FALL 2009 COLLOQUIUM SCHEDULE

DATE

SPEAKER

AFFILIATION AND TOPIC

8/28/09

Dr. Stan Zygmunt

Valparaiso University, Department of Physics and Astronomy "Welcome!

9/04/09

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Neils Science Center Fall Picnic

Picnic information

9/09/09

(Wednesday)

Dr.Owen Gingerich

Kress Lecture, 7:30 pm

Neils 234

Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics

Kepler, Galileo and the Birth of Modern Astronomy

9/10/09

(Thursday)

Dr. Owen Gingerich

CC Symposium, 6:30 pm

CCLIR Community Room

Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics

The Divine Handiwork: Evolution and the Wonder of Life

9/18/09

Ben Barber, Andy Schiller,

Nate Kellams, Disa Walden

Valparaiso University, Department of Physics and Astronomy

"Summer Undergraduate Research

9/25/09

Dr. William Schneider

Notre Dame University, Dept. of Biological & Chemical Engineering

"What’s a Chemist Doing Teaching Chemical Engineering?

10/02/09

Dr. David Bradstreet

Eastern University, Department of Astronomy and Physics

Astronomy and Education

10/09/09

Ron Kneusel ‘88

Homecoming Colloquium

ITT Visual Information Solutions

The Physics of Medical Imaging

10/16/09

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NO COLLOQUIUM --Fall Recess from Classes

10/23/09

 Dr.Kraig Olejniczak

 ValparaisoUniversity College of Engineering

The Use of Silicon Carbide (SiC)-Based Power Electronics in High-Performance Applications

10/30/09

Megan Kania, Tim Olson, Katelyn Holub, Stephan Dolph

Valparaiso University, Department of Physics and Astronomy

"Summer Undergraduate Research

11/06/09

Dr. Peter Garnavich

Notre Dame University Department of Physics

SDSS-II Supernova Survey

11/13/09

Sam Schaub, Dan Brandt,

Kristie Shaw, Zach Nault

Valparaiso University, Department of Physics and Astronomy

"Summer Undergraduate Research

11/20/09

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NO COLLOQUIUM --Thanksgiving Recess from Classes

11/27/09

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NO COLLOQUIUM --Thanksgiving Recess from Classes

12/04/09

Dan Brandt, Nate Kellams, Disa Walden, Stephen Dolph

Valparaiso University, Department of Physics and Astronomy

“Senior Research Projects”

12/11/09

 TBD