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The Condensed Matter & Surface Sciences Colloquium Series presents Joe Reczek of Denison University on “Design and Emergent Properties of Modular Aromatic Charge-Transfer Liquid Crystals,” on Thursday, November 03, at 4:10 p.m. in Walter 245. Abstact: The well-designed combination of electron rich and electron poor aromatic molecules can lead to the […]

The Condensed Matter & Surface Sciences Colloquium Series presents Peter Jung of Ohio University on “Slow Axonal Transport, Axon Morphology and Neuronal Function,” on Thursday, Sept. 8, at 4:10 p.m. in Walter 245. Abstract: The human brain with about 1011 neurons and about 1015 connections in addition to a neuroglia […]

The Physics & Astronomy Colloquium Series presents Crystal Bailey of  The American Physical Society on “Breaking the Myth of the “Non-Traditional” Physicist: The Real Story about Employment for Physics Graduates ” on Friday, September 9, at 4:10 p.m. in Walter 245. Physics degree holders are among the most employable in […]

The Physics & Astronomy Colloquium Series presents Maura McLaughlin of West Virginia University on “A Galactic Scale Gravitational Wave Observatory” on Friday, Sept. 16, at 4:10 p.m. in Walter 245. Abstract: Pulsars are rapidly rotating neutron stars with phenomenal rotational stability that can be used as celestial clocks in a […]

The Institute of Nuclear and Particle Physics holds an Open House on Tuesday, Sept. 20, at 4 p.m. at the Edwards Accelerator Lab. There will be a brief presentation by Physics & Astronomy’s newest faculty member, Dr. Zach Meisel, who works on the role of nuclear physics in explosive stellar […]

The Condensed Matter & Surface Sciences Colloquium Series presents Vanessa Sih of Ohio University on “Ultrafast optical measurements of spin polarization in semiconductors,” on Thursday, Sept. 22, at 4:10 p.m. in Walter 245. Abstract: While both spin dynamics and electron orbital motion have been separately studied for many decades, we […]

The Physics & Astronomy Colloquium Series presents Pat McCarthy of (Carnegie Observatories/Giant Magellan Telescope Organization) on “Giant Telescopes and Astronomical Discovery” on Friday, Sept. 23, at 4:10 p.m. in Walter 245. Abstract: Optical-IR telescopes on the ground and in space have been the drivers for astronomical discovery for four centuries. […]