Fall 2003 Colloquium Schedule
Unless otherwise noted, refreshments are served 15 minutes
before each colloquium. Colloquium schedules from other semesters can
be found here.
Monday, Sept. 22, 4:30pm
Student Research Talks!
Theresa Sparacio
"Teaching Java to Everyone"
Jonathan Drake
"Experiences at an Amateur-Run Observatory in France"
Jennifer Connely
"New Photometric Observation and Analysis of M18"
Monday, October 6, 4:30pm
Dr. Martin Ligare - Bucknell University
"Faster than a speeding Photon! Slower than a bicycle!
What's going on with the speed of light?"
Monday, October 20, 4:30pm
Dr. Chris Burns - Swarthmore College
"Gravitational Lenses: Einstein’s Distorted View of the Universe"
Monday, October 27, 4:30pm
Dr. Karen Daniels - Duke University
"Pattern Formation in Inclined Layer Convection"
Monday, November 3, 4:30pm
Dr. Greg Voth - Wesleyan College
"Geometric Structures in Mixing Fluids:
Revealing the Building Blocks of Chaos"
Monday, November 17, 4:30pm
Dr. Douglas Hamilton - University of Maryland
"The Origins of Planetary Spins"
Monday, Dec. 8, 4:30pm
Student Research Talks!
Greg Rydzak and Chris Kerestes
"Exploring Magnetic Resonance Through YIG"
Jonathan Drake
"A Photometric Study of Phocaea Group Asteroid 1584 Fuji"
Scott Robison and Theresa Sparacio
"Modeling Single Finger Formation in
2-Dimensional Ferrofluids"
Tuesday, Dec. 9, 12:05pm
Student Research Talks!
David Young
"Feedback on Discrete Non-linear Electrical Transmission Lines"
Adam Skillings
"Localized Excitations in Discrete Lattices"
Matt Yanos
"Ice Thickness and Wavelength on Europa"
Thursday, Dec. 11, 12:05pm
Student Research Talks!
Glen Wall and Gina Troiano
"Optical Tweezers"
JoEllen McBride
"Intermediate Velocity Clouds"
Jennifer Connelly
"Eclipsing Binaries: CCD Photometry and Analysis of Several
Contact and W Ursae Majoris Type Binary Systems"