Luther College Physics Department Colloquium Series
During the school year, the Physics Department has tea for students and faculty each Wednesday afternoon at 3:45. Department colloquium follows at 4:00. During the course of year, the department will host a few outside speakers and members of the Luther faculty might offer colloquia. There will also be a colloquium time dedicated to senior project presentations. As speakers are confirmed they will be added to the schedule below.
2007-2008 schedule
Date |
Speaker |
Title/Topic |
|
September 27 |
Steven SpanglerProfessor of Physics
University
of Iowa |
The Space Between Stars |
|
October 31 |
Jeff WilkersonAssociate Professor of Physics
Luther
College |
Stellar Photometry on Timescales of Tenths of
Seconds to Years |
|
November 7 |
Jeff MorganAssistant Professor of Physics and Science
Education
University
of Northern Iowa |
Examining the Evolution of Student
Understanding of Quantum Tunneling |
|
December 5 |
Erin FlaterAssistant Professor of Physics
Luther
College |
Discovering Fundamental Mechanisms of Friction
Through Studies of Molecularly-thin Organic Coatings |
March
5 |
Alan MacdonaldProfessor Emeritus of Mathematics
|
Special Relativity in One Simple Lesson |
|
April 2 |
Igor KogoutiukProfessor of Physics
Minnesota
State University Mankato |
|
|
April 23 |
Brian BorovskyAssistant Professor of Physics
St.
Olaf College |
The Origins of Friction: Micro/nanoscale studies of high speed sliding contacts with a combined nanoindenter and quartz microbalance |
|
April 30 |
Senior
Project Presentations
|
|