Physics Colloquium: Preparing for the Global Impact of Space Weather

Date: February 9, 2018 Time: 1:30-2:30pm Location: PSB 160/161 Speaker: Seth Jonas (IDA Science and Technology Policy Institute) Title: Preparing for the Global Impact of Space Weather Abstract: Space weather events have the potential to negatively affect infrastructure systems that are key to social and economic well-being. An extreme space weather event could cause wide-area disruption, degradation, or damage …

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FSI/CLASS Seminar: Call Out For Next Generation SOFIA Science Instrument

February 12th, 2018 10:00 am   Title: Call Out For Next Generation SOFIA Science Instrument   Abstract:  The draft call for the Next Generation of SOFIA Science Instruments has been released! This call is an opportunity for theorists, instrument builders, engineers, and physicists to come together to propose the next great scientific observation program and …

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Physics Colloquium: Functional Magnetic Oxides for Nanomedicine and Spin Caloritronics

Date: February 16, 2018 Time: 1:30-2:30pm Location: PSB 160/161 Speaker: Hari Srikanth, Professor of Physics (University of South Florida) Title: Functional Magnetic Oxides for Nanomedicine and Spin Caloritronics Abstract: Magnetic nanoparticles are promising for nanomedicine applications such as contrast enhancement in MRI and magnetic hyperthermia treatment of cancer. There is a need to improve the specific absorption rate (SAR) …

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FSI/CLASS Seminar: How Do We Advance Our Understanding of Global Earth-Space Interactions?

February 19th, 2018 11:00 am   Title: How Do We Advance Our Understanding of Global Earth-Space Interactions?   Abstract:  Despite decades of research even the most basic Earth-near space interactions remain to be controversial.  This is due to several complicating factors:  1) the interaction between Earth and near space is global; 2) it is dynamic; …

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FSI/CLASS Seminar: Operational Challenges in Human Space Exploration: Radiation Protection and Risk Mitigation Strategies

March 5th, 2018 11:00 am   Title: Operational Challenges in Human Space Exploration: Radiation Protection and Risk Mitigation Strategies   Abstract:  Human space exploration missions beyond near Earth orbit cannot …

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Physics Colloquium: Strong-Field Physics Using Waveform-Controlled Mid-Infrared Pulses

Date: March 9, 2018 Time: 1:30-2:30pm Location: PSB 160/161 Speaker: Kyung-Han Hong (MIT) Title: Strong-Field Physics Using Waveform-Controlled Mid-Infrared Pulses Abstract: One of the unique features of strong-field light-matter interactions is its dependence on electric field, E(t), of driving laser pulses unlike typical nonlinear interactions that rely on laser intensity profile, I(t). This enables to control tunnel-ionized free electrons …

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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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