Spring 2014 Physics Seminars
Supported by the Eddy and April Lucas Fund
Wednesdays 2:00 to 3:00 PM, in Jabara Hall room 128
Note: Due to the interview talks by applicants to the new Assistant Professor position the schedule is updated. Some of the talks are at non-standard times and/or locations.
| Date | Speaker | Title | Slides | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Jan. | Prof. Carlos Trallero, Kansas State U. | Ultra-fast Laser Physics: My computer will be faster than yours | pptx | mp3 |
| 5 Feb. | postponed, WSU closed due to inclement weather | --- | --- | |
| 12 Feb. | Prof. Holger Meyer, Wichita State U. | The NOvA neutrino experiment at Fermilab | mp3 | |
| 19 Feb. | Prof. Daniel H. McIntosh, Univ. of Missouri at Kansas City | The Death of Star Formation in Massive Galaxies Across Cosmic Time | keynote | mp3 |
| 26 Feb. | Prof. Craig Dukes, Univ. of Virginia | Probing the Frontiers of Physics Using Rare Particle Decays | pptx | mp3 |
| 5 Mar. | --- | --- | --- | |
| 12 Mar. | Prof. Roy Briere, Carnegie Mellon University | Recent results in charm physics from BES accelerator experiments | mp3 | |
| 26 Mar. | Prof. Frederic Sarazin, Colorado School of Mines | Low Energy Nuclear Physics with Radioactive Ion Beams | mp3 | |
| 1 Apr. | Associate Director Gregory J. Bock, Fermilab and Watkins Visiting Prof. | From kaons to neutrinos: How tiny particles can help unlock the secrets of the universe | mp3 | |
| 2 Apr. | Associate Director Gregory J. Bock, Fermilab and Watkins Visiting Prof. | Accelerating Particle Physics at Fermilab | mp3 | |
| 9 Apr. | Dr. Marcel Demarteau, Argonne National Lab | High Energy Physics and its connection to other Sciences and Society | mp3 | |
| 16 Apr. | Dr. Mehdi Khalighi , GE Medical Research Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin | PET/MRI: A quick overview from Physics to Engineering and Application | pptx | --- |
| 21 Apr. Monday, 3-4PM JB127 | Dr. Terrance Figy, University of Manchester, UK |
Electroweak Higgs Boson Production in Association with Three Jets (a.k.a. VBF + 1 Jet) at NLO QCD | mp3 | |
| 23 Apr. | Dr. Durga Rajaram, Illinois Institute of Technology | MICE: The International Muon Ionization Cooling Experiment | mp3 | |
| 30 Apr. | Dr. Mat Muether, Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory | The NOvA era of neutrino physics and beyond | mp3 | |
| 1 May Thursday, 1:45-2:45 JB336 | Dr. Abdelhamid Albaid, Wichita State University | Fermion Masses and Mixings, and Higgs Boson Mass in Supersymmetric Unified Framework | mp3 | |
| 7 May | Prof. Ian R. Sellers, University of Oklahoma | Third Generation Photovoltaics: High Efficiency Solar Cells | mp3 |