Physics Colloquium Spring 2019
All colloquia take place Thursdays at 1:30 pm in Smith Hall 111, unless otherwise noted. (Schedule for Fall 2018)
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Jan 17
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No Colloquium: start of semester
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Jan 24
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Professor of Physics
University of Illinois at Chicago
Title: The Challenge of Discovering QCD Critical Point (Abstract)
Host: Mike Strickland
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| Jan 31 |
Department of Physics
Kent State University
TItle: Nanoarchitectures and Biophysical Tools made from DNA (Abstract)
Host: Khandker Quader
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Feb 7
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Department of Physics & Astronomy
University of Texas at San Antonio
Title: Extent and Persistence of Magnetic Interactions in Ultra-short 1D Fe Chains
with Controlled Boundary Conditions (Abstract)
Host: Benjamin Fregoso
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Feb 14
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Department of Physics
Kent State University
Title: Optical Devices Based on Pancharatnam Phase (Abstract)
Host: Khandker Quader
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Feb 21
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Department of Mathematics
Vanderbilt University
Title: Viscous Fluids in Relativity Theory (Abstract)
Host: Veronica Dexheimer
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| Feb 28 |
Herchel Smith Professor of Physics
Harvard University
Title: Strange Metals and Black Holes (Abstract)
Host: Khandker Quader
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Mar 7
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No Colloquium: APS March Meeting
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Mar 14
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Professor, Materials Science & Engg and Applied Physics & Applied Mathematics
Columbia University
Title: When Hard Materials Act Soft: Local Symmetry Breaking in Materials,
How to find it, and Why You Should Care about It (Abstract)
Host: Khandker Quader
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Mar 21
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Dr. Joseph Sauvageau
System Manager, Astronomy, Physics and Space Technology Directorate
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Caltech
Title: Jet Propulsion Laboratory: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow (Abstract)
Host: Khandker Quader
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| Mar 28 | No colloquium: Spring Break |
| April 4 |
Department of Physics & Astronomy
Rutgers University
Title: Studying Hot QCD with Jets (Abstract)
Host: Veronica Dexheimer
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April 11
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Colonel Alan and Margaret Crow Professor of Physics
University of Florida, Gainesville
Title: Fermi Liquids: Twisted and Under Duress (Abstract)
Host: Maxim Dzero
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April 18
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Social and Behavioral Science, College of Public Health
Kent State University
Title: TBA
Host: Veronica Dexheimer
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| April 25 |
Department of Geology
Kent State University
Title: The Importance of Rust in Arctic Soils (Abstract)
Host: Khandker Quader
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