3:55 p.m. - 4:45 p.m. on Tuesdays (50 minutes)

Richardson Building, Room 114

September 16 David Toback, "Experimental particle physics"

September 23 Winfried Teizer, "Nanophysics"

September 30 Joseph Ross, "The world of materials"

October 7 Jairo Sinova, "Spintronics"

October 14 John Hardy, "Transforming mercury into gold: how radioactivity surpasses the alchemists' wildest dreams"

October 21 Suhail Zubairy, "Quantum computing"

October 28 George Welch, "Slow light and FAST CARS"

November 4 Robert Tribble, "Nuclear astrophysics"

November 11 Alexey Belyanin, "From physics to the electronics industry"

November 18 George Kattawar and Hatcher Tynes, "Sky Archaelogy" [with demonstrations]

November 25 Peter McIntyre, "Adventures in fundamental and applied physics"

December 2 Glenn Agnolet, "Demonstrations of low temperature physics"

Take notes on the several big, clear, emphasized ideas from each talk for a one-hour final exam on these big topics. This exam is only meant to encourage you to come to class on time and pay attention!