Pitt Physics REU | Weekly Lunctime Colloquia

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Weekly Lunchtime Colloquia

On a weekly basis, the Pitt REU will gather for a group lunch and physics talk. Guest Lecturers will speak on topics relating to physics, science careers, science education, and related areas.

Summer 2003 Lunchtime Speakers:

Thursday, June 12: Professor James Mueller, University of Pittsburgh.
Dr. Mueller is a researcher in particle physics, and a director of the REU program.
Thursday, June 19 Dr.Singh,University of Pittsburgh.
Friday,June 27:Professor Johnson,New Jersey Institute of Technology.
Professor Johnson is an outstanding scientist, with a distinguished record of achievement in semiconductor physics and optics. The citation to his 1996 Edward A. Bouchet Award of the American Physical Society: "For his pioneering contributions to nonlinear optics, lasers, and optoelectronics; for his leadership in the national scientific community; and for his many efforts to attract minorities to careers in science and engineering.";
Thursday,July 10 12.30pm Prof. Ted Newman on "Modern insights on General Relativity"
Thursday,July 17,Prof. Walter Goldburg. on Turbulence and Chaotic Behaviour,University of Pittsburgh.

Summer 2002 Lunchtime Speakers:

Thursday, June 12: Professor James Mueller, University of Pittsburgh.
Introduction to Modern Physics.
Dr. Mueller is a researcher in particle physics, and a director of the REU program.
Thursday June 27: Dora Bodlaki, University of Pittsburgh:
Dora is a graduate student at Pitt, working on nonlinear spectroscopy of semiconductor surfaces, in the research group of Dr. Borguet.
Thursday July 18: Andrew Petersen, University of Pittsburgh:
Using Molecular Dynamics to Calculate Protein-DNA Binding.
Andrew is a Graduate Student at Pitt, and a former member of the REU program.
Thursday, August 1: Bill Love, University of Pittsburgh.
The Massive Star Eta Carinae.
Bill is a graduate student at Pitt, working in Astronomy, and a former TA for the REU program.

Summer 2001 Lunchtime Speakers:

Thursday 7 June: Dr. Jeff McDonald, University of Pittsburgh
The Neutrino: From Hypothesis to Probe
A brief introduction to the neutrino and its history will be discussed. The neutrino is a powerful tool in our understanding of the physics of the proton (QCD) at high energies. The NuTeV experiment and QCD physics at NuTeV will be discussed.
Thursday 21 June: Professor Eugene Engles, University of Pittsburgh:
Professor Engles is professor emeritus in high-energy physics. He will discuss his work at Fermilab.
Thursday 28 June: Arnold Tharrington, University of Pittsburgh:
Arnold is a former REU participant now finishing his PhD. at Pitt. He will discuss his work in computer modeling of phase transitions in small atom clusters.
Thursday 5 July: Professor Vittorio Paolone, University of Pittsburgh:
Professor Paolone was a leader of the team that discovered the tau neutrino, the last remaining standard-model particle to be experimentally verified. Dr. Paolone will discuss neutrinos and elementary particles.
Thursday 12 July: Professor Peter Koehler, University of Pittsburgh:
Professor Koehler is a distinguished faculty member and high-energy physicist, and currently head of the Pitt Physics department graduate admissions committee. He will share his knowledge about strategies for getting into grad school.
Thursday 19 July: Elizabeth Leeds.
Elizabeth is a Pitt graduate school alumni and former REU participant, now working at NeuralWare, a software company specializing in neural net technology applied to real world problems. Liz will discuss her work.
Thursday 26 July: Carla Adams.
Carla is a recent Pitt alumni. Work on the Hubble Deep Field will be discussed.
Thursday 2 August: Professor Jeremy Levy, University of Pittsburgh.
Professor Levy is director of the new Center for Quantum Computing at Pitt, funded by DARPA. He will discuss quantum computation.

Summer 2000 Lunchtime Speakers:

June 1: Dr. Engles, University of Pittsburgh (High Energy Physics)

June 8: Arnold Tharrington, graduate student, University of Pittsburgh (molecular modeling)

June 15: Dr. Singh, University of Pittsburgh (superconductivity)

June 22: Stephanie Hoogendoorn, graduate student, University of Pittsburgh (dynamical systems)

June 29: Dr. Andrew Connolly, University of Pittsburgh (astrophysics)

July 6: NO GUEST LECTURE (REU Student Midterm Presentations)

July 19: Heather Ray, graduate student, University of Michigan (High Energy Physics)

July 27: Mike Gach (applications of MRI)

last updated on 15 July 2003 by Gordon Weinberg.
All information subject to change without appearance here.

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