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Events Archive

People gathered in a field for the 2017 eclipse.

The Oregon State University Physics Department has been host to many amazing events over the years. Learn more about our past events by exploring below.

DateTypeEvent
Special LectureSymmetry breaking of aqueous ions seen through the vibrations
Prof. Robin Hochstrasse, Uni. of Pennsylvania
Special Lecture
SeminarThe Promise of Wave Power
Prof. Ted Brekken, OSU EECS
Seminar
ColloquiumComplementarity of information and the emergence of the classical world
Michael Zwolak, Oregon State University
Colloquium
SeminarSome challenges in coarse-graining and multiscale modeling of macromolecular systems
Marina Guenza
Seminar
ColloquiumDensity Functional Theory calculations of metal-water interactions and the role of water and surface defects in chemical reactions
Líney Árnadóttir, School of Chemical, Biological and Environmental Engineering, Oregon State University
Colloquium
Seminar Zinc-Tin-Oxide Memristors / Resistive Random Access Memory (RRAM) and Asymmetric Metal-Insulator-Insulator-Metal (MIIM) Tunnel Diodes
Prof. John Conley, OSU EECS
Seminar
ColloquiumA geometric phase transition underlying jamming in 3d, and beyond
Eric Corwin, Department of Physics, University of Oregon
Colloquium
General EventPicnic
All
General Event
M.S. DefenseComparison of carbon nanotube and graphene FET biosensors
Grant Saltzgaber
M.S. Defense
General EventGraduate Student Orientation
OSU Faculty
General Event
Ph.D. DefenseUsing Multiple Theoretical Perspectives to Analyze Student Thinking in Upper-Division E&M
Leonard Cerny
Ph.D. Defense
M.S. DefenseLabel-Free Detection of Thrombin Protein Using a Graphene Field Effect Transistor
Peter Wojcik
M.S. Defense
Ph.D. DefenseThe Optical Properties of Multi-Scale Plasmonic Structures and Their Applications in Optical Characterization and Imaging
Nicholas Kuhta
Ph.D. Defense
M.S. DefenseDevelopment of a data acquisition system for thermal conductivity measurements
Matthew Oostman
M.S. Defense
General EventOSU Commencement
First Lady Michelle Obama
General Event
General EventSenior Graduation Dinner 2012
Several
General Event
Ph.D. DefenseDiscrete-time quantum walks with interchange framework
Zlatko Dimcovic
Ph.D. Defense
Senior ThesisSenior Thesis Presentations - Part II of II
PH seniors
Senior Thesis
Senior ThesisSenior Thesis Presentations - Part I of II
PH seniors
Senior Thesis
General EventSpring Picnic
All
General Event
ColloquiumAlgorithms for association between genotype and the resulting physical traits while considering evolutionary history
Dr. Farhat Habib
Colloquium
M.S. DefenseA Code Generator for Density-Functional Theory in Haskell
Zhiyuan Zhang
M.S. Defense
SeminarDevelop Scalable Nanomanufacturing using Microreactor-Assisted Nanomaterial Deposition(TM) Processes
Alex Chang (OSU Material Science)
Seminar
Senior ThesisX-ray Spectroscopy in Astrophysics and Neutron Capture Cross Section Measurements
Mason Keck
Senior Thesis
ColloquiumCooperation, cheating, and collapse in microbial populations
Prof. Jeff Gore, MIT
Colloquium
General EventPH575 posters
PH575 class
General Event
General EventGraduate Program Review
General Event
SeminarEvaluation of Fowler-Nordheim Tunneling in Metal-Insulator-Metal (MIM) Diodes with Lower Amorphous Metal Electrodes
Bill Cowell (OSU EECS)
Seminar
Senior ThesisSolar Granulation Imaging Techniques Using Optical Fourier Analysis
Teal Pershing
Senior Thesis
ColloquiumFractal vision: using retinal implants to restore vision to the blind
Prof. Richard Taylor, UO Physics
Colloquium
SeminarConformational Dynamics of a Photoacid in Solution Revealed by Femtosecond Stimulated Raman Spectroscopy
Chong Fang (OSU Chemistry)
Seminar
ColloquiumNanofluidic landscapes and precision microscopy for studying molecular processes in living cells
Prof. Jaan Mannik, Univ. Tennessee
Colloquium
SeminarPhotophysical Properties of High Performance Organic Semiconductor Materials and Their Donor/Acceptor Composites
Whitney Shepherd and Mark Kendrick (OSU Physics)
Seminar
ColloquiumThe 2011 Nobel Prize in Physics: The accelerating expansion of the Universe
Prof. Greg Bothun, UO
Colloquium
SeminarCLEO Conference Practice Talks
Michael Paul (OSU Physics)
Seminar
ColloquiumElectron Beams with Angular Momentum and Their Application to Magnetic Imaging
Prof. Ben McMorran, UO
Colloquium
ColloquiumMeasurement and simulation of water vapor transport in the turbulent atmospheric boundary layer
Prof. Chad Higgins, Dept. of Biological and Ecological Engineering
Colloquium
SeminarPhotonic Bandgap Nano‐Devices for Optical Communication and Sensing
Dr. Alan Wang
Seminar
ColloquiumDeveloping large-enrollment, conceptual physics courses: active-learning and scientific practices for non-majors
Dr. Ed Price, Cal State San Marcos
Colloquium
ColloquiumNo Colloquium: Open house for undergraduates
Colloquium
General EventThird Annual Physics Open House
Several Faculty Members
General Event
M.S. DefenseOptical Trapping and Acoustical Probing of Ultrasound Microbubbles Confined in Capillaries
Ali Almaqwashi
M.S. Defense
SeminarGrad Research Opportunities in Magnetic Materials
Henri Jansen (Bo) & Tom Giebultowicz (Andrew)
Seminar
SeminarGrad Research Opportunities in Computational Physics
David Roundy & Guenter Schneider
Seminar
General EventGraduate and Undergraduate Luncheon with Faculty Candidate, Dr. Mathew Martinuk
Dr. Mathew Martinuk,University of British Columbia
General Event
SeminarSupporting Sensemaking – Encouraging Students To Integrate Conceptual, Mathematical, And Intuitive Knowledge
Dr. Mathew Martinuk, University of British Columbia
Seminar
ColloquiumStudent Sensemaking And Real-World Connections During Collaborative Group Problem Solving.
Dr. Mathew Martinuk, University of British Columbia
Colloquium
General EventGraduate and Undergraduate Luncheon with Faculty Candidate, Dr. Elizabeth Gire
Dr. Elizabeth Gire, University of Memphis
General Event
SeminarStudying How Students Learn to Think Like a Physicist
Dr. Elizabeth Gire, University of Memphis
Seminar
ColloquiumHow Do Physics Majors Become Physicists?
Dr. Elizabeth Gire, University of Memphis
Colloquium