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Friday, January 1st 2010
3:35 pm:
New Year's Day--University Closed
Wednesday, March 10th 2010
5:00 pm:
Van Vleck Lecture in 150 Physics
Speaker: Anton Zeilinger, Institute for Quantum Optics and Quantum Information, University of Vienna
Subject: Quantum physics
Thursday, April 1st 2010
3:00 pm:
Retirement Party for Joyce Clarkin in 216 Physics
Refreshments will be served
Tuesday, April 6th 2010
4:40 pm:
Thesis Defense in 143 Physics
Speaker: Mitchell Ahrens, University of Minnesota
Subject: Neutrinos and Plastic Bottles: A Measurement of the Rate of Water Vapor Diffusion Through HDPE and Buna-N
This is the public portion of Mr. Ahrens' Thesis Defense
Monday, April 19th 2010
4:40 pm:
Senior Honors Thesis Presentation in 157 Physics
Speaker: Tanner Prestegard, University of Minnesota
Subject: Effect of Hadron Calorimeter Segmentation on Electron Identification in the Compact Muon Solenoid.
This is the public portion of Mr. Prestegard’s Senior Honors Thesis Defense
Tuesday, April 20th 2010
4:40 pm:
Senior Honors Thesis Presentation in 143 Physics
Speaker: Brian Moth, University of Minnesota
Subject: Simulation of a newly discovered liquid crystal phase
Monday, April 26th 2010
4:40 pm:
Senior Honors Thesis Defense in 143 Physics
Speaker: Tyler Hennen, University of Minnesota
Subject: Magnetic Force Macroscopy
This is the public portion of Mr. Hennen’s Senior Honors Thesis Defense
Wednesday, April 28th 2010
4:40 pm:
Senior Honors Thesis Presentation in 143 Physics
Speaker: David Stark, University of Minnesota
Subject: The Recovery of Massive Stars from Giant Eruptions
This is the public portion of Mr. Stark’s Senior Honors Thesis Defense
Thursday, April 29th 2010
4:40 pm:
Senior Honors Thesis Presentation in 210 Physics
Speaker: Adam Peterson, University of Minnesota
Subject: Muon Calorimetry in the CLEO-c Experiment
This is the public portion of Mr. Peterson’s Senior Honors Thesis Defense
Friday, April 30th 2010
10:00 am:
Senior Honors Thesis Defense in Physics 358
Speaker: Grant Remmen, University of Minnesota
Subject: Distortion of Black Holes caused by motion relative to the Cosmic Microwave Background
This is the public portion of Mr. Remmen’s Senior Honors Thesis Defense
Monday, May 3rd 2010
4:40 pm:
Senior Honors Thesis Presentation in Physics 143
Speaker: Niclole LaHaye, University of Minnesota
Subject: Observation of the Moses Effect in Pure and Salt Water Solutions
Students are welcome to read the paper and come discuss! (Professors are less welcome.)
Thursday, May 6th 2010
4:40 pm:
Senior Honors Thesis Presentation in 210 Physics
Speaker: Nathan Mirman, University of Minnesota
Subject: Study of Bin Migration in Z Boson Rapidity Measurement at CMS
Monday, May 10th 2010
08:00 am:
Finals Week begins
Tuesday, May 11th 2010
1:00 pm:
Thesis Defense in 236 Physics
Speaker: Edwin Scott Bowman, University of Minnesota
Subject: Linear Sigma Model at Finite Temperatures and Chemical Potentials
This is the public portion of Mr. Bowman’s Thesis Defense
Saturday, May 15th 2010
4:30 pm:
Finals Week ends
Monday, May 24th 2010
08:00 am:
First day of May session classes
Monday, May 31st 2010
08:00 am:
University closed for Memorial Day Holiday

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