Physics Colloquium Fall 2022
All colloquia take place Thursdays at 1:30 pm, unless otherwise noted.
In-person colloquia are in Smith Hall Room 111.
Sep 1 | Taekjip Ha, Johns Hopkins University Revisiting and Repurposing the Double Helix Host: Thorsten Schmidt |
| Sep 8 | Banani Chakraborty, Indian Institute of Science Functional DNA-origami: in the crossroad of top down & bottom up nanotechnology Host: Thorsten Schmidt In person |
Sep 15 | Adam Iaizzi, Department of Energy Arianna Wright Rosenbluth: the woman behind the Metropolis Monte Carlo algorithm Host: Jonathan Selinger |
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Sep 29 | |
| Oct 6 | Michael Widom, Carnegie Mellon University Information-theoretic approaches to calculating thermodynamic entropy Host: Jonathan Selinger In person |
| Oct 13 | Fall break |
| Oct 20 | Eran Sharon, Hebrew University The multi-scale nature of leaf growth - fluctuations, timescales and adaptation Host: Jonathan Selinger |
| Oct 27 | Jutta Luettmer-Strathmann, University of Akron Learning from Biology to Design an Efficient Molecular Walker for Simulations in 3-d Host: Jonathan Selinger In person |
| Nov 3 | |
Nov 10 | Vincenzo Cirigliano, University of Washington Searching for new physics at the precision frontier |
Nov 17 | Petra Schwille, Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry Life as a matter of function Host: Thorsten Schmidt Special time of 11:00 am |
Nov 24 | Thanksgiving |
| Dec 1 | Kenneth Singer, Case Western Reserve University and Folio Photonics Nanolayer Polymer Photonics: From "Origami" Lasers to Cavity Polaritons to Optical Data Storage Host: Jonathan Selinger In person |
| Dec 8 | Laurie McNeil, University of North Carolina To be announced Host: Robin Selinger In person |