physics

PHY 497 Physics Seminar

Fall 2009 Schedule

All meetings are on Weds. from 3:20-4:15 p.m. in CH201 unless otherwise noted.

1 Sep. 9 Welcome
2

Sep. 12

Physics Club Event

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3 Sep. 23

Greg Kozelek, City Engineer of La Crosse

Opportunities in Municipal Engineering

4 Sep. 30

Lisa Riedle, UW-Platteville

Dual-Degree Opportunities at UW-Platteville

5 Oct. 7

Dr. Riccardo Giacconi, Johns Hopkins University

(2002 Physics Nobel Laureate)

Public Lecture: 5 PM, Thurs. Oct. 8 in 260 Graff Main Hall

Physics Seminar: 3:20 PM, Fri. Oct. 9 in Cleary Center

6 Oct. 14

Ben Koch, Univ. of Minnesota

Dual-Degree Opportunities at UM

7 Oct. 21

Tina Current, UW-Milwaukee

Dual-Degree Opportunities at UW-Milwaukee

8 Oct. 28

Bonnie Schmidt, UW-Madison

Dual-Degree Opportunities at UW-Madison

9 Nov. 4

Dr. Aileen Yingst, UW-Green Bay

Roving Mars: 2000+ Days into a 90-day Mission

10 Nov. 11

International Year of Astronomy

400 Years of the Telescope: A Journey of Science, Technology & Thought

11 Nov. 18

Dr. Eric Barnes, UW-La Crosse

Shedding Light on Dark Matter

12 Nov. 25

Thanksgiving Break

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13 Dec. 2

Dr. Robert Benjamin, UW-Whitewater

TBA

14 Dec. 9

Patrick Berry, Air Force Research Laboratory

High-power Laser Development for Infrared Countermeasures

15 Dec. 16 TBA

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  Dec. 21
5 PM
Paper Deadline

* A one page (double spaced-12 pt. font- individually written) summary of one of the talks is to be turned in by the end of the semester.

Contact Dr. Sallmen in CH 2003 or at 785-8817 for further information, or email her at sallmen.shau@uwlax.edu.