Fermilab Colloquium Calendar (original) (raw)
Fermilab Colloquium Calendar 2008-2009 Lectures begin at 4:00 p.m. in 1 West
Orange titles are more technical; Green titles are less technical.
| Date | Speaker/Institute | Title | Host | Abstract | Video | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Sep 2008 | Lee RobertsBoston University | Muon (g-2): A Probe of the Standard Model and Beyond | E. Prebys | Abstract | PPT | Video |
| 10 Sep 2008 | No Colloquium | |||||
| 17 Sep 2008 | No Colloquium | |||||
| 24 Sep 2008 | Andrey LomakoDALSA Corporation | In conjunction with the Pixel 2008 WorkshopSolid State Imagers in Space and Scientific Applications - DALSA Technology | R. Lipton | Abstract | ||
| 1 Oct 2008 | Paolo BrenniCNR - FST - IMSS, Florence, Italy | The Telephone: An Invention with Many Fathers | E. Barzi | Abstract | PPT | Video |
| 8 Oct 2008 | George H. Atkinson, former Science and Technology Adviser to the Secretaries of State Powell and RiceInstitute of Science for Global Policy | Science and Technology in Global 21st Century Societies | E. Barzi | Abstract | PPT | Video |
| 15 Oct 2008 | Robert GaristoPhysical Review Letters | Half a Century of Physical Review Letters | C. Newman-Holmes | Abstract | Video | |
| 22 Oct 2008 | ||||||
| 29 Oct 2008 | Thomas K. GaisserUniversity of Delaware | IceCube--A New Detector for Neutrino Astronomy and Particle Astrophysics | P. Lebrun | Abstract | PPT | Video |
| 5 Nov 2008 | John RogersU of I, Urbana/ChampaignRESCHEDULED | Rescheduled to February 4, 2009 | ||||
| 12 Nov 2008 | Michael LemonickPrinceton University and Time Magazine | William Herschel, the First Observational Cosmologist | E. Prebys | Abstract | PPT | Video |
| 19 Nov 2008 | David HitlinCaltech | Searching for New Physics at SuperB - The Super Flavor Factory | W. Wester | Abstract | PPT | Video |
| 26 Nov 2008 | Thanksgiving | No Colloquium | ||||
| 3 Dec 2008 | Bruce WinsteinUniversity of Chicago | CMB Polarization, the QUIET Experiment, and an Inside View of Gravity Wave Searches in the CMB | W. Wester | Abstract | PPT | Video |
| 10 Dec 2008 | ||||||
| 17 Dec 2008 | Chris HollandUC San Diego | Simulation of Fusion Plasmas | P. Lebrun | Abstract | PPT | Video |
| 24 Dec 2008 | Christmas Holiday | No Colloquium | ||||
| 31 Dec 2008 | New Year's Holiday | No Colloquium | ||||
| 7 Jan 2009 | John SarraoLANL | Achieving Transformational Materials Performance in a New Era of Science | L. Cooley | Abstract | PPT | Video |
| 14 Jan 2009 | Gordon KaneMichigan Center for Theoretical PhysicsNote new location: Auditorium | LHC - a "Why" Facility | M. Albrow | Abstract | PPT | Video |
| 21 Jan 2009 | Apostolos GeorgopoulosProfessor of Neuroscience, Neurology and Psychiatry, University of Minnesota | Brain Mechanisms of Cognitive Processing | E. Prebys | Abstract | ||
| 28 Jan 2009 | Nina Singhal HinrichsUniversity of Chicago | Modeling Molecular Dynamics from Simulations | C. Newman-Holmes | Abstract | PPT | Video |
| 4 Feb 2009 | John A. RogersUniversity of Illinois, Urbana Champaign | Materials for Stretchable Electronics - Electronic Eyeballs, Brain Monitors and Other Applications | R. Lipton | Abstract | PPT | Video |
| 11 Feb 2009 | Sean CarrollCaltech | The Origin of the Universe and the Arrow of Time | R. Lipton | Abstract | PPT | Video |
| 18 Feb 2009 | Christina Frederick-RecascinoEmbry-Riddle Aeronautical University andDoug SweigardLockheed Martin Corporation | The Integrated Airport: Building a Successful NextGen Testbed | D. Hooper | Abstract | PPT | Video |
| 25 Feb 2009 | David LarbalestierNational High Magnetic Field Laboratory and Florida State University | The Superconductors That Magnets Really Want: What Stands in the Way? | L. Cooley | Abstract | Video | |
| 4 Mar 2009 | Simon Swordy Heinrich JaegerUniversity of Chicago | Current Research at the University of Chicago Enrico Fermi Institute and James Franck Institute | C. Newman-Holmes | Abstract | PPT | Video |
| 11 Mar 2009 | Sekhar ChivukulaMichigan State University | The Symmetries of QCD | B. Dobrescu | Abstract | Video | |
| 18 Mar 2009 | Rajendran RajaFermilab | Accelerator Driven Nuclear Energy - The Thorium Option | E. Prebys | Abstract | Video | |
| 25 Mar 2009 | Brian UzziNorthwestern University | Network Complexity and Human Creativity: The Case of High Impact Science | T. Schwarz | Abstract | ||
| 1 Apr 2009 | Isabelle GrenierCEA/Univ. Paris VII, France | The Animated Gamma-ray Sky Revealed by the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope | M. Albrow | Abstract | Video | |
| 8 Apr 2009 | Michael AlbrowFermilab | Exciting the Vacuum: From Glueballs to Higgs | W. Wester | Abstract | PPT | Video |
| 15 Apr 2009 | ||||||
| 22 Apr 2009 | Dan HooperFermilab | Charged Cosmic Rays and Particle Dark Matter | R. Lipton | |||
| 29 Apr 2009 | Lefteri TsoukalasPurdue University | Inventing an Energy Internet: Concepts, Architectures and Protocols for Smart Energy Utilization | P. Lebrun | Abstract | PPT | Video |
| 6 May 2009 | Paul GinspargCornell University | Open Access: From Myth to Paradox | C. Newman-Holmes | Abstract | Video | |
| 13 May 2009 | David G. StorkRicoh Innovations and Stanford University | Did Early Renaissance Masters 'Cheat' Using Optics? Computer Science, Physics, and Art History Address a Bold Theory | A. Para | Abstract | ||
| 20 May 2009 | Ken MarkenSuperconductivity Technology Center, Los Alamos | From Ions to Wires to the Grid: The Transformational Science of LANL Research in High-Tc Superconducting Tapes and Electric Power Applications | L. Cooley | Abstract | PPT | Video |
| 27 May 2009 | Tim MeyerTRIUMF | Being Relevant in Tough Times: TRIUMF's Five-Year Plan | C. Newman-Holmes | Abstract | PPT | Video |
| 5 Jun 2009 | Special Outreach Colloquium in the Auditorium, 12 Noon: Michael TurnerUniversity of Chicago (Note new date, location and time) | Communicating the Excitement of Science | P. Lebrun | Abstract | PPT | Video |
| 10 Jun 2009 | In conjuction with Muon Collider Week: Andrea LatinaFermilab | CLIC Project Overview | T. Schwartz | Abstract | Video | |
| 17 Jun 2009 | Note new location: AuditoriumArthur T. BenjaminHarvey Mudd College | Mathemagics! (or "Secrets of Mental Math") | C. Newman-Holmes | Abstract | ||
| 24 Jun 2009 | Kwang-Je KimArgonne National Laboratory | Progress and Prospects for X-ray Free Electron Lasers | R. Lipton | Abstract | PPT | Video |
| 1 Jul 2009 | ||||||
| 8 Jul 2009 | Joseph DwyerFlorida Institute of Technology | X-ray Emission from Thunderstorms and Lightning | E. Prebys | Abstract | Video | |
| 15 Jul 2009 | In Conjunction with the Neutrino Summer School:Yossi NirWeizmann Institute of Science | Flavour Physics in the LHC Era | B. Dobrescu | Abstract | ||
| 22 Jul 2009 | Craig HoganFermilab | Holographic Noise in Michelson Interferometers: A Direct Experimental Probe of Unification at the Planck Scale | R. Lipton | Abstract | Video | |
| 29 Jul 2009 | Yagmur Tourun | Muon Colliders: The Next Frontier | A. Para | Abstract | Video | |
| 5 Aug 2009 | David KaplanJohns Hopkins University | Exciting (the) Vacuum: Possible Manifestations of the Higgs particle at the LHC | C. Newman-Holmes | Abstract | Video | |
| 12 Aug 2009 | ||||||
| 19 Aug 2009 | ||||||
| 26 Aug 2009 | Hendrik SchatzMichigan State University | Rare Isotopes in Cosmic Explosions and Accelerators on Earth | P. Lebrun | Abstract | Video |