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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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