Events at Physics |
Events During October, 2011
- Monday, October 3rd
- Plasma Physics (Physics/ECE/NE 922) Seminar; 12:05 pm; 2317 Engineering Hall
- TBD, Greg Howes, University of Iowa
- R. G. Herb Condensed Matter Seminar; 1:30 pm; 5310 Chamberlin
- Fe-based superconductors at high magnetic fields, Alex Gurevich, Old Dominion University
- Condensed Matter Theory Group Seminar; 4:30 pm; 5310 Chamberlin
- Strong coupling theory of quantum critical points in heavy fermion compounds, Peter Wölfle, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany
- Tuesday, October 4th
- Chaos & Complex Systems Seminar; 12:05 pm; 4274 Chamberlin
- Topological chaos, Jean-Luc Thiffeault, UW Department of Mathematics
- Theory Seminar (High Energy/Cosmology); 4:00 pm; Chamberlin 5280
- A global perspective on string inflation, Ted van der Aalst, Leiden University
- Wednesday, October 5th
- Department Meeting
- Canceled
- 12:15 pm; 5310 Chamberlin Hall
- Thursday, October 6th
- R. G. Herb Condensed Matter Seminar; 10:00 am; 5310 Chamberlin
- Superconducting gap symmetry in novel superconductors: insights from quasiparticle interference, Ilya Eremin, Ruhr-University Bochum, Germany
- NPAC (Nuclear/Particle/Astro/Cosmo) Forum; 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm; 4274 Chamberlin Hall
- Going to the ends of the earth to glimpse the beginnings of time: Observing the Big Bang with the BICEP Telescope at the South Pole, Brian Keating, UCSD Department of Physics
- Graduate Introductory Seminar; 5:30 pm; 2223 Chamberlin Hall
- Condensed Matter Theory Seminar, Chubukov, Coppersmith, Joynt, Perkins, Vavilov
- Friday, October 7th
- Cosmology Journal Club; 12:00 pm; 5242 Chamberlin Hall
- An Informal discussion about a broad variety of arXiv papers related to Cosmology
- Physics Department Colloquium; 3:30 pm; 2241 Chamberlin Hall
- No Colloquium, Cancelled
- Monday, October 10th
- Plasma Physics (Physics/ECE/NE 922) Seminar; 12:05 pm; 2317 Engineering Hall
- TBD, James Hansen, Auburn University
- Condensed Matter Theory Group Seminar; 4:30 pm; 5310 Chamberlin
- Localization of quantum particles and classical waves in disordered media (Part I), Peter Wölfle, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany
- Tuesday, October 11th
- Chaos & Complex Systems Seminar; 12:05 pm; 4274 Chamberlin
- Recent changes in Wisconsin's forests as seen by satellites, Mutlu Ozdogan, UW Department of Forest and Wildlife Ecology
- Theory Seminar (High Energy/Cosmology); 4:00 pm; 5280 Chamberlin
- Signals of CP Violation Beyond the MSSM in Higgs and Flavor Physics, Stefania Gori, University of Chicago
- Thursday, October 13th
- R. G. Herb Condensed Matter Seminar; 10:00 am; 5310 Chamberlin
- Pairing of critical Fermi-surface states, Max Metlitski, Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics, UC-Santa Barbara
- NPAC (Nuclear/Particle/Astro/Cosmo) Forum; 2:30 pm; 4274 Chamberlin
- Flavor symmetries and processes with tops, Jure Zupan, University of Cincinnati
- Astronomy Colloquium; 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm; 4421 Sterling Hall
- Do Supermassive Black Holes Co-Evolve with Their Host Galaxies?, Chien Peng, Carnegie Observatories
- Graduate Introductory Seminar; 5:30 pm; 2223 Chamberlin Hall
- Neutrino and Dark Matter Physics Seminar, Balantekin, Heeger, Maruyama
- Friday, October 14th
- Cosmology Journal Club; 12:00 pm; 5242 Chamberlin Hall
- An Informal discussion about a broad variety of arXiv papers related to Cosmology
- Physics Department Colloquium; 3:30 pm; 2241 Chamberlin Hall (coffee at 4:30 pm)
- Quantum Phase Transitions and Scale Invariance of Atomic Quantum Gases, Cheng Chin, University of Chicago
- Monday, October 17th
- Plasma Physics (Physics/ECE/NE 922) Seminar; 12:05 pm; 2317 Engineering Hall
- TBD, David Gates, PPPL
- R. G. Herb Condensed Matter Seminar; 3:30 pm; 5310 Chamberlin
- Interplay between superconductivity and ferromagnetism at the LaAlO<sub>3</sub>/SrTiO<sub>3</sub> interface, Venkat Chandrasekhar, Northwestern University
- Condensed Matter Theory Group Seminar; 4:30 pm; 5310 Chamberlin
- Localization of quantum particles and classical waves in disordered media (Part II), Peter Wölfle, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany
- Tuesday, October 18th
- Chaos & Complex Systems Seminar; 12:05 pm; 4274 Chamberlin
- Algorithmic music composition - Philosophy, methods, implications, and possible applications, Dave Smith, UW Space Science and Engineering Center
- Astronomy Colloquium, Special Astronomy Colloquium;
3:30 pm - 5:00 pm; 4421 Sterling Hall - Sample formation and AGN Outflows in a Sample of Local AGN's, Lisa Winter, University of Colorado
- Wednesday, October 19th
- Department Meeting
- 12:15 pm; 5310 Chamberlin Hall
- Thursday, October 20th
- Informal Condensed Matter Seminar; 2:00 pm; 5310 Chamberlin
- Discussion on Quantum Criticality, Elihu Abrahams, UCLA
- NPAC (Nuclear/Particle/Astro/Cosmo) Forum; 2:30 pm; 4274 Chamberlin
- Can hints of new flavor structures form top quarks and B mesons be related?, John Ng, TRIUMF
- Graduate Introductory Seminar; 5:30 pm; IceCube Offices 222 W. Washington Avenue
- Astrophysics I: IceCube, HAWC, ARA, Auger, DM-Ice, Halzen, Karle, Maruyama, Westerhoff
- Friday, October 21st
- Cosmology Journal Club; 12:00 pm; 5242 Chamberlin Hall
- An Informal discussion about a broad variety of arXiv papers related to Cosmology
- Physics Department Colloquium; 3:30 pm; 2241 Chamberlin Hall (coffee at 4:30 pm)
- The Kondo effect: from magnetic alloys to nanoelectronics, Peter Wölfle, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany
- Monday, October 24th
- Plasma Physics (Physics/ECE/NE 922) Seminar; 12:05 pm; 2317 Engineering Hall
- The Solar-Wind Plasma, Joe Borovski, LANL
- Condensed Matter Theory Group Seminar; 4:30 pm; 5310 Chamberlin
- Theory of Anderson localization III: diagrammatic approach and experiment, Peter Wölfle, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany
- Tuesday, October 25th
- Chaos & Complex Systems Seminar; 12:05 pm; 4274 Chamberlin
- Airway sensory deficits in Parkinson’s Disease – Evidence of a complex system gone awry? Now what?, Michael J. Hammer, UW School of Medicine and Public Health
- Whitford Lecture; 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm; 4421
- "The Restless Universe (Palomar Transient Factory), Shrinivas Kulkarni, CALTECH
- Wednesday, October 26th
- NPAC (Nuclear/Particle/Astro/Cosmo) Forum; 2:30 pm; 4274 Chamberlin Hall
- GRB Observations with Fermi Large Area Telescope, Vlasios Vasileiou, LUPM, Universite de Montpellier, Montpellier, France
- Astronomy Colloquium; 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm; 4421 Sterling Hall
- Spectroscopic Support of Southern Photometric Surveys, Mario Mateo, University of Michigan
- Thursday, October 27th
- NPAC (Nuclear/Particle/Astro/Cosmo) Forum; 4:30 pm; 4274 Chamberlin
- COSMIC RAY ACCELERATION IN SUPERNOVA REMNANTS, Pasquale Blasi, Osservatorio Astrofisico di Arcetri (Florence, Italy)
- Graduate Introductory Seminar; 5:30 pm; 2223 Chamberlin Hall
- Biophysics Seminar, Coppersmith, Gilbert
- Friday, October 28th
- Cosmology Journal Club; 12:00 pm; 5242 Chamberlin Hall
- An Informal discussion about a broad variety of arXiv papers related to Cosmology
- Theory Seminar (High Energy/Cosmology); 2:00 pm; Chamberlin 5280
- Phenomenology of a pseudoscalar inflaton: naturally large non-gaussianity, Marco Peloso, University of Minnesota
- Physics Department Colloquium; 3:30 pm; 2241 Chamberlin Hall (coffee at 4:30 pm)
- Nature Adorns a Vacuum: The Casimir Force, Steve Lamoreaux, Yale University
- Monday, October 31st
- Plasma Physics (Physics/ECE/NE 922) Seminar; 12:05 pm; 2317 Engineering Hall
- TBD, Christopher Chen, UC-Berkely