
Speaker: No colloquium this week
3:35 pm:
MN Inst. for Astrophysics Colloquium
in 210 Physics
Speaker: Laura Trouille (CIERA Postdoctoral Fellow, Northwestern University)
Subject: The Monster's Fiery Breath: Supermassive Black Holes at the Centers of Distant Galaxies
Monday, March 5th 2012
12:15 pm:
Cosmology Lunchtime Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Scott Fallows
Subject: Studying Low Mass WIMPS in the CDMS Experiment
Wednesday, March 7th 2012
11:15 am:
Space Physics Seminar
in 210 Physics
Speaker: Lynn Wilson, Goddard Space Flight Center
Subject: Observations of Electromagnetic Whistler Precursors at Supercritical Interplanetary Shocks
Note the change of time and date for this seminar has changed for the remainder of the semester.
3:35 pm:
Physics and Astronomy Colloquium
in 131 Physics
Speaker: Amihay Hanany, Imperial College, London
Subject: To be announced
Refreshments served in Room 216 Physics after colloquium
Thursday, March 8th 2012
12:10 pm:
Astronomy Journal Club
in B49 Physics
Speaker: Skyler Grammer and Liliya Williams
12:15 pm:
High Energy Theory Lunchtime Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Claudia de Rham
1:25 pm:
Condensed Matter Seminar
in 210 Physics
Speaker: Beth Stadler, Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Minnesota
Subject: To be announced
Friday, March 9th 2012
No HST Colloquium this week.
3:35 pm:
MN Inst. for Astrophysics Colloquium
in 210 Physics
Speaker: Dr. Kristen McQuinn, MN Inst for Astrophysics, UofM
Thursday, March 15th 2012
12:10 pm:
Astronomy Journal Club
in B49 Physics
Speaker: No Journal Club this week - Spring Break
12:15 pm:
High Energy Theory Lunchtime Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: No Seminar, Spring Break
Friday, March 16th 2012
No HST Colloquium this week.
3:35 pm:
MN Inst. for Astrophysics Colloquium
in 210 Physics
Speaker: No colloquium - University closed
Wednesday, March 21st 2012
1:30 pm:
Nuclear Physics Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Edward Brown, Michigan State University
3:35 pm:
Physics and Astronomy Colloquium
in 131 Physics
Speaker: Dr. Uwe Bergmann, SLAC
Subject: Bringing the Dino-Birds to Life
Refreshments served in Room 216 Physics after colloquium
Thursday, March 22nd 2012
10:00 am:
Special Condensed Matter Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Uwe Bergmann, SLAC
Subject: Science at the LCLS – A First Summary
Please note that there will be two Condensed Matter seminars today, this one and the one at the usual time and place.
12:10 pm:
Astronomy Journal Club
in B49 Physics
Speaker: Andrew Johnson and Lucy Fortson
12:15 pm:
High Energy Theory Lunchtime Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Michael Mulligan
1:25 pm:
Condensed Matter Seminar
in 210 Physics
Speaker: Michael Fuhrer, University of Maryland,
Subject: Graphene: Scratching the Surface
Friday, March 23rd 2012
No HST Colloquium this week.
3:35 pm:
MN Inst. for Astrophysics Colloquium
in 210 Physics
Speaker: Dr. Paul Ricker, U Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
4:40 pm:
Introduction to Research Seminar
in 157 Physics
Speaker: Paul Crowell, University of Minnesota
Subject: To be announced
Monday, March 26th 2012
12:15 pm:
Cosmology Lunchtime Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Marco Peloso
Wednesday, March 28th 2012
3:35 pm:
Physics and Astronomy Colloquium
in 131 Physics
Speaker: Misha Stephanov, University of Illinois at Chicago
Subject: To be announced
Refreshments served in Room 216 Physics after colloquium
Thursday, March 29th 2012
12:10 pm:
Astronomy Journal Club
in B49 Physics
Speaker: Erick Bullock and Kyle Willet
12:15 pm:
High Energy Theory Lunchtime Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Silviu S. Pufu
1:25 pm:
Condensed Matter Seminar
in 210 Physics
Speaker: Chase Broedersz, Princeton
Subject: Criticality and isostaticity in fiber networks
Friday, March 30th 2012
3:35 pm:
History of Science and Technology Colloquium
in 131 Physics
Speaker: Jeffrey Mullins, Department of History, St. Cloud State University
Subject: Forming a Nation, Re-Framing a Profession: Race, Medical Science, and Physician Understandings of American Identity
Refreshments served in Room 216 Physics at 3:15 p.m.
3:35 pm:
MN Inst. for Astrophysics Colloquium
in 210 Physics
Speaker: Dr. Paul Smith, U Arizona
Wednesday, April 4th 2012
3:35 pm:
Physics and Astronomy Colloquium
in 131 Physics
Speaker: Dr. Vladimir Falko, Lancaster University
Refreshments served in Room 216 Physics after colloquium
Thursday, April 5th 2012
12:10 pm:
Astronomy Journal Club
in B49 Physics
Speaker: Karlen Shahinyan
12:15 pm:
High Energy Theory Lunchtime Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Mithat Unsal
1:25 pm:
Condensed Matter Seminar
in 210 Physics
Speaker: Ryan Elliot, Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, University of Minnesota
Friday, April 6th 2012
3:35 pm:
History of Science and Technology Colloquium
in 131 Physics
Speaker: Rebecca Slayton, Program in History of Science and Technology, University of Minnesota
Subject: Efficient, Secure, Green: The Shifting Logic of 'Smart' Grids
Refreshments served in Room 216 Physics at 3:15 p.m.
3:35 pm:
MN Inst. for Astrophysics Colloquium
in 210 Physics
Speaker: Dr. Claudia Scarlata, U Minnesota, MN Inst. for Astrophysics
Saturday, April 7th 2012
4:40 pm:
Introduction to Research Seminar
in 157 Physics
Speaker: Bob Lysak, University of Minnesota
Subject: To be announced
Wednesday, April 11th 2012
11:15 am:
Space Physics Seminar
in 210 Physics
Speaker: Dr. Doug Rowland, Goddard Space Flight Center
Subject: Energetic electron production by thunderstorms: Firefly Cubesat and FireStation
3:35 pm:
Physics and Astronomy Colloquium
in 131 Physics
Speaker: Dr. Michael Brown, CalTech
Refreshments served in Room 216 Physics after colloquium
Thursday, April 12th 2012
12:10 pm:
Astronomy Journal Club
in B49 Physics
Speaker: Mehdi Lame'e and Alejandro Garcia Bedregal
12:15 pm:
High Energy Theory Lunchtime Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Benjamin Basso
1:25 pm:
Condensed Matter Seminar
in 210 Physics
Speaker: Jian Peng Wang, Electrical Engineering, University of Minnesota
Friday, April 13th 2012
3:35 pm:
History of Science and Technology Colloquium
in 131 Physics
Speaker: Craig Calendar, University of California, San Diego
Subject: The Flow of Time: Stitching the World Together
Refreshments served in Room 216 Physics at 3:15 p.m.
3:35 pm:
MN Inst. for Astrophysics Colloquium
in 210 Physics
Speaker: No colloquium
Subject: MIfA kickoff this week with the Karlis Kaufmanis public lecture
Invited speaker is Mike Brown
Monday, April 16th 2012
12:15 pm:
Cosmology Lunchtime Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Bob Gehrz
Wednesday, April 18th 2012
3:35 pm:
Physics and Astronomy Colloquium
in 131 Physics
Speaker: Dr. Peter Littlewood
Refreshments served in Room 216 Physics after colloquium
Thursday, April 19th 2012
12:10 pm:
Astronomy Journal Club
in B49 Physics
Speaker: Tom Vonderharr and Claudia Scarlata
12:15 pm:
High Energy Theory Lunchtime Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Cliff Burgess (McMaster & Perimeter)
1:25 pm:
Condensed Matter Seminar
in 210 Physics
Speaker: Peter Littlewood, Argonne National Laboratory
Friday, April 20th 2012
3:35 pm:
History of Science and Technology Colloquium
in 131 Physics
Speaker: Jacqueline deVries, Department of History, Augsburg College
Subject: Youth and Sex: Science, Religion and Sex Education in Early Twentieth-Century Britain
Refreshments served in Room 216 Physics at 3:15 p.m.
3:35 pm:
MN Inst. for Astrophysics Colloquium
in 210 Physics
Speaker: Dr. Joel Kastner, Rochester Inst of Technology
Monday, April 23rd 2012
12:15 pm:
Cosmology Lunchtime Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Tom Jones
Tuesday, April 24th 2012
2:30 pm:
Biophysics Seminar
in 210 Physics
Speaker: Jorg C. Woehl, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Wednesday, April 25th 2012
3:35 pm:
Physics and Astronomy Colloquium
in 131 Physics
Speaker: Prof. Mildred Dresselhaus, MIT
Refreshments served in Room 216 Physics after colloquium
Thursday, April 26th 2012
12:10 pm:
Astronomy Journal Club
in B49 Physics
Speaker: Jake Simones and Tom Jones
12:15 pm:
High Energy Theory Lunchtime Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Carlo Contaldi
1:25 pm:
Condensed Matter Seminar
in 210 Physics
There will be no seminar this week due to Van Vleck lecture.
5:00 pm:
Van Vleck public talk
in 150 Physics
Speaker: Mildred Dresselhaus, Institute Professor of Electrical Engineering and Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Subject: My 50-year Adventure with Carbon
Refreshments served in Room 216 Physics after colloquium
Friday, April 27th 2012
No HST Colloquium this week.
3:35 pm:
MN Inst. for Astrophysics Colloquium
in 210 Physics
Speaker: Dr. Michael Kelley, U of Maryland
Monday, April 30th 2012
12:15 pm:
Cosmology Lunchtime Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Jianjie Zhang
Tuesday, May 1st 2012
2:30 pm:
Biophysics Seminar
in 210 Physics
Speaker: Deborah K. Fygenson, University of California, Santa Barbara
Wednesday, May 2nd 2012
11:15 am:
Space Physics Seminar
in 210 Physics
Speaker: Dr. Colin Water
Thursday, May 3rd 2012
12:10 pm:
Astronomy Journal Club
in B49 Physics
Speaker: Steve Warren and Evan Skillman
12:15 pm:
High Energy Theory Lunchtime Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Zohar Komargodski
Friday, May 4th 2012
No HST Colloquium this week.
Thursday, May 10th 2012
12:15 pm:
High Energy Theory Lunchtime Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Gary Felder
Friday, May 11th 2012
No HST Colloquium this week.
Thursday, May 17th 2012
12:15 pm:
High Energy Theory Lunchtime Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: No Seminar, Finals Week
Tuesday, November 27th 2012
2:30 pm:
Biophysics Seminar
in 170 Physics
Speaker: Michelle Wang, Cornell
Wednesday, November 28th 2012
3:35 pm:
Physics and Astronomy Colloquium
in 131 Physics
Speaker: Michelle Wang, Cornell
Subject: Joint CBS/SPA colloquium
Refreshments served in Room 216 Physics after colloquium
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