Physics Colloquia are held each Wednesday beginning at 4:15pm in the
John A. Wheeler Lecture Hall (RLM 4.102) unless otherwise noted
[Archive of Physics Colloquia (2001-2011) in pdf format]
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| Colloquia, Spring 2012 Semester |
18 January 2012
4:15 p.m.
RLM 4.102 |
"Some Thoughts About Energy"
Prof. Robert Curl, Rice University |
Host:
Prof. Raizen |
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25 January 2012
4:15 p.m.
RLM 4.102 |
"Observations of lipid membranes in (roughly) 2D influenced by bulk water in 3D"
Prof. Sarah Keller, University of Washington |
Host:
Prof. Gordon |
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1 February 2012
4:15 p.m.
RLM 4.102 |
Cosmic Magnetic Fields- A new "Origin Myth"
Dr. Swadesh Mahajan, IFS, UT-Austin |
Host:
Prof. Shubeita |
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8 February 2012
4:15 p.m.
RLM 4.102 |
Increasing Diversity at the PhD Level in Physics and Astronomy: The Fisk-Vanderbilt Masters-to-PhD Bridge Program
Prof. Kevian Stassun, Vanderbilt University
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Host:
Prof. Berk |
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15 February 2012
4:15 p.m.
RLM 4.102 |
Emerging Functionality in Complex Oxides Driven by Spatial Confinement
Prof. Ward Plummer, Louisiana State University
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Host:
Prof. Shih |
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22 February 2012
4:15 p.m.
RLM 4.102 |
Elasticity on the edge of stability: soft matter physics inspired by the cell
Prof. Fred C. MacKintosh, Department of Physics & Astronomy, VU University Amsterdam |
Host:
Prof. Swinney |
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29 February 2012
4:15 p.m.
RLM 4.102 |
The Impacts of Space Weather on Society and the Economy
Prof. Daniel N. Baker, University of Colorado Boulder |
Host:
Prof. Horton |
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7 March 2012
4:15 p.m.
RLM 4.102 |
title tba
Prof. Nima Arkani-Hamed, Institute for Advanced Study at Princeton |
Host:
Prof. Paban |
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21 March 2012
4:15 p.m.
RLM 4.102 |
Protein Dynamics, Dielectric Relaxation, Mssbauer Effect, and Neutron Scattering
Prof. Hans Frauenfelder, Los Alamos National Laboratory |
Host:
Prof. Raizen |
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28 March 2012
4:15 p.m.
RLM 4.102 |
Matsen Lecture: title tba
Prof. David Weitz, Harvard University |
Host:
Prof. Swinney |
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4 April 2012
4:15 p.m.
RLM 4.102 |
title tba
Prof. Meigan Aronson, Stony Brook University and Brookhaven |
Host:
Prof. Fiete |
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11 April 2012
4:15 p.m.
RLM 4.102 |
title tba
Dr. Jay Davis, The Hertz Foundation |
Host:
Prof. Schwitters |
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18 April 2012
4:15 p.m.
RLM 4.102 |
title tba
Dr. Paul Haney, NIST |
Host:
Prof. MacDonald |
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25 April 2012
4:15 p.m.
RLM 4.102 |
title tba
Dr. Charles Ferguson, Federation of American Scientists |
Host:
Prof. Fiete |
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2 May 2012
4:15 p.m.
RLM 4.102 |
title tba
Prof. Karol Lang, UT-Austin |
Host:
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