The Department hosts more than a dozen colloquia each year, and all are open to the public. Unless otherwise noted, these are scheduled for 2:00 pm Friday in DeLoach Hall 212; refreshments are served at 1:45 pm.
Fall 2009
October 9, 2009
DeLoach Hall, Room 212
Dr. Amy Oldenburg, UNC Chapel Hill
"Magnetic and plasmon-resonant nanoparticles for biomedical optical coherence imaging contrast"
October 16, 2009
SPS Movie Matinee
DeLoach Hall, Room 212
October 23, 2009
DeLoach Hall, Room 212
October 30, 2009
DeLoach Hall, Room 212
November 6, 2009
DeLoach Hall, Room 212
Margaret Schneider, UNCW Physics Dept.
Abstract
Erik Minges, UNCW Physics Dept.
Abstract
November 13, 2009
DeLoach Hall, Room 212
Dr. John M. Blondin, NCSU
"Students Simulating Stars on Supercomputers"
Abstract
November 20, 2009
DeLoach Hall, Room 212
December 3. 2009
9:00 AM
Student Presentation - PHY 495
Spring 2009
January 23, 2009
DeLoach Hall, Room 212
Dr. Earl Saito, GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy
"Using a Physics Degree in Industry "
Abstract
January 30, 2009
DeLoach Hall, Room 212
Dr. Inseok Baek, GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy
"A Mathematical Model for Inhaled Radioactive Gases"
Abstract
Wednesday, February 11, 2009 at 3:00
DeLoach Hall, Room 212
Nicola Scafetta, PhD, Duke University
"Climate Change and Its Causes" A Discussion about Some Key Issues "
Abstract
February 27, 2009
DeLoach Hall, Room 212
Dr. Tad M. Schmaltz, Duke University
"From Causes to Laws: Descartes, Malebranche, Berkeley. "
Abstract
April 2, 2009
DeLoach Hall, Room 212
The Harlow Shapley Visiting Lectureship Program of the American Astronomical Society Public Lecture
Robert T. Rood, University of Virginia
"The Nature of Extraterrestrial Civilizations or How to Search for Unicorns "
Abstract
April 3, 2009
DeLoach Hall, Room 212
The Harlow Shapley Visiting Lectureship Program of the American Astronomical Society
Colloquium
Robert T. Rood, University of Virginia
"The Saga of Helium-3"
Abstract
April 17 & 24, 2009
DeLoach Hall, Room 212
PHY495—Student presentations
April 17th - Tom Shafer,
April 24th - Kenneth Ells, Mary Margaret McEachern,
Michael McClellan and Jonathan Flynn
Monday, April 27. 2009
PHY495 - Student presentation
10:00 DeLoach Hall, Room 212, Adam Kyle Barefoot
12:00 DeLoach Hall, Room 205, Graham Lucas Medlin
Fall 2008
September 19, 2008, 2:00 pm
DeLoach Hall, Room 212
Robert Riehn, North Carolina State University
"Nanofluidic DNA Analysis - Applications and Physics"
Abstract
September 26, 2008, 2:00 pm
DeLoach Hall, Room 212
Christopher Walter, Duke University
"Experimental Neutrino Physics"
Abstract
October 10, 2008
DeLoach Hall, Room 212
Eric P. Loewen, General Electric-Hitachi Nuclear
"Recycling Nuclear Reactors"
Abstract
Thursday, October 23, 2008,
DeLoach Hall, Room 212, 3:30 PM
Susan Lozier, Duke University
"Deconstructing the Conveyor Belt"
Abstract
November 14, 2008
DeLoach Hall, Room 212
Jose Goity, Hampton University/JLab
"The Symmetries of Quantum Chromodynamics"
Abstract
November 21, 2008, 2:00 pm
DeLoach Hall, Room 212
Edward Olszewski, UNC Wilmington
"Magnetic Monopoles"
Abstract
