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Physics Colloquium Fall 2018

All colloquia take place Thursdays at 1:30 pm in Smith Hall 111, unless otherwise noted. (Schedule for Spring 2019)

Aug 30	No Colloquium: start of semester
Sep 6	Distinguished University Professor and Perkins Professor of Physics Case Western Reserve University Title: The Science of Climate Change and the Changing Climate of Science Host: Khandker Quader
Sep 13	Open
Sep 20	Bjorn Lussem Department of Physics �� Title: Doped Organic Transistors for Bio-electronic Applications Host: Khandker Quader
Sep 27	Professor of Physics/Director, Condensed Matter Science - Theory (NHFML) Florida State University/NHFML Title: *Quantum Critical Behavior at the Mott Point: the Status Quo* Host: Khandker Quader
Oct 4	Maxim Dzero Department of Physics �� Title: *Failed Theories of Superconductivity* Host: Khandker Quader
Oct 8 (Mon)	Special Colloquium -- 4:05 pm Soumya Mohapatra Columbia University Title: *Collective dynamics of the quark-gluon plasma produced in relativistic heavy-ion collisions* Host: Declan Keane
Oct 11	No Colloquium: Fall Break
Oct 15 (Mon)	Special Colloquium -- 4:05 pm Philippe Paul Martel Johannes Gutenberg-Universitat Mainz and Mount Allison University Title: Understanding the Proton Host: Declan Keane
Oct 18	Professor, Department of Natural Sciences/Physics Baruch College, City University of New York Title: *Classical Gluon Fields in QCD at High Energies* Host: Mike Strickland
Oct 22 (Mon)	Special Colloquium -- 4:05 pm Dustin Keller University of Virginia Title: *A Peak into the World of Spin Physics* Host: Declan Keane
Oct 25	Special Colloquium : Usual time --1:30 pm Prithwish Tribedy Brookhaven National Laboratory Title: Exploring Novel Phenomena at the Early Stages of Relativistic Heavy Ion Collisions Host:
Nov 1	Department of Physics University of Florida, Gainesville Title: *Squeezing New Physics out of Old Materials with Applied Pressure* Host: Khandker Quader
Nov 8	Scott Sheridan Professor and Chair, Department of Geography �� Title: Using Self-Organizing Maps to Understand the Influence of the Atmosphere on Water level and Quality Host: Khandker Quader
Nov 15	Distinguished University Professor, Professor of Physics & Astronomy Case Western Reserve University Title: An Uncooperative Universe Host: Mike Strickland CANCELED (speaker will re-schedule)
Nov 29	Professor, Institute for Medicine and Engineering & Department of Physiology University of Pennsylvania Title: *Non-linear Elasticity and Relaxation in Fibrous Networks and Soft Tissues* Host: Oleg Lavrentovich
Dec 6	Department of Physics Worcester Polytechnic Institute Title: Terahertz Spectroscopy in 2D materials Host: Benjamin Fregoso
Dec 13	No Colloquium: Finals week