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The Department of Physics has an active seminar series where members of our community meet twice a month to learn about current physics research, to watch student presentations about their research at Ithaca College, and to hear updates about faculty research. The Physics Seminar Series is usually held on Tuesdays from 12:10 pm to 1 pm with snacks and drink being provided by the physics department.
The Department of Physics also hosts the annual Physics Café. The Physics Café is a campus-wide lecture series sponsored by the Physics Department of Ithaca College. The idea is to grab and hold the attention of science and non-science majors by offering talks on exciting and accessible current topics in physics. Past Café lectures have featured the time-warping properties of black holes, the exploration of planet Mars, the communication of elephants, and remote sensing of archaeological sites. The talks are presented in a café environment, where coffee is served and students and physicists can informally discuss new ideas
Physics Colloquium Schedule
Fall 2008
Carbon Nanotubes and Graphene: One and two-dimensional conductors
Davis Tobias, Department of Physics, University of Maryland
September 9, Tuesday 12:05 PM CNS 204
Hidden Neotropical Diversity: Greater Than the Sum of Its Parts
Susan Swenson, Department of Biology, Ithaca College
September 23, Tuesday, 12:05 PM, CNS 204
Summer Student Research Talks
Caitlin Ahearn, Jordan Hyatt, Preston Barrows, Emily Backus
October 7, Tuesday, 12:05 PM, CNS 204
DNA and the Nucleosome: The Physics of Strangely Attractive Particles
Kurt Andresen, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Colgate University
October 21, Tuesday, 12:05 PM, CNS 204
Physics and Biology: Two-photon microscopy, fluorescence, and blood flow in
tumors
Kelley D. Sullivan, Department of Physics, University of Rochester
November 4, Tuesday, 12:05 PM, CNS 204
Summer Student Research Talks
James Grandner, Darius Romero, Rebecca Grollman, Romaine Isaacs
November 18, Tuesday, 12:05 PM, CNS 204
Gravitational Wave Interferometry: General Relativity and LIGO
Nergis Mavalvala, Department of Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
December 2, Tuesday, 12:05 PM, CNS 204
Pizza and refreshments will be available for $1.
Please bring your own cup.
Recycle, reuse, reduce.
