Date: January 12, 2018 Time: 1:30-2:30pm Location: PSB 160/161 Speaker: Clifford Will, Professor of Physics (University of Florida) Title: Was Einstein Right? Abstract: Einstein formulated general relativity 100 years ago. Although it is generally considered a great triumph, the theory's early years were characterized by conceptual confusion, empirical uncertainties and a lack of relevance to ordinary physics. …
Date: January 19, 2018 Time: 1:30-2:30pm Location: PSB 160/161 Speaker: Angel Enrique Garcia (Center for NonLinear Studies (CNLS) Title: Proteins Under Pressure Abstract: Proteins are heteropolymers that self-assemble into a compact ordered structure known as the folded state. Although the folded state is a compact state, proteins will unfold under high hydrostatic pressure. This effect seems contradictory, …
Speaker: Dan Britt (UCF) Date: January 22, 2018 Time: 1:30pm EDT
Date: January 26, 2018 Time: 1:30-2:30pm Location: PSB 160/161 Speaker: Owen Pornillos (University of Virginia) Title: Structural Biology of HIV Assembly and Maturation Abstract: HIV assembles and buds from infected cells in an immature, non-infectious form. Subsequently, proteolytic cleavage catalyzed by the viral protease leads to a dramatic structural rearrangement of the virus particle into a mature …
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Date: February 2, 2018 Time: 1:30-2:30pm Location: PSB 160/161 Speaker: Bruno Uchoa (University of Oklahoma) Title: Quantum Hall Condensates Abstract: Superconductors are states of matter where electrons can flow without any dissipation. Quantum Hall states on the other hand are insulating states of matter created by the application of a magnetic field, which quantizes the energy of the electrons moving …
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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