Events at Physics |
Events During September, 2009
- Wednesday, September 2nd
- First Day of Class
- Thursday, September 3rd
- Special Atomic Physics Seminar; 10:00 am; 5310 Chamberlin
- Double beta decay of Zr-96 and the search for neutrinoless mechanisms., Matt Kauer, University College London
- Special Plasma Seminar; 12:00 pm; 106 ERB
- New Directions for Magnetic Mirror Fusion Research, Dr. Tom Simonen, Director DIII-D Tokamak Program, Retired
- Introductory Graduate Seminar; 5:30 pm; 2223 Chamberlin Hall
- Atomic and Molecular, Lawler, Lin, Saffman, Walker, Wehlitz, Yavuz, University of Wisconsin Department of Physics
- Friday, September 4th
- Theory/Phenomenology Seminar; 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm; 5280 Chamberlin Hall
- Recursive Methods for QCD Calculations, Jan Winter, Fermilab
- Physics Department Colloquium; 4:00 pm; 2241 Chamberlin Hall (coffee at 3:30 pm)
- Hunt for the Last Neutrino Mixing Angle, Morgan Wascko
- Monday, September 7th
- Labor Day
- Tuesday, September 8th
- Atomic Physics Seminar; 10:00 am; 5310 Chamberlin
- Observation of ultra long-range Rydberg molecules, Johannes Nipper, Universitaet Stuttgart, Germany
- Chaos & Complex Systems Seminar; 12:05 pm; 4274 Chamberlin (Refreshments will be served)
- HIV/AIDS, What we know and how we learned it, Pete Cohen, UW Department of Medicine
- Astronomy Colloquium; 3:30 pm; 3425 Sterling Hall
- NCG 205 and M32, Understanding Andromeda's Tidally Distorted Satellites, Kirsten Howley, Univeristy of California - Santa Cruz
- Thursday, September 10th
- R. G. Herb Condensed Matter Seminar; 10:00 am; 5310 Chamberlin
- Emulating the dynamics of a quantum spin using a superconducting phase qudit, Matthew Neeley, University of California - Santa Barbara
- Introductory Graduate Seminar; 5:30 pm; 2223 Chamberlin Hall
- Astrophysics I: Astrophysics and cosmology, Faculty, University of Wisconsin Department of Physics
- Friday, September 11th
- Theory/Phenomenology Seminar; 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm; 5280 Chamberlin Hall
- Prospects for Supersymmetry during Year 1 of the LHC, Howie Baer, University of Oklahoma
- Physics Department Colloquium; 4:00 pm; 2241 Chamberlin Hall (coffee at 3:30 pm)
- Anderson Localization: looking forward, Boris Altshuler, Columbia University
- Monday, September 14th
- Plasma Theory Seminar; 4:00 pm; 514 ERB
- Background and Recent Progress on Simulation of Giant Sawteeth in Tokamaks with NIMROD, Dalton Schnack, UW-Madison, Dept of Physics/Plasma
- Tuesday, September 15th
- Chaos & Complex Systems Seminar; 12:05 pm; 4274 Chamberlin (Refreshments will be served)
- Long-term cortical and subcortical neuromodulation induced by electrical tongue stimulation, Joe Wildenberg, UW Department of Neuroscience
- Astronomy Colloquium; 3:30 pm; 3425 Sterling Hall
- "Using Numerical Simulations to Study the Formation and Evolution of Galaxies, Dr. T.J. Cox, Harvard Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
- Thursday, September 17th
- R. G. Herb Condensed Matter Seminar; 10:00 am; 5310 Chamberlin
- Optimal quantum gates in imperfect qubits, Frank Wilhelm, University of Waterloo & ICQ
- NPAC (Nuclear/Particle/Astro/Cosmo) Forum; 4:00 pm; 4274 Chamberlin
- TeV Gamma-Ray Astronomy with Milagro and HAWC, Andrew Smith, University of Maryland, College Park
- Introductory Graduate Seminar; 5:30 pm; 2223 Chamberlin Hall
- High Energy Experimental, Carlsmith, Dasu, Heeger, Herndon, Mellado, Pan, Pondrom, Smith, Wu, University of Wisconsin Department of Physics
- Friday, September 18th
- Physics Department Colloquium, Mack Lecture;
4:00 pm; 2241 Chamberlin Hall (coffee at 3:30 pm) - On the Verge of Umdeutung in Minnesota: John H. Van Vleck and the Transition from the Old Quantum Theory to Matrix Mechanics, Michel Janssen, University of Minnesota
- Monday, September 21st
- Plasma Physics (Physics/ECE/NE 922) Seminar; 12:05 pm; 4274 Chamberlin Hall
- "Recent Progress in Validating Simulations of Plasma Turbulence, Christopher Holland, University of California/San Diego
- Special Theory/Phenomenology Seminar; 1:20 pm; 4274 Chamberlin Hall - Note special location
- LHC Physics Simulation on a Graphic Card, Kaoru Hagiwara, KEK, Tsukuba
- Tuesday, September 22nd
- Chaos & Complex Systems Seminar; 12:05 pm; 4274 Chamberlin (Refreshments will be served)
- Anti-Newtonian dynamics, Clint Sprott, UW Department of Physics
- Thursday, September 24th
- R. G. Herb Condensed Matter Seminar; 10:00 am; 5310 Chamberlin Hall
- Biot-Savart correlations in layered superconductors, Kumar Raman, University of California - Riverside
- Special Interest Presentation; 10:30 am; Grainger Hall Plenary Room
- Intersections Between Physics and the Movement Arts, Elizabeth Streb, MacArthur Genius Award winner and world-renowned choreographer
- NPAC (Nuclear/Particle/Astro/Cosmo) Forum, Special Colloquium;
4:00 pm; 2103 Chamberlin (tentative) (coffee & cookies at 3:30) - Time-lapse seismic monitoring of reservoir deformation, Paul Hatchell, Shell International E&P, Research and Development, Houston, TX
- Introductory Graduate Seminar; 5:30 pm; 2223 Chamberlin Hall
- Plasma, Boldyrev, Forest, Sarff, Schnack, Terry, Zweibel, University of Wisconsin Department of Physics
- Friday, September 25th
- Physics Department Colloquium; 4:00 pm; 2241 Chamberlin Hall (coffee and cookies at 3:30 pm)
- New Phenomena at Oxide Interfaces, Jean-Marc Triscone, University of Geneva
- Math Colloquia; 4:00 pm; B239 Van Vleck
- Complexity Theory --- The World of P and NP, Jin-Yi Cai, UW Madison CS Dept.
- Monday, September 28th
- Yum Kippur
- Plasma Physics (Physics/ECE/NE 922) Seminar; 12:05 pm; 4274 Chamberlin Hall
- Helical Equilibria and Magnetic Structures in Reversed Field Pinch, Maria Ester Puiatti, Conzorio RFX, Italy
- Tuesday, September 29th
- Chaos & Complex Systems Seminar; 12:05 pm; 4274 Chamberlin (Refreshments will be served)
- Some possible regulatory changes for U.S. financial markets, Don Hester, UW Department of Economics
- Astronomy Colloquium; 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm; 3425 Sterling Hall
- Spatially-resolved studies of super star cluster feedback in Starburst Galaxies, Mark Westmoquette, University College - London