PHYS 125 Introductory Physics Colloquium
Fridays at 1:40-2:30pm in MP-201*
Grading:
Grading is based on attendance as evidenced by submitting detailed notes of the talks to the instructor immediately following each presentation. Include at least three questions that you could ask the speaker about the talk. You are expected to ask occasional questions of the speaker throughout the semester. You must attend all presentations in order to pass the course. Under extraordinary circumstances, a research paper on an approved physics topic may be substituted for missed presentations, with the permission of the instructor.
| 2006 Date | Speaker | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| Aug. 25 | (none) | Introductory meeting |
| Sep. 1 | Prof. Byung Kim | Single-Molecule Recognition and Manipulation Studied by Scanning Probe Microscopy |
| Sep. 8 | Prof. Partha Routh | Geophysics: Scientific Scope and Career Opportunities |
| Sep. 15 | Prof. Dmitri Tenne | Ferroelectric materials: physics and applications |
| Sep. 22 | Prof. Paul Michaels | Scientific Computing with Open Source and Linux |
| Sept 29 | Neil Pyke | High-Powered Rocketry |
| Oct 6 | Aaron Sup | BEC Vortex Matter |
| Oct 13 | Dr. Richard Reimann | Accelerated Cooling-a Forensic Physics Issue |
| Oct 20 | Dr. Dewey Dykstra | Understanding Understanding:Â Examples from the physics of everyday life |
| Oct 27 | Juan Carlos Diaz-Velez | Neutrino Astronomy and Astroparticle Physics at the South Pole |
| Nov 3 | PHYS 125 students only* | *NOV 3 TALK MEETS IN MG135 |
| Nov 10 | Dylan Haas | A Physics Major at Micron |
| Nov 17 | Dr. Jeff Fairbanks | Medical Physics as a Career |
| Dec 1 | Bob Niemeyer | Astronomy at the Bruneau Dunes Observatory |