Date |
Speaker |
Research Area |
Title |
Host |
| September 4 |
Dan Dale, Idaho State |
Atomic Physics |
A Precision Measurement of the Neutral Pion Lifetime |
John Neumeier |
| September 11 |
Dr. Tyson Littenberg, MSU Physics |
Cosmology |
Revealing Einstein's Universe: The Gravitational Wave Detection Problem |
Ron Hellings |
September 17
ROBH 113, 4:10-5pm |
Dr. David J. McComas, Assistant Vice President Space Science and Engineering Division, Southwest Research Institute, San Antonio. Short bio |
Magnetosphere Physics |
The Interstellar Boundary Explorer (IBEX) Mission |
Loren Acton |
| September 18 |
Mark James, Northern
Arizona University |
Physics Education |
Interesting Optical Effects from Bulbs, Bubbles and Whiskey Glasses |
Shannon Willoughby |
| September 25 |
Joseph D. Seymour, Dept. of Chemical and Biological Engineering and Center for Biofilm Engineering, Montana State University |
Fluids |
"Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Analysis of Transport in Porous Media and Colloidal Suspensions Provides a Playground for Applying Nonequilibrium Statistical Mechanics Models" |
Sarah Codd, Dept. of Mechanical & Industrial Eng. |
| October 2 |
Joachim Birn, Los Alamos |
Plasma Physics |
"MHD Simulation of Energy Release in Solar Flares" |
Dana Longcope |
| October 9 |
Dr. Peter Smith, University of Arizona |
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Peter Smith and the Journey of the Phoenix |
Joe Shaw |
| October 16 |
Prof. Bern Kohler, MSU Chemistry Department |
Physical Chemistry |
Ultrafast dynamics of UV excited states of DNA: Photostability with a
twist |
Jiong Qiu |
| October 23 |
Ryan M. Hannahoe, Department of Education, Montana State University |
Astronomy Education/Public Outreach and Remote Telescope Operations |
Making art out of astronomical data through image processing |
Jiong Qiu |
| October 30 |
Cancelled |
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| November 13 |
Dr. David J. Griffiths, Reed College |
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"Hidden momentum, field momentum, and electromagnetic impulse” |
Lucas Tarr |
| November 20 |
Prof. Dan Reisenfeld, University of Montana. |
Magnetosphere Physics |
"Global Observations of the Interstellar Interaction from the Interstellar Boundary Explorer-IBEX" |
Dave Klumpar |
| December 4 |
Charles Kankelborg |
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TBA |
Jiong Qiu |
| December 11 |
Dr. Paul Cassak, Department of Physics, West Virginia University |
Plasma Physics |
TBA |
Jiong Qiu |
| January 15 |
Prof. Merav Opher, George Mason University |
Space Physics |
TBA |
Charles Kankelborg |
| January 22 |
Prof. Andrew Ware, Department of Physics, Univ. of Montana
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Plasma Physics |
TBA |
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| January 29 |
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| February 5 |
Dr. Scott McIntosh, HAO/NCAR |
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TBA |
David McKenzie |
| February 12 |
Local speaker - TBA |
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| February 19 |
Local speaker - TBA |
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| February 26 |
Local speaker - TBA |
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| March 5 |
Local speaker - TBA |
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| March 12 |
Local speaker - TBA |
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| March 26 |
Local speaker - TBA |
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| April 2 |
Jinke Tang, University of Wyoming |
Neutron Diffraction and Magnetism |
"Thermoelectric Materials for Power Generation and Refrigeration" |
John Neumeier |
| April 9 |
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| April 16 |
Prof. Tim Slater, University of Wyoming |
Physics Education |
Are You Really Teaching if No One is Learning? |
Greg Francis |
| April 23 |
Mark James, Northern Arizona University |
Physics Education |
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Shannon Willoughby |
| April 30 |
Prof. Jay Pasachoff, Department of Astronomy, Williams College |
Astrophysics |
"The Sun and Solar Eclipses" |
Jion Qiu |
