Colloquia
Fall 2015 Colloquia Archive
Our department colloquium is a forum for invited scientists to present modern research in a fashion accessible to those with a background in physics, but who are not experts in the field. Talks are aimed at the graduate level.
If you have questions about colloquium, please contact Dr. Michael Kesden.
| Date/Host | Speaker/Institution | Title/Abstract |
| September 2 Host: Joe Izen |
Dr. Jae Yu UT Arlington |
From the Discovery of the Higgs Particle to Search for Dark Matter |
| September 9 Host: Michael Kesden |
Dr. Hana Dobrovolny TCU |
Modeling Treatment and Drug Resistance of Severe Influenza |
| September 16 Host: Chuanwei Zhang |
Dr. Congjun Wu UC San Diego |
Unconventional Orbital Phases of Cold Atoms in Optical Lattices |
| September 23 Host: Rod Heelis |
Dr. Russell Stoneback UT Dallas |
A Plan to Understand Space Weather |
| September 30 Host: Rod Heelis |
Dr. Yukitoshi Nishimura UCLA |
Exploring Near-Earth Space Dynamics Using Optical Measurements |
| October 7 Host: Lloyd Lumata |
Dr. Rajiv Chopra UT Southwestern |
Applications of Focused Ultrasound Energy in Medicine |
| October 14 Host: Rod Heelis |
Dr. Jia Yue Hampton University |
The Chronicles of Lower-Upper Atmosphere Cooling — from Milliseconds to Decades |
| October 21 Host: Fan Zhang |
Dr. Liang Fu MIT |
Symmetry-Protected Topological Matter |
| October 28 Host: Chuanwei Zhang |
Dr. Mark Raizen UT Austin |
Maxwell’s Demon: Cooling of Atoms and Efficient Isotope Separation |
| November 4 Host: Fan Zhang |
Dr. Zhiping Yin Rutgers |
The Iron-based Superconductors: a New Class of Strongly Correlated Materials |
| November 11 Host: Michael Kesden |
Dr. Brian Tinsley UT Dallas |
Cloud Microphysical Responses to Weak Electric Charges in Clouds: An Overlooked Natural Mechanism for Climate Change |
| November 18 Host: Mustapha Ishak-Boushaki |
Dr. Ohad Shemmer UNT |
Quasar Science in the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope Era |
| November 25 | No colloquium – Fall Break | |
| December 2 Host: Michael Kesden |
Dr. Ben Owen Texas Tech |
Gravitational Waves from Neutron Stars |
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