Fall 2013 Physics Seminars
Supported by the Eddy and April Lucas Fund
Wednesdays 2:00 to 3:00 PM, in Jabara Hall
| Date | Speaker | Title | Slides | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Sept. | none | Welcome back for physics students, Pizza | ||
| 11 Sept. | Prof. David Archer, Dept. of Geophysical Sciences, U. of Chicago | The importance of longevity in a greenhouse gas as an agent of climate change | ppt, biosphere-breathes.mpg | --- |
| 18 Sept. | Prof. William Wentz, Wichita State U. | Clean Wind Energy, Physics, Mathematics and Politics | mp3 | |
| 25 Sept. | Prof. Ward Jewell, Wichita State U. | Climate Change and the Electric Grid | mp3 | |
| 2 Oct. | Prof. Hans Kaper, Georgetown | Mathematics and Climate: A New Partnership | mp3 | |
| 9 Oct. | Prof. Edwin Gerber, Courant Institute, NYU | Math, Models, and Climate Change: How shaving cream moved a jet stream, and how mathematics can help us better understand why | mp3 | |
| 16 Oct. | none | (Fall break at WSU) | ||
| 30 Oct. | Prof. Jerry Peterson, U Colorado, Boulder | Meeting Carbon Promises: A Report Card | mp3 | |
| 6 Nov. | Prof. Kaladi Babu, Oklahoma State U | TBA | mp3 | |
| Thursday 14 Nov. 2:30-3:30 | Dr. Kevin Trenberth, NCAR, Boulder, CO | Earth's energy imbalance and global warming | pptx | mp3 |
| 27 Nov. | none | (Thanksgiving week) |