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Physics Division Colloquium
Auditorium, Building 203, Argonne National Laboratory
Fridays at 11:00 AM
2008-2009 Program
Please contact the host if you wish to arrange a discussion with the speaker.
| 29 Aug 2008 |
James M. Lattimer,
State University of New York at Stony Brook
The Equation of State in Astrophysical Applications Host: Thomas Klähn |
| 5 Sep 2008 |
Akif Baha Balantekin,
University of Wisconsin at Madison
Neutrinos: Ghostly Messengers of Earth and Heavens Host: Teng Lek Khoo |
| 12 Sep 2008 |
Aron M. Bernstein,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Chiral Dynamics: New Experimental Tests Host: Harry Lee |
| 19 Sep 2008 |
Anna Frebel,
University of Texas at Austin
Observing the Signatures of the r-Process in Metal-Poor Stars Host: Jason Clark |
| 26 Sep 2008 | FUSION08 Conference
Chicago, IL, 22-26 Sep |
| 3 Oct 2008 |
Mark G. Raizen,
University of Texas at Austin
Comprehensive Control of Atomic and Molecular Motion Host: Jason Clark |
| 10 Oct 2008 |
Rajat Mittal,
The George Washington University
Computational Modeling and Analysis of the Fluid Dynamics of Competitive Swimming Host: Teng Lek Khoo |
| 14 Oct 2008 Tuesday 11:00am |
Inez Fung,
University of California at Berkeley
The Warming Will Accelerate the Warming Host: Teng Lek Khoo |
| 24 Oct 2008 | Fall DNP Meeting
Oakland, CA, 23-26 Oct |
| 31 Oct 2008 |
Hong Liu,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Understanding the Quark-gluon Plasma via String Theory Host: Ross Young |
| 7 Nov 2008 |
Andrew W. Sandorfi,
Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Laboratory
Novel Physics with Frozen-Spin Polarized Solid Hydrogen Host: Kim Lister |
| 14 Nov 2008 |
James L. Nagle,
University of Colorado
What have we learned about the Quark Gluon Plasma? And what does it mean? Host: Roy Holt |
| 21 Nov 2008 |
Dan Hooper,
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
Hot On The Trail of Particle Dark Matter Host: Harry Lee |
| 28 Nov 2008 | Thanksgiving - No colloquium |
| 5 Dec 2008 |
Ross Young,
Argonne Physics Division
Strange quark currents in the electromagnetic structure of the nucleon Host: Teng Lek Khoo |
| 12 Dec 2008 |
George Crabtree,
Argonne Materials Science Division
Superconductivity as an Energy Carrier Host: Mike Kelly |
| 19 Dec 2008 |
Postponed |
| 26 Dec 2008 | Christmas - No colloquium |
| 2 Jan 2009 | New Year's - No colloquium |
| 9 Jan 2009 |
Daniel R. Stinebring,
Oberlin College
Detecting Gravitational Waves with Pulsars Host: John Schiffer |
| 16 Jan 2009 |
Stephen Kuhlmann,
Argonne High-Energy Physics Division
The Dark Energy Survey Host: Barry Wicklund |
| 23 Jan 2009 |
Marc A. Baldo,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
High Efficiency Organic Solar Concentrators Host: Ross Young |
| 30 Jan 2009 |
B. Alex Brown,
Michigan State University
The Nuclear Shell Model: Pushing the Limits of Theory and Computation Host: Teng Lek Khoo |
| 6 Feb 2009 |
Jason Clark,
Argonne Physics Division
Star Bombs in the Lab: Using Nuclear Physics to Model Stellar Explosions Host: Mike Kelly |
| 13 Feb 2009 |
Dragan Huterer,
University of Michigan
Dark Energy and the Accelerating Universe Host: Barry Wicklund |
| 20 Feb 2009 |
Deborah Jin,
JILA, University of Colorado
Making Ultracold Polar Molecules Host: Zheng-Tian Lu |
| 27 Feb 2009 |
Andrey Kravtsov,
University of Chicago
Cosmological Constraints from Cluster Abundance Evolution Host: Teng Lek Khoo |
| 6 Mar 2009 |
Blayne Heckel,
University of Washington
Recent Results from a Search for the EDM of 199Hg Host: Zheng-Tian Lu |
| 13 Mar 2009 |
Khalil Amine,
Argonne Chemical Sciences and Engineering Division
Advanced High Power and High Energy Systems for HEV and PHEVs applications Host: Mike Kelly |
| 20 Mar 2009 |
Yanbei Chen,
California Institute of Technology
Gravitational-Wave Astronomy Host: Ross Young |
| 27 Mar 2009 |
Carlos Wagner,
Argonne High Energy Physics Division
Cosmology and the LHC Host: Teng Lek Khoo |
| 3 Apr 2009 |
Alain Haché,
Université de Moncton
Ice Hockey Seen Through the Lens of Physics Host: Jason Clark |
| 10 Apr 2009 |
Subir Sachdev,
Harvard University
Quantum Criticality and Black Holes Host: Harry Lee |
| 17 Apr 2009 |
John Arrington,
Argonne Physics Division
Clusters, Correlations and Quarks: a High-Energy Perspective on Nuclei Host: Teng Lek Khoo |
| 24 Apr 2009 |
Boldizsár Jankó,
University of Notre Dame
Universal Emission Intermittency in Quantum Dots, Nanorods and Nanowires Host: Ken Teh |
| 1 May 2009 | Spring APS Meeting, Denver, CO, 2-5 May |
| 8 May 2009 |
Prabhakar Nair,
UOP LLC, a Honeywell Company
Biofuels: Unlocking the Potential Host: Jason Clark |
| 15 May 2009 |
Robin Santra,
Argonne Chemical Sciences and Engineering Division
High-Intensity Laser Control of X-Ray Processes Host: Mike Kelly |
| 22 May 2009 |
David Kaplan,
Institute for Nuclear Theory, University of Washington
Nuclear Physics and Effective Field Theory Host: Ross Young |
| 29 May 2009 |
Murray Peshkin,
Argonne Physics Division
Reflections on Wartime Los Alamos and Some of Its People Host: Teng Lek Khoo |
| 19 Jun 2009 |
Derek B. Leinweber,
University of Adelaide
Visualizations of the QCD vacuum Host: Ross Young |
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2008-2009 Committee
Jason Clark (252-4035, [email protected] mail)
Don Geesaman (252-4059, [email protected] mail)
Mike Kelly (252-4039, [email protected] mail)
Teng Lek Khoo (Chair) (252-4034, [email protected] mail)
T.-S. Harry Lee (Past chair) (252-4094, [email protected] mail)
Ken Teh (252-3073, [email protected] mail)
Barry Wicklund (HEP) (252-6215, [email protected] mail)
Ross Young (252-4092, [email protected] mail)
Secretary Janet Bergman (252-4085, [email protected] mail)
Secretary Colleen Tobolic (252-3663, [email protected] mail)
Web Guy Robert Wiringa (252-6134, [email protected] mail)
Phone numbers are area code 630