Physics and Astronomy Seminar
Tuesdays 11:30 am (refreshments at 11:20 am)
217 Lathrop Hall
TRAVEL DIRECTIONS FOR SPEAKERS
| August 31: Department Mixer: Say hello and meet new friends and faculty |
| September 7: Student Summer Research Talks: Nicole Cassano '05 "Various Aspects of Low Temperature Testing of Microelectronic Superconducting Circuits"; Cynthia Castellon '05 "Lissajous Figures From Single-Beam Interference" ; Krystle Williams '06 and Dan Barrie '05 "Terahertz Spectroscopy" |
| September 14: Shimon Malin, Colgate University, Physics and Astronomy Department, "The Risk Between Science and Religion" (to be held in 209 Lathrop) |
| September 21: Student Summer Research Talks: Brad Melius '06 "Spectroscopy of Bright Stars and Nebulae" ; Stephanie Wortel '06 "Looking into the Past: 3C 273, 3C 279, and Beyond"; Kartik Misra '07 "The Quantum Eraser" ; Megan O'Connell '07 "Transformations of a Second Order Optical Beam" |
| September 28: Daniel Prober, Yale University, Professor of Applied Physics and Physics and Director of Graduate Admissions for Engineering and Applied Physics, "Ultrasensitive Superconducting Detectors and Quantum Noise" |
| October 5: No seminar - mid-semester break. |
| October 12: Dr. Craig van Horne, Physician and Brain Expert, Brigham and Women Hospital, Boston, MA "Potential Mechanism of Action of Deep Brain Stimulation for Parkinson's Disorder: From Electrochemistry to Complex Networks" (joint seminar with Biology) (to be held in 209 Lathrop) |
| October 19: Samuel Kounaves, Tufts University, "Understanding the Geochemistry and Biological Potential of Mars - Results from MER and a Sneak Preview of the 2007 Phoenix Mission" (to be held in 209 Lathrop) (Joint seminar with Geology and Chemistry Departments) |
| October 26: Stephen Kelty, Seton Hall University, "Molecular Dynamics Simulation of Lipids" (joint seminar with chemistry) |
| November 2: Student Summer Research Talks: Christina Viviano '06 "The Glacial/Interglacial Transition in Iceberg Alley, East Antarctica: A Case Study of an Extreme Productivity Event"; Michelle Cooper '06 "Thalassiosira Antarctica Records of Recent Warming in the Antarctic Peninsula"; Trisha Hutchins '05"Visual Spectroscopy of Jupiter and the Galilean Moons"; Rebecca Mickol '07"Visual Spectroscopy: Wavelength Calibration and Spectra of the Moon" (joint seminar with geology) (to be held in 209 Lathrop) |
| November 9: Philip LeBlanc, Corning Corp, "Physics Career Paths in Industry" |
| November 16: Student Summer Research Talks: Anthony Annunziata '05 "Light Emission from Nanostructured Silicon for Microphotonics Applications"; Charles Bwalya '07 "FRET Based Analysis of Cholesterol Distribution between Co-existing Membrane Domains"; Jarrett Moyer '06 "Resistance of Flexible Displays" |
| November 23: No seminar - Thanksgiving break. |
| November 30: Tom Solomon, Associate Professor of Physics, Bucknell University, "Chaos in Fluid Mixing and Chemical Pattern Formation" |
| December 7: No seminar scheduled. Good luck on finals and have a great winter break |
Other Events in Fall 2004
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October 29 & 30: AAPT/PTRA Fall Workshop: follow-up to summer workshop (to be held in 216/217 Lathrop) |
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October 30: KNAC (Keck Northeast Astronomical Consortium) Symposium (to be held in 209 Lathrop) |
| January 18: No seminar scheduled. |
| January 25: Jeff Buboltz, Colgate University, Physics and Astronomy Department, "The REALLY Good Cholesterol" |
| February 1: Shimon Malin, Colgate University, Physics and Astronomy Department, "General Relativity without Special Relativity: Energy Conservation, Planck's Formula and The Non-Euclidean Nature of Space" |
| February 8: Enrique Galvez, Colgate University, Physics and Astronomy Department, "The Eye and Vision: From Photons to Neurons" |
| February 15: Mark Bocko, University of Rochester, Dept of Electrical & Computer Engineering and Physics & Astronomy, "A Compact and Expressive Representation of Music Based on the Physics of Musical Instruments" |
| February 22: Nasir Ali, Syracuse Technology Garden, "...Cultivating Technology Businesses in Central New York..." |
| March 1: Carl Franck, Cornell University, "Confronting and Minimizing the Third Dimension in Order to Better Understand the Behavior of Nonliving and Living Systems of Interacting Objects" (RESCHEDULED TO APRIL 5) |
| March 8: Reggie Aurora and Ralph Quatrano, Washington University, "Systems Biology: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Addressing Complex Biological Questions" (joint seminar with Biology, Mathematics, and Computer Science Depts. - to be held in 209 Lathrop) |
| March 15: No seminar - mid-semester break. |
| March 22: Terry Sweeney (CU'80), University of Scranton, "Controlling Ovarian Blood Flow throughout the Estrous Cycle: The Role of Resistance Arteries" (joint seminar with Biology - to be held in 209 Lathrop) |
| March 29: Tom Tucker, Colgate University, Department of Mathematics, "Newton's Use of Euclidean Geometry in 'Principia'" |
| April 5: Carl Franck, Cornell University, "Confronting and Minimizing the Third Dimension in Order to Better Understand the Behavior of Nonliving and Living Systems of Interacting Objects" |
| April 12: Doros Petasis, Department of Physics/Biochemistry Program, Allegheny College, "Rare Earth Crystals as Temperature Probes for Frozen Metalloprotein EPR Samples" |
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| April 26: No seminar scheduled. |
Other Events in Spring 2005
| March 1: Physics 282 Project Presentations I: The first of two displays of electronics projects designed and assembled by the Physics 282 students (12:30-1:30pm; 157/158 Lathrop/lunch provided) |
| April 5: Evening Lecture: Laurence Rosenthal, "Sound and Image: The Craft of the Film Composer" (8:00pm in 209 Lathrop; co-sponsored by the CORE Scientific Perspectives, Music and Film Department, Division of Natural Sciences & Mathematics and Physics & Astronomy Dept) |
| April 29: Physics 282 Project Presentations II: The second of two displays of electronics projects designed and assembled by the Physics 282 students (12:00-1:00pm; 157/158 Lathrop/lunch provided) |
| May 3: Physics/Astronomy 310/410 Student Research Project Symposium, 6:00pm in 217 Lathrop. |
| May 4: Physics & Astronomy Department Picnic - 12:00noon at White Eagle Teepee |
| July 11- 15: AAPT/PTRA Workshop: Momentum and Energy (week-long workshop for invited high school teachers) (to be held in 216/217 Lathrop) |