Events

Sep

Location

Physics : 401

Date & Time

September 9, 2015, 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm

Description

TITLE: Plasmonics: From quantum effects to light harvesting applications ABSTRACT: The “plasmon hybridization” concept,[1] shows that the plasmon resonances in complex metallic nanostructures...

View Event Details for Colloquium: Dr. Peter Nordlander, Rice University

Sep

Location

Physics : 401

Date & Time

September 8, 2015, 11:00 am – 12:00 pm

Description

Dr. Fred Huemmrich: "Remote Sensing of Ecosystem Productivity" All UMBC students, faculty, and staff are welcome. Visitors from off campus are also welcome. Parking is available in the Commons...

View Event Details for JCET GRA Seminar: Dr. Fred Huemmrich, JCET & GES

Sep

Location

Physics : 401

Date & Time

September 2, 2015, 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm

Description

TITLE: "High-energy astrophysics of pulsars and their winds" ABSTRACT: I will review observational and theoretical progress in our understanding of isolated magnetized neutrons stars and...

View Event Details for Colloquium: Dr. Oleg Kargaltsev, George Washington Univ

Aug

Location

Physics : 226

Date & Time

August 24, 2015, 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Description

The Physics Department will hold an informal lunch celebration to welcome our new graduate students. All Physics faculty, staff, and grad students are encouraged to attend. Food and drinks will...

View Event Details for New Graduate Student Orientation Lunch

Jul

Location

Physics : 401

Date & Time

July 31, 2015, 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Description

TITLE: Plasmonic nanostructure instability mediated by surface diffusion ABSTRACT: Plasmonic gold nanorod instability and reshaping behavior below the bulk melting point is important for many...

View Event Details for Seminar: Adam Taylor, Swinburne University of Technology

Jul

Location

Physics : 401

Date & Time

July 21, 2015, 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Description

TITLE: Optical, microphysical, and compositional properties of volcanic ash, dust, and other atmospheric aerosols. ABSTRACT: There are a large variety of aerosol particles in Earth's...

View Event Details for PhD Defense: Adriana Rocha Lima

Jun

Location

Physics : 401

Date & Time

June 18, 2015, 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Description

TITLE: High-order Interference of Photons in Thermal State ABSTRACT: Superposition principle is one of the most challenging principles of quantum theory, especially in the multi-particle...

View Event Details for PhD Defense: Tao Peng

Jun

Location

Physics : 401

Date & Time

June 12, 2015, 10:00 am – 12:00 pm

Description

TITLE: Modeling Collisions in Circumstellar Debris Disks ABSTRACT: Observations of resolved debris disks show a spectacular variety of features and asymmetries, including inner cavities and...

View Event Details for PhD Defense: Erika Nesvold

May

Location

Physics : 401

Date & Time

May 6, 2015, 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm

Description

TITLE: Building a quantum computer using silicon quantum dots ABSTRACT: It has been shown theoretically that by exploiting the nature of quantum physics, quantum computers can solve certain...

View Event Details for Colloquium: Prof. Susan Coppersmith, University of Wisconsin

Apr

Location

Physics : 401

Date & Time

April 29, 2015, 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm

Description

TITLE: M. Carey Lea, the Father of Mechanochemistry ABSTRACT: Most chemical reactions are induced by heat in liquids or gases. But chemical changes can also be affected by mechanical action on...

View Event Details for 2015 Joseph F. Mulligan Memorial Lecture

Department of Physics

College of Natural and Mathematical Sciences

Department of Physics

Events

Colloquium: Dr. Peter Nordlander, Rice University

JCET GRA Seminar: Dr. Fred Huemmrich, JCET & GES

Colloquium: Dr. Oleg Kargaltsev, George Washington Univ

New Graduate Student Orientation Lunch

Seminar: Adam Taylor, Swinburne University of Technology

PhD Defense: Adriana Rocha Lima

PhD Defense: Tao Peng

PhD Defense: Erika Nesvold

Colloquium: Prof. Susan Coppersmith, University of Wisconsin

2015 Joseph F. Mulligan Memorial Lecture

Presented by Prof. Laszlo Takacs, Dept. of Physics, UMBC

Presented by Prof. Laszlo Takacs, Dept. of Physics, UMBC

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