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Monday, November 9th 2009
12:15 pm:
Cosmology Lunchtime Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Laurens Keek, University of Minnesota
Subject: X-ray bursts with too short recurrence times
3:35 pm:
Student Journal Club
in 140 Physics
Speaker: Adam Schreckenberger, University of Minnesota
Subject: K. Lang. Neutrino Oscillations Results from MINOS, 2006
Students are welcome to read the paper and come discuss! (Professors are less welcome.)
Tuesday, November 10th 2009
12:20 pm:
Condensed Matter Sack Lunch Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Yen-Hsiang Lin, University of Minnesota
Subject: Indirect magnetic-field-tuned superconductor-insulator transitions
12:20 pm:
Space Physics Seminar
in 143 Physics
Speaker: Jesse Woodroffe, University of Minnesota
Subject: The global structure of magnetospheric ultra low frequency waves and its relation to ionospheric conductivity
2:30 pm:
Biophysics Seminar
in 166 Physics
There will be no seminar this week.
2:30 pm:
Elementary Particle Physics Seminar
in 435 Physics
There will be no seminar this week.
Wednesday, November 11th 2009
1:25 pm:
Nuclear Physics Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Meng-Ru Wu, University of Minnesota
Subject: Spectral split of supernova neutrinos
3:35 pm:
Physics and Astronomy Colloquium
in 131 Physics
Speaker: Brian Anderson, John Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab
Subject: Lessons in extreme solar wind-planetary interactions at Mercury: Results from the three MESSENGER flybys in anticipation of orbital observations in 2011
Refreshments served in Room 216 Physics after colloquium
Thursday, November 12th 2009
11:15 am:
Special Space Seminar
in 170 Physics
Speaker: Brian Anderson, John Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab
Subject: "Continuous Global Birkeland Currents from the Active Magnetosphere and Planetary Electrodynamics Response Experiment: AMPERE.
12:10 pm:
Astronomy Journal Club
in B49 Physics
Speaker: Michael Milligan and Bob Gehrz
12:15 pm:
High Energy Theory Lunchtime Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Andrei Frolov, Simon Fraser University
Subject: Primordial Non-Gaussianity from Preheating
1:25 pm:
Condensed Matter Seminar
in 210 Physics
Speaker: Martin Greven, University of Minnesota
Subject: Novel magnetic excitations in the pseudogap phase of a cuprate superconductor
Friday, November 13th 2009
2:30 pm:
Introduction to Research Seminar
in 143 Physics
Speaker: Jeremiah Mans
Subject: CMS at LHC
mainly for new graduate students
3:35 pm:
Astronomy Colloquium
in 210 Physics
Speaker: Dr. Timothy Beers, Michigan State U
Subject: The Chemo-Dynamical History of the Milky Way as Revealed by SDSS/SEGUE
3:35 pm:
History of Science and Technology Colloquium
in 131 Physics
Speaker: Jeffrey Yost, Charles Babbage Institute, University of Minnesota
Subject: Programming Enterprise: Women Entrepreneurs in Software and Services, 1965-1990
Refreshments served in Room 216 Physics at 3:15 p.m.
Wednesday, November 18th 2009
3:35 pm:
Physics and Astronomy Colloquium
in 131 Physics
Speaker: Jeremy Levy, University of Pittsburgh
Subject: Oxide Nanoelectronics
Refreshments served in Room 216 Physics after colloquium
Thursday, November 19th 2009
12:10 pm:
Astronomy Journal Club
in B49 Physics
Speaker: Kerri Cahoy
12:15 pm:
High Energy Theory Lunchtime Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Thomas Cohen, University of Maryland
Subject: Baryons and holography
1:25 pm:
Condensed Matter Seminar
in 210 Physics
Speaker: Jeremy Levy, University of Pittsburgh
Subject: Possible Observation of Integer and Fractional Quantum Hall States in an Interfacial Oxide Nanostructure
Friday, November 20th 2009
2:30 pm:
Introduction to Research Seminar
in 143 Physics
Speaker: Chris Leighton, Dept. of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Minnesota
Subject: Electronic and Magnetic Properties of Novel Magnetic Materials
mainly for new graduate students
3:35 pm:
Astronomy Colloquium
in 210 Physics
Speaker: Dr. Charles Woodward, U Minnesota, Astronomy
3:35 pm:
History of Science and Technology Colloquium
in 131 Physics
No Colloquium this week
Wednesday, November 25th 2009
3:35 pm:
Physics and Astronomy Colloquium
in 131 Physics
Speaker: No colloquium this week. Thanksgiving.
Thursday, November 26th 2009
12:10 pm:
Astronomy Journal Club
in B49 Physics
Speaker: No Journal Club this week.
12:15 pm:
High Energy Theory Lunchtime Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: No High Energy Theory Lunchtime Seminar due to holiday closing
Subject: Holiday, University Closed
Friday, November 27th 2009
3:35 pm:
Astronomy Colloquium
in 210 Physics
Speaker: No colloquium this week.
Wednesday, December 2nd 2009
3:35 pm:
Physics and Astronomy Colloquium
in 131 Physics
Speaker: To be announced
Refreshments served in Room 216 Physics after colloquium
Thursday, December 3rd 2009
12:10 pm:
Astronomy Journal Club
in B49 Physics
Speaker: Pete Mendygral and Evan Skillman
12:15 pm:
High Energy Theory Lunchtime Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Alexei Bazavov, University of Arizona
Subject: TBA
Friday, December 4th 2009
2:30 pm:
Introduction to Research Seminar
in 143 Physics
Speaker: Cynthia Cattell
Subject: Particle acceleration and energy transfer in space plasmas
mainly for new graduate students
3:35 pm:
Astronomy Colloquium
in 210 Physics
Speaker: Dr. Judith Cohen, Caltech
3:35 pm:
History of Science and Technology Colloquium
in 131 Physics
No Colloquium this week
Wednesday, December 9th 2009
3:35 pm:
Physics and Astronomy Colloquium
in 131 Physics
Speaker: To be announced
Refreshments served in Room 216 Physics after colloquium
Thursday, December 10th 2009
12:10 pm:
Astronomy Journal Club
in B49 Physics
Speaker: Andrea Mehner and Yong Qian
12:15 pm:
High Energy Theory Lunchtime Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: TBA
Friday, December 11th 2009
2:30 pm:
Introduction to Research Seminar
in 143 Physics
Speaker: Shaul Hanany
Subject: Reaching to the Big Bang
mainly for new graduate students
3:35 pm:
Astronomy Colloquium
in 210 Physics
Speaker: Dr. Farhad Zadeh, Northwestern U
3:35 pm:
History of Science and Technology Colloquium
in 131 Physics
Speaker: David Queller, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Rice University
Subject: What Is an Organism?
Refreshments served in Room 216 Physics at 3:15 p.m.
Thursday, December 17th 2009
12:15 pm:
High Energy Theory Lunchtime Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Finals Week - No High Energy Seminar this Week
Thursday, December 24th 2009
12:15 pm:
High Energy Theory Lunchtime Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: No Speaker Today
Subject: Holiday, University Closed
Thursday, December 31st 2009
12:15 pm:
High Energy Theory Lunchtime Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: No Speaker Today
Subject: Holiday, University Closed
Thursday, January 7th 2010
12:15 pm:
High Energy Theory Lunchtime Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: TBA
Thursday, January 14th 2010
12:15 pm:
High Energy Theory Lunchtime Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: TBA
Thursday, January 21st 2010
12:15 pm:
High Energy Theory Lunchtime Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: TBA
Friday, January 22nd 2010
3:35 pm:
Introduction to Research Seminar
in 236A Physics
Speaker: Martin Greven
Subject: Neutron and x-ray scattering of strongly correlated electron systems.
mainly for new graduate students
Thursday, January 28th 2010
12:15 pm:
High Energy Theory Lunchtime Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: TBA
Friday, January 29th 2010
3:35 pm:
Introduction to Research Seminar
in 236A Physics
Speaker: Oriol Valls
Subject: Condensed matter theory
mainly for new graduate students
Thursday, February 4th 2010
12:15 pm:
High Energy Theory Lunchtime Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: TBA
Thursday, February 11th 2010
12:15 pm:
High Energy Theory Lunchtime Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: TBA
Thursday, February 18th 2010
12:15 pm:
High Energy Theory Lunchtime Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: TBA
Wednesday, February 24th 2010
3:35 pm:
Physics and Astronomy Colloquium
in 131 Physics
Speaker: Ray Orbach, Department of Energy
Subject: To be announced.
Refreshments served in Room 216 Physics after colloquium
Thursday, February 25th 2010
12:15 pm:
High Energy Theory Lunchtime Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: TBA
Wednesday, March 3rd 2010
3:35 pm:
Physics and Astronomy Colloquium
in 131 Physics
Speaker: Haiyan Gao (Duke University)
Subject: Neutron Electric Dipole Moment
Refreshments served in Room 216 Physics after colloquium
Thursday, March 4th 2010
12:15 pm:
High Energy Theory Lunchtime Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: TBA
Thursday, March 11th 2010
12:15 pm:
High Energy Theory Lunchtime Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: TBA
Thursday, March 18th 2010
12:15 pm:
High Energy Theory Lunchtime Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Spring Break - No Seminar this Week
Thursday, March 25th 2010
12:15 pm:
High Energy Theory Lunchtime Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: TBA
Wednesday, March 31st 2010
3:35 pm:
Physics and Astronomy Colloquium
in 131 Physics
Speaker: Vladimir Savinov, University of Pittsburgh
Subject: Probing the Nature of Neutrinos and Other Fun Stuff with ATLAS at the LHC.
Refreshments served in Room 216 Physics after colloquium
Thursday, April 1st 2010
12:15 pm:
High Energy Theory Lunchtime Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: TBA
Thursday, April 8th 2010
12:15 pm:
High Energy Theory Lunchtime Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: TBA
Wednesday, April 14th 2010
3:35 pm:
Physics and Astronomy Colloquium
in 131 Physics
Speaker: Albert Libchaber, The Rockefeller University
Subject: biological physics
Refreshments served in Room 216 Physics after colloquium
Thursday, April 15th 2010
12:15 pm:
High Energy Theory Lunchtime Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: TBA
Wednesday, April 21st 2010
3:35 pm:
Physics and Astronomy Colloquium
in 131 Physics
Speaker: Chandra Varma, UC Riverside
Subject: High temperature superconductivity theory; Honorary degree
Refreshments served in Room 216 Physics after colloquium
Thursday, April 22nd 2010
12:15 pm:
High Energy Theory Lunchtime Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: TBA
Wednesday, April 28th 2010
3:35 pm:
Physics and Astronomy Colloquium
in 131 Physics
Speaker: Francis Everett, Stanford University
Subject: Gravity Probe B
Refreshments served in Room 216 Physics after colloquium
Thursday, April 29th 2010
12:15 pm:
High Energy Theory Lunchtime Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: TBA
Thursday, May 6th 2010
12:15 pm:
High Energy Theory Lunchtime Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: TBA
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