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The Physics & Astronomy Colloquium Series presents Chuck Horowitz of Indiana University on “Laboratory and Astronomical Observations of Dense Matter” on Friday, March 14, at 4:10 p.m. in Walter 245. Abstract: Compress almost anything enough (to ten to the eleventh grams per cc or more) and electrons react with protons to […]

The Physics & Astronomy Colloquium Series presents John Wikswo of Vanderbilt University on “A Physicist’s Perspective on the Complexity of Biology” on Friday, Feb. 28, at 4:10 p.m. in Walter 245. Abstract: The complexity of biological systems arises from highly nonlinear structural, metabolic, and signaling networks that span multiple spatiotemporal scales. […]

The Physics & Astronomy Colloquium Series presents Michelle Espy of Los Alamos Scientific Lab on “Applications of SQUIDs: from brains to bombs” on Friday, Feb. 21, at 4:10 p.m. in Walter 245. Abstract: This talk will present an overview of applications of the Superconducting Quantum Interference Device (SQUID) for the detection […]

The Physics & Astronomy Colloquium Series presents Jens Dilling of the University of British Columbia on “Understanding the universe, one rare isotope at a time” on Friday, Feb. 7, at 4:10 p.m. in Walter 245. Abstract: Many questions in understanding the universe remain at the centre of forefront research: how and […]

The Physics & Astronomy Colloquium Series presents Henry Clark of Texas A&M University on “Radioactive Ion Beam Physics at the Cyclotron Institute” on Friday, Jan. 31, at 4:10 p.m. in Walter 245. Abstract: The Cyclotron Institute at Texas A&M University is upgrading its accelerator facilities to extend research capabilities with both […]

The Physics & Astronomy Colloquium Series presents Ryan Chornock of Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics on “Transient Astronomy and the Violent Deaths of Stars” at a special time on Wednesday, Jan. 29, at 4:10 p.m. in Walter 245. Abstract: The advent of systematic time-domain astronomical surveys is opening a new window of […]

The Physics & Astronomy Colloquium Series presents Sharon Meidt of the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy on “How Gas Forms Stars: The Influence of Galaxy Dynamics” at a special time on Monday, Jan. 27, at 4:10 p.m. in Walter 245. Abstract: The nature of star formation is one of the prevailing […]