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Monday, January 17th 2005
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, January 18th 2005
12:20 pm:
Condensed Matter Sack Lunch Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Weimin Deng, University of Minnesota
Subject: Studies of Wall-film Superfluidity in 3He/4He Mixtures
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, January 19th 2005
4:00 pm:
Physics and Astronomy Colloquium
in 131 Physics
Speaker: Chris Fryer, Los Alamos
Subject: Supernova nuclear physics
Refreshments served in Room 216 Physics at 3:30 p.m.
Thursday, January 20th 2005
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: To be announced.
Subject: To be announced.
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, January 21st 2005
3:35 pm:
Astrophysics Colloquium
in 210 Physics
The collquium will not be held this week.
3:35 pm:
History of Science and Technology Colloquium
in 170 Physics
Speaker: Jesse Prinz, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Subject: The Emotional Basis of Morals
Refreshments served in Room 216 Physics at 3:15 p.m., Cosponsored by Studies of Science and Technology, The Center for Philosophy of Science, and the Department of Philosophy.
Monday, January 24th 2005
12:15 pm:
Astrophysics and Cosmology Lunchtime Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Joseph Kapusta, University of Minnesota
Subject: Neutrino Superfluidity
2:30 pm:
Fine Theoretical Physics Institute Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Valentine Zakharov, Max-Planck-Institut für Physik, Munich
Subject: Hints on Dual Variables from Lattice Yang-Mills Theories
Tuesday, January 25th 2005
12:20 pm:
Condensed Matter Sack Lunch Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Paul Barsic, University of Minnesota
Subject: Thermodynamics of Multi-layered Superconductor-ferromagnet Structures
1:25 pm:
Space Physics Seminar
in 236A Physics
Subject: Organization meeting
Note room change for this seminar
2:30 pm:
Elementary Particle Physics Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Marvin Marshak, University of Minnesota
Subject: An Update on DUSEL, a Proposal for a Deep Underground Science and Engineering Lab.
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
The seminar will not be held this week.
Wednesday, January 26th 2005
4:00 pm:
Physics and Astronomy Colloquium
in 131 Physics
The Colloquium will not be held this week. Refreshments served in Room 216 Physics at 3:30 p.m, as usual.
Thursday, January 27th 2005
12:10 pm:
Astrophysics Lunchtime Seminar
in B49 Physics
Speaker: Sean O'Neill & John Martin, University of Minnesota
Subject: To be announced.
12:15 pm:
High Energy Theory Lunchtime Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Dr. Alexander Turbiner, Instituto de Ciencias Nucleares, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Mèxico
Subject: Coulomb Systems in Strong Magnetic Field
1:25 pm:
Condensed Matter Seminar
in 210 Physics
Speaker: Drs. Igor Kogoutiouk & Hanna Terletska, Minnesota State University at Mankato
Subject: The Thermodynamical Properties of Two-band Periodic Anderson Model
Please note room change for this seminar
2:30 pm:
Nuclear Physics Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Chiho Nonaka, Duke University
Subject: Possible Resolutions of the D-Paradox from a Recombination Approach
Friday, January 28th 2005
3:35 pm:
Astrophysics Colloquium
in 210 Physics
Speaker: Dr. Ellen Zweibel, University of Colorado, JILA
Subject: The Origin of Galactic Magnetic Fields
Refreshments served following the talk in the Astronomy Reading Room, 358 Physics
3:35 pm:
History of Science and Technology Colloquium
in 170 Physics
Subject: The colloquium has been cancelled for this week.
Refreshments will not be served.
Monday, January 31st 2005
12:15 pm:
Astrophysics and Cosmology Lunchtime Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Marco Peloso, University of Minnesota
Subject: A Criterion for a Stable Bulk
2:30 pm:
Fine Theoretical Physics Institute Seminar
in 435 Physics
The seminar will not be held this week.
Tuesday, February 1st 2005
12:20 pm:
Condensed Matter Sack Lunch Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Ibrahim El-Sayed, University of Minnesota
Subject: KT Transition in 2D Josephson Junction Arrays
1:25 pm:
Space Physics Seminar
in 236A Physics
The seminar will not be held this week.
2:30 pm:
Elementary Particle Physics Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Peter Wittich, University of Pennsylvania
Subject: Measuring the Top Quark Cross Section with Dilepton Events
Dr. Wittich is a candidate for the experimental high energy physics faculty position.
3:30 pm:
Astrophysics and Cosmology Seminar
in 435 Physics
The seminar will not be held this week.
4:00 pm:
Physics and Astronomy Colloquium
in 131 Physics
Speaker: David Goodstein, Caltech
Subject: To be announced.
Refreshments served in Room 216 Physics at 3:30 p.m.
Wednesday, February 2nd 2005
4:00 pm:
Physics and Astronomy Colloquium
in 131 Physics
Speaker: Joachim Mueller, University of Minnesota
Subject: Fluorescence Fluctuation Spectroscopy in Cells: Is Physics Able to Quantify Cellular Biology?
Refreshments served in Room 216 Physics at 3:30 p.m.
Thursday, February 3rd 2005
12:10 pm:
Astrophysics Lunchtime Seminar
in B49 Physics
Speaker: Crystal Austin & Terry Jones, University of Minnesota
Subject: To be announced.
12:15 pm:
High Energy Theory Lunchtime Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Dr. Alessio Notari, McGill University
Subject: The Expansion Rate in an Inhomogeneous Universe
1:25 pm:
Condensed Matter Seminar
in 210 Physics
Speaker: Prof. Andrey Rogachev, University of Illinois - Urbana
Subject: One-dimensional Superconductivity: Effects of Strong Magnetic Field and Search for Macroscopic Quantum Tunneling
2:30 pm:
Nuclear Physics Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Hasan Yuksel, University of Wisconsin, Madison
Subject: Neutrino Masses and Mixings and Supernova Neutrino Detection
Friday, February 4th 2005
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: Roberta Millstein, Department of Philosophy, California State University, Hayward
Subject: Is Natural Selection a Mechanism?
Refreshments served in Room 216 Physics at 3:15 p.m.
3:45 pm:
Physics Education Seminar
in 157
Subject: Planning meeting for the seminar
Monday, February 7th 2005
12:15 pm:
Astrophysics and Cosmology Lunchtime Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Liliya Williams, University of Minnesota
Subject: Limits on Neutrino Masses from Cosmology
2:30 pm:
Fine Theoretical Physics Institute Seminar
in 435 Physics
The seminar will not be held this week.
Tuesday, February 8th 2005
12:20 pm:
Condensed Matter Sack Lunch Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Speaker Hyuk-Jae Jang, University of Minnesota
Subject: Switching Behavior of Permalloy Ellipses by Field Pulse
1:25 pm:
Space Physics Seminar
in 236A Physics
Speaker: Barbara Thompson, Goddard Space Flight Center
Subject: Putting the Rubber to the Road: The Whos, Whys and Hows of the International Heliophysical Year 2007
2:30 pm:
Elementary Particle Physics Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Eva Halkiadakis, University of Rochester
Subject: Precision Electroweak and Top Quark Measurements at the Energy Frontier
3:30 pm:
Astrophysics and Cosmology Seminar
in 435 Physics
The seminar will not be held this week.
Wednesday, February 9th 2005
4:00 pm:
Physics and Astronomy Colloquium
in 131 Physics
Speaker: Barbara Thompson, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Subject: Sun Storms: 93 Million Miles from Here to Physics
Refreshments served in Room 216 Physics at 3:30 p.m.
Thursday, February 10th 2005
12:10 pm:
Astrophysics Lunchtime Seminar
in B49 Physics
Speaker: Jessica Ennis & Larry Rudnick, University of Minnesota
Subject: To be announced.
12:15 pm:
High Energy Theory Lunchtime Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Dr. Stefan Groot-Nibbelink, University of Minnesota
Subject: A Proposal for Massive Gravity
1:25 pm:
Condensed Matter Seminar
in 210 Physics
Speaker: Dr. Charles Reichhardt, Los Alamos National Laboratory
Subject: Crystallization, Melting, and Jamming in Colloidal Systems with External Fields
2:30 pm:
Nuclear Physics Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Evgeni E. Kolomeitsev, University of Minnesota
Subject: To be announced.
Friday, February 11th 2005
11:00 am:
Special Experimental High Energy Physics Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Matt Herndon, Johns Hopkins University
Subject: Searches for FCNC Decays Bs(d) -> mu+mu-
2:30 pm:
Special Fine Theoretical Physics Institute Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Roman Barankov, MIT
Subject: Nonequilibrium Pairing Dynamics of Cold Fermions
3:35 pm:
Astrophysics Colloquium
in 210 Physics
Speaker: Dr. Victoria Interrante, Computer Science & Eng., University of Minnesota
Subject: Visualization Techniques for Multivariate 2D and 3D Flows
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: Benjamin Kerr, Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior, University of Minnesota
Subject: Collections or Collectives? Pluralism and Causation in the Group Selection Debate
Refreshments served in Room 216 Physics at 3:15 p.m.
3:45 pm:
Physics Education Seminar
in 157 Physics
Speaker: Allen Goldman
Subject: Report of the Physics Graduate Education Task Force
Monday, February 14th 2005
12:15 pm:
Astrophysics and Cosmology Lunchtime Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Michael DuVernois, University of Minnesota
Subject: Ultra-high Energy Neutrinos
2:30 pm:
Fine Theoretical Physics Institute Seminar
in 435 Physics
The seminar will not be held this week.
Tuesday, February 15th 2005
10:00 am:
Special Fine Theoretical Physics Institute Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Sergey Pankov, Ecole Normale Supérieur, Paris
Subject: Nonlinear Screening Theory of the Coulomb Glass
12:20 pm:
Condensed Matter Sack Lunch Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Masaya Nishioka, University of Minnesota
Subject: In Search of Spin Transport through Organic Semiconductors
1:25 pm:
Space Physics Seminar
in 236A Physics
Speaker: Jeff Stehr, University of Maryland
Subject: Seeing Clearly with the Lights Out: Impacts of the 2003 Northeast Blackout on Air Pollution
1:30 pm:
Elementary Particle Physics Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Jeremiah Mans, University of Maryland
Subject: Measurement of the Differential Z Cross-Section at the Tevatron
Please note the time change for this seminar. Dr. Mans is a candidate for the experimental HEP faculty position.
3:30 pm:
Astrophysics and Cosmology Seminar
in 435 Physics
The seminar will not be held this week.
Wednesday, February 16th 2005
4:00 pm:
Physics and Astronomy Colloquium
in 131 Physics
Speaker: A. L. Efros, University of Utah
Subject: Electrodynamics and preparation of Left Handed Materials.
Refreshments served in Room 216 Physics at 3:30 p.m.
Thursday, February 17th 2005
12:10 pm:
Astrophysics Lunchtime Seminar
in B49 Physics
Speaker: Paul Robinson and Liliya Williams, University of Minnesota
Subject: To be announced
12:15 pm:
High Energy Theory Lunchtime Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Matthew Schwartz, UC-Berkeley
Subject: Lightning Faster than Light: Infrared Lorentz Violation in Electromagnetism
1:25 pm:
Condensed Matter Seminar
in 210 Physics
Speaker: Alon McCormick, Dept. of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Minnesota
Subject: Soap: World's Oldest Nanoengineered Material
2:30 pm:
Nuclear Physics Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Mikhail Voloshin, University of Minnesota
Subject: Interaction of Slow J/psi and psi' with Nucleons
Friday, February 18th 2005
11:00 am:
Special High Energy Experiment Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Michael Begel, University of Rochester
Subject: Azimuthal Correlations as a Vehicle to Precision
Dr. Begel is a candidate for the experimental HEP faculty position
3:35 pm:
Astrophysics Colloquium
in 210 Physics
Speaker: Dr. Elisha Polomski, University of Minnesota
Subject: Dusty YSOs and the FU Ori Systems
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: Mark Largent, Department of History, University of Puget Sound
Subject: The Demise of the American Eugenics Movement: When and Why Did "Eugenics" Acquire Derogatory Connotations in the U.S.?
Refreshments served in Room 216 Physics at 3:15 p.m.
3:45 pm:
Physics Education Seminar
in 157
Speaker: Tom Thaden-Koch, University of Minnesota
Subject: Are Students Mathematically Prepared for Calculus-based Introductory Physics? Results from a Prototype Math Diagnostic Test
Monday, February 21st 2005
12:15 pm:
Astrophysics and Cosmology Lunchtime Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Stefan Groot Nibbelink, University of Minnesota
Subject: Massive Gravity from Chiral Gravity
2:30 pm:
Fine Theoretical Physics Institute Seminar
in 435 Physics
The seminar will not be held this week.
Tuesday, February 22nd 2005
12:20 pm:
Condensed Matter Sack Lunch Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Jooho Park, University of Minnesota
Subject: Doublet Splitting of Spin-wave Modes in Magnetic Vortex States
1:25 pm:
Space Physics Seminar
in 236A Physics
Speaker: Kristine Sigsbee, University of Iowa
Subject: Cluster Observations of Langmuir Waves in the Earth's Foreshock
2:30 pm:
Elementary Particle Physics Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Chris Hayes, Duke University
Subject: Toward the World's Most Precise W Mass Measurement with CDF
Dr. Hayes is a candidate for the experimental high energy physics faculty
3:30 pm:
Astrophysics and Cosmology Seminar
in 435 Physics
The seminar will not be held this week.
Wednesday, February 23rd 2005
4:00 pm:
Physics and Astronomy Colloquium
in 131 Physics
Speaker: Dr. Rainer Fries, University of Minnesota
Subject: Ultrahot Matter at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider
Refreshments served in Room 216 Physics at 3:30 p.m.
Thursday, February 24th 2005
12:10 pm:
Astrophysics Lunchtime Seminar
in B49 Physics
Speaker: Paul Edmon, 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 210 Physics
Speaker: Dr. C. Dan Frisbie, Dept. of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Minnesota
Subject: Organic Thin Film Electronics: A Materials Engineering Perpsective
2:30 pm:
Nuclear Physics Seminar
in 435 Physics
The seminar will not be held this week.
Friday, February 25th 2005
3:35 pm:
Astrophysics Colloquium
in 210 Physics
Speaker: Dr. Barbara Whitney, Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, Space Science Institute
Subject: Radiation Transfer of Young Stellar Objects -- and Pretty Pictures, Too
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: Karin Zachmann, Munich Center for History of Science and Technology, Deutsches Museum
Subject: Engendering Engineers & Engineering Gender: Reconsidering the History of German Engineers in the 20th Century
Refreshments served in Room 216 Physics at 3:15 p.m.
3:45 pm:
Physics Education Seminar
in 157
Speaker: Group Discussion
Subject: University's Proposed Undergraduate Learning Outcomes. Can we measure them?
Monday, February 28th 2005
12:15 pm:
Astrophysics and Cosmology Lunchtime Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Lawrence Rudnick, University of Minnesota
Subject: Observing Magnetic Fields on Large Scales
2:30 pm:
Fine Theoretical Physics Institute Seminar
in 435 Physics
The seminar will not be held this week.
Tuesday, March 1st 2005
12:20 pm:
Condensed Matter Sack Lunch Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Dat Tat Nguyen, University of Minnesota
Subject: Ionic Transport in Dynamically Disordered Systems
1:25 pm:
Space Physics Seminar
in 236A Physics
The seminar will not be held this week.
1:25 pm:
Space Physics Seminar
in 236A Physics
The seminar will not be held this week.
2:30 pm:
Elementary Particle Physics Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Ken Heller, University of Minnesota
Subject: NOVA - Measuring theta13 Using Neutrinos Off-axis from the MINOS Beam
3:30 pm:
Astrophysics and Cosmology Seminar
in 435 Physics
The seminar will not be held this week.
Wednesday, March 2nd 2005
4:00 pm:
Physics and Astronomy Colloquium
in 131 Physics
The colloquium will not be held this week. Refreshments will be served in Room 216 Physics at 3:30 p.m.
Thursday, March 3rd 2005
12:15 pm:
High Energy Theory Lunchtime Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Dr. Robert Contino, Johns Hopkins University
Subject: The Minimal Composite Higgs Model
1:25 pm:
Condensed Matter Seminar
in 210 Physics
Speaker: Alon McCormick, Dept. of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Minnesota
Subject: Soap: World's Oldest Nanoengineered Material
2:30 pm:
Nuclear Physics Seminar
in 435 Physics
The seminar will not be held this week.
Friday, March 4th 2005
3:35 pm:
Astrophysics Colloquium
in 210 Physics
Speaker: Dr. Subir Banerjee, Department of Geology, University of Minnesota
Subject: When is the next Geomagnetic Reversal? Night Thoughts of a Geophysicist
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: Allan Needell, Curator, Space History Division, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution
Subject: Failure and the Technocratic Vision: James E. Webb's Response to the Fatal Apollo 204 Fire of January 1967
Refreshments served in Room 216 Physics at 3:15 p.m.
3:45 pm:
Physics Education Seminar
in 157
Speaker: Ken Heller, University of Minnesota
Subject: Changing the Introductory Physics Course for Biology Majors (1201/1202): Results from the Second Iteration
Monday, March 7th 2005
12:15 pm:
Astrophysics and Cosmology Lunchtime Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Prof. Yong Zhong Qian, University of Minnesota
Subject: Are the First Stars Very Massive?
2:30 pm:
Fine Theoretical Physics Institute Seminar
in 435 Physics
The seminar will not be held this week.
4:00 pm:
Abigail and John Van Vleck Public Lecture
in 150 Physics
Speaker: Wolfgang Ketterle, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Subject: Bose-Einstein Condensates - the Coldest Matter in the Universe
A reception will be held in Room 216 Physics following the lecture.
Tuesday, March 8th 2005
12:20 pm:
Condensed Matter Sack Lunch Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Jingshan Zhang, University of Minnesota
Subject: Transport in One Dimensional Coulomb Gases: From Ion Channels to Nanopores
1:25 pm:
Space Physics Seminar
in 236A Physics
Speaker: Paul Kellogg, University of Minnesota
Subject: Density Fluctuations and Electric Fields in the Solar Wind
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.
4:00 pm:
Physics and Astronomy Colloquium
in 131 Physics
Speaker: Wolfgang Ketterle, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Subject: Bose-Einstein Condensation of Atoms, Molecules and Fermion Pairs
Note change of day for colloquium (this week only). Refreshments served in Room 216 Physics at 3:30 p.m.
Thursday, March 10th 2005
12:10 pm:
Astrophysics Lunchtime Seminar
in B49 Physics
Speaker: Gerry Ruch & Eric Barnes, 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 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 11th 2005
3:35 pm:
Astrophysics Colloquium
in 210 Physics
Speaker: Dr. Josh Kempner, Harvard-Smithsonian, CfA
Subject: Breaking Self-Similarity in Poor Clusters of 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
The colloquium will not be held this week.
3:45 pm:
Physics Education Seminar
in 157
Speaker: Cathy Mariotti Ezrailson; Department of Teaching, Learning and Culture; Texas A&M University
Subject: Visual Physics at TAMU: A Snapshot of Reform Methods and their Applications to Recitation and Lab
Monday, March 14th 2005
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, March 15th 2005
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 236A 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, March 16th 2005
4:00 pm:
Physics and Astronomy Colloquium
in 131 Physics
The colloquium will not be held this week. Refreshments will not be served.
Thursday, March 17th 2005
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.
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 18th 2005
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.
3:45 pm:
Physics Education Seminar
in 157
The seminar will not be held this week.
Monday, March 21st 2005
12:15 pm:
Astrophysics and Cosmology Lunchtime Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Terry Jones, University of Minnesota
Subject: Detection of the Baryon Acoustic Peak in the Large-Scale Correlation Function of the SDSS Luminous Red Galaxies
Tuesday, March 22nd 2005
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 236A Physics
The seminar will not be held this week.
2:30 pm:
Elementary Particle Physics Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Prisca Cushman, University of Minnesota
Subject: Muon Lifetime and CPT from g-2
Wednesday, March 23rd 2005
4:00 pm:
Physics and Astronomy Colloquium
in 131 Physics
Speaker: Kris Davidson, University of Minnesota
Subject: The Hubble Treasury Project for Eta Carinae
Refreshments served in Room 216 Physics at 3:30 p.m.
Thursday, March 24th 2005
12:10 pm:
Astrophysics Lunchtime Seminar
in B49 Physics
Speaker: Henry Lee, University of Minnesota
Subject:
To be announced.
12:15 pm:
High Energy Theory Lunchtime Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Joshua Erlich, College of William and Mary
Subject: QCD Operator Products, Meson Masses, and Couplings from Holography
2:30 pm:
Nuclear Physics Seminar
in 435 Physics
The seminar will not be held this week.
Friday, March 25th 2005
3:35 pm:
Astrophysics Colloquium
in 210 Physics
Speaker: Dr. Christopher Packham, University of Florida
Subject: Mid-Infrared Observations and Instrumentation: Investigating the Torus around AGN
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 Kremer, Department of History, Dartmouth College
Subject: Circular Reasoning: Newton's Color Circle and Diagramatic Representation of Color Vision
Refreshments served in Room 216 Physics at 3:15 p.m.
3:45 pm:
Physics Education Seminar
in 157
Speaker: Brian Andersson, University of Minnesota
Subject: Relating Conceptual Gains in Introductory Physics to Classroom Demonstrations: Do We Have the Data?
Monday, March 28th 2005
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.
3:30 pm:
Condensed Matter Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Serge Lemay, Delft University
Subject: Fun with Ions: Charge Inversion by Multivalent Ions Probed with Atomic Force Microscopy
Notice change of date for this seminar. This week only.
Tuesday, March 29th 2005
12:20 pm:
Condensed Matter Sack Lunch Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Robert Compton, University of Minnesota
Subject: Vortex Interactions in a Micron Sized Magnetic Stadium
1:25 pm:
Space Physics Seminar
in 236A Physics
Speaker: Bob Lysak and Yan Song, University of Minnesota
Subject: Review of Recent ULF Wave Study
2:30 pm:
Elementary Particle Physics Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Dan Cronin-Hennessy, University of Minnesota
Subject: CLEO-c. A New Frontier of Weak Interactions
3:30 pm:
Astrophysics and Cosmology Seminar
in 435 Physics
The seminar will not be held this week.
Wednesday, March 30th 2005
4:00 pm:
Physics and Astronomy Colloquium
in 131 Physics
Speaker: Gerry Blazey, Northern Illinois University
Subject: News from the Microscopic Universe and the Energy Frontier
Refreshments served in Room 216 Physics at 3:30 p.m.
Thursday, March 31st 2005
12:10 pm:
Astrophysics Lunchtime Seminar
in B49 Physics
Speaker: Mike Kelley, University of Minnesota
Subject: To be announced.
12:15 pm:
High Energy Theory Lunchtime Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Dr. Roberto Auzzi, University of Minnesota
Subject: Monopoles Can Be Confined By 0, 1 or 2 Vortices
1:25 pm:
Condensed Matter Seminar
in 210 Physics
The seminar will held this week Monday.
2:30 pm:
Nuclear Physics Seminar
in 435 Physics
The seminar will not be held this week.
Friday, April 1st 2005
3:35 pm:
Astrophysics Colloquium
in 210 Physics
Speaker: Dr. Brent Buckalew, University of Wyoming
Subject: The Nature of Radio-Selected Star Clusters in M33 from the Ultraviolet to the Far-Infrared
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: Elaine Landry, Department of Philosophy, University of Calgary
Subject: The Appropriate Kind of Structure: Putting Science Back into Philosophy of Science
Refreshments served in Room 216 Physics at 3:15 p.m.
3:45 pm:
Physics Education Seminar
in 157 Physics
Subject: A discussion of the University's Proposed Undergraduate Learning Outcomes. Can we measure them?
Monday, April 4th 2005
12:15 pm:
Astrophysics and Cosmology Lunchtime Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Keith Olive, University of Minnesota
Subject: BBN Concordance
2:30 pm:
Fine Theoretical Physics Institute Seminar
in 435 Physics
The Seminar will not be held this week.
Tuesday, April 5th 2005
12:20 pm:
Condensed Matter Sack Lunch Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Hao Wang, University of Minnesota
Subject: Annihilation Process of Vortex Pairs in Submicron Permalloy Stadia
1:25 pm:
Space Physics Seminar
in 236A Physics
Speaker: Jesse Woodroffe, University of Minnesota
Subject: MHD Turbulence: Theory and (Virtual) Reality
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, April 6th 2005
4:00 pm:
Physics and Astronomy Colloquium
in 131 Physics
Speaker: Meg Urry, Director, Yale Center for Astronomy & Astrophysics, Yale University
Subject: Hidden Black Holes in the Young Universe
Refreshments served in Room 216 Physics at 3:30 p.m.
Thursday, April 7th 2005
12:10 pm:
Astrophysics Lunchtime Seminar
in B49 Physics
Speaker: Robert Halvorsen & Evan Skillman
Subject: To be announced.
12:15 pm:
High Energy Theory Lunchtime Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Dr. Merab Gogberashvili, Tbilisi Institute of Physics
Subject: Localization of Fermions on the Brane
1:25 pm:
Condensed Matter Seminar
in 210 Physics
Speaker: Laura J.D. Frink, Computational Bioscience Department, Sandia National Laboratories
Subject: Modeling Complex Fluids for Nanotechnology and Biology
2:30 pm:
Nuclear Physics Seminar
in 435 Physics
The Seminar will not be held this week.
Friday, April 8th 2005
3:35 pm:
Astrophysics Colloquium
in 210 Physics
Speaker: Dr. Paul Eskridge, Mankato State University
Subject: Pixel-Mapping - A New Approach to Surface Photometry
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: Joan Fujimura, Department of Sociology and Robert and Jean Holtz Center for Research in Science and Technology Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Subject: Postgenomic Futures: Translations Across the Machine-Nature Border In Systems Biology
Refreshments served in Room 216 Physics at 3:15 p.m.
3:45 pm:
Physics Education Seminar
in 157
Speaker: Dick Schwarz, University of Minnesota
Subject: A Database for Storage, Retrieval, and Analysis of Test Data from Physics Courses
Monday, April 11th 2005
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, April 12th 2005
12:20 pm:
Condensed Matter Sack Lunch Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Byoungsoon Lee, University of Minnesota
Subject: Helium Vapor Pulse 'Transmission' as a Probe of Superfluid 4He
1:25 pm:
Space Physics Seminar
in 236A Physics
Speaker: Cindy Cattell, University of Minnesota
Subject: The Structure of Parallel Electric Fields in Collisionless Plasmas: Ionosphere and Magnetospheric Observations
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, April 13th 2005
4:00 pm:
Physics and Astronomy Colloquium
in 131 Physics
Speaker: Bill Bialek, Physics Dept. and Institute for Integrative Genomics, Princeton University
Subject: Living with Noise: Physical Limits and Biological Strategies
Refreshments served in Room 216 Physics at 3:30 p.m.
Thursday, April 14th 2005
08:00 am:
Untitled
in Physics
The colloquium will not be held this week.
12:10 pm:
Astrophysics Lunchtime Seminar
in B49 Physics
Speaker: Dan Weisz & Elisha Polomski, University of Minnesota
Subject: To be announced.
12:15 pm:
High Energy Theory Lunchtime Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Dr. Daniel Chung, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Subject: CMB Constraint on Superheavy Dark Matter
1:25 pm:
Condensed Matter Seminar
in 210 Physics
Speaker: Prof. William Bialek, Physics Dept. and Institute for Integrative Genomics, Princeton University
Subject: Exploring the States of Real Neural Networks: Ising Models After All?
2:30 pm:
Nuclear Physics Seminar
in 435 Physics
The Seminar will not be held this week.
Friday, April 15th 2005
08:00 am:
Untitled
in Physics
3:35 pm:
Astrophysics Colloquium
in 210 Physics
Speaker: Dr. Michael Sitko, University of Cincinnati
Subject: The Red Rectangle Two Decades Later: What Have we Learned Since the Last Time I Gave This Talk?
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: James Lennox, Center for Philosophy of Science, University of Pittsburgh
Subject: Thinking about What’s Possible: Thought Experiments in Darwin’s Species Notebooks
Refreshments served in Room 216 Physics at 3:15 p.m.
3:45 pm:
Physics Education Seminar
in 157
Speaker: Rand Harrington, The Blake School
Subject: Implementation and Assessment of Web-Based Homework Delivery Systems
Monday, April 18th 2005
12:15 pm:
Astrophysics and Cosmology Lunchtime Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Priscilla Cushman, University of Minnesota
Subject: What is Next After CDMS? A Quick Review of the CDMS Experiment and Future Plans
2:30 pm:
Fine Theoretical Physics Institute Seminar
in 435 Physics
The seminar will not be held this week.
Tuesday, April 19th 2005
12:20 pm:
Condensed Matter Sack Lunch Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Longhua Hu, University of Minnesota
Subject: Heteropolymer Freezing and Sequence Design
1:25 pm:
Space Physics Seminar
in 236A Physics
The seminar will not be held this week.
2:30 pm:
Elementary Particle Physics Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Keith Ruddick, University of Minnesota
Subject: Designing NOvA on the Back of an Envelope
3:30 pm:
Astrophysics and Cosmology Seminar
in 435 Physics
The seminar will not be held this week.
Wednesday, April 20th 2005
4:00 pm:
Physics and Astronomy Colloquium
in 131 Physics
Speaker: Professor Moses H. W. Chan, Pennsylvannia State University
Subject: Can a Solid be Superfluid?
Refreshments served in Room 216 Physics at 3:30 p.m.
Thursday, April 21st 2005
12:10 pm:
Astrophysics Lunchtime Seminar
in B49 Physics
Speaker: Tea Temim & Bob Gehrz, University of Minnesota
Subject: To be announced.
12:15 pm:
High Energy Theory Lunchtime Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Dr. Nelson Nunes, University of Minnesota
Subject: Oscillatory Universes in Loop Quantum Cosmology
1:25 pm:
Condensed Matter Seminar
in 210 Physics
Speaker: Professor Moses H. W. Chan, Pennsylvannia State University
Subject: Suppression of Superconductivity in Nanowires by Bulk Superconductors
2:30 pm:
Nuclear Physics Seminar
in 435 Physics
The seminar will not be held this week.
Friday, April 22nd 2005
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: Theodore M. Porter, Department of History, UCLA
Subject: Biology and Chance from Darwin to Mendelism
Refreshments served in Room 216 Physics at 3:15 p.m.
3:45 pm:
Physics Education Seminar
in 157
Speaker: Leon Hsu, University of Minnesota
Subject: Designing Computer Coaches to Help Students Become Better Problem Solvers: A Progress Report
Monday, April 25th 2005
12:15 pm:
Astrophysics and Cosmology Lunchtime Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Johannes Hubmayr, University of Minnesota
Subject: Cosmology with Gamma Ray Bursts
Tuesday, April 26th 2005
12:20 pm:
Condensed Matter Sack Lunch Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Yaroslav Lutsyshyn, University of Minnesota
Subject: Helium Vapor Dynamics: Can BEC Be Produced in a Moving Frame Without Confinement?
1:25 pm:
Space Physics Seminar
in 236A Physics
The seminar will not be held this week.
2:30 pm:
Elementary Particle Physics Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Alex Smith, University of Minnesota
Subject: BTeV Post-Mortem: Why it Would Have Been Superior to LHC-b
3:30 pm:
Astrophysics and Cosmology Seminar
in 435 Physics
The seminar will not be held this week.
Wednesday, April 27th 2005
4:00 pm:
Physics and Astronomy Colloquium
in 131 Physics
Speaker: Yan Song, University of Minnesota
Subject: The Generation of Parallel Electric Fields in Active Space Plasmas
Refreshments served in Room 216 Physics at 3:30 p.m.
Thursday, April 28th 2005
12:10 pm:
Astrophysics Lunchtime Seminar
in B49 Physics
Speaker: Kostya Sapogin & Robert Halvorsen, University of Minnesota
Subject: To be announced.
12:15 pm:
High Energy Theory Lunchtime Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Dr. Gero von Gersdorff, Johns Hopkins University
Subject: Casimir Energy and Radius Stabilization in Five Dimensions
1:25 pm:
Condensed Matter Seminar
in 210 Physics
Speaker: Prof. C. Dan Frisbie, Dept. of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Minnesota
Subject: Organic Thin Film Electronics: A Materials Engineering Perspective
2:30 pm:
Nuclear Physics Seminar
in 435 Physics
The seminar will not be held this week.
3:30 pm:
Astrophysics Doctoral Thesis Defense
in 133 Physics
Speaker: Edward Rhoads, Unviersity of Minnesota
Subject: A Survey For TNOs Using the APS POSS I Database
Friday, April 29th 2005
More information about this workshop is available on the FTPI website at ftpi.umn.edu.
2:30 pm:
Fine Theoretical Physics Institute Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Dr. John Ellis, CERN
Subject: Search for Supersymmetry at the LHC and Beyond
3:35 pm:
Astrophysics Colloquium
in 210 Physics
Speaker: Pierre Bastien, Université de Montréal
Subject: The Circumstellar Environment of Young Stars from their Polarization
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 Duschl, Department of Learning and Teaching, Rutgers University
Subject: Preserving Philosophical Polemics for Pedagogical Purposes
Refreshments served in Room 216 Physics at 3:15 p.m., Cosponsored by Studies of Science and Tech., Ctr for Philosophy of Science & Consortium on Law & Values in Health, Environment & the Life Sciences
3:45 pm:
Physics Education Seminar
in 157
Speaker: Cynthia Cattell & Charles Campbell, University of Minnesota
Subject: Physics for (Future) Elementary Teachers: Teaching PHYS 3071 with the New PET Curriculum
Monday, May 2nd 2005
12:15 pm:
Astrophysics and Cosmology Lunchtime Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Evan Skillman, University of Minnesota
Subject: Comments on "A Dark Hydrogen Cloud in the Virgo Cluster" by Minchin et al. Astrophysical Journal, 622, L21 (2005)
2:30 pm:
Fine Theoretical Physics Institute Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Dr. Boris Ermolaev, Ioffe Physico-Technical Institute
Subject: Impact of the Total Resummation of the Leading Logarithms on the Small -x Behavior of the Spin Structure Function g_1
Tuesday, May 3rd 2005
12:20 pm:
Condensed Matter Sack Lunch Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Suntao Wang, University of Minnesota
Subject: Polarization-analyzed Resonant X-ray Studies of the B2 Phase Formed by Bent-core Molecules
1:25 pm:
Space Physics Seminar
in 236A Physics
Speaker: Slava Pilipenko, Institute of Physics of the Earth, Russia & Mark Engebretson, Augsburg College
Subject: Interaction of Alfven Waves with a Resistive Layer & A Survey of Observations of Pc 1-2 Waves by the Cluster Spacecraft (Respectively)
2:30 pm:
Elementary Particle Physics Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Keith Ruddick, University of Minnesota
Subject: NOvA on the Back of an Envelope...Continued
3:30 pm:
Astrophysics and Cosmology Seminar
in 435 Physics
The seminar will not be held this week.
Wednesday, May 4th 2005
4:00 pm:
Physics and Astronomy Colloquium
in 131 Physics
Speaker: David Spergel, Princeton University
Subject: WMAP and Beyond
Refreshments served in Room 216 Physics at 3:30 p.m.
Thursday, May 5th 2005
08:00 am:
Untitled
in Physics
The seminar will not be held this week.
12:10 pm:
Astrophysics Lunchtime Seminar
in B49 Physics
Speaker: Andrew Helton & Tom Jones, University of Minnesota
Subject: To be announced.
12:15 pm:
High Energy Theory Lunchtime Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Dr. Zvi Bern, UCLA
Subject: Twistor Space and Gauge Theory Amplitudes
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, May 6th 2005
08:15 am:
WFTPI Workshop: Spin Transport and Dynamics in Nanostructures
in Radisson Hotel Metrodome
A full program and further information can be found online at the FTPI website
3:35 pm:
Astrophysics Colloquium
in 210 Physics
Speaker: Dr. Michael Skrutskie, University of Virginia
Subject: On Alien Stars in Your Backyard? A 2MASS Search for Sagittarius Dwarf Galaxy Stars in the Solar Neighborhood
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.
3:45 pm:
Physics Education Seminar
in 157
The seminar will not be held this week.
Monday, May 9th 2005
12:15 pm:
Astrophysics and Cosmology Lunchtime Seminar
in 435 Physics
The seminar will not be held this week. The Astrophysics and Cosmology Lunchtime Seminar will resume next fall.
2:30 pm:
Fine Theoretical Physics Institute Seminar
in 435 Physics
The seminar will not be held this week. The Fine Theoretical Physics Institute Seminar will resume next fall.
Tuesday, May 10th 2005
12:20 pm:
Condensed Matter Sack Lunch Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Sarwa Tan, University of Minnesota
Subject: Electrostatically-Tuned Superconducting Ultrathin Films in a Parallel Magnetic Field
1:25 pm:
Space Physics Seminar
in 236A Physics
The seminar will not be held this week. The Space Physics Seminar will resume next fall.
2:30 pm:
Elementary Particle Physics Seminar
in 435 Physics
The seminar will not be held this week. The Elementary Particle Physics Seminar will resume next fall.
3:30 pm:
Astrophysics and Cosmology Seminar
in 435 Physics
The seminar will not be held this week. The Astrophysics and Cosmology Seminar will resume next fall.
Wednesday, May 11th 2005
2:30 pm:
Special High Energy Experiment Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Stephen L. Olsen, Univ of Hawaii at Manoa
Subject: Non-standard Mesons
4:00 pm:
Physics and Astronomy Colloquium
in 131 Physics
The colloquium will not be held this week. The Physics and Astronomy Colloquium will resume next fall.
Thursday, May 12th 2005
12:10 pm:
Astrophysics Lunchtime Seminar
in B49 Physics
The seminar will not be held this week. The Astrophysics Lunchtime Seminar will resume next fall.
12:15 pm:
High Energy Theory Lunchtime Seminar
in 435 Physics
The seminar will not be held this week. The High Energy Theory Lunchtime Seminar will resume next fall.
1:25 pm:
Condensed Matter Seminar
in 210 Physics
The seminar will not be held this week. The Condensed Matter Seminar will resume next fall.
2:30 pm:
Nuclear Physics Seminar
in 435 Physics
The seminar will not be held this week. The Nuclear Physics Seminar will resume next fall.
Friday, May 13th 2005
3:35 pm:
Astrophysics Colloquium
in 210 Physics
The colloquium will not be held this week. The Astrophysics Colloquium will resume next fall.
3:35 pm:
History of Science and Technology Colloquium
in 170 Physics
The colloquium will not be held this week. The History of Science and Technology Colloquium will resume next fall.
3:45 pm:
Physics Education Seminar
in 157
The seminar will not be held this week.
Friday, June 10th 2005
2:00 pm:
Thesis Defense
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Melissa Eblen-Zayas, University of Minnesota
Subject: Electrical Modification of Disordered and Correlated Electron Systems
Friday, June 24th 2005
11:00 am:
Thesis Defense
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Jooho Park, University of Minnesota
Subject: Spin Dynamics in Magnetic Vortex Structures
Monday, July 25th 2005
08:30 am:
Workshop with various speakers. Local Faculty and students are invited to attend. Registration is not required unless you plan to take meals with the group.
2:00 pm:
Public Lecture
in 133 Physics
Speaker: Jim Kakalios, University of Minnesota
Subject: The Uncanny Physics of Superheroes
Tuesday, July 26th 2005
08:30 am:
Workshop with various speakers. Local Faculty and students are invited to attend. Registration is not required unless you plan to take meals with the group.
Tuesday, August 2nd 2005
3:00 pm:
Thesis Defense
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Joseph Wells, University of Minnesota
Subject: Angular Encoder for a Superconducting Magnetic
Advisor: Shaul Hanany
Friday, August 5th 2005
10:00 am:
Thesis Defense
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Rui Zhang, University of Minnesota
Subject: Self-assembly of Charged Macroions
Thesis advisor: Boris I. Shklovskii
Friday, August 12th 2005
3:00 pm:
Thesis Defense
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Joseph Wells, University of Minnesota
Subject: Angular Encoder for a Superconducting Magnetic Bearing in a Cosmological Application
Advisor: Shaul Hanany
Wednesday, August 17th 2005
2:00 pm:
Thesis Defense
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Angela Reisetter
Subject: Results from the Two Tower Run of the Cryogenic Dark Matter Search
Advisor: Priscilla Cushman
Thursday, August 25th 2005
10:00 am:
Thesis Defense
in 435 Physics
Speaker: John P. Dombeck, University of Minnesota
Subject: Properties of Alfven Waves in the Magnetotail Below 9Re and Their Relation to Auroral Acceleration and Major Geomagnetic Storms
Advisor: Cynthia A. Cattell
Monday, September 5th 2005
12:15 pm:
Astrophysics and Cosmology Lunchtime Seminar
in 435 Physics
The seminar will not be held this week.
Tuesday, September 6th 2005
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 236A 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 7th 2005
4:00 pm:
Physics and Astronomy Colloquium
in 131 Physics
The Colloquium will not be held this week.
Thursday, September 8th 2005
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: Dr. Yutaka Hosotani, Osaka University
Subject: Phenomenology in the Dynamical Gauge-Higgs Unification in Warped Space
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, September 9th 2005
2:30 pm:
Introduction to Research Seminar
in 157 Physics
Speaker: E. Dan Dahlberg, University of Minnesota
Subject: Magnetism at the Nanoscale
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, September 12th 2005
12:15 pm:
Astrophysics and Cosmology Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Enzo Pascale , University of Minnesota
Subject: The Balloon-borne Large Aperture Sub-millimeter Telescope
2:30 pm:
Fine Theoretical Physics Institute Seminar
in 435 Physics
The seminar will not be held this week.
Tuesday, September 13th 2005
12:20 pm:
Condensed Matter Sack Lunch Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Rhonald Lua, University of Minnesota
Subject: First Passage Times and Asymmetry in DNA Translocation
1:25 pm:
Space Physics Seminar
in 236A Physics
Organizational meeting
2:30 pm:
Elementary Particle Physics Seminar
in 435 Physics
Organizational meeting
Wednesday, September 14th 2005
4:00 pm:
Physics and Astronomy Colloquium
in 131 Physics
Speaker: Alex Kamenev, University of Minnesota
Subject: Statistical Mechanics of Ion Channels: There is No Life Without Entropy
Refreshments served in Room 216 Physics at 3:30 p.m.
Thursday, September 15th 2005
10:10 am:
Special Condensed Matter Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Alexander Tchernatinsky, University of South Florida
Subject: Self-Consistent Environment-Dependant Linear Combination of Atomic Orbitals (SCED-LCAO) Hamiltonian: Development and Applications.
12:10 pm:
Astrophysics Lunchtime Seminar
in B49 Physics
Speaker: Sean O'Neill & Henry Lee, 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 210 Physics
Speaker: Paul Crowell, University of Minnesota
Subject: Spin Injection and Accumulation in Semiconductors
1:25 pm:
Thesis Defense
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Emily Maher, University of Minnesota
Subject: Measuring the tau Neutrino Cross Section: More Results from the DONUT Experiment
2:30 pm:
Nuclear Physics Seminar
in 435 Physics
The seminar will not be held this week.
3:30 pm:
Special History of Science and Technology Colloquium
in 110 Pillsbury Hall
Speaker: Naomi Oreskes, Program in Science Studies, University of California, San Diego
Subject: Consensus in Science: How Do We Know We're Not Wrong?"
Cosponsored by Department of Geology and Geophysics and Institute of Technology
Friday, September 16th 2005
2:30 pm:
Introduction to Research Seminar
in 157 Physics
Speaker: Tony Gherghetta
Subject: Supersymmetry and Extra Dimensions
3:35 pm:
Astrophysics Colloquium
in 210 Physics
Speaker: Dr. David Burrows, Penn State University
Subject: The Swift Gamma-Ray Burst Explorer: Early Views into Black Hole Creation
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: Naomi Oreskes, Program in Science Studies, University of California, San Diego
Subject: From Hydrophones and Hydrogen Bombs to Hydrothermal Vents
Refreshments served in Room 216 Physics at 3:15 p.m., Cosponsored by Department of Geology and Geophysics and Institute of Technology
Monday, September 19th 2005
12:15 pm:
Astrophysics and Cosmology Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Marco Peloso, University of Minnesota
Subject: Self-tuning and Standard Gravity with Two Extra Dimensions
2:30 pm:
Fine Theoretical Physics Institute Seminar
in 435 Physics
The seminar will not be held this week.
Tuesday, September 20th 2005
12:20 pm:
Condensed Matter Sack Lunch Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Robert L Compton, University of Minnesota
Subject: The magnetic vortex as a nanoscale probe of local magnetic structure.
1:25 pm:
Space Physics Seminar
in 236A Physics
Speaker: John Wygant, University of Minnesota
Subject: Satellite Measurements and Theories of Auroral Particle Acceleration
2:30 pm:
Elementary Particle Physics Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Yuichi Kubota, University of Minnesota
Subject: Everything you wanted to know about Calorimeters for your Oral Exam!
Wednesday, September 21st 2005
4:00 pm:
Physics and Astronomy Colloquium
in 131 Physics
Speaker: Branko Stojkovic, Bank of America
Subject: Squeezing the Stock Market: A Practical Model of Equity Market Impact
Refreshments served in Room 216 Physics at 3:30 p.m.
Thursday, September 22nd 2005
12:10 pm:
Astrophysics Lunchtime Seminar
in B49 Physics
Speaker: Paul Edmon and Terry Jones, University of Minnesota
Subject: To be announced.
12:15 pm:
High Energy Theory Lunchtime Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Martin Sloth, University of California, Davis
Subject: Why can't the cosmological tensor-to-scalar perturbation ratio be enhanced in the post-inflationary era?
1:25 pm:
Condensed Matter Seminar
in 210 Physics
Speaker: Shmuel Fishman,Technion, Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
Subject: Quantum Chaos and Atom Optics: From Experiments to Number Theory
2:30 pm:
Nuclear Physics Seminar
in 435 Physics
The seminar will not be held this week.
Friday, September 23rd 2005
2:30 pm:
Introduction to Research Seminar
in 157 Physics
Speaker: Marvin Marshak, University of Minnesota
Subject: Physics with the Fermilab to Soudan Neutrino Beam
3:35 pm:
Astrophysics Colloquium
in 210 Physics
The collquium will not be held this week.
3:35 pm:
History of Science and Technology Colloquium
in 131 Physics
Speaker: Byron Newberry, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Baylor University
Subject: Efficiency as a Design Value in Engineering
Refreshments served in Room 216 Physics at 3:15 p.m.
Monday, September 26th 2005
12:15 pm:
Astrophysics and Cosmology Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Yong Qian, University of Minnesota
Subject: Metals in the Intergalactic Medium and Inventory of Massive Black Holes
Tuesday, September 27th 2005
12:20 pm:
Condensed Matter Sack Lunch Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Kevin Parendo , University of Minnesota
Subject: Using the Electric Field Effect and Parallel Magnetic Fields to Tune 2D Superconductivity
1:25 pm:
Space Physics Seminar
in 143 Physics
Speaker: Professor Bela G. Fejer, Center for Atmospheric and Space Science, Utah State University
Subject: Low Latitude Ionospheric Electric Field Effects During Large Geomagnetic Storms
Note: Room Change for this seminar is permanent.
2:30 pm:
Elementary Particle Physics Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Pete Zweber, Northwestern University
Subject: Selected Results from CLEO
2:30 pm:
Thesis Defense
in 358 Physics
Speaker: You Lin, University of Minnesota
Subject: The Wetting Ability of Water On Titanium Dioxide Surface
Wednesday, September 28th 2005
4:00 pm:
Physics and Astronomy Colloquium
in 131 Physics
Speaker: J. Zasadzinski, University of California, Santa Barbara
Subject: Saving Babies with Old and New Physics
Refreshments served in Room 216 Physics at 3:30 p.m.
Thursday, September 29th 2005
12:10 pm:
Astrophysics Lunchtime Seminar
in B49 Physics
Speaker: Dale Jackson and Larry Rudnick, University of Minnesota
Subject: To be announced.
12:15 pm:
High Energy Theory Lunchtime Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Joel Giedt, University of Minnesota (FTPI)
Subject: Symmetry and Scaling in the Q-exact Lattice (2,2) 2d Wess-Zumino Model
1:25 pm:
Condensed Matter Seminar
in 210 Physics
Speaker: J. Zasadzinski, UC Santa Barbara
Subject: Seeing Spontaneous Curvature
2:30 pm:
Nuclear Physics Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Chiho Nonaka, University of Minnesota
Subject: 3D-hydo + cascade model at RHIC
Friday, September 30th 2005
2:30 pm:
Fine Theoretical Physics Institute Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Walter Goldberger, Yale University
Subject: To be announced.
2:30 pm:
Introduction to Research Seminar
in 157 Physics
Speaker: Shaul Hanany, University of Minnesota
Subject: Unraveling the Big Bang
3:35 pm:
Astrophysics Colloquium
in 210 Physics
Speaker: Dr. David Kohlstedt, U. Minnesota, Geology
Subject: Shearing Melt out of the Mantle: The Relation Among Mantle Flow, Melt Migration, and Seismic Anisotrophy
Refreshments served following the talk in the Astronomy Reading Room, 358 Physics
3:35 pm:
History of Science and Technology Colloquium
in 1-132 Carlson School of Management
Speaker: Tamler Sommers, Division of Humanities, University of Minnesota-Morris
Subject: The Illusion of Freedom Evolves: How Darwinism Supports an Error Theory of Free Will and Moral Responsibility
Refreshments outside CSM 1-132 at 3:15 p.m.; Cosponsored by Studies of Science & Tech., The Ctr for Philosophy of Sci., Dept. of Philosophy, & Consortium on Law & Values; Note Room Change
Monday, October 3rd 2005
12:15 pm:
Astrophysics and Cosmology Lunchtime Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Beth Lusczek, University of Minnesota
Subject: Radio Detection of Ultra-High Energy Neutrinos
2:30 pm:
Fine Theoretical Physics Institute Seminar
in 435 Physics
The seminar will not be held this week.
Tuesday, October 4th 2005
12:20 pm:
Condensed Matter Sack Lunch Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Xiaohua Lou, University of Minnesota
Subject: Electrical Detection of Spin Accumulation at Fe/GaAs Interface
1:25 pm:
Space Physics Seminar
in 143 Physics
Speaker: Bob Lysak, University of Minnesota
Subject: Magnetospheric ULF Waves: a Tutorial with a Historical Perspective
2:30 pm:
Elementary Particle Physics Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Alexander Scott, University of Minnesota
Subject: D0 Mixing and the KPi Strong Phase Angle at CLEO-c
Wednesday, October 5th 2005
2:00 pm:
Nuclear Physics Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Evgeni Kolomeitsev, University of Minnesota
Subject: To be announced
Note change of date and time-- this week only-- for this seminar.
4:00 pm:
Physics and Astronomy Colloquium
in 131 Physics
Speaker: Seth Fraden, Brandeis University
Subject: B2 or not B2
Refreshments served in Room 216 Physics at 3:30 p.m.
Thursday, October 6th 2005
09:00 am:
FTPI Workshop: "Probing Early Structure Formation with Mass, Light and Chemistry"
in Cowles Auditorium, Hubert H. Humphrey Center, West Bank
More information about this workshop is available on the FTPI website, at http://www.ftpi.umn.edu/workshops.html.
12:00 pm:
Special History of Science and Technology Colloquium
in Carlson School of Management, room 1-113
Speaker: Marcel Weber, Science Studies Program, University of Basel
Subject: How Strong is the Case for Social Relativism in Science?
Note change of room & time; Refreshments served outside CSM 1-113 at 3:15 p.m.; Cosponsored by Studies of Science & Tech., Ctr for Philosophy of Sci., Dept. of Philosophy, & Consortium of Law & Values
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: Roman Buniy, University of Oregon
Subject: Wormholes, Dark Energy, and the Null Energy Condition
1:25 pm:
Condensed Matter Seminar
in 210 Physics
Speaker: Markus Mueller, Rutgers University
Subject: Glassy Behavior, Memory Effects and the Coulomb Gap in Electron Glasses
1:25 pm:
Special Space Physics Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Naiguo Lin, Space Sciences Laboratory, UC Berkeley
Subject: VLF Wave Activity in the Vicinity of the Magnetospheric Cusp: Cluster Observations
Friday, October 7th 2005
2:30 pm:
Introduction to Research Seminar
in 157 Physics
Speaker: Allen Goldman, University of Minnesota
Subject: Superconductivity in Reduced Dimensions
3:35 pm:
Astrophysics Colloquium
in 210 Physics
The colloquium will not be held this week due to FTPI Cosmology workshop.
3:35 pm:
History of Science and Technology Colloquium
in 131 Physics
Speaker: James Evans, Department of Physics, University of Puget Sound
Subject: Explaining Gravity in Newton's Shadow: Le Sage's Theory of Gravitation and Its Reception
Refreshments served in Room 216 Physics at 3:15 p.m.
Monday, October 10th 2005
12:15 pm:
Astrophysics and Cosmology Lunchtime Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: James Kneller, University of Minnesota
Subject: Supernova Neutrinos
2:30 pm:
Fine Theoretical Physics Institute Seminar
in 435 Physics
The seminar will not be held this week.
Tuesday, October 11th 2005
12:20 pm:
Condensed Matter Sack Lunch Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Bradley McCoy , University of Minnesota
Subject: Surface Induced Multiple Reentrant Transitions
1:25 pm:
Space Physics Seminar
in 143 Physics
Speaker: Andreas Keiling, Space Sciences Laboratory, UC Berkeley
Subject: Ion Beams in the Magnetotail: Their Origin, Fate and Impact
2:40 pm:
Elementary Particle Physics Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Kareem Kazkaz, University of Washington
Subject: The Majorana Search for Neutrinoless Double-Beta Decay
Note: change in starting time for seminar.
Wednesday, October 12th 2005
4:00 pm:
Physics and Astronomy Colloquium
in 131 Physics
Speaker: Peter Litchfield
Subject: Neutrinos in Minnesota
Refreshments served in Room 216 Physics at 3:30 p.m.
Thursday, October 13th 2005
12:10 pm:
Astrophysics Lunchtime Seminar
in B49 Physics
Speaker: Andrew Helton, University of Minnesota
Subject: To be announced.
12:15 pm:
High Energy Theory Lunchtime Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Alexander Gorsky, ITEP
Subject: From Yang-Mills Lagrangian to MHV Diagram Technique
1:25 pm:
Condensed Matter Seminar
in 210 Physics
Speaker: A. L. Burin, Tulane University, New Orleans
Subject: Low Temperature Breakdown of Coherent Tunneling in Amorphous Solids by the Nuclear Quadrupole Interaction
2:30 pm:
Nuclear Physics Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Scott Bowman, University of Minnesota
Subject: To be announced.
Friday, October 14th 2005
12:00 pm:
Special History of Science and Technology Colloquium
in 1-142 Carlson School of Management
Speaker: Gary Hatfield, Department of Philosophy, University of Pennsylvania
Subject: What Can the Mind Tell Us About the Brain?
Note change of room & time; Cosponsored by Studies of Sci. and Technology, The Ctr for Philosophy of Science, Dept of Philosophy, & Consortium on Law & Values in Health, Environment & the Life Science
2:30 pm:
Introduction to Research Seminar
in 157 Physics
Speaker: Michael Zudov
Subject: Two-Dimensional Electrons and Microwaves
Note: change of speaker and subject for this seminar.
3:35 pm:
Astrophysics Colloquium
in 210 Physics
Speaker: Richard McCray, University of Colorado
Subject: SN1987A: The Birth of a Supernova Remnant
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: Roger Hahn, Department of History, University of California, Berkeley
Subject: Laplace and the Superfluous God
Refreshments served in Room 216 Physics at 3:15 p.m.
Monday, October 17th 2005
12:15 pm:
Astrophysics and Cosmology Lunchtime Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Dan Marrone, Harvard University
Subject: Sgr A* in the Submillimeter: Polarimetry, Variability, and Optically Thin
2:30 pm:
Fine Theoretical Physics Institute Seminar
in 435 Physics
The seminar will not be held this week.
Tuesday, October 18th 2005
12:20 pm:
Condensed Matter Sack Lunch Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Tao Hu, University of Minnesota
Subject: How Do Proteins Search for Their Specific Sites on Coiled or Globular DNA
1:25 pm:
Space Physics Seminar
in 143 Physics
Speaker: Lynn Bruce Wilson, University of Minnesota
Subject: The Sun and it's Restless Magnetic Field
2:30 pm:
Elementary Particle Physics Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Brian Lang
Subject: Heavy Charm above psi
Wednesday, October 19th 2005
2:00 pm:
Final Thesis Defense
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Laura Adams, University of Minnesota
Subject: Quantum Chaos and Metallic Clusters
Refreshments served in Room 216 Physics at 3:30 p.m.
4:00 pm:
Physics and Astronomy Colloquium
in 131 Physics
Speaker: Larry McLerran, Brookhaven National Laboratory
Subject: The Color Glass Condensate
Refreshments served in Room 216 Physics at 3:30 p.m.
Thursday, October 20th 2005
11:00 am:
Nuclear Physics Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Rainer Fries, University of Minnesota
Subject: From Color Fields to Quark-Gluon Plasma
Note: change in time for this seminar.
12:10 pm:
Astrophysics Lunchtime Seminar
in B49 Physics
Speaker: Martha Boyer & Tom Jones, University of Minnesota
Subject: To be announced
12:15 pm:
High Energy Theory Lunchtime Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Alberto Nicolis, Harvard University
Subject: Not Everything Goes: New UV Constraints on IR Effective Theories
1:25 pm:
Condensed Matter Seminar
in 210 Physics
Speaker: Nikolay Prokof'ev, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Subject: How Can Superfluidity Occur in a Crystalline Solid
Friday, October 21st 2005
2:30 pm:
Introduction to Research Seminar
in 157 Physics
Speaker: Yong-Zhong Qian, University of Minnesota
Subject: Theoretical Nuclear Physics
3:35 pm:
Astrophysics Colloquium
in 210 Physics
Speaker: Dr. Mark Lacy, Caltech, Spitzer Science Center
Subject: Dust Obscured Quasars in Spitzer's Extragalactic First Look 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: Carol Cleland, Department of Philosophy, University of Colorado, Boulder
Subject: The Methodology and Epistemology of Historical Science
Refreshments in 216 Physics at 3:15 p.m., Sponsored by Studies of Sci. and Tech., The Ctr for Philosophy of Sci, Dept of Philosophy, & Consortium on Law & Values in Health, Environment & the Life Sci
Monday, October 24th 2005
12:15 pm:
Astrophysics and Cosmology Lunchtime Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Pearl Sandick, University of Minnesota
Subject: Neutrino Signatures from the First Stars
2:30 pm:
Fine Theoretical Physics Institute Seminar
in 435 Physics
The seminar will not be held this week.
Tuesday, October 25th 2005
12:20 pm:
Condensed Matter Sack Lunch Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Alex Levchenko , University of Minnesota
Subject: Josephson Effect and Dissipation in the SNS Structures
1:25 pm:
Space Physics Seminar
in 143 Physics
Speaker: Scott Thaller, University of Minnesota
Subject: The Solar Wind Interaction with Venus
2:30 pm:
Elementary Particle Physics Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Drew Baden, University of Maryland
Subject: Kinematics of Hadron Colliders
Wednesday, October 26th 2005
3:30 pm:
Departmental Photograph
in Front steps of the Physics Building
A proof of the photograph may be seen in room 145 after November 1st. 8 x 10 inch color photographs may be ordered for $2.10 each
4:00 pm:
Physics and Astronomy Colloquium
in 131 Physics
Speaker: Mike DuVernois, University of Minnesota
Subject: The Cosmic Radiation at High Energies: Cosmic Rays and Neutrinos Near the GZK Cutoff
Refreshments served in Room 216 Physics at 3:30 p.m.
Thursday, October 27th 2005
12:10 pm:
Astrophysics Lunchtime Seminar
in B49 Physics
Speaker: Clay Hogen-Chin & Evan Skillman, University of Minnesota
Subject: To be announced.
12:15 pm:
High Energy Theory Lunchtime Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Emilian Dudas, CPhT - Ecole Polytechnique
Subject: Classical Running of Neutrino Masses from Six Dimensions
1:25 pm:
Condensed Matter Seminar
in 210 Physics
Speaker: A. Yu. Grosberg, University of Minnesota
Subject: Jarzynski Relation - a Simple Correct General Formula of Statistical Mechanics NOT n Landau & Lifshitz. Is It Useful?
2:30 pm:
Nuclear Physics Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Yang Li, University of Minnesota
Subject: Rescattering Effects on HBT Interferometry in Relativistic Heavy-ion Collisions
Friday, October 28th 2005
2:30 pm:
Introduction to Research Seminar
in 157 Physics
Speaker: Priscilla Cushman, University of Minnesota
Subject: Beyond the Standard Model
3:35 pm:
Astrophysics Colloquium
in 210 Physics
Speaker: Dr. Jan Vrtilek, Harvard-Smithsonian, CfA
Subject: Chandra and XMM View Galaxy Groups: Sharper Images, New Insights
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: Stefan Poser, History of Technology, Association of German Engineers (VDI), Berlin-Brandenbury
Subject: Playful Celebrations of Technology? Technology in Amusement Parks and in the Children's Playroom at the Turn of the 20th Century
Refreshments served in Room 216 Physics at 3:15 p.m.
Monday, October 31st 2005
12:15 pm:
Astrophysics and Cosmology Lunchtime Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Liliya Williams, University of Minnesota
Subject: Observing Magnetic Fields on Large Scales
2:30 pm:
Fine Theoretical Physics Institute Seminar
in 435 Physics
The seminar will not be held this week.
Tuesday, November 1st 2005
12:20 pm:
Condensed Matter Sack Lunch Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Hyuk-Jae Jang, University of Minnesota
Subject: Magnetization Switching Study on Co/FeMn Exchange Biased Disk System
1:25 pm:
Space Physics Seminar
in 143 Physics
Speaker: Mr. Lei Dai, University of Minnesota
Subject: Alfven Waves and Electron Accleration:a Possible Energy Source of Aurora
2:30 pm:
Elementary Particle Physics Seminar
in 435 Physics
The seminar will be held on Thursday, this week only.
Wednesday, November 2nd 2005
4:00 pm:
Physics and Astronomy Colloquium
in 131 Physics
Speaker: Reinhard Schwienhorst, Michigan State University
Subject: Physics in the Third Generation: Testing the Standard Model at the Energy Frontier
Refreshments served in Room 216 Physics at 3:30 p.m.
7:30 pm:
History of Science and Technology Colloquium
in HH Humphrey Center, Cowles Auditorium
Speaker: Mitchell Ash, Institute of History, University of Vienna
Subject: The Sciences in Germany and Austria during the Nazi Era: Can There Be "Good" Science in an Evil Regime?"
Cosponsored by the Center for Austrian Studies, note change of day, time and place for seminar
Thursday, November 3rd 2005
10:30 am:
Elementary Particle Physics Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Reinhard Schwienhorst, Michigan State University
Subject: Single Top Quark Physics at the Tevatron
12:10 pm:
Astrophysics Lunchtime Seminar
in B49 Physics
Speaker: Michael Milligan & Liliya Williams, University of Minnesota
Subject: To be announced
12:15 pm:
High Energy Theory Lunchtime Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Lisa Everett, University of Florida
Subject: Cabibbo Haze in Lepton Mixing
1:25 pm:
Condensed Matter Seminar
in 210 Physics
Speaker: S. Sondhi, Princeton University
Subject: Antiferromagnetism on the Pyrochlore Lattice
2:30 pm:
Nuclear Physics Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: James Kneller, University of Minnesota
Subject: Evolution of Li, Be, and B in the Galaxy
Friday, November 4th 2005
2:30 pm:
Introduction to Research Seminar
in 157 Physics
Speaker: Priscilla Cushman, University of Minnesota
Subject: Beyond the Standard Model
3:35 pm:
Astrophysics Colloquium
in 210 Physics
Speaker: Dr. Wil van Breugel, University of California, LLNL
Subject: Radio Galaxies: Near and Far
Refreshments served following the talk in the Astronomy Reading Room, 358 Physics
Monday, November 7th 2005
12:15 pm:
Astrophysics and Cosmology Lunchtime Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Tomo Matsumura, University of Minnesota
Subject: A Measurement of the CMB Spectrum from the 2003 Flight of BOOMERANG
2:30 pm:
Fine Theoretical Physics Institute Seminar
in 435 Physics
The seminar will not be held this week.
Tuesday, November 8th 2005
12:20 pm:
Condensed Matter Sack Lunch Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Zengqiang (John) Liu, University of Minnesota
Subject: New Phase Transition in Binary Liquid Crystal Mixtures
1:25 pm:
Space Physics Seminar
in 143 Physics
Speaker: Howard Singer, NOAA, pace Environment Center
Subject: Using the GOES Magnetometers for Space Weather and Space Science
2:30 pm:
Elementary Particle Physics Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Abraham DeBenedetti, University of Minnesota
Subject: To be announced.
Wednesday, November 9th 2005
4:00 pm:
Physics and Astronomy Colloquium
in 131 Physics
Speaker: Robert Rynasiewicz, Johns Hopkins
Subject: The Birth of the Light Quantum Heuristic
Refreshments served in Room 216 Physics at 3:30 p.m.
Thursday, November 10th 2005
12:10 pm:
Astrophysics Lunchtime Seminar
in B49 Physics
Speaker: Kisha Delain & Bob Gehrz, University of Minnesota
Subject: To be announced.
12:15 pm:
High Energy Theory Lunchtime Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Carlos Wagner, Argonne Labs
Subject: The Supersymmetric Origin of Matter
1:25 pm:
Condensed Matter Seminar
in 210 Physics
Speaker: B. Spivak, University of Washington, Seattle
Subject: Transport in Two-dimensional Electronic Microemulsions
2:30 pm:
Nuclear Physics Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Yu Lu, University of Minnesota
Subject: Signature of Neutrino-driven Supernova Explosion
Friday, November 11th 2005
2:30 pm:
Introduction to Research Seminar
in 157 Physics
Speaker: Daniel Cronin-Hennessy, University of Minnesota
Subject: Neutrino Physics
3:35 pm:
Astrophysics Colloquium
in 210 Physics
Speaker: Dr. George Wallerstein, University of Washington
Subject: The Color-magnitude Diagram and Metallicty of the Unusual Globular Cluster NGC 6388
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: Robert Rynasiewicz, Department of Philosophy, Johns Hopkins University
Subject: The Road to Relativity: 1895 - 1905
Refreshments served in Room 216 Physics at 3:15 p.m., Cosponsored by the Department of Astronomy.
Monday, November 14th 2005
12:15 pm:
Astrophysics and Cosmology Lunchtime Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Shaul Hanany, University of Minnesota
Subject: The E and B Experiment
2:30 pm:
Fine Theoretical Physics Institute Seminar
in 435 Physics
The seminar will not be held this week.
Tuesday, November 15th 2005
12:20 pm:
Condensed Matter Sack Lunch Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Marie Lopez del Puerto, University of Minnesota
Subject: Real-space Pseudopotential Calculations of the Optical Properties of Passivated CdSe Clusters
1:25 pm:
Space Physics Seminar
in 143 Physics
The seminar will be held on Thursday, this week only.
1:30 pm:
Special Nuclear Physics Seminar
in 143 Physics
Speaker: Andreas Ipp, European Center for Theoretical Studies in Nuclear Physics and Related Areas
Subject: Thermodynamics of Large N_f QCD at Finite Chemical Potential for Weak and Strong Couplings
2:30 pm:
Elementary Particle Physics Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Ben Speakman, University of Minnesota
Subject: MINOS in the Pre-beam Era
Wednesday, November 16th 2005
4:00 pm:
Donaldson Lecture Series
in Room 2-650 Moos Tower
Speaker: Steven Vogel, James B. Duke Professor, Department of Biology, Duke University
Subject: Bear Bones and Ferrous Wheels: When Might Nature be Worth Copying?
4:00 pm:
Physics and Astronomy Colloquium
in 131 Physics
Speaker: Vincent Noireaux, University of Minnesota
Subject: An Artificial Cell Based on Gene Expression in Vesicles
Refreshments served in Room 216 Physics at 3:30 p.m.
Thursday, November 17th 2005
12:10 pm:
Astrophysics Lunchtime Seminar
in B49 Physics
Speaker: Crystal Austin & Yong Qian
Subject: To be announced.
12:15 pm:
High Energy Theory Lunchtime Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Mikhail Shaposhnikov, EPFL-Lausanne/NYU
Subject: Neutrinos, Dark Matter and Baryon Asymmetry of the Universe
1:25 pm:
Condensed Matter Seminar
in 210 Physics
The seminar will not be held this week.
1:25 pm:
Special Space Physics Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Professor John Samson, University of Alberta
Subject: To be announced.
2:30 pm:
Nuclear Physics Seminar
in 435 Physics
The seminar will be held on Tuesday, this week only.
Friday, November 18th 2005
2:30 pm:
Introduction to Research Seminar
in 157 Physics
Speaker: Joachim Mueller, University of Minnesota
Subject: From Single Molecules to Single Cells
3:35 pm:
Astrophysics Colloquium
in 210 Physics
Speaker: Dr. John Samson, University of Alberta, Edmonton
Subject: Nonlinear Magnetohydrodynamic Stability and Instabilities in the Earth's Magnetosphere and Astrophysical Magnetospheres
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: Melanie Frappier, Department of Philosophy, Mankato State University
Subject: The Changing Roles of Heisneberg's Microscope Experiment
Refreshments in Rm 216 Physics, 3:15 p.m., Cosponsored by Studies of Sci & Tech, The Ctr for Philosophy of Sci, Dept of Philosophy, & Consortium on Law & Values in Health, Environment & the Life Sci
4:00 pm:
Nanoparticle Seminar Series
in 402 Walter Library
Speaker: Stanislaus S. Wong, State University of New York at Stony Brook
Subject: Chemical Strategies in Nanoscience
Refreshments served at 3:45 p.m.
Monday, November 21st 2005
12:15 pm:
Astrophysics and Cosmology Lunchtime Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: He Ning, University of Minnesota
Subject: Composition of The Innermost Core Collapse Supernova Ejecta
2:30 pm:
Fine Theoretical Physics Institute Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Valentin Zakharov, Max Planck Institute - Munich
Subject: Strings as Vacuum Defects of Lattice YM Theories
Tuesday, November 22nd 2005
12:20 pm:
Condensed Matter Sack Lunch Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Hao Wang, University of Minnesota
Subject: Spin Dynamics of an Anti-vortex
1:25 pm:
Space Physics Seminar
in 143 Physics
Speaker: Paul Kellogg, University of Minnesota
Subject: Collisionless Shock Waves, Review
Seminar is post-poned till later in the semester.
2:30 pm:
Elementary Particle Physics Seminar
in 435 Physics
The seminar will not be held this week.
Wednesday, November 23rd 2005
4:00 pm:
Physics and Astronomy Colloquium
in 131 Physics
Subject: The colloquium will not be held this week.
Refreshments will not be served.
Thursday, November 24th 2005
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
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 25th 2005
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, November 28th 2005
12:15 pm:
Astrophysics and Cosmology Lunchtime Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Matt Sexton, University of Minnesota
Subject: Computing the Strong Coupling Scale in a Model of Massive Gravity
12:20 pm:
Thesis Defense
in 157 Physics
Speaker: Lindsey Hillesheim, University of Minnesota
Subject: Probing Protein Interactions in Living Cells via Dual-color PCH Analysis
2:30 pm:
Fine Theoretical Physics Institute Seminar
in 435 Physics
The seminar will not be held this week.
Tuesday, November 29th 2005
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
Speaker: Paul Kellogg, University of Minnesota
Subject: Collisionless Shock Waves, a Tutorial Review
2:30 pm:
Elementary Particle Physics Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Jeremiah Mans, University of Minnesota
Subject: Luminsoity and its Measurement at the LHC
Wednesday, November 30th 2005
2:00 pm:
Thesis Defense
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Erik Beall, University of Minnesota
Subject: Cosmic Ray Muon Charge Ratio in the MINOS Far Detector
4:00 pm:
Physics and Astronomy Colloquium
in 131 Physics
Speaker: Charles Woodward, University of Minnesota
Subject: DEEP IMPACT - A Probe of Comet Structure and Origins
Refreshments served in Room 216 Physics at 3:30 p.m.
Thursday, December 1st 2005
12:10 pm:
Astrophysics Lunchtime Seminar
in B49 Physics
Speaker: Dain Kavars & Eric Barnes, University of Minnesota
Subject: To be announced.
12:15 pm:
High Energy Theory Lunchtime Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Mohammad Edalati, University of Cincinnati
Subject: On Singular Effective Superpotentials in Supersymmetric Gauge Theories
1:25 pm:
Condensed Matter Seminar
in 210 Physics
Speaker: Mikhail Shifman, University of Minnesota
Subject: Large Extra Dimensionalities
2:30 pm:
Nuclear Physics Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker:
He Ning, University of Minnesota
Subject: To be announced.
Friday, December 2nd 2005
2:30 pm:
Introduction to Research Seminar
in 157 Physics
Speaker: Paul Crowell, University of Minnesota
Subject: Spin Transport and Dynamics
3:35 pm:
History of Science and Technology Colloquium
in 131 Physics
Speaker: Alan Shapiro, Program in History of Science and Technology, University of Minnesota
Subject: From the Heavens to the Earth: Newton’s Optical Investigations
Refreshments in room 216 at 3:15 p.m.. Cosponsored by the Department of Astronomy.
3:35 pm:
Speaker: Alan Shapiro, Program in History of Science and Technology, University of Minnesota
Subject: From the Heavens to the Earth: Newton’s Optical Investigations
efreshments in room 216 at 3:15 p.m.
Monday, December 5th 2005
12:15 pm:
Astrophysics and Cosmology Lunchtime Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Bei Cai, University of Minnesota
Subject: Air Shower Physics and Mass Compositon Studies for the Pierre Auger Observatory
2:30 pm:
Fine Theoretical Physics Institute Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Adam Ritz, Victoria University and CERN
Subject: The Entropy of BPS Dyons in Large N Gauge Theories
Tuesday, December 6th 2005
12:20 pm:
Condensed Matter Sack Lunch Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Jingshan Zhang, University of Minnesota
Subject: Entropy Driven Insulator-metal Crossover in Ion Channels and Water Filled Nanopores
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: First look at Quasi Elastic Events in the MINOS Near Detector
Subject: Sujeewa Kumaratunga, University of Minnesota
Wednesday, December 7th 2005
4:00 pm:
Physics and Astronomy Colloquium
in 131 Physics
Speaker: George Crabtree, Argonne National Laboratory
Subject: The Two Hydrogen Economies
Refreshments served in Room 216 Physics at 3:30 p.m.
7:00 pm:
Science on Screen
in Bell Museum
John Dobson Documentary, followed by guided tour of winter sky
Thursday, December 8th 2005
10:10 am:
Thesis Defense
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Tatsuhiko Sagara, University of Minnesota
Subject: Computational Study of Hydrogen Storage by Metal-Organic Framework Materials
12:10 pm:
Astrophysics Lunchtime Seminar
in B49 Physics
Speaker: Dain Kavars & Chick Woodward, University of Minnesota
Subject: To be announced.
12:15 pm:
High Energy Theory Lunchtime Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Liliana Velasco-Sevilla, University of Minnesota
Subject: Testing Horizontal Symmetries
1:25 pm:
Condensed Matter Seminar
in 210 Physics
Speaker: G. Crabtree, Argonne National Laboratory
Subject: Mesoscopic Superconductiivty
2:30 pm:
Nuclear Physics Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Yong-Zhong Qian, University of Minnesota
Subject: To be announced.
Friday, December 9th 2005
08:00 am:
Untitled
in Physics
2:30 pm:
Introduction to Research Seminar
in 157 Physics
Speaker: Boris Shklovskii, University of Minnesota
Subject: Inversion of DNA Charge By a Positive Polymer for Gene Delivery and Fractionalization of the Polymer Charge
3:35 pm:
Astrophysics Colloquium
in 210 Physics
Speaker: Kevin Rausch, University of Maryland
Subject: Blackholes in AGN
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: Terence Horgan, Department of Philosophy, University of Arizona
Subject: Causal Compatibilism and the Phenomenology of Agency
Refreshments in Rm 216 Physics, 3:15 p.m., Cosponsored by Studies of Sci & Tech, The Ctr for Philosophy of Sci, Dept of Philosophy, & Consortium on Law & Values in Health, Environment & the Life Sci
Monday, December 12th 2005
12:15 pm:
Astrophysics and Cosmology Lunchtime Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Yu Lu, University of Minnesota
Subject: Is Cosmology Compatible with Sterile Neutrino?
2:30 pm:
Fine Theoretical Physics Institute Seminar
in 435 Physics
The seminar will not be held this week.
Tuesday, December 13th 2005
12:20 pm:
Condensed Matter Sack Lunch Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Jyotirmoy Saha, University of Minnesota
Subject: Large Scale Micromagnetic Simulation for the Exchange Interaction between a Polycrystalline Antiferromagnet and a Ferromagnet
1:25 pm:
Space Physics Seminar
in 143 Physics
Speaker: Heather Greene, University of Minnesota
Subject: Jupiter's Magnetosphere
2:30 pm:
Elementary Particle Physics Seminar
in 435 Physics
The seminar will not be held this week.
Wednesday, December 14th 2005
4:00 pm:
Physics and Astronomy Colloquium
in 131 Physics
Speaker: P.Z. Myers, University of Minnesota, Morris
Subject: The Antithesis of Intelligent Design; or, why reality is actually
about Dumb Accidents
Refreshments served in Room 216 Physics at 3:30 p.m.
Thursday, December 15th 2005
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.
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, December 16th 2005
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.
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