department research Seminars

 

Spring 2012

(The normal seminar time this semester is FRIDAY, 1-2pm.)

For more information on Department Seminars, please contact Prof. Elliott Horch, horche2@southernct.edu.

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02.24.2012  Dr. Markus Spradlin, Brown University

"Feynman Diagrams Made Simple(r)" 

Jennings 113, 1:00-2:00  ABSTRACT     Dr. Spradlin's Homepage

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03.09.2012   U. S. Navy Talks

"U.S. Navy Nuclear Engineering Program"

Jennings 113, 1:00-2:00

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03.30.2012   Dr. Emelie Dressaire, Trinity College

"Model for Oil Extraction: Microphase Flow in a Microfluidic Network"

Jennings 113, 1:00-2:00   ABSTRACT     Dr. Dressaire's Homepage   

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04.2011   (Date TBD) Dr. Peter Friedman, UMass Dartmouth

Fluid Dynamics

Jennings 113, 1:00-2:00   ABSTRACT     Dr. Friedman's Homepage

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Previous Seminars Available on DVD

As a part of Dr. Horch's current NSF grant, money is available to provide DVDs of seminars to high school science teachers for their professional development. If you are interested in receiving a copy of any of the talks listed below, please email Dr. Horch at horche2@southernct.edu. 

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03.05.2010  Dr. James Edson, University of Connecticut, Avery Point

"Marine Meteorology and Air-Sea Interaction in the North Atlantic under Extreme
Wintertime Conditions" 

Jennings 113, 11:00-12:00     ABSTRACT     Dr. Edson's Homepage

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03.12.2010  Dr. Douglas Tucker, Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory

"The Dark Energy Survey"

Jennings 113,  12:00-1:00      ABSTRACT     Dr. Tucker's Homepage

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04.16.2010  Dr. Ainissa Ramirez, Yale University

"Rapid Fabrication of Three-Dimensional Structures Using 'Smart' Magnetic Solders"

Jennings 113, 11:00-12:00     ABSTRACT     Dr. Ramirez's Homepage

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09.24.2010  Dr. Yana Reshetnyak, University of Rhode Island

"Membrane-Assoicate Folding and Unfolding" 

Jennings 113, 1:00-2:00     Dr. Reshetnyak's Homepage

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10.08.2010  Dr. Robert Fisher, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth

"Type Ia Supernovae: The Largest Thermonuclear Explosions in the Universe" 

Jennings 113, 1:00-2:00     Dr. Fisher's Homepage

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11.19.2010   Dr. Kyle Cranmer, New York University

"The Higgs Boson" 

Jennings 113, 1:00-2:00     Dr. Cranmer's Homepage

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12.03.2010   Dr. Jennifer Magnes, Vassar College

"Recognizing Life Using Contemporary Optics" 

Jennings 113, 1:00-2:00     Dr. Magnes' Homepage

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02.25.2011  Dr. Nimmi Sharma, Central Connecticut State University

"Mapping the Atmosphere with Laser Radar" 

Jennings 113, 1:00-2:00     Dr. Sharma's Homepage

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04.29.2011   Dr. Chad Orzel, Union College

"Counting Atoms for Astrophysics: Atom Traps, Neutrino Detectors, and Radioactive Background Evaluation" 

Jennings 113, 1:00-2:00     Dr. Orzel's Homepage

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10.21.2011  Dr. Andrei Tokovinin, Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory

"Challenges of Multiple Stars" 

Jennings 113, 1:00-2:00   Dr. Tokovinin's Homepage

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