Physics seminars meet in Regents Hall 210 at 2:00 on Wednesdays unless otherwise noted.
Fall Semester Seminars 2009/10
9/16: Favorite Demos, St. Olaf Physics Department Faculty. Watch at: PhysicsDemoDay Lecture
9/21: Amniotes Wave and Amphibians Look: Retinal Activity and the Wiring of Visual Circuits, Joint Biology, Physics and Neuroscience Seminar, Jay Demas, PhD, Physics Department, St. Olaf College (Monday, 4:00 pm in RNS 310)
9/30: A St. Olaf Physics Major Can Lead You Anywhere: Journeys to Africa, Agricultural Engineering and Water Management, Jane Rossing Frankenberger, Agricultural and Biological Engineering, Purdue University. Watch at: Jane Frankenberger lecture
10/7: Van Vleck and Slater: Two Americans on the Road to Matrix Mechanics, Michel Janssen, Program in the History of Science, Technology and Medicine, U of MN
10/14: Designing Solutions for Better Health, Kristen Mock Nelson '92, GE Health Care
Watch at: Kristen Mock Lecture
10/21: The Electrical Charge and Motion of Objects Inserted into a Plasma, John Goree, U of Iowa
Watch at: John Goree Lecture
11/4: Europium-rich EuO as a Laboratory for Exploring Colossal Magnetoresistance, Melissa Eblen-Zayas, Carleton College
11/11: High Spatial Resolution Chemical Imaging. Applications in Biology, Geology and Art, Carol Hirschmugl, Dept. of Physics, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
11/18: Bob Jacobel, St. Olaf Physics and Environmental Studies Department
12/9: Armando Manduca, Mayo Graduate School
Spring Semester Seminars 2008/09
No Seminars in February, 2009
No Seminars in March, 2009
4/8: Magnetic Fusion Energy Research: From PEGASUS to ITER, Michael Bongard '04, UW-Madision, Research Assistant, Engineering Physics
WATCH AT: http://xstream.stolaf.edu/sci/MikeBongard.mov
Fall Semester Seminars 2008/09
9/17: Search for Dark Matter, Angie Reisetter, Physics Department, St. Olaf College
9/26: From Atoms to Crystals: Making Solids that Nature Doesn't Make, James N. Eckstein, Physics Professor, University of Illinois (Friday, 1:00 pm in RNS 310)
WATCH AT: http://xstream.stolaf.edu/sci/JamesEckstein.mov
10/22: Aerogeophysical Mapping of Ice Geology in Antarctica: From Tectonics to Climate Change, Dr. Carol Finn, US Geological Survey. Seminar sponsored by the Grace A. Whittier Endowment.
WATCH AT: http://xstream.stolaf.edu/sci/CarolFinn.mov
11/05: Application of a Bachelor's Degree in Physics to High-Performance Computer Design, Greg Edlund, Senior Engineer, IBM, Rochester, MN
WATCH AT: http://xstream.stolaf.edu/sci/GregEdlund.mov
11/19: The LHC:Exploring Fundamental Matter (or a Creator of Black Holes?), Evan Frodermann '02, Dept. of Physics and Astronomy, University of Minnesota
WATCH AT: http://xstream.stolaf.edu/sci/EvanFrodermann.mp4
Spring Semester Seminars 2007/08
2/20: Plasma Physics and Fusion Research on the Madison Symmetric Torus, Doug Stone '05, Research Assistant, University of Wisconsin-Madison
2/27: What Determines Sea Level and Why is it Rising? Bob Jacobel, Physics Department, St. Olaf College
3/05: John Scott Russell, Fermi Pasta Ulam, and the Straits of Gilbraltar: A History of Solitions, Amy Kolan, Physics department, St. Olaf College
WATCH AT: http://xstream.stolaf.edu/sci/amykolan-3-6-08.mp4
3/12: A Dynamical System Approach to the Cocktail Party Problem: Using Optics Instead of your Brain to Separate Signals, Marty Baylor, Physics Department, Carleton College
WATCH AT: http://xstream.stolaf.edu/sci/MartyBaylor-3-12-08.mp4
4/9: The Intersection of Physics, Biology, and Engineering: The Life of an Interdisciplinary Industrial Scientist, Eric Schilling '99, Sr. Biomedical Systems Engineer, Medtronic Inc. Minneapolis, MN (abstract TBA)
WATCH AT: http://xstream.stolaf.edu/sci/EricSchilling040908.mp4
4/16: The Early Solar System: Surprises from NASA's Stardust Mission, Dr. Russell Palma, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Minnesota State University-Mankato
WATCH AT: http://xstream.stolaf.edu/sci/RussellPalma041608.mp4
4/30: My Undergraduate Research Experience: Fusion Energy (direct drive), Plasma Physics, and a Rockin' Good Time, Brett Anderson '08, St. Olaf Physics Major
4/30 - 5/2: St. Olaf College Science Symposium
5/7: Nanoscale Friction Reserach: Micromachines and Beyond, Cullen O'Neill '09, St. Olaf Physics Major
