Department of Physics Colloquia

Thursday, August 24, 2000

• "The elasticity of the cell cytoskeleton : some experiments with optical tweezers"


• Sylvie Hénon, Laboratoire de Biorheology et d'Hydrodynamique Physico-chimique
  ESA-7057 du CNRS, associé aux Universités de Paris 6 et 7. Paris, France

henon@ccr.jussieu.fr
• Abstract


• contact person: Elizabeth Mann

Thursday, September 7, 2000

• "Flotsam on a turbulent sea"


• Walter Goldberg, Department of Physics, University of Pittsburgh

goldburg+@pitt.edu
• Abstract


• contact person: Jim Gleeson

Thursday, September 21, 2000

• "Three dimensionally ordered array of air bubbles in a polymer film: It is not all hot air!"


• Mohan Srinivasarao, School of Textile & Fiber Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology

Mohan@tfe.gatech.edu
• Abstract


• contact person: Satyen Kumar

Thursday, October 5, 2000

• "A model system for random-field effects: liquid crystal + aerosil dispersions"


• Germano Iannacchione, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

gsiannac@wpi.edu
• Abstract


• contact person: Dan Finotello

Thursday, October 12, 2000

• "Resonant X-Ray scattering from antiferroelectric and ferrielectric liquid crystal films and devices"


• Ron Pindak, Bell Labs, Lucent Technologies

pindak@lucent.com
• Abstract


• contact person: Satyen Kumar

Thursday, October 19, 2000

• "Studying unconventional superconductors with muons"


• Graeme Luke, Department of Physics and Astronomy, McMaster University

luke@muon2.physics.mcmaster.ca
• Abstract


• contact person: Jim Gleeson

Thursday, November 2, 2000

• "Revitalizing undergraduate physics"


• John W. Norbury, Department of Physics, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

norbury@csd.uwm.edu
• Abstract


• contact person: Peter Tandy

Thursday, November 16, 2000

• "Critical Miscibility and Red Blood Cell Lipids"


• Sarah L. Keller, Department of Chemistry, University of Washington, Seattle

slkeller@chem.washington.edu
• Abstract


• contact person: Elizabeth Mann

Thursday, November 30, 2000

• "Teaching College Physics at the Trumbull Campus"
• Joe Gallant, Department of Physics, Kent State University, Trumbull Campus
  
gallantj@trumbull.kent.edu
• Abstract

for more information contact: Elizabeth K. Mann