Colloquium schedule

Spring 2009

Fall 2008

Spring 2008

Fall 2007

Spring 2007

Fall 2006

The colloquium schedule for the Fall 2006 semester is as shown below. Additional titles and abstracts will be posted as they become available.


Time: 3:00 pm
Place: Barton Hall, Room BA 106
(coffee, tea, and sweets served at 3:15)

Fall 2006 Semester
October 9, 2006

Professor Zhe Wu

Department of Physics, Rutgers University

Regionally Specific Hyperfine Polarization of Rb Atoms in the Vicinity (~10-5 cm) of Pyrex Glass Surfaces

October 23, 2006

Professor James Olsen

Department of Physics, Princeton University

Mapping the New (Physics) World: B-Factory Results and the Coming LHC Era

(Abstract Available)

October 30, 2006

Dr. John Ulicny

Materials and Processes Lab, General Motors, Warren, MI

Magnetorheological Fluids and Durability Testing in an Automotive Clutch

(Abstract Available)

November 6, 2006 -

Time: 4:30 pm

Professor Steven Vogel

Department of Biology, Duke University

Bioballistics: A Study in scaling

(Abstract Available)

November 13, 2006

Professor Joel Karp

Department of Radiology, University of Pennsylvania

Positron Emission Tomography: from the Laboratory to the Clinic

(Abstract Available)

November 20, 2006

Arthur Congdon

Department of Physics, Rutgers University

Microlensing of an Extended Source by a Power-Law Mass Distribution

(Abstract Available)

November 27, 2006

Professor Stephen Childress

Department of Mathematics, New York University

Forward flight and hovering of pteropods and paper

(Abstract Available)

December 4, 2006

Professor Stephane Coutu

Department of Physics, Pennsylvania State University

The Nature and Origin of Cosmic Rays

(Abstract Available)