The Physics Department Spring Seminar Series 2003

Date
Title
Speaker
Abstract
Feb 14 Physical Science and Nuclear Waste Disposal at Yucca Mountain Dr. William Murphy
Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences
CSU Chico
abstract
Feb 21 Near-Field Scanning Optical Microscopy Dr. Eric Ayars
Department of Physics
CSU Chico
abstract
Feb 28 Recent Developments in Helium-3:Bright Results from the Dark Side of the Bay Dr. Louis Buchholtz
Department of Physics
CSU Chico
abstract
Mar 7 A Study of Linear and Nonlinear Dynamics in Spin Systems Dr. John Nibarger
Research Associate
Magnetic Technology Division
National Institute of Standards and Technology
abstract
Mar 14 Experimental Exploration of the Quantum Vacuum Through the Casimir Force Dr. Umar Mohideen
Department of Physics
University of California Riverside
abstract
Mar 28 The Triple Point of Air: Where Politics, Science, and Public Health Meet Dr. Marcus Watson
Post Graduate Researcher
UC Davis
abstract
Apr 4 The Way of the Cross Product: A Gentle Introduction to Lie Algebras and Casimir Operators Dr. Thomas Love
Departments of Physics and Mathematics
CSU Dominguez Hills
abstract
Apr 11 The Ernest Rutherford Scattering Experiment Mr. David Atkinson
Department of Physics
CSU Chico
abstract
Apr 18 The Bubble Project Mr. Eric Edlund
Department of Physics
CSU Chico
abstract
Apr 25 Quantum Computing, Teleportation, and Cryptography Mr. Cory Poole
Department of Physics
CSU Chico
abstract
May 2 How is Your Image Constructed? The Physics of MRI Ms. Erin Jordan
Department of Physics
CSU Chico
abstract
May 9 The Nuances of Electric Guitar Physics Mr. Greg Johnson
Department of Physics
CSU Chico
abstract