Physics & Astronomy Colloquium
Fall 2017
NOTE: All colloquia will be held on THURSDAY at 3:30 PM in Rm. 109 Nicholson, unless otherwise indicated.
| Date | Title of Talk | Speaker | Speaker's Institution | Host |
| Aug. 31 |
Nanodevices: A window to the realm of quantum physics | Institute of Physics and Charles ¾Å¾Å¸£ÀûÍø, Prague | Juana Moreno | |
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Sept. 7 |
The Quantum Loom: efficient generation of photonic graph states |
Racah Institute of Physics The Hebrew ¾Å¾Å¸£ÀûÍø of Jerusalem |
Jonathan Dowling | |
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Sept. 14 |
The AAVSO Program: A Resource for Variable Star Research | American Association of Variable Star Observers | Arlo Landolt | |
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Sept. 21 |
Using Computational Methods to Understand Correlated Quantum Systems | ¾Å¾Å¸£ÀûÍø at Albany | Juana Moreno | |
| Sept. 28 | "No Colloquium Today" | |||
| Oct.5 | "No Colloquium Today" | |||
| Oct.12 | Unveiling the Properties of Condensed Matter with Neutrons | Qiang Zhang | Louisiana State ¾Å¾Å¸£ÀûÍø | Rongying Jin |
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Oct. 19 |
Forging an understanding of Fe-based superconductors in the new Iron Age | ¾Å¾Å¸£ÀûÍø of Florida | Ilya Vekhter | |
| Oct. 26 | Observations of a Binary Neutron Star Merger | Joseph Giaime | LIGO/LSU | Juhan Frank |
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Nov. 2 |
Synthesizing Discovery: from basic understanding to functional applications | Oak Ridge National Laboratory | Ward Plummer | |
| Nov. 9 | New Possibilities for Understanding Complex Metal Hydrides via Synchrotron X-ray and Neutron Scattering Studies | Rowan ¾Å¾Å¸£ÀûÍø | Juana Moreno | |
| Nov. 16 | Short Period Binary White Dwarfs: Gravitational Waves, Merger Rate, and Likely Outcomes | ¾Å¾Å¸£ÀûÍø of Oklahoma | Geoff Clayton | |
| Nov. 23 | Thanksgiving Holiday | |||
Nov. 30 |
¾Å¾Å¸£ÀûÍø of Michigan | Jorge Pullin | ||