Physics and Astronomy Seminar Series
Nathan Miller – April 12, 2007
The Physics and Astronomy Seminar Series brings to the MSU campus speakers from a variety of midwestern colleges and universities. Talks presented cover a wide range of subjects in physics and astronomy; some are given at the general interest level while others are aimed at more advanced students in the field.
Seminars are usually given on Thursdays at 4:00 pm in Trafton C122. All are welcome to attend.
2006-07 Seminar Schedule
Thursday, September 21, 2006, 4:00 PM, Trafton C122
Terry Jones, Professor of Astronomy, University of Minnesota
Who says Pluto is not a Planet?!
Thursday, October 12, 2006, 4:00 PM, Trafton C122
Bradley McCoy, Physics Graduate Assistant, University of Minnesota
Liquid Crystals from Optical Switches to Frustrated Mesophases
Thursday, October 26, 2006, 4:00 PM, Trafton C122
E. Dan Dahlberg, Professor of Physics and Director, Magnetic Microscopy Center, University of Minnesota
Magnetism at the Nanoscale: A Voyeur's Tale
Thursday, November 2, 2006, 4:00 PM, Trafton C122
Louis Schwartzkopf, Professor of Physics, Minnesota State University, Mankato
Is Energy Independence for Minnesota Possible?
Thursday, November 9, 2006, 4:00 PM, Trafton C122
Peter Litchfield, Adjunct Professor of Physics, University of Minnesota
Neutrinos in Minnesota
Thursday, November 16, 2006, 4:00 PM, Trafton C122
Hai-Sheng Wu, Professor of Physics, Minnesota State University, Mankato
Recent Development in Producing High-efficiency Flexible Thin-film Silicon-based Solar Cells
Thursday, January 25, 2007, 4:00 PM, Trafton C122
Drew Alton, Assistant Professor of Physics, Augustana College
Examining How Forces Interact with Each Other
Thursday, February 1, 2007, 4:00 PM, Trafton C122
Melanie Frappier, Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Minnesota State University, Mankato
The Changing Roles of Heisenberg’s Microscope Experiment
Thursday, February 8, 2007, 4:00 PM, Trafton C122
Adam Kaminski, Assistant Professor of Physics, Iowa State University
High Temperature Superconductivity – How Far Are We From Solving It?
Thursday, February 15, 2007, 4:00 PM, Trafton C122
Jim Perez, Assistant Professor of Physics, Luther College
Breaking Buckyballs: Atomic Collision Physics Approaches the Mesoscale
Thursday, February 22, 2007, 4:00 PM, Trafton C122
Lanny Schmidt, Regents Professor of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Minnesota
Renewable Energy for Minnesota
Thursday, March 1, 2007, 4:00 PM, Trafton C122
Canceled due to weather; rescheduled for April 26.
Thursday, March 22, 2007, 4:00 PM, Trafton C122
Nihad E. Daidzic, Associate Professor of Aviation, Minnesota State University, Mankato
MRI Application in Fluid Physics Research
Thursday, March 29, 2007, 4:00 PM, Trafton C122
Michel Janssen, Associate Professor of Physics, University of Minnesota
John Van Vleck and the Dawn of Quantum Mechanics in Minnesota
Thursday, April 5, 2007, 4:00 PM, Trafton C122
Michael Jackson, Professor of Physics, University of Wisconsin–LaCrosse
Optically Pumped Laser Emissions and their Application to the Investigation of Stable and Unstable Molecular Species
Thursday, April 12, 2007, 4:00 PM, Trafton C122
Nathan Miller, Assistant Professor of Physics, University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire
Using X-ray Data to Probe the Winds of Hot Stars
Thursday, April 26, 2007, 4:00 PM, Trafton C122
Laura McCullough, Associate Professor of Physics, University of Wisconsin–Stout
Cannonballs or Baby's Bowls: How Context and Gender Affect Physics Tests
