Reed College
Reed College

Physics Department

Seminars in Spring 2011

All seminars are held at 4:10 PM in Physics 123, unless otherwise noted.
Refreshments will be served at 4:00 PM.

Feb 9

Richard Crandall, Reed '69, Center for Advanced Computation
On the Fractal Distribution of Brain Synapses

Location Change: Biology 19

Feb 16

Frances Hellman, University of California, Berkeley
Spin Electronics: Magnetic Moments and Amorphous Semiconductors

Feb 23

Scott Keeney, nlight
High Power Semiconductor Lasers, Trends and Applications

Mar 1

Sean Carroll, Cal Tech
The Origin of the Universe and the Arrow of Time

Time Change: 7:30 PM
Location Change: Vollum Lecture Hall

Mar 2

Sean Carroll, Cal Tech
Dark Matter, Dark Energy and Dark Forces

Time Change: 4:00 PM

Mar 9

Bethe A. Scalettar, Lewis & Clark College
Visualizing Nanoscale Structures with Fluorescence Microscopy by Turning Off the Light

Mar 16

Mark Beck, Whitman College
Testing Local Realism

Mar 23

Spring Break

Mar 30

Thesis Talks

Apr 6

Thesis Talks

Apr 13

Thesis Talks

Apr 20

Thesis Talks

Apr 26

Silvan S. Schweber, Emeritus, Brandeis University
The Molding of the Young Bethe

Please note change in date.
Time Change: 7:30 PM
Location Change: Vollum Lecture Hall

Apr 27

Thesis Talks