Events

Nov

Location

Physics : 401

Date & Time

November 22, 2016, 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Description

ADVISOR: Dr. Yanhua Shih TITLE: The Physics of the "Ghost Camera": Towards Practical "Ghost" Imaging ABSTRACT: The main result of this dissertation is an experimental demonstration of a...

View Event Details for PhD Defense: Jane Sprigg

Nov

Location

Physics : 401

Date & Time

November 21, 2016, 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm

Description

ADVISOR: Dr. Jason Kestner TITLE: Dynamically correcting two-qubit gates against any systematic logical error ABSTRACT: The reliability of quantum information processing depends on the...

View Event Details for PhD Defense: Fernando Calderon

Nov

Location

Physics : 401

Date & Time

November 16, 2016, 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm

Description

TITLE: A Decade of Global Lidar Profiling ABSTRACT: Conceived in the mid-1990’s, CALIPSO was developed as a collaboration between NASA and and the French space agency CNES, and launched...

View Event Details for Colloquium: Dave Winker

Nov

Location

Physics : 401

Date & Time

November 9, 2016, 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm

Description

TITLE: Understanding BRDF of various surface types (ocean, vegetation, snow, desert, wetlands, cloud decks, smoke layers) for remote sensing applications ABSTRACT: According to the U.S....

View Event Details for Colloquium: Charles Gatebe

Nov

Location

Physics : 401

Date & Time

November 2, 2016, 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm

Description

TITLE: Semiconductor Nanocrystals: Discovery, Milestones, and Recent Theoretical Developments ABSTRACT: Semiconductor nanocrystals (NCs) are the most heavily studied of the nanoscale...

View Event Details for Colloquium: Sasha Efros

Oct

Location

Physics : 401

Date & Time

October 26, 2016, 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm

Description

TITLE: Astronomy at the Highest Energies: Exploring the Extreme Universe with VERITAS ABSTRACT: The gamma-ray band of the electromagnetic spectrum probes some of the most extreme...

View Event Details for Colloquium: Jamie Holder

Oct

Location

Physics : 401

Date & Time

October 19, 2016, 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm

Description

TITLE: Detection and interrogation of biomolecules via nanoscale devices: From DNA sequencing to fundamental physics ABSTRACT: Single-molecule techniques have revolutionized science, giving an...

View Event Details for Colloquium: Michael Zwolak

Oct

Location

Physics : 401

Date & Time

October 12, 2016, 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm

Description

TITLE: From fluids to black holes: thermodynamics probes the mesoscale ABSTRACT: A number of thermodynamic properties originate from mesoscopic structures of size in between the microscopic...

View Event Details for Colloquium: George Ruppeiner

Oct

Location

Physics : 401

Date & Time

October 5, 2016, 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm

Description

TITLE: From green tides, oil spills, to global ocean biology: How two coastal events led to a new remote sensing algorithm concept for the global ocean ABSTRACT: The ability of measuring...

View Event Details for Colloquium: Chuanmin Hu

Sep

Location

Physics : 401

Date & Time

September 28, 2016, 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm

Description

TITLE: The Physics and Photonics of Next Generation Solar Cells ABSTRACT: Converting sunlight into electricity is an important process that spans many fields from physics and chemistry to...

View Event Details for Colloquium: Jeremy Munday

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Events

PhD Defense: Jane Sprigg

PhD Defense: Fernando Calderon

Colloquium: Dave Winker

Colloquium: Charles Gatebe

Colloquium: Sasha Efros

Colloquium: Jamie Holder

Colloquium: Michael Zwolak

Colloquium: George Ruppeiner

Colloquium: Chuanmin Hu

Colloquium: Jeremy Munday

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