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The Physics & Astronomy Colloquium Series presents Morten Hjorth-Jensen of Michigan State University and University of Oslo  on “From nuclei to neutron stars: why is matter stable?” on Friday, Feb. 27, at 4:10 p.m. in Walter 245. Abstract: To understand why nuclear matter is stable, and thereby shed light on […]

The Physics & Astronomy Colloquium Series presents Phillip Christopher of the University of California, Riverside on “Plasmons, Hot Electrons and Their Potential for Solar Driven Chemical Conversion” on Friday, Feb. 20, at 4:10 p.m. in Walter 245. Abstract: The average  solar irradiance provides ~50,000X times more energy  to the earths […]

The Physics & Astronomy Colloquium Series presents Sergey Frolov of the University of Pittsburgh on “Majorana Fermions in Semiconductor Nanowires Coupled to Superconductors” on Friday, Feb. 13, at 4:10 p.m. in Walter 245. Abstract: Majorana fermions are real solutions to the Dirac equation, meaning they are their own  antiparticles. In […]

The Physics & Astronomy Colloquium Series presents Gail McLaughlin of North Carolina State University  on “Stellar Explosions and Element Synthesis” on Friday, Feb. 6, at 4:10 p.m. in Walter 245. Abstract: The astrophysical origin of many of the heaviest elements remains a mystery. About half of the elements with mass […]

The Physics & Astronomy Colloquium Series presents Silas Beane of the University of Washington on “Aspects of 21st Century Nuclear Physics” on Friday, Jan. 30, at 4:10 p.m. in Walter 245. Abstract: Over the last several decades, theoretical nuclear physics has been evolving from a very successful phenomenology of the properties […]

The Physics & Astronomy Colloquium Series presents Hermann Riecke of Northwestern University on “Neuronal Networks in Sensory Processing in the Brain” on Friday, Jan. 23, at 4:10 p.m. in Walter 245. Abstract: An essential function of the brain is to extract from the animal’s sensory input the information that is […]

The Physics & Astronomy Colloquium Series presents Ghanim Ullah of the University of South Florida on “Towards a model-­based control of neuronal systems” on Friday, Jan. 16, at 4:10 p.m. in Walter 245. Abstract: Observability and efficient control of a dynamical system requires an understanding of its state -­‐ the […]