| Date | Speaker | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Jan |
Jolie Cizewski Dept. of Physics and Astronomy Rutgers |
The Magic Numbers of Maria Goeppert Mayer: The Past, The Present, and The Future Abstract Physical Review Focus Article |
| 3-Feb | Paul Smolensky Department of Cognitive Science Johns Hopkins University |
Optimality: From Neural Networks to Universal Grammar |
| 10-Feb | Gordon Thomas Bell Labs |
The Mott Transition |
| 17-Feb | Claudio Rebbi Physics Department Boston University |
Semiclassical Methods for Tunneling in Quantum Mechanics and Field Theory |
| 24-Feb | Frank Wilczek Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton |
Quantum ChromoDynamics in Extreme Conditons |
| 3-Mar | Sang-Wook Cheong Department of Physics and Astronomy Rutgers |
Electronic Phase Separation: New Paradigm of Materials Physics |
| 10-Mar |
Michael Wiescher Physics Department Notre Dame University |
Ignition and Structure of X-ray Bursts |
| 24-Mar | NO COLLOQUIUM | APS 100th Anniversary Meeting in Atlanta |
| 31-Mar | Chang Kee Jung Department of Physics and Astronomy SUNY, Stonybrook |
Evidence for Non-zero Neutrino Mass |
| 7-Apr |
Dale Haidvogel
Dept. of Marine and Coastal Sciences Rutgers |
Mathematical Modelling of Ocean and Atmosphere |
| 14-Apr | Eli Zeldov Weizmann Institute of Science | How Does the Vortex Lattice Melt? Study of Vortex Matter Phase Transitions in High-Temperature Superconductors |
| 21-Apr |
Peter Feibelman Surface Science and Interface Department Sandia National Laboratories |
Using Density Function Theory to Understand The Forces That Control How Metal Surfaces Evolve (His Book: A Ph.D. is NOT Enough! ) |
| 28-Apr |
Tony Tyson Bell Labs |
Why Do Shrimp Near Deep Ocean Vents Have Eyes? |
| TBA 4-May |
Michael Turner Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics University of Chicago |
4:30 PM Colloquium Cosmology Solved! The Henry R. and Gladys V. Irons Lecture in Physics and Astronomy 8:00 PM Public Lecture, Allison Rd. Bldg. Room 101 The Earliest Moments of Creation |
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