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Monday, January 19th 2004
12:15 pm:
No Seminars today, university is closed for Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday
Tuesday, January 20th 2004
12:20 pm:
Condensed Matter Sack Lunch Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Dr. Liviu Movileanu, Texas A&M University
Subject: Single Molecule Biophysics with a Protein Nanopore
Dr. Movileanu is a candidate for the faculty position in experimental biological physics.
2:30 pm:
Elementary Particle Physics Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: To be announced
Subject: To be announced
3:30 pm:
Astrophysics and Cosmology Seminar
in 435 Physics
This seminar will not be held this week.
4:40 pm:
Physics Education Seminar
in 236A Physics
Speaker: Paul Knutson, Vince Kuo, Tom Thaden-Koch
Subject: A Preview of Presentations to be Made at AAPT
Wednesday, January 21st 2004
4:00 pm:
Physics and Astronomy Colloquium
in 131 Physics
Speaker: Dr. David Black, President and CEO, Universities Space Research Association
Subject: "A Taxonomy of the Creatures That Inhabit the Extrasolar Planet Zoo: Are Planets like Art?"
Refreshments served in Room 216 Physics at 3:30 pm
Thursday, January 22nd 2004
12:00 pm:
High Energy Theory Lunchtime Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Tim Tait, Fermilab
Subject: The Light Higgs Mass in Gauge Extensions of the MSSM
12:10 pm:
Astrophysics Lunchtime Seminar
in B49 Physics
Speaker: To be announced
Subject: To be announced
1:25 pm:
Condensed Matter Seminar
in 131 Physics
Speaker: Dr. Jay A. Gupta, IBM Almaden Research Center
Subject: Nonlinear Conductance of Hydrogen in a Tunnel Junction
Dr. Gupta is a candidate for the faculty position in experimental condensed matter physics.
2:30 pm:
Nuclear Physics Seminar
in 435 Physics
This seminar will not be held this week.
Friday, January 23rd 2004
2:30 pm:
Introduction to Research Seminar
in 143 Physics
This seminar will not be held this week.
3:35 pm:
Astrophysics Colloquium
in 210 Physics
Speaker: Dr. Marijke Haverkorn, Harvard University
Subject: Turbulence in the Warm Ionized Interstellar Gas
Refreshments served following the talk in the Astronomy Reading Room, 358 Physics
3:35 pm:
History of Science and Technology Colloquium
in 170 Physics
Speaker: Jerome Jackson, Whitaker Center for Science, Mathematics, and Technology Education Florida Gulf Coast University
Subject: Hand-Me-Down Technology, Kids, and the Origins of Natural Science
Refreshments served in Room 216 Physics at 3:15 p.m.
Monday, January 26th 2004
12:15 pm:
Astrophysics and Cosmology Lunchtime Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: To be announced
Subject: To be announced
2:30 pm:
Fine Theoretical Physics Institute Seminar
in 435 Physics
The seminar will not be held this week.
Tuesday, January 27th 2004
12:20 pm:
Condensed Matter Sack Lunch Seminar
in 435 Physics
The Seminar will not be held this week.
1:25 pm:
Space Physics Seminar
in 143 Physics
The seminar will not be held this week.
2:30 pm:
Elementary Particle Physics Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Kenneth Bloom, University of Michigan
Subject: Truth or Consequences: The Emerging Science of the Top Quark
Dr. Bloom is a candidate for the experimental high energy physics.
3:30 pm:
Astrophysics and Cosmology Seminar
in 435 Physics
The seminar will not be held this week.
4:40 pm:
Physics Education Seminar
in 236A Physics
The seminar will not be held this week.
Wednesday, January 28th 2004
4:00 pm:
Physics and Astronomy Colloquium
in 131 Physics
Subject: Make-up Safety Training and Defibrillator Demonstration
Refreshments served in Room 216 Physics at 3:30 p.m.
Thursday, January 29th 2004
12:00 pm:
High Energy Theory Lunchtime Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Vassilis Spanos, University of Minnesota
Subject: Likelihood Analysis of the Constrained MSSM
12:10 pm:
Astrophysics Lunchtime Seminar
in B49 Physics
Speaker: John Cannon & Liliya Williams, University of Minnesota
Subject: To be announced
1:25 pm:
Condensed Matter Seminar
in 210 Physics
The seminar will not be held this week.
2:30 pm:
Nuclear Physics Seminar
in 435 Physics
The seminar will not be held this week.
Friday, January 30th 2004
2:30 pm:
Introduction to Research Seminar
in 143 Physics
The seminar will not be held this week.
3:35 pm:
Astrophysics Colloquium
in 210 Physics
Speaker: Dr. Charles Kerton, Iowa State University
Subject: Star Formation in Halos around Single O-star HII Regions
Refreshments served following the talk in the Astronomy Reading Room, 358 Physics
3:35 pm:
History of Science and Technology Colloquium
in 131 Physics
Speaker: John Lynch, Barrett Honors College, Arizona State University
Subject: Anti-Evolutionism and Contested Authority in the Natural Sciences Since 1800
Refreshments served in Room 216 Physics at 3:15 p.m.
Monday, February 2nd 2004
12:15 pm:
Astrophysics and Cosmology Lunchtime Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: John Cannon, University of Minnesota
Subject: From Lyman Break Galaxies Through The Redshift Desert
2:30 pm:
Fine Theoretical Physics Institute Seminar
in 435 Physics
The seminar will not be held this week.
Tuesday, February 3rd 2004
12:20 pm:
Condensed Matter Sack Lunch Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Dr. Vincent Noireaux, The Rockefeller University, NY, NY
Subject: In Vitro Genetic Circuits to an Artificial Cell
Dr. Noireaux is a candidate for the faculty position in experimental biological physics.
1:25 pm:
Space Physics Seminar
in 143 Physics
The seminar will not be held this week.
3:00 pm:
Elementary Particle Physics Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Dr. Daniel Cronin-Hennesy
Subject: Inclusive B Physics: Spectra, Moments and CKM Matrix Elements
Dr. Cronin-Hennessy is a candidate for the experimental high energy. Note time change from regular seminar time.
3:30 pm:
Astrophysics and Cosmology Seminar
in 435 Physics
The seminar will not be held this week.
4:40 pm:
Physics Education Seminar
in 236A Physics
Speaker: Ken Heller, University of Minnesota
Subject: A Progress Report on Revising a Physics Course for Biology Majors, Part 1: Course Design and Justifications for Revising the Course.
Wednesday, February 4th 2004
4:00 pm:
Physics and Astronomy Colloquium
in 131 Physics
Speaker: Deborah Jin, University of Colorado - Boulder
Subject: Making Condensates with a Fermi Gas of Atoms
Refreshments served in Room 216 Physics at 3:30 pm
Thursday, February 5th 2004
12:00 pm:
High Energy Theory Lunchtime Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Heather Logan, University of Wisconsin, Madison
Subject: Probing Little Higgs Models at Future Colliders
12:10 pm:
Astrophysics Lunchtime Seminar
in B49 Physics
Speaker: Michael Milligan & Terry Jones, University of Minnesota
Subject: To be announced.
1:25 pm:
Condensed Matter Seminar
in 210 Physics
Speaker: Dr. Jack Harris, Harvard University
Subject: Cold Atoms Without Laser Cooling: the Frontier of Buffer-gas Trapping
Dr. Harris is a candidate for the faculty position in experimental condensed matter physics.
2:30 pm:
Nuclear Physics Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: P. Lichard, University of Pittsburgh
Subject: The Role of the Three-pion Initial State Reactions in a Meson Gas
Friday, February 6th 2004
2:30 pm:
Introduction to Research Seminar
in 143 Physics
This seminar will not be held this semester
3:35 pm:
Astrophysics Colloquium
in 210 Physics
The seminar will not be held this week.
3:35 pm:
History of Science and Technology Colloquium
in 170 Physics
Speaker: John Krige, School of History, Technology and Society, Georgia Institute of Technology
Subject: A 'Marshall Plan' for European Science: The US's Role in Establishing CERN.
Refreshments served in Room 216 Physics at 3:15 p.m.
Monday, February 9th 2004
12:15 pm:
Astrophysics and Cosmology Lunchtime Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Laura Cayon, Purdue University
Subject: Non-Gaussianity in the WMAP Data?. A Wavelet Based Approach
1:30 pm:
Special High Energy Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Dr Alfons Weber, Rutherford-Appleton Laboratory and Oxford University
Subject: Searching for Theta-13; The NuMI Off-Axis Experiment
Dr. Weber is a candidate for the Experimental High Energy Physics faculty position.
2:30 pm:
Fine Theoretical Physics Institute Seminar
in 435 Physics
This seminar will not be held this week.
Tuesday, February 10th 2004
12:20 pm:
Condensed Matter Sack Lunch Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Weilin Zhang, University of Minnesota
Subject: Hybrid Model of Stress Cracking
1:25 pm:
Space Physics Seminar
in 143 Physics
This seminar will not be held this week.
2:30 pm:
Elementary Particle Physics Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Dr Robert Kehoe, Michigan State University
Subject: Studies of the Top Quark at sqrt(s) = 2 TeV
Dr Kehoe is a candidate for the Experimental High Energy Physics faculty position.
3:30 pm:
Astrophysics and Cosmology Seminar
in 435 Physics
This seminar will not be held this week. This seminar will not be included in the calendar unless there is an actual seminar from here forward.
4:40 pm:
Physics Education Seminar
in 236A Physics
Speaker: Ken Heller, University of Minnesota
Subject: A Progress Report on Revising a Physics Course for Biology Majors: Course Design and Justifications for Revising the Course (Part II).
7:00 pm:
Public Lecture
in 150 Physics
Speaker: Dr. Ken Croswell, author
Subject: Magnificent Mars
Co-sponsored by The Minnesota Planetarium Society & The University of Minnesota
Wednesday, February 11th 2004
3:30 pm:
Physics and Astronomy Colloquium
in 216 Physics
Subject: Faculty/SPS/Undergraduate Physics Major mixer
There will be no Colloquium this week because the mixer will take place instead. Please note room and time change. Refreshments will be served in 216 Physics at 3:30 p.m.
Thursday, February 12th 2004
12:00 pm:
High Energy Theory Lunchtime Seminar
in 435 Physics
This seminar will not be held this week.
12:10 pm:
Astrophysics Lunchtime Seminar
in B49 Physics
Speaker: Simon Strasser & Len Kuhi, University of Minnesota
Subject: To be announced.
1:25 pm:
Condensed Matter Seminar
in 210 Physics
Speaker: Dr. Nadya Mason, Harvard University
Subject: Local Gate Control of Carbon Nanotube Quantum Dots
Dr. Mason is a candidate for the faculty position in experimental condensed matter physics.
2:30 pm:
Nuclear Physics Seminar
in 435 Physics
This seminar will not be held this week.
Friday, February 13th 2004
11:15 am:
Special High Energy Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Dr. Andrew Bazarko, Princeton University
Subject: Searching for Neutrino Oscillations in MiniBoone
Dr. Bazarko is a candidate for the Experimental High Energy Physics faculty position.
12:20 pm:
Women in Physics and Astronomy Seminar
in 157 Physics
Speaker: Emily Maher, University of Minnesota
Subject: Recruiting Women into Physics and Astronomy Departments
3:35 pm:
Astrophysics Colloquium
in 210 Physics
Speaker: Dr. Ashish Ashgekar, University of Manitoba
Subject: Searching for Mushroom-shaped Worms in the Canadian Galactic Plane Survey Data
Refreshments served in Room 358 Physics at 4:30pm
3:35 pm:
History of Science and Technology Colloquium
in 170 Physics
Speaker: George Gale, Department of Philosophy, University of Missouri-Kansas City
Subject: How Many Universes ARE There, and Who Cares Anyway?
Refreshments served in Room 216 Physics at 3:15 p.m.
Monday, February 16th 2004
12:15 pm:
Astrophysics and Cosmology Lunchtime Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Tom Montroy, Case Western Reserve University
Subject: Update from the Second Flight of BOOMERANG
2:30 pm:
Fine Theoretical Physics Institute Seminar
in 435 Physics
The seminar will not be held this week. It will not be included in the calendar hence forth unless there is an actual seminar.
Tuesday, February 17th 2004
12:20 pm:
Condensed Matter Sack Lunch Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Weimin Deng, University of Minnesota
Subject: To be announced
1:25 pm:
Space Physics Seminar
in 143 Physics
The seminar will not be held this week.
2:30 pm:
Elementary Particle Physics Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Dr. Kara Hoffman, University of Chicago
Subject: Muon colliders and Neutrino factories: From Science Fiction to Real Science
Dr. Hoffman is a candidate for the experimental high energy physics faculty position.
4:40 pm:
Physics Education Seminar
in 236A Physics
Speaker: Michel Janssen, University of Minnesota
Subject: A New Undergraduate Physics Course: Einstein for Everyone
Wednesday, February 18th 2004
4:00 pm:
Physics and Astronomy Colloquium
in 131 Physics
Speaker: Mirjam Cvetic, University of Pennsylvania
Subject: Particle Physics from String Theory
Refreshments served in Room 216 Physics at 3:30 p.m.
Thursday, February 19th 2004
12:00 pm:
High Energy Theory Lunchtime Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Mirjam Cvetic, University of Pennsylvania
Subject: Chiral Supersymmetric Theory from Intersecting D6-branes and Fluxes
12:10 pm:
Astrophysics Lunchtime Seminar
in B49 Physics
Speaker: Vikram Dwarkadas, University of Chicago
Subject: The Evolution of Supernovae in the Winds of Massive Stars
1:25 pm:
Condensed Matter Seminar
in 210 Physics
Speaker: Dr. Britton L. T. Plourde, University of California, Berkeley
Subject: Quantum Coherence in Nanoscale Superconducting Devices: Flux Qubits
Dr. Plourde is a candidate for the faculty position in experimental condensed matter physics.
2:30 pm:
Nuclear Physics Seminar
in 435 Physics
This seminar will not be held this week.
2:30 pm:
Special Experimental High Energy Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Kevin Stenson, University of Colorado
Subject: Charm Mixing and Rare Decays from FOCUS
Dr. Stenson is a Candidate for the Experimental High Energy Physics faculty position.
Friday, February 20th 2004
3:35 pm:
Astrophysics Colloquium
in 210 Physics
Speaker: Dr. Henry (Chip) Kobulnicky, University of Wyoming
Subject: Tracing the Chemical Enrichment Histories of Starforming Galaxies from z = 0.2 to z = 3
Refreshments served following the talk in the Astronomy Reading Room, 358 Physics
3:35 pm:
History of Science and Technology Colloquium
in 131 Physics
Speaker: Matthias Schemmel, Max Planck Institute for the History of Science in Early Modern Mechanics
Subject: The English Galileo: Thomas Harriot and the Force of Shared Knowledge
Refreshments served in Room 216 Physics at 3:15 p.m.
Monday, February 23rd 2004
12:15 pm:
Astrophysics and Cosmology Lunchtime Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Tomotake Matsumura, University of Minnesota
Subject: Ellipticity Analysis of CMB Maps
3:30 pm:
Special Astrophysics Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Dr. H.J.K.L.M. Lamers, The University of Utrecht, the Netherlands
Subject: The Formation and Destruction of Star Clusters in Interacting Galaxies
Tuesday, February 24th 2004
12:20 pm:
Condensed Matter Sack Lunch Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Hao Wang, University of Minnesota
Subject: A Study on Spin Dynamics of Permalloy Stripes
1:25 pm:
Space Physics Seminar
in 143 Physics
The seminar will not be held this week.
2:30 pm:
Elementary Particle Physics Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Dr Karl Ecklund, Cornell University
Subject: CKM Physics at CLEO: Past, Present and Future
Dr. Ecklund is a candidate for the experimental HEP faculty position.
4:40 pm:
Physics Education Seminar
in 236A Physics
Speaker: Michel Janssen, University of Minnesota
Subject: A New Undergraduate Physics Course: Einstein for Everyone (Part II)
Wednesday, February 25th 2004
4:00 pm:
Physics and Astronomy Colloquium
in 131 Physics
Speaker: Reinhard Schlickeiser, Ruhr-Universität Bochum
Subject: Gamma-Ray Astrophysics: Exploring Extreme Astrophysical Objects and Cosmic Boundaries
Refreshments served in Room 216 Physics at 3:30 p.m.
Thursday, February 26th 2004
10:00 am:
Thesis Defense
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Eunjung Ko, University of Minnesota
Subject: First Principles Calculations of Semiconductor Liquids and Clusters
12:00 pm:
High Energy Theory Lunchtime Seminar
in 435 Physics
The seminar will not be held this week.
12:10 pm:
Astrophysics Lunchtime Seminar
in B49 Physics
Speaker: Reinhard Schlickeiser, Ruhr-Universitaet Bochum, Germany
Subject: Cosmological Magnetic Field Generation by the Weibel Instability
1:25 pm:
Condensed Matter Seminar
in 210 Physics
The seminar will not be held this week.
2:30 pm:
Nuclear Physics Seminar
in 435 Physics
The seminar will not be held this week.
Friday, February 27th 2004
3:35 pm:
Astrophysics Colloquium
in 210 Physics
Speaker: Dr. Kelsey Johnson, University of Wisconsin
Subject: Extreme Star Formation in the Local University: From Ultracompact HII Regions to Proto Globular Clusters
Refreshments served following the talk in the Astronomy Reading Room, 358 Physics
3:35 pm:
History of Science and Technology Colloquium
in 170 Physics
Speaker: Margaret Morrison, Philosophy Dept., University of Toronto
Subject: Still A Mystery: The Fourth Quantum Number
Refreshments served in Room 216 Physics at 3:15 p.m.
Monday, March 1st 2004
12:15 pm:
Astrophysics and Cosmology Lunchtime Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Bei Cai, University of Minnesota
Subject: Observations and Reconstructions of Ultra High Energy Cosmic Ray Air Showers--Pierre Auger Observatory
Tuesday, March 2nd 2004
12:20 pm:
Condensed Matter Sack Lunch Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Robert Compton, University of Minnesota
Subject: Spin Polarized Tunneling into Semiconductors
1:25 pm:
Space Physics Seminar
in 143 Physics
The seminar will not be held this week.
2:30 pm:
Elementary Particle Physics Seminar
in 435 Physics
The seminar will not be held this week.
4:40 pm:
Physics Education Seminar
in 236A
Speaker: Vincent H. Kuo, University of Minnesota
Subject: Physics Instructors' Views on How Students Should Solve Problems
Wednesday, March 3rd 2004
4:00 pm:
Physics and Astronomy Colloquium
in 131 Physics
Speaker: S.G. Djorgovski, Caltech
Subject: Exploring the Reionization Era and the Early Structure Formation
Refreshments served in Room 216 Physics at 3:30 pm
Thursday, March 4th 2004
12:00 pm:
High Energy Theory Lunchtime Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Mikhail Shifman, University of Minnesota
Subject: From Super-Yang-Mills to QCD Through Planar Equivalence
12:10 pm:
Astrophysics Lunchtime Seminar
in B49 Physics
Speaker: Jon Vermedahl & John Dickey, University of Minnesota
Subject: To be announced
1:25 pm:
Condensed Matter Seminar
in 210 Physics
This seminar will not be held this week.
2:30 pm:
Nuclear Physics Seminar
in 435 Physics
This seminar will not be held this week.
Friday, March 5th 2004
3:35 pm:
Astrophysics Colloquium
in 210 Physics
Speaker: Dr. J.. Brown, University of Calgary
Subject: The Magnetic Field of the Galaxy: New Insights from the International Galactic Plane Survey
Refreshments served following the talk in the Astronomy Reading Room, 358 Physics
3:35 pm:
History of Science and Technology Colloquium
in 170 Physics
Speaker: Miriam Levin, Department of History, Case Western Reserve University
Subject: Measuring Technological Time: From the Eiffel Tower to Parislasvegas.com
Refreshments served in Room 216 Physics at 3:15 p.m.
Monday, March 8th 2004
12:15 pm:
Astrophysics and Cosmology Lunchtime Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Keith Olive, University of Minnesota
Subject: Gravatinos in Cosmology
Tuesday, March 9th 2004
12:20 pm:
Condensed Matter Sack Lunch Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: William T. Heller, Ph.D., Condensed Matter Sciences Division and Center for Structural Molecular Biology, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Subject: Protein Complex Structure by Small-angle Scattering: Cardiac Troponin and Protein Kinase A
Dr. Heller is a candidate for the faculty position in experimental biological physics.
1:25 pm:
Space Physics Seminar
in 157 Physics
The seminar will not be held this week.
2:30 pm:
Elementary Particle Physics Seminar
in 435 Physics
The seminar will not be held this week.
4:40 pm:
Physics Education Seminar
in 236A
Speaker: Tom Thaden-Koch, University of Minnesota
Subject: Using Coordination Classes to Understand Students' Judgments of Motion
Wednesday, March 10th 2004
4:00 pm:
Physics and Astronomy Colloquium
in 131 Physics
Speaker: Mikhail Shifman, University of Minnesota
Subject: Understanding the Hadronic World with Supersymmetry
Refreshments served in Room 216 Physics at 3:30 pm
Thursday, March 11th 2004
12:00 pm:
High Energy Theory Lunchtime Seminar
in 435 Physics
The seminar will not be held this week.
12:10 pm:
Astrophysics Lunchtime Seminar
in B49 Physics
Speaker: Kisha Delain, University of Minnesota and Bob Gehrz, University of Minnesota
Subject: To be announced
1:25 pm:
Condensed Matter Seminar
in 210 Physics
The seminar will not be held this week.
2:30 pm:
Nuclear Physics Seminar
in 435 Physics
The seminar will not be held this week.
Friday, March 12th 2004
12:20 pm:
Women in Physics & Astronomy Seminar
in Physics 157
Speaker: Sarah Olmstead, University of Minnesota
Subject: Opportunities for Physicists & Astronomers in Science Policy
3:35 pm:
Astrophysics Colloquium
in 210 Physics
The colloquium will not be held this week.
3:35 pm:
History of Science and Technology Colloquium
in 170 Physics
The colloquium will not be held this week.
Monday, March 15th 2004
12:15 pm:
Astrophysics and Cosmology Lunchtime Seminar
in 435 Physics
This seminar will not be held this week.
Tuesday, March 16th 2004
12:20 pm:
Condensed Matter Sack Lunch Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Jonathan Strand, Ming Yan, Suntao Wang, University of Minnesota
Subject: APS March Meeting Practice Talks
1:25 pm:
Space Physics Seminar
in 143 Physics
The seminar will not be held this week.
2:30 pm:
Elementary Particle Physics Seminar
in 435 Physics
This seminar will not be held this week.
4:40 pm:
Physics Education Seminar
in 236A
The seminar will not be held this week.
Wednesday, March 17th 2004
4:00 pm:
Physics and Astronomy Colloquium
in 131 Physics
The colloquium will not be held this week.
Thursday, March 18th 2004
12:00 pm:
High Energy Theory Lunchtime Seminar
in 435 Physics
This seminar will not be held this week.
12:10 pm:
Astrophysics Lunchtime Seminar
in B49 Physics
This seminar will not be held this week.
1:25 pm:
Condensed Matter Seminar
in 210 Physics
Speaker: Melissa Eblen, Anand Bhattacharya, Jooho Park & Laura Adams, University of Minnesota
Subject: APS March Meeting Practice Talks (10 min. each)
2:30 pm:
Nuclear Physics Seminar
in 435 Physics
This seminar will not be held this week.
Friday, March 19th 2004
3:35 pm:
Astrophysics Colloquium
in 210 Physics
Speaker: Dr. Earle Luck, Case Western Reserve University
Subject: "Cepheid Abundances and the Galactic Metallicity Gradient"
Refreshments served following the talk in the Astronomy Reading Room, 358 Physics
3:35 pm:
History of Science and Technology Colloquium
in 170 Physics
The colloquium will not be held this week.
Monday, March 22nd 2004
12:15 pm:
Astrophysics and Cosmology Lunchtime Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Michael Duvernois, University of Minnesota
Subject: Radio Observations of Astrophysical Neutrinos: First Results and ANITA-SMEX Design
Tuesday, March 23rd 2004
12:20 pm:
Condensed Matter Sack Lunch Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Jorge Estevez, University of Minnesota
Subject: Phage Phi29 DNA Packaging Motor
1:25 pm:
Space Physics Seminar
in 143 Physics
This seminar will not be held this week.
2:30 pm:
Elementary Particle Physics Seminar
in 435 Physics
Subject: This seminar will not be held this week.
4:40 pm:
Physics Education Seminar
in 236A
Speaker: Peter Border, University of Minnesota
Subject: Physics for Game Designers
Wednesday, March 24th 2004
4:00 pm:
Physics and Astronomy Colloquium
in 131 Physics
Speaker: David J. Tedeschi, University of South Carolina
Subject: Experimental Evidence for Pentaquark States
Refreshments served in Room 216 Physics at 3:30 pm
Thursday, March 25th 2004
12:00 pm:
High Energy Theory Lunchtime Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Tino Nyawelo, (NIKHEF)
Subject: Relativistic Fluid Mechanics, Kaehler Manifolds and Supersymmetry
12:10 pm:
Astrophysics Lunchtime Seminar
in B49 Physics
Speaker: Dale Jackson and Chick Woodward, University of Minnesota
Subject: To be announced
1:25 pm:
Condensed Matter Seminar
in 210 Physics
The seminar will not be held this week.
2:30 pm:
Nuclear Physics Seminar
in 435 Physics
The seminar will not be held this week.
Friday, March 26th 2004
3:35 pm:
Astrophysics Colloquium
in 210 Physics
Speaker: Dr. Robert Benjamin, University of Wisconsin, Whitewater
Subject: A Quick Look at GLIMPSE: Spitzer Space Telescope Observations of the Galactic Plane
Refreshments served following the talk in the Astronomy Reading Room, 358 Physics
3:35 pm:
History of Science and Technology Colloquium
in 170 Physics
Speaker: David Cahan, Department of History, University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Subject: Hero of Pure Science and Research: Helmholtz and the Shaping of the American Physics Elite in the Gilded Age
Refreshments served in Room 216 Physics at 3:15 p.m.
Monday, March 29th 2004
12:15 pm:
Astrophysics and Cosmology Lunchtime Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Kostya Sapogin, University of Minnesota
Subject: The Possible Detection of z=10 Galaxy and Its Astrophysical Implications
Tuesday, March 30th 2004
12:20 pm:
Condensed Matter Sack Lunch Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Chushan Tian, University of Minnesota
Subject: Weak Dynamical Localization in Periodically Kicked Cold Atomic Gases
1:25 pm:
Space Physics Seminar
in 143 Physics
The seminar will not be held this week.
2:30 pm:
Elementary Particle Physics Seminar
in 435 Physics
The seminar will not be held this week.
4:40 pm:
Physics Education Seminar
in 236A
Speaker: Discussion among attendees at the seminar.
Subject: Changing the Curriculum - Why and How? A discussion of a paper by Elaine Seymour
Wednesday, March 31st 2004
4:00 pm:
Physics and Astronomy Colloquium
in 131 Physics
Speaker: Susumu Saito, Department of Physics, Tokyo Institute of Technology
Subject: Fullerenes and Nanotubes
Refreshments served in Room 216 Physics at 3:30 pm
Thursday, April 1st 2004
12:00 pm:
High Energy Theory Lunchtime Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Rob Myers, Perimeter Institute
Subject: Cosmic Superstrings II
To be announced.
12:10 pm:
Astrophysics Lunchtime Seminar
in B49 Physics
Speaker: Crystal Austin and Larry Rudnick, University of Minnesota
Subject: To be announced.
1:25 pm:
Condensed Matter Seminar
in 210 Physics
Speaker: Dr. Jerome Koopmann, ETH, Zurich
Subject: Weak- to Strong Pinning Crossover
2:30 pm:
Nuclear Physics Seminar
in 435 Physics
The seminar will not be held this week.
3:30 pm:
Speaker: Dr. Elaine Seymour, Director, Ethnology and Evaluation Research, Center for the Advancement of Research and Teaching in the Social Sciences, University of Colorado at Boulder
Subject: Why Women Reject Majors and Careers in Mainstream Science
Friday, April 2nd 2004
3:35 pm:
Astrophysics Colloquium
in 210 Physics
Speaker: Dr. Eric Wilcots, University of Wisconsin, Madison
Subject: The Evolution of the Gas Content of Galaxy Groups
Refreshments served following the talk in the Astronomy Reading Room, 358 Physics
3:35 pm:
History of Science and Technology Colloquium
in 170 Physics
The colloquium will not be held this week.
Monday, April 5th 2004
12:15 pm:
Astrophysics and Cosmology Lunchtime Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Tom Jones, University of Minnesota
Subject: Feedback between Active Galaxies and Cluster Media
Tuesday, April 6th 2004
10:00 am:
Thesis Defense
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Xifeng (Jack) Han, University of Minnesota
Subject: Unusual Surface Transitions and Temperature Dependence of the Layer Spacing in a Non-layer-shrinkage SmA-SmC* Compound
12:20 pm:
Condensed Matter Sack Lunch Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Vlad Elgart, University of Minnesota
Subject: Rare Events Statistics in Reaction-diffusion System
1:25 pm:
Space Physics Seminar
in 143 Physics
The seminar will not be held this week.
2:30 pm:
Elementary Particle Physics Seminar
in 435 Physics
The seminar will not be held this week.
3:30 pm:
Astrophysics and Cosmology Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Grant Matthews, Notre Dame
Subject: Black Holes and White Dwarfs: A New Paradigm for Type I Supernovae
4:40 pm:
Physics Education Seminar
in 236A
Speaker: C.E. Campbell & P.J. Ellis, University of Minnesota
Subject: Restructuring Upper Level Physics Courses
Wednesday, April 7th 2004
4:00 pm:
Physics and Astronomy Colloquium
in 131 Physics
Speaker: Keith Olive, University of Minnesota
Subject: Is There Evidence for the Time Variation of Fundamental Constants?
Refreshments served in Room 216 Physics at 3:30 pm
Thursday, April 8th 2004
12:00 pm:
High Energy Theory Lunchtime Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Charles Thorn, University of Florida
Subject: Renormalizing Planar Feynman Diagrams on the Light-cone Worldsheet
12:10 pm:
Astrophysics Lunchtime Seminar
in B49 Physics
Speaker: Paul Robinson and Henry Lee, University of Minnesota
Subject: To be announced.
1:25 pm:
Condensed Matter Seminar
in 210 Physics
The seminar will not be held this week.
2:30 pm:
Nuclear Physics Seminar
in 435 Physics
The seminar will not be held this week.
Friday, April 9th 2004
3:35 pm:
Astrophysics Colloquium
in 210 Physics
Speaker: Dr. Doug Finkbeiner, Princeton University
Subject: Microwave ISM Emission Observed with WMAP and Green Bank
Refreshments served following the talk in the Astronomy Reading Room, 358 Physics
3:35 pm:
History of Science and Technology Colloquium
in 170 Physics
Speaker: Ann Shteir, York University
Subject: 'Fac-Similes of Nature': Modelling Wax Flowers for Art, Science, and Profit
Refreshments served in Room 216 Physics at 3:15 p.m.
Monday, April 12th 2004
12:15 pm:
Astrophysics and Cosmology Lunchtime Seminar
in 435 Physics
There will be no seminar this week.
4:00 pm:
Abigail and John Van Vleck Public Lecture
in 150 Physics
Speaker: Steven Chu, Theodore and Frances Geballe Professor of Physics and Applied Physics, Stanford University
Subject: Holding on to Atoms and Molecules with Lasers: From Atomic Clocks to Watching Biomolecules Move
A reception will be held in Room 216 Physics following the lecture.
Tuesday, April 13th 2004
12:20 pm:
Condensed Matter Sack Lunch Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Peanut McCoy, University of Minnesota
Subject: Fluid Dynamic Oscillator Search for the Josephson Effect in Liquid 4He
1:25 pm:
Space Physics Seminar
in 143 Physics
The seminar will not be held this week.
2:30 pm:
Elementary Particle Physics Seminar
in 435 Physics
The seminar will not be held this week.
4:00 pm:
Physics and Astronomy Colloquium
in 150 Physics
Speaker: Steven Chu, Theodore and Frances Geballe Professor of Physics and Applied Physics, Stanford University
Subject: What Can Physics Say About Life?
Refreshments served in Room 216 Physics at 3:30 pm. (Note day and room change for Colloquium.)
4:40 pm:
Physics Education Seminar
in 236A
The seminar will not be held this week.
Thursday, April 15th 2004
12:00 pm:
High Energy Theory Lunchtime Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Patrick Fox, University of California, Santa Cruz
Subject: To be announced.
12:10 pm:
Astrophysics Lunchtime Seminar
in B49 Physics
Speaker: Gerry Ruch and Roberta Humphrey, University of Minnesota
Subject: To be announced.
1:25 pm:
Condensed Matter Seminar
in 210 Physics
There will be no Condensed Matter Seminar
2:30 pm:
Nuclear Physics Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Huaiyu Duan, University of Minnesota
Subject: Neutrino Processes in Strong Magnetic Fields and Supernova Physics
Friday, April 16th 2004
1:25 pm:
Women in Physics and Astronomy Seminar
in 236A Physics
Speaker: Milena Higgins, law firm of Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi; Nancy Smith, North Shore Mining Company
Subject: Alternative Careers: What the Majority of Physicists and Astronomers are Doing
This seminar is being funded by grants from the Graduate and Professional Student Assembly (GAPSA) and by the Campus Life Initiative of the University of Minnesota in partnership with Coca-Cola.
3:35 pm:
Astrophysics Colloquium
in 210 Physics
Speaker: Dr. Tim Hankins, New Mexico Institute of Technology
Subject: Nanosecond Radio Pulses from the Crab Pulsar: Implications for the Emission Mechanism
Refreshments served following the talk in the Astronomy Reading Room, 358 Physics
3:35 pm:
History of Science and Technology Colloquium
in 170 Physics
Speaker: Catherine Westfall, Argonne National Laboratory
Subject: he Story of EBR-II: A Nuclear Narrative
Refreshments served in Room 216 Physics at 3:15 p.m.
Monday, April 19th 2004
12:15 pm:
Astrophysics and Cosmology Lunchtime Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: John Dickey, University of Minnesota
Subject: "Going Around In Circles"
3:30 pm:
Special Astrophysics Seminar
in 236A Physics
Speaker: Sun Kwok, Institute of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Academia Sinica
Subject: Stardust: from Planetary Nebulae to the Solar System
Tuesday, April 20th 2004
12:20 pm:
Condensed Matter Sack Lunch Seminar
in 157 Physics
Speaker: Ibrahim Elsayed, University of Minnesota
Subject: KT Transition in Josephson Junction Array
1:25 pm:
Space Physics Seminar
in 157 Physics
Speaker: Paul Kellogg, University of Minnesota
Subject: Some Interesting Papers at the Living with a Star Workshop
2:30 pm:
Elementary Particle Physics Seminar
in 435 Physics
The seminar will not be held this week.
4:40 pm:
Physics Education Seminar
in 236A
Speaker: Leon Hsu, University of Minnesota
Subject: Using Computers as Interactive Problem-solving Coaches
Wednesday, April 21st 2004
08:25 am:
For details see: http://www.ftpi.umn.edu/winckler/winckler_program.html
4:00 pm:
Physics and Astronomy Colloquium
in 131 Physics
Speaker: Professor Paul Kellogg, University of Minnesota & Professor George Parks, University of California - Berkeley
Subject: The Legacy of John Winckler to Space Physics
Refreshments served in Room 216 Physics at 3:30 pm
Thursday, April 22nd 2004
12:00 pm:
High Energy Theory Lunchtime Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Ian Low, Harvard University
Subject: Little Hierarchy, Little Higgses, and a Little Symmetry
12:10 pm:
Astrophysics Lunchtime Seminar
in B49 Physics
Speaker: Gerry Ruch, John Martin, University of Minnesota
Subject: To be announced
1:25 pm:
Condensed Matter Seminar
in 210 Physics
Speaker: Dr. Subhasish Chakraborty, University of Minnesota
Subject: Charge Accumulation Imaging of a Two-Dimensional Electron System
2:30 pm:
Nuclear Physics Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Andrew W. Steiner, University of Minnesota
Subject: The Microphysics, Evolution, and Observations of Quarks in Neutron Stars
Friday, April 23rd 2004
3:35 pm:
Astrophysics Colloquium
in 210 Physics
The colloquium will not be held this week.
3:35 pm:
History of Science and Technology Colloquium
in 170 Physics
Speaker: Lorraine Daston, Max Planck Institute for the History of Science
Subject: Imagination and Other Subtle Effluvia in Early Modern Europe
Refreshments served in Room 216 Physics at 3:15 p.m.
Monday, April 26th 2004
12:15 pm:
Astrophysics and Cosmology Lunchtime Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Taylor Childers, University of Minnesota
Subject: Cosmic Ray Energetics And Mass (CREAM): Studying the Knee of the Cosmic Ray Spectrum
Tuesday, April 27th 2004
12:20 pm:
Condensed Matter Sack Lunch Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: You Lin, University of Minnesota
Subject: Molecular Dynamical Simulation of Water-Metal Oxide Interaction
1:25 pm:
Space Physics Seminar
in 143 Physics
The seminar will not be held this week.
2:30 pm:
Elementary Particle Physics Seminar
in 435 Physics
The seminar will not be held this week.
4:40 pm:
Physics Education Seminar
in 236A
Speaker: Tom Thaden-Koch, University of Minnesota
Subject: Using Coordination Classes to Understand Students' Decisions (Part II)
Wednesday, April 28th 2004
4:00 pm:
Physics and Astronomy Colloquium
in 131 Physics
The Colloquium is cancelled this week. Refreshments served in Room 216 Physics at 3:30 p.m.
Thursday, April 29th 2004
10:00 am:
Thesis Defense
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Christopher Stepaniak, University of Minnesota
Subject: Measurements of Semileptonic B Decays at CLEO
12:00 pm:
High Energy Theory Lunchtime Seminar
in 435 Physics
The seminar will not be held this week.
12:10 pm:
Astrophysics Lunchtime Seminar
in B49 Physics
Speaker: Dain Kavars, University Minnesota
Subject: To be announced
1:25 pm:
Condensed Matter Seminar
in 210 Physics
Speaker: Professor David Blank, Department of Chemistry, University of Minnesota
Subject: Directly Probing the Response of the Local Environment During Ultrafast Dynamic Events in Solution
2:30 pm:
Nuclear Physics Seminar
in 435 Physics
The seminar will not be held this week.
Friday, April 30th 2004
3:35 pm:
Astrophysics Colloquium
in 210 Physics
Speaker: Dr. Steve Ellingson, Virginia Tech
Subject: Wide Field Radio Transient Searches
Refreshments served following the talk in the Astronomy Reading Room, 358 Physics
3:35 pm:
History of Science and Technology Colloquium
in 170 Physics
Speaker: Richard Grandy, Department of Philosophy, Rice University
Subject: Assumptions, Data and Ethics: A Neo-Kuhnian Revisiting of the Millikan-Ehrenhaft Dispute
Refreshments served in Room 216 Physics at 3:15 p.m.
Monday, May 3rd 2004
12:15 pm:
Astrophysics and Cosmology Lunchtime Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Dustin Kleckner, University of Minnesota
Subject: Neutrinos
Tuesday, May 4th 2004
12:20 pm:
Condensed Matter Sack Lunch Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Erkan Tuzel, University of Minnesota
Subject: Particle Based Mesoscale Modeling of Flow and Transport in Complex Fluids
1:25 pm:
Space Physics Seminar
in 143 Physics
The seminar will not be held this week.
2:30 pm:
Elementary Particle Physics Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Selina Li, University of Minnesota
Subject: The New DsJ States at CLEO
3:30 pm:
Astrophysics and Cosmology Seminar
in 435 Physics
The seminar will not be held this week.
4:40 pm:
Physics Education Seminar
in 236A
Speaker: Paul Knutson, University of Minnesota
Subject: What Do Students Learn in Introductory Physics Labs and What Pedagogies Best Aid in Their Learning?
Wednesday, May 5th 2004
4:00 pm:
Physics and Astronomy Colloquium
in 131 Physics
Speaker: Boris Shklovskii, University of Minnesota
Subject: Fractionalization Induced Charge Inversion of DNA and Gene Therapy
Refreshments served in Room 216 Physics at 3:30 pm
Thursday, May 6th 2004
12:00 pm:
High Energy Theory Lunchtime Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Liantao Wang, University of Wisconsin, Madison
Subject: To be announced.
12:10 pm:
Astrophysics Lunchtime Seminar
in B49 Physics
Speaker: Clayton Hogan and Tom Jones, University of Minnesota
Subject: To be announced.
1:25 pm:
Condensed Matter Seminar
in 210 Physics
Speaker: Dr. Serkan Erdin, University of Minnesota
Subject: Self Consistent Tight Binding Studies of Low-Index Titanium Surfaces and Titanium Dioxide Nanoparticles
2:30 pm:
Nuclear Physics Seminar
in 435 Physics
The seminar will not be held this week.
3:30 pm:
Special Experimental High Energy Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Angela Reisetter, University of Minnesota
Subject: "First Results from the Cryongenic Dark Matter Search at Soudan"
Friday, May 7th 2004
08:00 am:
Untitled
in Physics
The colloquium has ended for the semester.
3:35 pm:
Astrophysics Colloquium
in 210 Physics
Speaker: Dr. Colin Lonsdale, Haystack Observatory
Subject: Colliding Galaxies: Probing Obscured Nuclei with Radio Astronomy
Refreshments served following the talk in the Astronomy Reading Room, 358 Physics
3:35 pm:
History of Science and Technology Colloquium
in 170 Physics
Speaker: Diane Paul, Department of Political Science, University of Massachusetts
Subject: On Drawing Lessons from the History of Eugenics
Refreshments served in Room 216 Physics at 3:15 p.m.
Monday, May 10th 2004
2:30 pm:
Fine Theoretical Physics Institute Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Alexander Turbiner, Mexico University, ICN
Subject: Quantum Many-body Anharmonic Oscillator
Tuesday, May 11th 2004
12:20 pm:
Condensed Matter Sack Lunch Seminar
in 435 Physics
The seminar has ended for the semester.
1:25 pm:
Space Physics Seminar
in 143 Physics
This seminar has ended for the semester.
2:30 pm:
Elementary Particle Physics Seminar
in 435 Physics
The seminar has ended for the semester.
3:30 pm:
Astrophysics and Cosmology Seminar
in 435 Physics
The seminar has ended for the semester.
4:40 pm:
Physics Education Seminar
in 236A
The seminar has ended for the semester.
Wednesday, May 12th 2004
4:00 pm:
Physics and Astronomy Colloquium
in 131 Physics
The Colloquium has ended for the semester. Refreshments will not be served in Room 210 at 3:30 p.m.
Thursday, May 13th 2004
09:00 am:
Special Condensed Matter Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: T. James Belich, University of Minnesota
Subject: Long Range Disorder in Amorphous and Nano-Structured Hydrogenated Silicon Thin Films
This is the public portion of Mr. Belich's thesis defense.
10:00 am:
Thesis Defense
in 236A Physics
Speaker: Steven Giron, University of Minnesota
Subject: "Measuring the Electric-Dipole Moment of the Muon at the BNL (g-2) Experiment"
12:00 pm:
High Energy Theory Lunchtime Seminar
in 435 Physics
The seminar has ended for the semester.
12:10 pm:
Astrophysics Lunchtime Seminar
in B49 Physics
The seminar has ended for the semester.
1:25 pm:
Condensed Matter Seminar
in 210 Physics
The seminar has ended for the semester.
2:30 pm:
Nuclear Physics Seminar
in 435 Physics
The seminar has ended for the semester.
Friday, May 14th 2004
3:35 pm:
Astrophysics Colloquium
in 210 Physics
The colloquium has ended for the semester.
Thursday, June 17th 2004
1:30 pm:
Special Seminar
in 133 Physics
Speaker: James Kakalios, University of Minnesota
Subject: The Uncanny Physics of Superhero Comic Books
3:00 pm:
Celebration Commemorating Hoff Lu
in 131 Physics
Speaker: Program of speakers, including Robert Bruininks, President, University of Minnesota
Subject: Commemorating the Life and Work of Hoff Lu
Friday, June 18th 2004
1:30 pm:
Special Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: David Haviland, Royal Institute of Technology (KTH),
Subject: Detecting the Quantum State of an Electronic Circuit
Friday, July 16th 2004
2:00 pm:
Special Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker:
Speaker: Michele Trapletti, DESY
Subject: Subject: "Heterotic String with Torsion from Freely Acting Orbifolds"
Wednesday, July 28th 2004
11:00 am:
Ph.D. Defense for Physics Education
in 385 Peik Hall
Speaker: Vince Kuo, University of Minnesota
Subject: An Explanatory Model of Physics Faculty Conceptions about the Problem-Solving Process
Monday, September 6th 2004
12:15 pm:
Astrophysics and Cosmology Lunchtime Seminar
in 435 Physics
The seminar will not be held this week.
2:30 pm:
Fine Theoretical Physics Institute Seminar
in 435 Physics
The seminar will not be held this week.
Tuesday, September 7th 2004
12:20 pm:
Condensed Matter Sack Lunch Seminar
in 435 Physics
The seminar will not be held this week. The Condensed Matter Sack Lunch will begin October 14th.
1:25 pm:
Space Physics Seminar
in 143 Physics
The seminar will not be held next week.
2:30 pm:
Elementary Particle Physics Seminar
in 435 Physics
The seminar will not be held this week.
3:30 pm:
Astrophysics and Cosmology Seminar
in 435 Physics
The seminar will not be held this week.
Wednesday, September 8th 2004
4:00 pm:
Physics and Astronomy Colloquium
in 131 Physics
The colloquium will not be held this week.
Thursday, September 9th 2004
12:00 pm:
High Energy Theory Lunchtime Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Muneto Nitta, Tokyo Institute of Technology
Subject: Non-Abelian Walls and Their Moduli Space
12:10 pm:
Astrophysics Lunchtime Seminar
in B49 Physics
The seminar will not be held this week.
1:25 pm:
Condensed Matter Seminar
in 210 Physics
Speaker: Prof. Andy Taton, University of Minnesota, Department of Chemistry
Subject: Complementary Assembly and Organization of Organic and Inorganic Nanomaterials: Size (and Shape) Matters
2:30 pm:
Nuclear Physics Seminar
in 435 Physics
The seminar will not be held this week.
Friday, September 10th 2004
2:30 pm:
Introduction to Research Seminar
in 143 Physics
The seminar will not be held this week.
3:35 pm:
Astrophysics Colloquium
in 210 Physics
The colloquium will not be held this week.
3:35 pm:
History of Science and Technology Colloquium
in 170 Physics
The colloquium will not be held this week.
Monday, September 13th 2004
12:15 pm:
Astrophysics and Cosmology Lunchtime Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Marco Peloso, University of Minnesota
Subject: Moving Sources in a Ghost Condensate"
2:30 pm:
Fine Theoretical Physics Institute Seminar
in 435 Physics
The seminar will not be held this week.
Tuesday, September 14th 2004
12:20 pm:
Condensed Matter Sack Lunch Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Beth Masimore, University of Minnesota
Subject: Transient Frequencies in Noisy Neurological Data
1:25 pm:
Space Physics Seminar
in 143 Physics
The seminar will not be held this week.
2:30 pm:
Elementary Particle Physics Seminar
in 435 Physics
The seminar will not be held this week.
3:30 pm:
Astrophysics and Cosmology Seminar
in 435 Physics
The seminar will not be held this week.
Wednesday, September 15th 2004
4:00 pm:
Physics and Astronomy Colloquium
in 131 Physics
Speaker: Bob Gehrz, University of Minnesota
Subject: NASA's New Spitzer Space Telescope
Refreshments served in Room 216 Physics at 3:30 p.m.
Thursday, September 16th 2004
12:00 pm:
High Energy Theory Lunchtime Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Steven Duplij, Kharkov National University, Ukraine
Subject: Some New Abstract Directions in Development of Supersymmetry and Quantum Groups
12:10 pm:
Astrophysics Lunchtime Seminar
in B49 Physics
Speaker: Terry Jones, University of Minnesota
Subject: to be announced
1:25 pm:
Condensed Matter Seminar
in 210 Physics
Speaker: Prof. Eckhard Krotscheck, Johannes Kepler Universitaet, Linz, Austria
Subject: Quantum Fluids in Confinement"
2:30 pm:
Nuclear Physics Seminar
in 435 Physics
The seminar will not be held this week.
Friday, September 17th 2004
2:30 pm:
Introduction to Research Seminar
in 157 Physics
Speaker: Daniel Cronin-Hennessy, University of Minnesota
Subject: Experimental Aspects of CKM Extractions and CP Violation
3:35 pm:
Astrophysics Colloquium
in 210 Physics
The colloquium will not be held this week.
3:35 pm:
History of Science and Technology Colloquium
in 170 Physics
Speaker: Paul Teller, Department of Philosophy, University of California-Davis
Subject: De-idealizing Truth
Refreshments served in Room 216 Physics at 3:15 p.m.
Monday, September 20th 2004
12:15 pm:
Astrophysics and Cosmology Lunchtime Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Liliya Williams, University of Minnesota
Subject: Substructure in Galaxies and Clusters
2:30 pm:
Fine Theoretical Physics Institute Seminar
in 435 Physics
The seminar will not be held this week.
Tuesday, September 21st 2004
12:20 pm:
Condensed Matter Sack Lunch Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Xiaohua Lou, University of Minnesota
Subject: Spin Injection and Relaxation in Ferromagnet/Semiconductor Heterostructures
1:25 pm:
Space Physics Seminar
in 143 Physics
An organizational meeting for the Space Physics Group will be held.
2:30 pm:
Elementary Particle Physics Seminar
in 435 Physics
The seminar will not be held this week.
3:30 pm:
Astrophysics and Cosmology Seminar
in 435 Physics
The seminar will not be held this week.
Wednesday, September 22nd 2004
4:00 pm:
Physics and Astronomy Colloquium
in 131 Physics
Speaker: Michael Lukin, Harvard University
Subject: Quantum Control of Photons and Atoms
Refreshments served in Room 216 Physics at 3:30 p.m.
Thursday, September 23rd 2004
12:10 pm:
Astrophysics Lunchtime Seminar
in B49 Physics
Speaker: Kisha Delain, University of Minnesota
Subject: To be announced.
12:15 pm:
High Energy Theory Lunchtime Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Marco Peloso, University of Minnesota
Subject: Dynamics of Extra Dimensions
Please note that the time of the seminar has changed. This seminar will meet at 12:15 in future.
1:25 pm:
Condensed Matter Seminar
in 170 Physics
Speaker: Heiko O. Jacobs, University of Minnesota
Subject: Self-assembly Based Manufacturing
2:30 pm:
Nuclear Physics Seminar
in 435 Physics
The seminar will not be held this week.
Friday, September 24th 2004
1:25 pm:
Special Space Physics Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Bela G. Fejer, Center for Atmospheric and Space Science, Utah State University
Subject: Ionospheric Plasma Instabilities
2:30 pm:
Introduction to Research Seminar
in 157 Physics
Speaker: Liliya L.R. Williams, University of Minnesota
Subject: Dark Matter in Astrophysics
3:35 pm:
Astrophysics Colloquium
in 210 Physics
Speaker: Dr. Edward Churchwell, University of Wisconsin
Subject: New Views of the Galaxy from the Spitzer/GLIMPSE Survey
Refreshments served following the talk in the Astronomy Reading Room, 358 Physics
3:35 pm:
History of Science and Technology Colloquium
in 131 Physics
Speaker: Bruce Hevly, Department of History, University of Washington
Subject: A Death in Chamonix: Victorian Alpine Science, Long-Legged Men and the Exploration of Glacier Ice
Refreshments served in Room 216 Physics at 3:15 p.m.
Monday, September 27th 2004
12:15 pm:
Astrophysics and Cosmology Lunchtime Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: John Childers, University of Minnesota
Subject: Supernova Shocks as Cosmic Ray Accelerators
2:30 pm:
Fine Theoretical Physics Institute Seminar
in 435 Physics
The seminar will not be held this week.
Tuesday, September 28th 2004
12:20 pm:
Condensed Matter Sack Lunch Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Laura Adams, University of Minnesota
Subject: Spectroscopic Evidence of Quantum Chaos in Nanosize Metallic Clusters
1:25 pm:
Space Physics Seminar
in 143 Physics
The seminar will not be held this week.
2:30 pm:
Elementary Particle Physics Seminar
in 435 Physics
The seminar will not be held this week.
3:30 pm:
Astrophysics and Cosmology Seminar
in 435 Physics
The seminar will not be held this week.
Wednesday, September 29th 2004
4:00 pm:
Physics and Astronomy Colloquium
in 131 Physics
Speaker: Alec T. Habig, University of Minnesota - Duluth, Physics Dept.
Subject: A Big Tank of Neutrinos
Refreshments served in Room 216 Physics at 3:30 p.m.
Thursday, September 30th 2004
12:10 pm:
Astrophysics Lunchtime Seminar
in B49 Physics
Speaker: Michael Milligan & John Martin, University of Minnesota
Subject: To be announced.
12:15 pm:
High Energy Theory Lunchtime Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Simon Catterall, Syracuse University
Subject: Twisting, Kahler-Dirac Fermions and Lattice SUSY
1:25 pm:
Condensed Matter Seminar
in 170 Physics
Speaker: Amit Meller, Harvard University
Subject: Translocation and Unzipping Kinetics of DNA Molecules Using a Nanopore
2:30 pm:
Nuclear Physics Seminar
in 435 Physics
The seminar will not be held this week.
Friday, October 1st 2004
2:30 pm:
Introduction to Research Seminar
in 157 Physics
Speaker: Marvin Marshak, University of Minnesota
Subject: To be announced.
3:35 pm:
Astrophysics Colloquium
in 210 Physics
Speaker: Dr. Joachim Krautter, Landessternwarte Heidelberg-Konigstuhl
Subject: X-ray Observations of Classical Novae
Refreshments served following the talk in the Astronomy Reading Room, 358 Physics
3:35 pm:
History of Science and Technology Colloquium
in 131 Physics
Speaker: Allan Franklin, Department of Physics, University of Colorado, Boulder
Subject: The Solar Neutrino Problem and Its Solution
Refreshments served in Room 216 Physics at 3:15 p.m.
Monday, October 4th 2004
12:15 pm:
Astrophysics and Cosmology Lunchtime Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Marco Peloso, University of Minnesota
Subject: Moving Sources in a Ghost Condensate
12:20 pm:
Special History of Science and Technology Seminar
in 555 Diehl Hall
Speaker: William Newman, Department of History and Philosophy of Science Indiana University, Bloomington
Subject: The Use of Alchemy to Establish the Limits of Science: From the Middle Ages to the President's Council on Bioethics
Note different day, time and place
Tuesday, October 5th 2004
12:20 pm:
Condensed Matter Sack Lunch Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: John Liu, University of Minnesota
Subject: Search for Critical Point in Liquid Crystal Structures with Resonant X-ray Diffraction
1:25 pm:
Space Physics Seminar
in 143 Physics
The seminar will not be held this week.
2:30 pm:
Elementary Particle Physics Seminar
in 435 Physics
The seminar will not be held this week.
3:30 pm:
Astrophysics and Cosmology Seminar
in 435 Physics
The seminar will not be held this week.
Wednesday, October 6th 2004
4:00 pm:
Physics and Astronomy Colloquium
in 131 Physics
Speaker: Igor Aronson, Argonne National Lab
Subject: Self-Assembly of Metallic Microparticles in Strong Electric Fields
Refreshments served in Room 216 Physics at 3:30 p.m.
Thursday, October 7th 2004
12:10 pm:
Astrophysics Lunchtime Seminar
in B49 Physics
Speaker: Ed Rhoads & Len Kuhi, University of Minnesota
Subject: To be announced.
12:15 pm:
High Energy Theory Lunchtime Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Bjoern Garbrecht, Heidelberg University
Subject: Energy Density as Seen by Unruh's Detector
1:25 pm:
Condensed Matter Seminar
in 170 Physics
Speaker: Eugene Terentjev , Cavendish Lab, UK
Subject: Liquid Crystal Colloids
2:30 pm:
Nuclear Physics Seminar
in 435 Physics
Subject: The seminar will not be held this week.
Friday, October 8th 2004
2:30 pm:
Introduction to Research Seminar
in 157 Physics
Speaker: Alexander Grosberg, University of Minnesota
Subject: To be announced.
3:35 pm:
Astrophysics Colloquium
in 210 Physics
Speaker: Dr. Henry Lee, University of Minnesota
Subject: The Lives and Times of Dwarf Galaxies
Refreshments served following the talk in the Astronomy Reading Room, 358 Physics
3:35 pm:
History of Science and Technology Colloquium
in 170 Physics
Speaker: Garland Allen, Department of Biology, Washington University, St. Louis
Subject: Eugenics and Its Opposition, 1910-1945: What Have We Learned
Refreshments served in Room 216 Physics at 3:15 p.m.
Monday, October 11th 2004
12:15 pm:
Astrophysics and Cosmology Lunchtime Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Bernie Becker, University of Minnesota
Subject: Recent Results from Atmospheric Neutrino Experiments
2:30 pm:
Fine Theoretical Physics Institute Seminar
in 435 Physics
The seminar will not be held this week.
Tuesday, October 12th 2004
12:20 pm:
Condensed Matter Sack Lunch Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Weilin Zhang, University of Minnesota
Subject: Hybrid Model for Stress Cracking
1:25 pm:
Space Physics Seminar
in 143 Physics
Speaker: Andreas Keiling, the Space Sciences Laboratory at University of California Berkeley
Subject: Global Excitation of Alfven Waves
2:30 pm:
Elementary Particle Physics Seminar
in 435 Physics
The seminar will not be held this week.
3:30 pm:
Astrophysics and Cosmology Seminar
in 435 Physics
The seminar will not be held this week.
Wednesday, October 13th 2004
4:00 pm:
Physics and Astronomy Colloquium
in 131 Physics
Speaker: Liliya L.R. Williams , University of Minnesota
Subject: Formation and Evolution of Galaxies - The Dark Matter Side of the Story
Refreshments served in Room 216 Physics at 3:30 p.m.
Thursday, October 14th 2004
09:00 am:
FTPI Seminar: Frontiers Beyond the Standard Model II
in 435 Physics
The seminar will take place from October 14-17. Program posted on FTPI website: http://www.ftpi.umn.edu/index_frontiers.html
12:10 pm:
Astrophysics Lunchtime Seminar
in B49 Physics
Speaker: Paul Robinson & Larry Rudnick
Subject: To be announced.
12:15 pm:
High Energy Theory Lunchtime Seminar
in 435 Physics
The seminar will not be held this week.
1:25 pm:
Condensed Matter Seminar
in 170 Physics
Speaker: Chris Leighton, University of Minnesota
Subject: "Magnetoelectronic Phase Separation in Doped Cobaltites"
2:30 pm:
Nuclear Physics Seminar
in 435 Physics
The seminar will not be held this week.
Friday, October 15th 2004
2:30 pm:
Introduction to Research Seminar
in 157 Physics
Speaker: Alex Kamenev, University of Minnesota
Subject: From Random Matrices to Disordered Particles
3:35 pm:
Astrophysics Colloquium
in 210 Physics
The colloquium will not be held this week.
3:35 pm:
History of Science and Technology Colloquium
in 170 Physics
Speaker: Philip Pauly, Department of History, Rutgers University
Subject: Fixing the Accidents of Natural History: Arboriculture and the Problem of the Prairie in the 19th Century
Refreshments served in Room 216 Physics at 3:15 p.m.
Monday, October 18th 2004
12:15 pm:
Astrophysics and Cosmology Lunchtime Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Tim Ashenfelter, Notre Dame
Subject: Chemical Evolution Constraints on the Observed Fine-structure Constant Evolution in Quasar Absorption Systems
2:30 pm:
Fine Theoretical Physics Institute Seminar
in 435 Physics
The seminar will not be held this week.
2:30 pm:
Women in Physics and Astronomy Seminar
in 236 A Physics
Speaker: Sharon Kurtt, Director IT Career Services
Subject: Postdocs, Availability, Application Process, Etc.
Tuesday, October 19th 2004
12:20 pm:
Condensed Matter Sack Lunch Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Erkan Tuzel, University of Minnesota
Subject: Particle Based Mesoscale Modeling of Flow and Transport in Complex Liquids
1:25 pm:
Space Physics Seminar
in 143 Physics
Speaker: John Wygant, University of Minnesota
Subject: Comparison of Reconnection Structure in the Decoupling Region to a 2-D PIC Simulation
2:30 pm:
Elementary Particle Physics Seminar
in 435 Physics
The seminar will not be held this week.
3:30 pm:
Astrophysics and Cosmology Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Grant Mathews, Notre Dame
Subject: Constraints on Resonant Particle Production During Inflation: Hunting Planck-mass Particles in the Lyman-alpha Forest
Wednesday, October 20th 2004
4:00 pm:
Physics and Astronomy Colloquium
in 131 Physics
The colloquium will not be held this week. Please join us for refreshments in Room 216 Physics at 3:30 p.m.
Thursday, October 21st 2004
12:10 pm:
Astrophysics Lunchtime Seminar
in B49 Physics
Speaker: Michael Busch and Tom Jones, University of Minnesota
Subject: To be announced.
12:15 pm:
High Energy Theory Lunchtime Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Lorenzo Sorbo, University of California, Davis
Subject: Moduli Entrapment with Primordial Black Holes
1:25 pm:
Condensed Matter Seminar
in 170 Physics
Speaker: Dr. Markus Garst, University of Minnesota
Subject: Grueneisen Parameter and Magnetocaloric Effect Near Quantum Critical Points
2:30 pm:
Nuclear Physics Seminar
in 435 Physics
The seminar will not be held this week.
Friday, October 22nd 2004
2:30 pm:
Introduction to Research Seminar
in 157 Physics
Speaker: Paul Oxley, University of Minnesota
Subject: Glimpses of the Big Bang Using Balloon-Based Experiments
3:35 pm:
Astrophysics Colloquium
in 210 Physics
Speaker: Dr. Arif Babul, University of Victoria, B.C., Canada
Subject: Models of Galaxy Clusters with Heating and Cooling: Explaining the Global and Structural X-ray Properties of Clusters
Refreshments served following the talk in the Astronomy Reading Room, 356 Physics
3:35 pm:
History of Science and Technology Colloquium
in 131 Physics
Speaker: Thomas Misa, The Lewis Department of Humanities, Illinois Institute of Technology
Subject: The Materiality of Americanism and Anti-Americanism: Skyscrapers in Europe Between the Wars
Refreshments served in Room 216 Physics at 3:15 p.m.
Monday, October 25th 2004
12:15 pm:
Astrophysics and Cosmology Lunchtime Seminar
in 435 Physics
The seminar will not be held this week.
2:30 pm:
Fine Theoretical Physics Institute Seminar
in 435 Physics
The seminar will not be held this week.
Tuesday, October 26th 2004
12:20 pm:
Condensed Matter Sack Lunch Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Melissa Eblen-Zayas, University of Minnesota
Subject: Low temperature Behavior of Ultrathin La_0.8Ca_0.2Mn_O3 Films
2:30 pm:
Elementary Particle Physics Seminar
in 435 Physics
The seminar will not be held this week.
3:30 pm:
Astrophysics and Cosmology Seminar
in 435 Physics
The seminar will not be held this week.
Wednesday, October 27th 2004
4:00 pm:
Physics and Astronomy Colloquium
in 131 Physics
Speaker: Frances A. Houle, Science and Technology, IBM Almaden Research Center
Subject: Physics and Professional Ethics
Refreshments served in Room 216 Physics at 3:30 p.m.
Thursday, October 28th 2004
12:10 pm:
Astrophysics Lunchtime Seminar
in B49 Physics
Speaker: Sean O'Neill & Liliya Williams, University of Minnesota
Subject: To be announced.
12:15 pm:
High Energy Theory Lunchtime Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Gianmassimo Tasinato, University of Bonn, Germany
Subject: Codimension Two Brane-worlds in Six Dimensional Supergravity and the Cosmological Constant Problem
1:25 pm:
Condensed Matter Seminar
in 170 Physics
Speaker: Dr. Andrew Jordan, University of Geneva
Subject: Transport and Fluctuation Statistics, a Stochastic Path Integral Approach
2:30 pm:
Nuclear Physics Seminar
in 435 Physics
The seminar will not be held this week.
Friday, October 29th 2004
2:30 pm:
Introduction to Research Seminar
in 157 Physics
Speaker: Michael DuVernois, University of Minnesota
Subject: Observing the Highest Energy Neutrino and Charged Particles in the Universe
3:35 pm:
Astrophysics Colloquium
in 210 Physics
Speaker: Dr. Nye Evans, Keele University
Subject: Sakurai's Object: A Star Rises from the Dead
Refreshments served following the talk in the Astronomy Reading Room, 358 Physics
3:35 pm:
History of Science and Technology Colloquium
in 131 Physics
Speaker: Sharon Kingsland, Department of History of Science and Technology, Johns Hopkins University
Subject: Size Doesn't Matter: The Interpretation of the X and Y Chromosomes, 1905-1913
Refreshments served in Room 216 Physics at 3:15 p.m.
Monday, November 1st 2004
12:15 pm:
Astrophysics and Cosmology Lunchtime Seminar
in 435 Physics
The seminar will not be held this week.
2:30 pm:
Fine Theoretical Physics Institute Seminar
in 435 Physics
Subject: To be announced
Tuesday, November 2nd 2004
12:20 pm:
Condensed Matter Sack Lunch Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Bradley McCoy
Subject: Design for Liquid 4He Josephson Effect Apparatus
1:25 pm:
Space Physics Seminar
in 143 Physics
Speaker: Yan Song, University of Minnesota
Subject: The Generation of Electric Fields, reconnection and Auroral Particle Acceleration
2:30 pm:
Elementary Particle Physics Seminar
in 435 Physics
Subject: To be announced
3:30 pm:
Astrophysics and Cosmology Seminar
in 435 Physics
The seminar will not be held this week.
Wednesday, November 3rd 2004
4:00 pm:
Physics and Astronomy Colloquium
in 131 Physics
Speaker: Francis Halzen, Physics Department, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Subject: Neutrino Astronomy at the South Pole: From AMANDA to IceCube
Refreshments served in Room 216 Physics at 3:30 p.m.
Thursday, November 4th 2004
12:10 pm:
Astrophysics Lunchtime Seminar
in B49 Physics
Speaker: Dale Jackson & Eric Barnes, University of Minnesota
Subject: To be announced
12:15 pm:
High Energy Theory Lunchtime Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Sumit Das, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Kentucky
Subject: Time dependent spacetimes from Matrix quantum mechanics
1:25 pm:
Condensed Matter Seminar
in 170 Physics
Speaker: Jonathan Strand, Department of Physics, University of Minnesota
Subject: Spin Dynamics and Hyperfine Interactions in Ferromagnet-Semiconductor Heterostructures
This is the public portion of Mr. Strand's PhD Thesis defense.
2:30 pm:
Nuclear Physics Seminar
in 435 Physics
Subject: To be announced
Friday, November 5th 2004
2:30 pm:
Introduction to Research Seminar
in 157 Physics
Speaker: Prof. John Wygant, University of Minnesota
Subject: To be announced
3:35 pm:
Astrophysics Colloquium
in 210 Physics
The colloquium will not be held this week.
3:35 pm:
History of Science and Technology Colloquium
in 131 Physics
Speaker: BAS C. VAN FRAASSEN, Department of Philosophy, Princeton University
Subject: Structure and Perspective: How Far Does Realism Reach?
Refreshments served in Room 216 Physics at 3:15 p.m.
Monday, November 8th 2004
12:15 pm:
Astrophysics and Cosmology Lunchtime Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: He Ning, University of Minnesota
Subject: Lead Abundance in the Uranium Star
2:30 pm:
Fine Theoretical Physics Institute Seminar
in 435 Physics
The seminar will not be held this week.
Tuesday, November 9th 2004
12:20 pm:
Condensed Matter Sack Lunch Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Jeff Parker, University of Minnesota
Subject: Comparison of the Effects of Disorder, Magnetic Field, and Magnetic Impurities on the Superconductor-insulator Transition in Homogeneous Ultrathin Films
1:25 pm:
Space Physics Seminar
in 143 Physics
Speaker: Alex Kornev & Michael Busch, University of Minnesota
Subject: To be announced & Upstreaming Ion Acceleration by Alfven Waves
2:30 pm:
Elementary Particle Physics Seminar
in 435 Physics
The seminar will not be held this week.
3:30 pm:
Astrophysics and Cosmology Seminar
in 435 Physics
The seminar will not be held this week.
Wednesday, November 10th 2004
4:00 pm:
Physics and Astronomy Colloquium
in 131 Physics
Speaker: Volker Bromm, The University of Texas at Austin
Subject: The First Sources of Light
Refreshments served in Room 216 Physics at 3:30 p.m.
Thursday, November 11th 2004
12:10 pm:
Astrophysics Lunchtime Seminar
in B49 Physics
Speaker:
Jon Vermedahl & Bob Gehrz
Subject: To be announced.
12:15 pm:
High Energy Theory Lunchtime Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Alexei Yung, Nuclear Physics Institute, St. Petersburg
Subject: Non-Abelian Vortices in N=1* Gauge Theory
1:25 pm:
Condensed Matter Seminar
in 170 Physics
Speaker: James Sethna, Cornell University
Subject: Questions in the Transitions Between Scales
2:30 pm:
Nuclear Physics Seminar
in 435 Physics
The seminar will not be held this week.
Friday, November 12th 2004
2:30 pm:
Introduction to Research Seminar
in 157 Physics
Speaker: Joseph Kapusta, University of Minnesota
Subject: To be announced.
3:35 pm:
Astrophysics Colloquium
in 210 Physics
Speaker: Dr. John Wygant, University of Minnesota
Subject: Cluster Spacecraft Observations of Alfven Waves Particle Acceleration and Reconnection in the Geomagnetic Tail of the Earth
Refreshments served following the talk in the Astronomy Reading Room, 358 Physics
3:35 pm:
History of Science and Technology Colloquium
in 131 Physics
Speaker: James Secord, Department of History and Philosophy of Science, University of Cambridge
Subject: Science in the Sun, Life on the Moon: Transatlantic Journalism and Scientific Discovery in 1835
Refreshments served in Room 216 Physics at 3:15 p.m.
Monday, November 15th 2004
12:15 pm:
Astrophysics and Cosmology Lunchtime Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Vassilis Spanos, University of Minnesota
Subject: Gravitino Dark Matter and Searches for Supersymmetric Particles
2:30 pm:
Fine Theoretical Physics Institute Seminar
in 435 Physics
The seminar will not be held this week.
Tuesday, November 16th 2004
12:20 pm:
Condensed Matter Sack Lunch Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Vlad Elgart, University of Minnesota
Subject: Non-equilibrium Phase Transitions in Systems with Absorbing States
1:25 pm:
Space Physics Seminar
in 143 Physics
The seminar will not be held this week.
2:30 pm:
Elementary Particle Physics Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Bernard Becker, University of Minnesota
Subject: To be announced
3:30 pm:
Astrophysics and Cosmology Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Francesco Miniati, ETH, Zurich
Subject: Non-thermal Processes in the Large Scale Structure of the Universe
Wednesday, November 17th 2004
4:00 pm:
Physics and Astronomy Colloquium
in 131 Physics
Speaker: N. P. Ong, Princeton University
Subject: Vorticity and the Nature of the Superconducting Transition in Cuprates
Refreshments served in Room 216 Physics at 3:30 p.m.
Thursday, November 18th 2004
11:15 am:
Women in Physics and Astronomy Seminar
in 131 Physics
Speaker: Trisha Will, University of Minnesota Alumni Relations
Subject: Mentoring: Why Should Students Have Mentors and How to Form a Mentoring Relationship
12:10 pm:
Astrophysics Lunchtime Seminar
in B49 Physics
Speaker: Clay Hogan-Chin & Chick Woodward, University of Minnesota
Subject: To be announced.
12:15 pm:
High Energy Theory Lunchtime Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Cecilia Lunardini, Institute for Nuclear Theory, University of Washington
Subject: Neurino Oscillations and Flavor Changing Neutrino-matter
1:25 pm:
Condensed Matter Seminar
in 170 Physics
Speaker: Professor Phuan Ong, Princeton University
Subject: Life of a Triangular Lattice -- Physics of the Na-doped Cobalt Oxide
2:30 pm:
Nuclear Physics Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Charles Gale, McGill University
Subject: In-medium Effects on Electromagnetic Probes of Relativistic Nuclear Collisions
Friday, November 19th 2004
2:30 pm:
Introduction to Research Seminar
in 157 Physics
Speaker: Paul Crowell, University of Minnesota
Subject: Spin Transport and Dynamics in Solids
3:35 pm:
Astrophysics Colloquium
in 210 Physics
Speaker: Dr. Nathan Smith, University of Colorado
Subject: Feedback from Massive stars: Proplyds, Jets, and Triggered Star Formation in Orion and Carina
Refreshments served following the talk in the Astronomy Reading Room, 358 Physics
3:35 pm:
History of Science and Technology Colloquium
in 131 Physics
The colloquium will not be held this week.
Monday, November 22nd 2004
12:00 pm:
Condensed Matter Seminar
in 170 Physics
Speaker: Dr. D. Polyakov, Karlsruhe Research Center
Subject: Disordered Luttinger Liquids: Dephasing and Low-temperature Transport
Please note special day and time.
12:15 pm:
Astrophysics and Cosmology Lunchtime Seminar
in 435 Physics
The seminar will not be held this week.
2:30 pm:
Fine Theoretical Physics Institute Seminar
in 435 Physics
The seminar will not be held this week.
Tuesday, November 23rd 2004
12:20 pm:
Condensed Matter Sack Lunch Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Kevin Parendo, University of Minnesota
Subject: Electrostatically Tuning the Superconductor-Insulator Transition
1:25 pm:
Space Physics Seminar
in 143 Physics
Speaker: John Dombeck, University of Minnesota
Subject: "Various Spacecraft Observations in the Magnetosphere During the Major Geomagnetic Storms of October 22nd
2:30 pm:
Elementary Particle Physics Seminar
in 435 Physics
The seminar will not be held this week.
3:30 pm:
Astrophysics and Cosmology Seminar
in 435 Physics
The seminar will not be held this week.
Wednesday, November 24th 2004
4:00 pm:
Physics and Astronomy Colloquium
in 131 Physics
No colloquium - Thanksgiving holiday
Thursday, November 25th 2004
12:10 pm:
Astrophysics Lunchtime Seminar
in B49 Physics
The seminar will not be held this week.
12:15 pm:
High Energy Theory Lunchtime Seminar
in 435 Physics
The seminar will not be held this week.
2:30 pm:
Nuclear Physics Seminar
in 435 Physics
The seminar will not be held this week.
Friday, November 26th 2004
2:30 pm:
Introduction to Research Seminar
in 157 Physics
The seminar will not be held this week.
3:35 pm:
Astrophysics Colloquium
in 210 Physics
The seminar will not be held this week.
3:35 pm:
History of Science and Technology Colloquium
in 131 Physics
The seminar will not be held this week.
Monday, November 29th 2004
12:15 pm:
Astrophysics and Cosmology Lunchtime Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Gary Varner, University of Hawaii
Subject: ANITA & ANITA-lite: A Pathfinding Long-Duration Balloon Mission to Constrain the Origin of the Highest Energy Cosmic Rays
2:30 pm:
Fine Theoretical Physics Institute Seminar
in 435 Physics
The seminar will be held this week on Friday.
Tuesday, November 30th 2004
12:20 pm:
Condensed Matter Sack Lunch Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Nathan Moore, University of Minnesota
Subject: Knotting Forces in Polymer Loops
1:25 pm:
Space Physics Seminar
in 143 Physics
Speaker: Cindy Cattell, University of Minnesota
Subject: Energy Banded Ions During Major Geomagnetic Storms
2:30 pm:
Elementary Particle Physics Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Richard Hughes, Ohio State University
Subject: Top Quark Physics at CDF
3:30 pm:
Astrophysics and Cosmology Seminar
in 435 Physics
The seminar will not be held this week.
Wednesday, December 1st 2004
4:00 pm:
Physics and Astronomy Colloquium
in 131 Physics
Speaker: Tom Kieft, Biology Department, New Mexico Tech
Subject: Life in the Deep Biosphere
Refreshments served in Room 216 Physics at 3:30 p.m.
Thursday, December 2nd 2004
12:10 pm:
Astrophysics Lunchtime Seminar
in B49 Physics
Speaker: Dain Kavars & Henry Lee
Subject: To be announced.
12:15 pm:
High Energy Theory Lunchtime Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: K.S. Babu, Oklahoma State University
Subject: Dihedral Families of Quarks, Leptons and Higgs Bosons
1:25 pm:
Condensed Matter Seminar
in 170 Physics
Speaker: Dung-Hai Lee, University of California at Berkley
Subject: A Dichotomy between the Nodal and Antinodal Excitations of the High Temperature Superconductors
2:30 pm:
Nuclear Physics Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Jim Kneller, North Carolina State University
Subject: Powering Gamma Ray Bursts
3:30 pm:
Elementary Particle Physics Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Julia Thom, Fermilab
Subject: Physics with Lepton Pairs at CDF
Note: Special day and time for this seminar
Friday, December 3rd 2004
10:30 am:
Special Fine Theoretical Physics Institute Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Maxim Khodas, Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel
Subject: Chiral Spin Resonance and Spin-Hall Conductivity in the Presence of the Electron-electron Interactions
11:15 am:
Special Astrophysics Seminar
in Physics B49
Speaker: Dr. Stefi Baum, Rochester Institute of Technology
Subject: The Adventures of an Astronomer at the US Dept of State
2:30 pm:
Introduction to Research Seminar
in 157 Physics
Speaker: C. C. Huang, University of Minnesota
Subject: Liquid Crystals: a Fascinating State of Matter
3:35 pm:
Astrophysics Colloquium
in 210 Physics
Speaker: Dr. Stefi Baum, Space Telescope Science Institute
Subject: Lives of the Powerful: The Link Between Nuclear Activity in Galaxies and Galaxy Formation
Refreshments served following the talk in the Astronomy Reading Room, 358 Physics
3:35 pm:
History of Science and Technology Colloquium
in 131 Physics
Speaker: Vernon Ruttan, Applied Economics, University of Minnesota
Subject: Military Procurement and Technology Development: Is War Necessary
Refreshments served in Room 216 Physics at 3:15 p.m.
Monday, December 6th 2004
12:15 pm:
Astrophysics and Cosmology Lunchtime Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Yu Lu, University of Minnesota
Subject: Neutrino Oscillation and Neutrino Signature of Supernova Shock Propagation
2:30 pm:
Fine Theoretical Physics Institute Seminar
in 435 Physics
The seminar will not be held this week.
Tuesday, December 7th 2004
12:20 pm:
Condensed Matter Sack Lunch Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Roman Lutchyn, University of Minnesota
Subject: Decoherence and Dephasing in Superconducting Qbits
1:25 pm:
Space Physics Seminar
in 143 Physics
Speaker: Paul Good & Bob Lysak, University of Minnesota
Subject: "To be announced" & "Wave Propagation Characteristics at the Plasma Sheet Boundary Layer"
2:30 pm:
Elementary Particle Physics Seminar
in 435 Physics
The seminar will not be held this week.
3:30 pm:
Astrophysics and Cosmology Seminar
in 435 Physics
The seminar will not be held this week.
Wednesday, December 8th 2004
4:00 pm:
Physics and Astronomy Colloquium
in 131 Physics
Speaker: Daniel Fisher, Harvard University
Subject: Is Evolution Understood? Quantitative Questions of Statistical Dynamics
Refreshments served in Room 216 Physics at 3:30 p.m.
Thursday, December 9th 2004
12:10 pm:
Astrophysics Lunchtime Seminar
in B49 Physics
Speaker: Simon Strasser & Evan Skillman, University of Minnesota
Subject: To be announced.
12:15 pm:
High Energy Theory Lunchtime Seminar
in 435 Physics
The seminar will not be held this week.
1:25 pm:
Condensed Matter Seminar
in 170 Physics
Speaker: Prof. Daniel Fisher, Harvard University
Subject: Simple Models of Jamming in Glasses and Granular Media
2:30 pm:
Nuclear Physics Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Steffen A. Bass, Duke University & RIKEN-BNL Research Center, Brookhaven National Laboratory
Subject: RHIC Physics with the Parton Cascade Model
Friday, December 10th 2004
2:30 pm:
Introduction to Research Seminar
in 157 Physics
Speaker: Prof. M. Zudov, University of Minnesota
Subject: Pumping Two-dimensional Electrons with Microwaves
3:35 pm:
Astrophysics Colloquium
in 210 Physics
Speaker: Dr. Sumner Starrfield, Arizona State University
Subject: The Progenitors of Supernova Type Ia Explosions
Refreshments served following the talk in the Astronomy Reading Room, 358 Physics
3:35 pm:
History of Science and Technology Colloquium
in 131 Physics
Speaker: Margaret Jacob, Department of History, UCLA
Subject: Science and the Origins of Western Cosmopolitanism
Refreshments served in Room 216 Physics at 3:15 p.m.
Monday, December 13th 2004
12:15 pm:
Astrophysics and Cosmology Lunchtime Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Nelson Nunes, University of Minnesota
Subject: Cosmological Scalar Fields
2:30 pm:
Fine Theoretical Physics Institute Seminar
in 435 Physics
The seminar will not be held this week.
Tuesday, December 14th 2004
12:20 pm:
Condensed Matter Sack Lunch Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Jyotirmoy Saha, University of Minnesota
Subject: Micromagnetic Simulation to Observe the Reversal Mechanism in Exchange Biased System of NiFe/NiMn
1:00 pm:
Elementary Particle Physics Seminar
in 242 Physics
Speaker: Selina Li, University of Minnesota
Subject: Spectroscopy and Decays of Charmed Strang Mesons
This is the public portion of Ms. Li's PhD Thesis defense. Note special time and room for this seminar.
1:25 pm:
Space Physics Seminar
in 143 Physics
The seminar will not be held this week.
3:30 pm:
Astrophysics and Cosmology Seminar
in 435 Physics
The seminar will not be held this week.
Wednesday, December 15th 2004
4:00 pm:
Physics and Astronomy Colloquium
in 131 Physics
Speaker: Robijn Bruinsma, University of California Los Angeles
Subject: Physics of Viral Self-Assembly
Refreshments served in Room 216 Physics at 3:30 p.m.
Thursday, December 16th 2004
12:10 pm:
Astrophysics Lunchtime Seminar
in B49 Physics
The seminar will not be held this week.
12:15 pm:
High Energy Theory Lunchtime Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Marcel Vonk, Department of Theoretical Physics, Uppsala Universitet.
Subject: Topological Strings, Black Holes and Matrix Models"
1:25 pm:
Condensed Matter Seminar
in 170 Physics
The seminar will not be held this week.
2:30 pm:
Nuclear Physics Seminar
in 435 Physics
The seminar will not be held this week.
Friday, December 17th 2004
2:30 pm:
Introduction to Research Seminar
in 157 Physics
The seminar will not be held this week.
3:35 pm:
Astrophysics Colloquium
in 210 Physics
The colloquium will not be held this week.
3:35 pm:
History of Science and Technology Colloquium
in 131 Physics
The colloquium will not be held this week.
Monday, December 20th 2004
12:15 pm:
Astrophysics and Cosmology Lunchtime Seminar
in 435 Physics
The seminar has ended for the semester.
2:30 pm:
Fine Theoretical Physics Institute Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Dr. A. Romito, Scuola Normale Superiore, Pisa, Italy
Subject: Chaotic Dynamics in Superconducting Nanocircuits
Tuesday, December 21st 2004
12:20 pm:
Condensed Matter Sack Lunch Seminar
in 435 Physics
The seminar has ended for the semester.
1:25 pm:
Space Physics Seminar
in 143 Physics
The seminar has ended for the semester.
2:30 pm:
Elementary Particle Physics Seminar
in 435 Physics
The seminar has ended for the semester.
3:30 pm:
Astrophysics and Cosmology Seminar
in 435 Physics
The seminar has ended for the semester.
Wednesday, December 22nd 2004
4:00 pm:
Physics and Astronomy Colloquium
in 131 Physics
The colloquium has ended for the semester.
Thursday, December 23rd 2004
12:10 pm:
Astrophysics Lunchtime Seminar
in B49 Physics
The seminar has ended for the semester.
12:15 pm:
High Energy Theory Lunchtime Seminar
in 435 Physics
The seminar has ended for the semester.
1:25 pm:
Condensed Matter Seminar
in 170 Physics
The seminar has ended for the semester.
2:30 pm:
Nuclear Physics Seminar
in 435 Physics
The seminar has ended for the semester.
Friday, December 24th 2004
2:30 pm:
Introduction to Research Seminar
in 157 Physics
The seminar has ended for the semester.
3:35 pm:
Astrophysics Colloquium
in 210 Physics
The colloquium has ended for the semester.
3:35 pm:
History of Science and Technology Colloquium
in 131 Physics
The colloquium has ended for the semester.
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