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Events Archive

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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
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
SeminarGrad Research Opportunities in Biophysics
Chong Fang
Seminar
SeminarDesigning the Physics Classroom: A Complex Systems Approach
Dr. David Brookes, Florida International University
Seminar
ColloquiumThe Grammar of Physics Equations
Dr. David Brookes, Florida International University
Colloquium
General EventGraduate and Undergraduate Luncheon with Faculty Candidate, Dr. David Brookes
Dr. David Brookes, Florida International University
General Event
General EventGraduate and Undergraduate Luncheon with Faculty Candidate, Dr. Colin Wallace
Dr. Colin Wallace, Center for Astronomy Education (CAE), Steward Observatory, University of Arizona
General Event
SeminarFuture Avenues for Physics and Astronomy Education Research
Dr. Colin Wallace, Center for Astronomy Education (CAE), Steward Observatory, University of Arizona
Seminar
ColloquiumNew Results from Physics and Astronomy Education Research
Dr. Colin Wallace, Center for Astronomy Education (CAE), Steward Observatory, University of Arizona
Colloquium
SeminarGrad Research Opportunities in Optics
Oksana Ostroverkhova (Bo) & Bill Hetherington (Lee)
Seminar
SeminarGrad research opportunities in nanoelectronics and PER
Ethan Minot & Corinne Manogue
Seminar
General EventLunch with students
Dr. Bo Sun, Princeton University
General Event
SeminarFrom individuals to populations - the emergent behavior in cellular systems
Dr. Bo Sun, Princeton University
Seminar
ColloquiumFrom individuals to populations - the emergent behavior in cellular systems
Dr. Bo Sun, Princeton University
Colloquium
SeminarGraduate research opportunities in Optics
David McIntyre & Yun-Shik Lee
Seminar
General EventLunch with students
Dr. Robert Walder, University of Colorado, Boulder
General Event
SeminarCharacterizing Biomolecular Dynamics at Interfaces using Single Molecule Tracking
Dr. Robert Walder, University of Colorado, Boulder
Seminar
ColloquiumCharacterizing Biomolecular Dynamics at Interfaces using Single Molecule Tracking
Dr. Robert Walder, University of Colorado, Boulder
Colloquium
General EventLunch with students
Dr. Ahmet Ali Yanik
General Event
SeminarNanoplasmonics & Metamaterials
Dr. Ahmet Ali Yanik
Seminar
ColloquiumNobel Prize winners in Physics: Perlmutter, Schmidt, Riess.
TBA
Colloquium
ColloquiumNanoplasmonics & Metamaterials: From Physical Fundamentals to Life Sciences & Point of Care Diagnostics
Dr. Ahmet Ali Yanik, Harvard Medical School
Colloquium