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University of Idaho
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PO Box 440903
Moscow, ID 83844-0903
(208) 885-6380
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University of Idaho
Department of Physics Colloquia

Mondays at 4:00 pm*
Engineering/Physics Building Room 205
Refreshments will be served at 3:45
(*unlesss noted otherwise)

Spring 2009


Title: Solving a Half-a-Century-Old Mystery: Why is There Carbon Dating?
Speaker: Prof. Ruprecht Machleidt, Dept. of Physics University of Idaho
Date: Jan 26, 4:00 pm EP205 (abstract)

Speaker: Reverend "Happy" Watkins, New Hope Baptist Church, Spokane WA.
Date: Feb. 2, 4:00 pm EP205 (abstract)

Title:The Impact Cratering Process and Implications for the Surfaces of the Moon and Mars
Speaker: Dr. Gwen Barnes, Department of Physics, Univeristy of Idaho
Date: Feb. 9, 4:00 pm EP205 (abstract)

Title:Graphene-Based Atomic Switches: Nature's Smallest Wires?
Speaker: B. Standley, California Institute of Technology
Date: Feb. 12, 3:30pm TLC031 (abstract)
ECE Reserach Colloquium (Note special time and place)


Title:Bringing the Sun Down to Earth
Speaker: E. Stenson, California Institute of Tecnology
Date: Feb. 13, 3:30 pm TLC031 (abstract
Joint Physics/ECE Colloquium (Note special time and place)

Title: The Scientific Revolution: What Is It and What Caused It
Speaker: David Jeffery,  UI Dept. of Physics
Date: March, 2, 2009 (abstract)

Title:Topological Order and Quantum Computation in a Chiral p-Wave Superfluid
Speaker:Dr. Chuanwei Zhang, Department of Physics, Washington State University Date: March 23, 2009 (abstract)

Title: Fundamental Separation Research for Advanced Nuclear Fuels Processing
Speaker: Dr. Kenneth Nash, Department of Chemistry, Washington State University 
Date: March 30, 2009 (abstract)

Title: The Life and Death of Superdeformed Nuclei: A Novel Approach to the Decay Out of Superdeformed Bands
Speaker: Dr. Bruce Barrett, Department of Physics, University of Arizona
Date: April 6, 2009 (abstract

Title: Aligned Ultracold Dipoles: Realization, Challenges and Prospects
Speaker: Doerte Blume, Department of Physics and Astronomy, WSU
Date: April 13, 2009 (abstract)

Title: Nanoparticles: The Future of Solar Cells? 
Speaker: Rene Rodriguez, Department of Chemistry, Idaho State University
Date: April 20, 2009 (abstract

Special Double Colloquium in cooperation with the Department of Chemistry:
Title:Tailoring the Properties of Sol-Gel Materials
Speaker: Dr. Massimo Bertino Department of Physics Virginia Commonwealth University
and
Title:Atomistic and Nanoscale Modeling for Energy Applications
Speaker:   Sergey Rashkeev,  Center for Advanced Modeling&Simulation, Idaho National Laboratory
Date: April 23, 4:00 PM, EP 204 (Note special date and time)

Title:Spectroscopy and Imaging of Light Harvesting Aggregates: What Can We Learn from Nature?
Speaker: Jeanne L. McHale, Department of Chemistry, WSU
Date: April 27, 2009 (abstract)

Title: Local probing of charge carrier transport and impurities in semiconductor Nanowires
Speaker: Yi Gu, Department of Physics, WSU
Date: May 4, 2009 (abstract

Last update: 4-1-09
 





George Patsakos (2007)


George Patsakos (2007)

Don't forget to check out the colloquia at our neighboring institution: 
WSU Physics Dept. Colloquium webpage

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