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Wednesday, September 6th 2006
10:00 am:
THESIS DEFENSE
in Physics Room 435
Speaker: Vlad Elgart
Subject: Rare Events and Phase Transitions in Reaction-Diffusion Systems
3:30 pm:
THESIS DEFENSE
in Physics Room 435
Speaker: Tomotake Matsumura
Subject: A cosmic microwave background radiation polarimeter using a superconducting magnetic bearing
Thursday, September 7th 2006
12:15 pm:
Special Astrophysics and Cosmology Lunchtime Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Carlo Schimd, CNRS-Saclay
Subject: Quintessence by Cosmic Shear
Tuesday, September 19th 2006
12:15 pm:
Science and Politics: Problems and Solutions
in Coffman Memorial Union Theater
Speaker: Kurt Gottfried, Ph.D. (Emeritus Professor of Physics, Cornell University; Co-founder and Chair, Union of Concerned Scientists)
Subject: Science and Politics: Controversies in Regulation and National Security
There is no cost to attend the lecture and lunch is provided. Pre-registration is requested by calling 612-625-0055 or emailing lawvalue@umn.edu.
Wednesday, October 25th 2006
3:25 pm:
Departmental Photograph
in Front Steps of the Physics Building
A proof of the photograph may be seen in room 145 after November 2nd. 8 x 10 inch color photographs may be ordered for $1.25 each.
Thursday, October 26th 2006
4:00 pm:
Thesis Defense
in Physics Room 435
Speaker: Brian Lang
Subject: Measurements of Charm-Production Cross Sections in e+e- Annihilations at Center-of-Mass Energies Between 3.97 and 4.26 GeV
Monday, October 30th 2006
7:45 pm:
IEEE Twin Cities Magnetics Society
in EECE Building, University of Minnesota, East Bank
Speaker: Prof. Michael Coey, Trinity College Dublin
Subject: Spin Electronics
Dinner with speaker: 6:00PM Applebee’s, in Radisson – Metrodome (on campus) RSVP: Mark Tondra (612) 331-3584 or email marktondra@ieee.org
Thursday, November 2nd 2006
09:30 am:
Thesis Defense
in Physics Room 435
Speaker: Carolyn Erickson
Subject: Locating Neutrino Events in Nuclear Emulsion
Friday, November 17th 2006
1:30 pm:
Ph.D. Dissertation Defense
in Physics Room 435
Speaker: Hao Wang
Subject: Spin Dynamics of an Antivortex and a Vortex-antivortex-vortex system
Friday, December 15th 2006
2:00 pm:
Thesis Defense
in Physics 236A
Speaker: Erkan Tuzel
Subject: Particle-based Mesoscale Modeling of Flow and Transport in Complex Liquids
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