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Wednesday, June 8th 2011
08:00 am:
Freshman Orientation Begins
Friday, June 10th 2011
1:00 pm:
Thesis Defense in Room 2-102, Center for Magnetic Resonance Research.
Speaker: Robert O'Connell, University of Minnesota
Subject: Determining Optimum Imaging Parameters for SWIFT: Application to Superparamagnetic Iron Oxides and Magnetized Objects
This is the public portion of Mr. O'Connell's thesis defense
4:30 pm:
May Session Ends
Thursday, June 30th 2011
08:00 am:
Transfer orientation begins
Monday, July 4th 2011
3:35 pm:
Independence Day
University closed
Wednesday, July 6th 2011
12:00 pm:
Special Seminar in 210 Physics
Speaker: Hans Courant, University of Minnesota
Subject: The Trinity Test
Saturday, July 9th 2011
4:30 pm:
Summer session I ends
Monday, July 11th 2011
3:35 pm:
Summer Session II begins
Monday, July 25th 2011
7:00 pm:
Special Seminar in Physics 170
Speaker: Jim Kakalios, University of Minnesota
Subject: The Physics of Superheroes
Tuesday, July 26th 2011
11:00 am:
Thesis Defense in 435 Physics
Speaker: Tom Kelley, University of Minnesota
Subject:  Soft-Wall AdS/QCD
This is the public portion of Mr. Kelley's thesis defense
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Wednesday, July 27th 2011
11:00 am:
Thesis Defense in 435 Physics
Speaker: Roxanne Radpour, University of Minnesota
Subject: Design, Construction, and Assessment of a Neutron Shield for CDMS Test Facilities
Friday, August 5th 2011
3:35 pm:
Thesis Defense in 210 Physics
Speaker: Feng Guo, University of Minnesota
Subject: Noise detection and transport measurements of spin valve systems
This is the public portion of Mr. Guo's thesis defense.
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Friday, August 12th 2011
2:00 pm:
Thesis Defense in 435 Physics
Speaker: Brian Skinner, University of Minnesota
Subject: Microscopic Theory of Supercapacitors
This is the public portion of Mr. Skinner's thesis defense.
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Monday, August 22nd 2011
08:00 am:
Graduate Student Orientation Begins
Tuesday, August 23rd 2011
09:00 am:
Graduate Written Exam in 150 Physics
10:30 am:
Thesis Defense in 435 Physics
Speaker: Projjwal Banerjee
Subject: Neutrino-induced Neucleosynthesis in Supernova Helium Shells
This is the public portion of Mr. Banerjees thesis defense.
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1:00 pm:
Thesis Defense in 210 Physics
Speaker: Xiang Leng
Subject: Superconductor-Insulator Transition Induced by Electrostatic Charging in High Temperature Superconductors
This is the public portion of Mr. Leng's thesis defense.
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Wednesday, August 24th 2011
09:00 am:
Graduate Written Exam
Friday, August 26th 2011
3:30 pm:
Special Elementary Particle Physics Seminar in 435 Physics
Speaker:  Jonathan Miller of Uppsala University (Sweden)
Subject: IceCube and the search for Secluded Dark Matter
Mr. Miller is a candidate for the neutrinos postdoc position.
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