Events at Physics |
Events During October, 2015
- Thursday, October 1st
- R. G. Herb Condensed Matter Seminar; 10:00 am; 5310 Chamberlin Hall
- Tunable mid-infrared photonics, Mikhail Kats
- Cosmology Journal Club; 12:15 pm; 5242 Chamberlin Hall
- An Informal discussion about a broad variety of arXiv papers related to Cosmology
- NPAC (Nuclear/Particle/Astro/Cosmo) Forum; 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm; 4274 Chamberlin Hall
- Spectral and flavor composition of the ultrahigh energy neutrinos seen at IceCube, Aaron Vincent, Institute for Particle Physics Phenomenology , Durham University
- Graduate Introductory Seminar; 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm; 5280 Chamberlin Hall
- Quantum Computing, Coppersmith, Eriksson, Joynt, McDermott, Saffman, Vavilov, Walker, Yavuz
- Friday, October 2nd
- Atomic Physics Seminar; 10:00 am; 5310 Chamberlin Hall
- Advanced quantum communication using hyperentangled photons, Trent Graham , Urbana-Champaign
- Physics Department Colloquium; 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm; Chamberlin 2241 (coffee & Cookies at 3:15pm)
- Taming Turbulence in Magnetized Plasmas: From Plasmas for Fusion Energy to Black Hole Accretion Disks, Troy Carter, UCLA
- Monday, October 5th
- Plasma Physics (Physics/ECE/NE 922) Seminar; 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm; 2241 Physics Bldg
- Turbulence Dynamo and Origin of Magnetic Fields in Galaxy Clusters., Professor Jungyeon Cho, Chungnam National University, Korea
- Tuesday, October 6th
- Chaos & Complex Systems Seminar; 12:05 pm - 1:00 pm; 4274 Chamberlin (refreshments will be served)
- Making computer networks work, Aditya Akella, UW Department of Computer Sciences
- Thursday, October 8th
- R. G. Herb Condensed Matter Seminar; 10:00 am; 5310 Chamberlin Hall
- TBD, Kurt Jacobs , Army Research Lab
- R. G. Herb Condensed Matter Seminar; 10:00 am - 11:00 am; Chamberlin 5310
- Quantum Control and Quantum Networks , Kurt Jacobs, Army Research Lab
- Cosmology Journal Club; 12:15 pm; 5242 Chamberlin Hall
- An Informal discussion about a broad variety of arXiv papers related to Cosmology
- Astronomy Colloquium; 3:45 pm - 5:00 pm; 4421 Sterling Hall
- Stellar Forensics with Explosions: Supernovae, Gamma-Ray Bursts, and their Environments , Maryam Modjaz, New York University
- Graduate Introductory Seminar; 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm; 5280 Chamberlin Hall
- Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics, Lawler, Lin, Saffman, Walker, Yavuz
- Friday, October 9th
- Physics Department Colloquium; 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm; 2241 Chamberlin Hall (Coffee & Cookies at 3:15pm)
- Building a galactic scale gravitational wave observatory, Xavier Siemens, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
- Monday, October 12th
- Plasma Physics (Physics/ECE/NE 922) Seminar; 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm; 2241 Physics Bldg
- H-mode and ELM Studies at Near-Unity Aspect Ratio, Kathreen Thome, Engineering Physics
- Tuesday, October 13th
- Chaos & Complex Systems Seminar; 12:05 pm - 1:00 pm; 4274 Chamberlin (refreshments will be served)
- The power to change lives: The UW Odyssey Project, Emily Auerbach, UW Department of English
- Theory Seminar (High Energy/Cosmology); 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm; 5280 Chamberlin Hall
- Cosmological Probes of Nearly Decoupled Dark Sectors, Josh Berger, University of Wisconsin-Madison
- Wednesday, October 14th
- Department Meeting
- 12:15 pm; 5310 Chamberlin Hall
- Thursday, October 15th
- Cosmology Journal Club; 12:15 pm; 5242 Chamberlin Hall
- An Informal discussion about a broad variety of arXiv papers related to Cosmology
- Cosmology Journal Club; 12:15 pm - 1:15 am; 5242 Chamberlin Hall
- Astronomy Colloquium; 3:45 pm - 5:00 pm; 4421 Sterling Hall, Coffee and Cookies 3:30 PM
- Observational Assessment of Stellar Feedback in Star-Forming Regions, Laura Lopez, Ohio State University
- Graduate Introductory Seminar; 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm; 5280 Chamberlin Hall
- Plasma Physics, Boldyrev, Egedal, Forest, Sarff, Terry, Zweibel
- Friday, October 16th
- Physics Department Colloquium; 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm; 2241 Chamberlin Hall (Coffee & Cookies at 3:15pm)
- Particle acceleration and magnetic field generation in astrophysical plasmas, Anatoly Spitkovsky, Princeton University
- Monday, October 19th
- Plasma Physics (Physics/ECE/NE 922) Seminar; 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm; 2241 Physics Bldg
- The JET-ILW Pedestal and the Fate of the H-mode, David Hatch, Institute for Fusion Studies, UT Austin,
- Tuesday, October 20th
- Chaos & Complex Systems Seminar; 12:05 pm - 1:00 pm; 4274 Chamberlin (refreshments will be served)
- What climate change and world change really mean for all of us, Bernard Z. Friedlander, Department of Psychology, Emeritus, University of Hartford
- Theory Seminar (High Energy/Cosmology); 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm; 5280 Chamberlin Hall
- Galilean creation of the inflationary universe, Masahide Yamaguchi, Tokyo Institute of Technology
- Thursday, October 22nd
- R. G. Herb Condensed Matter Seminar; 10:00 am; 5310 Chamberlin Hall
- Programmable nonreciprocity in multi-mode parametric devices, Dr. Leonardo Ranzani, BBN/Raytheon
- Cosmology Journal Club; 12:15 pm - 1:30 pm; 5242 Chamberlin Hall
- An Informal discussion about a broad variety of arXiv papers related to Cosmology
- Astronomy Colloquium, Bautz Lecturer;
3:45 pm - 5:00 pm; 4421 Sterling hall, Coffee and Cookies at 3:30 PM - Exoplanetary Science's Kepler Revolution, Professor John Johnson , Harvard CfA
- Friday, October 23rd
- Special Friday Noon Talk; 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm; 4421 Sterling Hall
- Where are all the black folk in astronomy?, Professor John Johnson , Harvard CfA
- Physics Department Colloquium; 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm; 2241 Chamberlin Hall (Coffee & Cookies at 3:15pm)
- Just Because We're Smart Doesn't Mean We're Crazy and Evil: Giving Scientists and Mathematicians a Fair Shake in Literary Fiction, Stuart Rojstaczer, Writer/UW-Madison Alumni
- Monday, October 26th
- Plasma Physics (Physics/ECE/NE 922) Seminar; 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm; 2241 Physics Bldg
- Badger Gyrokinetics: Recent Advances in Plasma Microturbulence, M.J. Pueschel, Physics, UW
- Tuesday, October 27th
- Chaos & Complex Systems Seminar; 12:05 pm - 1:00 pm; 4274 Chamberlin (refreshments will be served)
- Cosmic rays from the simple to the complex, Justin Vandenbroucke, UW Department of Physics
- Theory Seminar (High Energy/Cosmology); 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm; 5280 Chamberlin Hall
- Z'-portal for dark mesons in the SIMP scheme, Min-Seok Seo, Seoul National University
- Wednesday, October 28th
- Department Meeting
- CANCELLED
- 12:15 pm; 5310 Chamberlin Hall
- Thursday, October 29th
- Cosmology Journal Club; 12:15 pm - 1:15 pm; 5242 Chamberlin Hall
- An Informal discussion about a broad variety of arXiv papers related to Cosmology
- Astronomy Colloquium; 3:45 pm - 5:00 pm; 4421 Sterling Hall, Cookies and Coffee at 3:30 PM
- Understanding Galaxy Evolution with Massive Starburst Galaxies, Hai Fu, University of Iowa
- Friday, October 30th
- Special Friday Lunch Talk; 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm; 4421 Sterling Hall
- Widespread buried ice in Arcadia Planitia, Mars , Ali Bramson, University of Arizona
- Physics Department Colloquium; 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm; Chamberlin 2241 (Coffee & Cookies at 3:15pm)
- The Future of Nuclear Power: Safety and Economics, Greg Jaczko