Colloquia, Seminars, & Events

April 13 - 19, 2008

Monday, April 14, 2008, 3:00pm, Dana 114
High Energy Seminar
"Physics Beyond the Standard Model with IceCube"
Dr. Alex Olivas
[Ice Cube Experiment] University of Maryland
Host: Professor Brent Nelson
Refreshments available 2:45pm

Tuesday, April 15, 2008, 4:00pm, Dana 114
High Energy Seminar
"Impact of Macromolecular Crowding on Cell Metabolism"
Dr. Alexei Vazquez
Institute for Advanced Study
The Simons Center for Systems Biology
Host: Professor László Barabási
Refreshments available 2:45pm

Wednesday, April 16, 2008, 12:00pm, Dana 114
Graduate Journal Club
"Fluctuation Dissipation Relation and Scaling Behavior in Glassy Polymers"
Hassan Oukris
Physics Department
Northeastern University
pizza will be served
http://www.atsweb.neu.edu/bnelson/graduatejournalclub07.htm

Wednesday, April 16, 2008, 12:30pm, Dana 114
Graduate Journal Club
TBA
Ismet Altunkaynak
Physics Department
Northeastern University
pizza will be served
http://www.atsweb.neu.edu/bnelson/graduatejournalclub07.htm

Thursday, April 17, 2008, 1:00pm, Egan 306
Biophysical Group Meeting
TBA
Thayaparan Paramanathan
Physics Department
Northeastern University

Thursday, April 17, 2008, 4:00pm, Dana 114
Physics Colloquium
"Pairing in High Temperature Superconductors: STM Studies of Electron-doped PLCCO"
Professor Vidya Madhavan
Physics Department, Boston College
Host: Professor Latika Menon
Refreshments available 3:45pm

Friday, April 18, 2008, 11:00am, Dana 114
Dissertation Defense
"A Model of Coexistence of Antiferromagnetism and Superconductivity in Electron and Hole Doped Cuprates"
Tanmoy Das
Physics Department
Northeastern University
Committee Members: Professor Arun Bansil (Advisor)
Professor Robert Markiewicz
Professor Jeffrey Sokoloff
Dr. Bernardo Barbielli