Fall 2004 Colloquium Schedule
Unless otherwise noted, refreshments are served 15 minutes
before each colloquium. Colloquium schedules from other semesters can
be found here.
Monday, Sept. 6, 4:30pm
Student Summer Research Talks!
Sean Casey, Ashley Douglass, Linnea Engstrom, and Rodd Pribik will talk
about their summer REU experiences
Monday, Sept. 13, 4:30pm
Dr. Nathaniel Greene - Bloomsburg University
"Cosmic Rays - Starry Messengers"
Monday, October 4, 4:30pm - Postponed!
Dr. Priscilla Laws - Dickinson College
"The Chaotic Pendulum for the Introductory Laboratory"
Monday, October 4, 4:30pm
Drs. Kerry Browne, David Jackson, & Hans Pfister - Dickinson College
"Useful Software Programs for Physics Majors"
Thursday, Oct. 28, 12:05pm
Dr. Victor Mansfield - Colgate University
"An Examination of the Unlikely Intersection Between the Latest
Conceptual Advances in Physics and the Ancient Wisdom of Buddhism"
Thursday, November 4, 12:05pm
Dr. Gwenael Rapenne - University of Toulouse, France
"Nanotechnology - Towards a Control of Mechanics
at the Molecular Level"
Monday, November 15, 4:30pm
Dr. David Hammer - University of Maryland
"What do the Students Need?"
Monday, November 22, 4:30pm
Dr. James Downey - U.S. Army War College
"Nuclear Power in Outer Space"
Monday, Dec. 6, 4:30pm
Senior Research Talks!
Geoff Keiser & Jonathan Bass
"Asteroid Photometry"
Nathan Fahrenbach & Chris Brockunier
"Lorenz Water Wheel"
Katherine Short
"Analysis of a Jumping Horse"
Tuesday, Dec. 7, 12:05pm
Senior Research Talks!
Linnea Engstrom
"Circuit Implementation of the Lorenz Equations"
Brian McGlinchey & Joey Ferretti
"String Vibrations and Sound"
Lindsay Spilman-Ehrsam, Skip Tirrell, & Mike Ditzler
"Stirling Engines"
Thursday, Dec. 9, 12:05pm
Senior Research Talks!
Ben Mezick & Rodd Pribik
"Refining Optical Tweezers"
Brett McGeehan & Matt Dackman
"Plasma Dynamics of the Hall Thruster"