Physics & Astronomy Colloquium Series - Spring 2024
All times at 4 p.m. in Newton 204, unless otherwise noted.
| Week | Date | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jan 25 | Rohan Pattnaik: Applications of Machine Learning in Astronomical Research: A Brief Overview. |
| 2 | Feb 1 | Faculty Research Fair |
| 3 | Feb 8 | Dr. Steinhauer & Dr. Pellerin: The Great 2024 Total Solar Eclipse |
| 4 | Feb 15 | Alia Hamdan: Learning-related emotions within introductory physics courses |
| 5 | Feb 22 | Quynn Greco: Juneau Icefield Research Program (JIRP) |
| 6 | Feb 29 | Kristen Churnetski: 3D Reconstruction Platform for Direct-Drive Inertial Confinement Fusion Implosions on OMEGA |
| 7 | Mar 7 | TBA |
| 8 | Mar 14 | No Colloquium - Spring Break |
| 9 | Mar 21 | Dr. James McLean: What's normal about the Wilberforce Pendulum? |
| 10 | Mar 28 | Sara Rosborough: Modeling Light Echoes around Active Supermassive Black Holes |
| 11 | Apr 4 |
Nicole Gindling & Mike Krieger: Physics Theatre Crew – Operations at the Lab for Laser Energetics |
| 12 | Apr 11 | Dr. Véronique Petit: The Magnetism of Massive Stars |
| 13 | Apr 18 | Dr. Patrick Dufour: How Seams Affect Baseball Trajectories |
| 14 | Apr 25 | Alexander Belles: Extragalactic dust and how it affects observations of galaxies across cosmic time |
| 15 | May 2 | No Colloquium |