Physics Colloquium: Coherent Control and Attosecond Dynamics with Pulsed XUV and IR Radiation

Date: March 21, 2018 Time: 1:30-2:30pm Location: PSB 160/161 Speaker: Klaus Bartschat (Drake University) Title: Coherent Control and Attosecond Dynamics with Pulsed XUV and IR Radiation Abstract: The enormous advances in the generation of advanced light sources have enabled the exploration of the ultrafast dynamics in atoms and molecules, thereby promising a rich field of possibilities in …

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Physics Colloquium: Exploring the 3D Nano and Atomic World: Coherent Diffractive Imaging and Atomic Electron Tomography

Date: March 23, 2018 Time: 1:30-2:30pm Location: PSB 160/161 Speaker: Jianwei Miao (University of California Los Angeles) Title: Exploring the 3D Nano and Atomic World: Coherent Diffractive Imaging and Atomic Electron Tomography Abstract: The discovery and analysis of X-ray diffraction from crystals by Max von Laue, William Henry Bragg and William Lawrence Bragg in 1912 marked the birth of …

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Physics Colloquium: Peter Potrebko

Date: March 30, 2018 Time: 1:30-2:30pm Location: PSB 160/161 Speaker: Peter Portebko (Florida Hospital) Abstract: Medical Physics focuses on applying mathematical and physical principles to medical technology and practice. Medical Physicists typically work in Radiology (diagnostic physicist) or Radiation Oncology (therapeutic physicist) healthcare environments. A diagnostic physicist will act as an advisor to physicians counseling them on issues related to image quality …

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Physics Colloquium: Interface Characteristics of Organic Materials on Metal Surfaces

Date: April 6, 2018 Time: 1:30-2:30pm Location: PSB 160/161 Speaker: Abdelkader Kara (University of Central Florida) Title: Interface Characteristics of Organic Materials on Metal Surfaces Abstract: Extended materials consisting of organic molecules fall between ‘hard’ and ‘soft’ materials categories with promising novel and useful functionalities. Their growth through self-assembly is, however, not well understood due to the lacking of …

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Physics Colloquium: Watching Proteins Function in Real Time via Picosecond X-ray Diffraction

Date: April 13, 2018 Time: 1:30-2:30pm Location: PSB 160/161 Speaker: Philip Anfinrud (National Institutes of Health) Title: Watching Proteins Function in Real Time via Picosecond X-ray Diffraction Abstract: To understand how a protein functions, it is crucial to know the time-ordered sequence of structural changes associated with its function. To that end, we have developed numerous experimental techniques for …

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