Department of Physics Colloquia

Thursday, January 18, 2001

• "Confined Electrons in Semiconductors: From Artificial Atoms to Resonant Scattering and Cellular Automata"


• Sergio Ulloa, Department of Physics, Ohio University

ulloa@helios.phy.ohiou.edu
• contact person: Dan Finotello
• Abstract

Thursday, January 25, 2001

• "Interactive-Engagement Physics Teaching Strategies."


• Paul J. Wendel, Kent State University and Copley High School

wendel4@sssnet.com
• contact person: George Fai and Declan Keane
• Abstract

Thursday, February 1, 2001

• "Supernovae and the Content of the Universe"


• Peter M Garnavich, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Notre Dame University

pgarnavi@miranda.phys.nd.edu
• contact person: John Watson
• Abstract

Thursday, February 15, 2001

• "Entropically driven self-assembly and interaction in suspension"


• Arjun Yodh, Department of Physics, University of Pennsylvania

yodh@dept.physics.upenn.edu
• contact person: Elizabeth Mann
• Abstract

Thursday, February 22, 2001

• "The little bang"


• Ulrich Heinz, Department of Physics, The Ohio State University


• contact person: George Fai
• Abstract

Thursday, March 1, 2001

• "A New Approach to Introductory Physics Instruction"


• Karen Cummings, Department of Physics, Applied Physics and Astronomy Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Karen@rpi.edu
• contact person: Mike Lee
• Abstract

Thursday, March 15, 2001

• No Colloquium: APS March Meeting

Thursday, March 22, 2001

• "The 7Be(p,gamma)8B Reaction and the Solar Neutrino Problem".


• Carl A. Gagliardi, Cyclotron Institute, Texas A&M University

cggroup@comp.tamu.edu
• contact person: Bryan Anderson
• Abstract

Thursday, March 29, 2001

• No Colloquium: Spring break

Thursday, April 5, 2001

• "How Do Cells Know Where to Go?"


• James A. Glazier, Department of Physics, Notre Dame University

jglazier@rameau.phys.nd.edu
• contact person: Jim Gleeson
• Abstract

Thursday, April 12, 2001

• "What is the sound of one person lecturing? or
  I czasownik but do they czasownik?"


• Brett Ellman, Department of Physics, Kent State Universtiy


• Abstract

Thursday, April 19, 2001

• "Theory and Observation of High Energy Particles in Space"


• Nasser Barghouty, Physics Department,Roanoke College,Salem, Va

barghouty@urd.roanoke.edu
• contact person: George Fai
• Abstract

Thursday, April 26, 2001

• "Novel Molecular Aggregations in Langmuir Monolayers"


• K. A. Suresh, Raman Research Institute, Bangalore, India
  suresh@xray.kent.edu


• contact person: Satyen Kumar
• Abstract

Friday, April 27, 2001

• "Pairing features of electrons in BE-BCS regimes in two dimensional systems"


• Dusan Volcko, Physics Department, Kent State University
  dusan@columbo.kent.edu


• Abstract

Thursday, May 3, 2001

• "The story of the composite fermion"


• Jainendra K. Jain, Physics Department, The Pennsylvania State University

jain@phys.psu.edu
• contact person: Khandker Quader
• Abstract

Tuesday, May 8, 2001 SRL 137: note special day and place

• "Polymer film Morphology and liquid crystal anchoring"


• Bharat Acharya, Physics Department, Kent State University


• Abstract

Thursday, May 10, 2001

• "RHIC crosses the Rubicon"


• Robert D. Pisarski, Physics Department, Brookhaven National Lab.

pisarski@bnl.gov
• contact person: George Fai
• Abstract

Tuesday, August 14, 2001 : Note special day!

• "Study of the reaction K^-p—>pi⁰Lambda using the Crystal Ball spectrometer"


• John A. Olmsted, Physics Department, Kent State University.

olmsted@cnr6.physics.kent.edu
• Abstract

for more information contact: Elizabeth K. Mann