Physics Events

2009-2010 Joint Physics & Astronomy Colloquium Series

Unless otherwise noted, all talks take place at 2:30 p.m. in Thompson Physical Laboratory 205.

16 Sept.
(Wednesday)

Prof. Steven Strogatz - Cornell University - Joint colloquium sponsored by the Dept. of Mathematics and Statistics, Dept. of Physics, and the Class of 1960 Scholars Program - 1:00 - 1:50 pm - Bronfman Auditorium
Title: "The Mathematics of Collective Synchronization"

18 Sept.

Physics and Astronomy faculty
Title: "All about Graduate School"

25 Sept.

Prof. Witold Skiba - Yale University (particle theory)
Title: "The uncharted energy range at the Large Hadron Collider"

2 Oct.

Prof. Kurt Jacobs - Boston University
Title: "Putting the Quantum into Mechanics" [abstract]

8 Oct.
(Thursday)

Public Lecture - Dr. William Phillips - N.I.S.T. - 1997 Nobel Laureate in Physics
Title: "Almost Absolute Zero: Time and Einstein in the 21st Century"
Thursday, October 8, 2009 at 4:00 pm in TCL 123 - Wege Auditorium

9 Oct.

Student meeting with Dr. William Phillips at 2:30 pm in Student Common Room TPL 104

16 Oct.

Mountain Day!

23 Oct.

Prof. David Hall - Amherst College (BEC experiment)
Title: "Tunable Interatomic Interactions 1-2-3"

30 Oct.

5-6 Nov.

Sigma Xi Lectures - Michelle Thaller - Goddard Space Flight Center - 4:00 pm - TCL 123 Wege Auditorium

6 Nov.

Chemistry colloquium - Prof. Daniel Aalberts - 1:10 pm - TCL 123 Wege Auditorium
Title: "Loopy stabilization of RNA loops: how entropy creates order"

6 Nov.

Prof. Dan Robb '93 - Berry College
Title: "Modeling the growth of a hexagonal nanoparticle"

13 Nov.

Prof. Dave Mathews - University of Rochester Medical School
Title: "Predicting the 3D Structure and Dynamics of RNA"

20 Nov.

-

4 Dec.

Prof. Melissa Eblen-Zayas - Carleton College
Title: "Eu-rich EuO as a laboratory for exploring colossal magnetoresistance"

11 Dec.

-

8 Jan.

Thesis Students - Progress Reports - 2:00 pm Alexandre Massicotte, 2:15 pm Olufolajimi (Jimi) Oke, 2:30 pm Joseph Skitka, 2:45 pm Christopher Chudzicki, 3:00 pm Steven Jackson -- 3:15 Break -- 3:30 pm Shirish Poudyal, 3:45 pm Scott Olesen, 4:00 pm Katherine Dupré, 4:15 pm Emma Lehman, 4:30 pm Marcus Freeman

5 Feb.

Physics and Astronomy department research introductions"
Place: TPL 205

12 Feb.

-

26 Feb.

Prof. Larry Hunter - Amherst College
Title: TBA

5 March

Joint colloquium with Computer Science - Prof. Daniel Aalberts and Bill Jannen '09 - Williams College, Physics Dept.
Title: "Introducing Zfold and Bindigo2?
Place: TPL 203

12 March

Christopher Holmes '03 - Harvard University
Title: TBA

19 March

Friday before spring break - no colloquium

9 April

Prof. Tiku Majumder - Williams College, Physics Dept.
Title: TBA

16 April

Prof. Lori Goldner - University of Massachusetts
Title: TBA

22-23 April

Sigma Xi talks - Joan Edwards, Biology Dept.

30 April

Prof. Chad Orzel '93 - Union College
Title: "Counting Atoms for Astrophysics: Atom Traps, Neutrino Detectors, and Radioactive Background Measurements"

7 May

-

Past Years Physics and Astronomy Colloquium Series

2009-2010 Academic Calendar from the Registrar's web site.

16 Sept. (Wednesday)	Prof. Steven Strogatz - Cornell University - Joint colloquium sponsored by the Dept. of Mathematics and Statistics, Dept. of Physics, and the Class of 1960 Scholars Program - 1:00 - 1:50 pm - Bronfman Auditorium Title: "The Mathematics of Collective Synchronization"
18 Sept.	Physics and Astronomy faculty Title: "All about Graduate School"
25 Sept.	Prof. Witold Skiba - Yale University (particle theory) Title: "The uncharted energy range at the Large Hadron Collider"
2 Oct.	Prof. Kurt Jacobs - Boston University Title: "Putting the Quantum into Mechanics" [abstract]
8 Oct. (Thursday)	Public Lecture - Dr. William Phillips - N.I.S.T. - 1997 Nobel Laureate in Physics Title: "Almost Absolute Zero: Time and Einstein in the 21st Century" Thursday, October 8, 2009 at 4:00 pm in TCL 123 - Wege Auditorium
9 Oct.	Student meeting with Dr. William Phillips at 2:30 pm in Student Common Room TPL 104
16 Oct.	Mountain Day!
23 Oct.	Prof. David Hall - Amherst College (BEC experiment) Title: "Tunable Interatomic Interactions 1-2-3"
30 Oct.
5-6 Nov.	Sigma Xi Lectures - Michelle Thaller - Goddard Space Flight Center - 4:00 pm - TCL 123 Wege Auditorium
6 Nov.	Chemistry colloquium - Prof. Daniel Aalberts - 1:10 pm - TCL 123 Wege Auditorium Title: "Loopy stabilization of RNA loops: how entropy creates order"
6 Nov.	Prof. Dan Robb '93 - Berry College Title: "Modeling the growth of a hexagonal nanoparticle"
13 Nov.	Prof. Dave Mathews - University of Rochester Medical School Title: "Predicting the 3D Structure and Dynamics of RNA"
20 Nov.	-
4 Dec.	Prof. Melissa Eblen-Zayas - Carleton College Title: "Eu-rich EuO as a laboratory for exploring colossal magnetoresistance"
11 Dec.	-
8 Jan.	Thesis Students - Progress Reports - 2:00 pm Alexandre Massicotte, 2:15 pm Olufolajimi (Jimi) Oke, 2:30 pm Joseph Skitka, 2:45 pm Christopher Chudzicki, 3:00 pm Steven Jackson -- 3:15 Break -- 3:30 pm Shirish Poudyal, 3:45 pm Scott Olesen, 4:00 pm Katherine Dupré, 4:15 pm Emma Lehman, 4:30 pm Marcus Freeman
5 Feb.	Physics and Astronomy department research introductions" Place: TPL 205
12 Feb.	-
26 Feb.	Prof. Larry Hunter - Amherst College Title: TBA
5 March	Joint colloquium with Computer Science - Prof. Daniel Aalberts and Bill Jannen '09 - Williams College, Physics Dept. Title: "Introducing Zfold and Bindigo2? Place: TPL 203
12 March	Christopher Holmes '03 - Harvard University Title: TBA
19 March	Friday before spring break - no colloquium
9 April	Prof. Tiku Majumder - Williams College, Physics Dept. Title: TBA
16 April	Prof. Lori Goldner - University of Massachusetts Title: TBA
22-23 April	Sigma Xi talks - Joan Edwards, Biology Dept.
30 April	Prof. Chad Orzel '93 - Union College Title: "Counting Atoms for Astrophysics: Atom Traps, Neutrino Detectors, and Radioactive Background Measurements"
7 May	-