Computations in Science Seminars

Wednesdays at KPTC 206, unless otherwise specified

The Kersten Physics Teaching Center is on the corner of 57th Street and Ellis Avenue.

Discussion over bag-lunch at 12:15 PM. Talk starts at 12:30 PM.

INFORMATION FOR SPEAKERS

Upcoming seminars

Previous seminars

This seminar series is organized by Wendy Zhang, email address, and Leo Kadanoff, email address.

 A photo of M51 Galaxy

Whirlpool Galaxy M51
May 21, 2008
Gregory Falkovick, Weizmann Institute of Science
e-mail: email address, Faculty contact: Leo Kadanoff, email address
How Does Rain Start?
The brief history of rain theories, from primordial chaos to modern turbulence, will be presented. Recent experimental and theoretical results on fractal distribution of water droplets in clouds will be reviewed. Some unsolved problems of cloud physics will be described along with their relations to problems in field theory and condensed matter physics.
June 25, 2008
Etienne Reyssat, Harvard University
e-mail: email address, Faculty contact: Wendy Zhang, email address
June 27, 2008 (MRSEC Baglunch Seminar - 12:30 in CIS E123)
Mathilde Reyssat, Harvard University
e-mail: email address, Faculty contact: Wendy Zhang, email address
July 9, 2008
Dean Astumian, University of Maine
e-mail: email address, Faculty contact: Leo Kadanoff, email address
July 23, 2008 (&)
Itamar Procaccia, Weizmann Institute of Science
e-mail: email address, Faculty contact: Leo Kadanoff, email address
July 30, 2008
Robert Deegan, University of Michigan
e-mail: email address, Faculty contact: Leo Kadanoff, email address
August 6, 2008
(open date)
August 13, 2008
Norman Lebovitz, University of Chicago
e-mail: email address, Faculty contact: Leo Kadanoff, email address
August 20, 2008 (&)
(open date)
August 27, 2008 (&)
(open date)
September 3, 2008
(open date)
September 10, 2008
(open date)
September 17, 2008
Michael Marder, University of Texas
e-mail: email address, Faculty contact: Leo Kadanoff, email address
September 24, 2008
(open date)
October 1, 2008
Doug Smith
e-mail: email address, Faculty contact: Leo Kadanoff, email address
October 8, 2008
(open date)
October 15, 2008
(open date)
October 22, 2008
Berni Alder, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
e-mail: email address, Faculty contact: Leo Kadanoff, email address
October 29, 2008
E. G. D. Cohen, Rockefeller University
e-mail: email address, Faculty contact: Leo Kadanoff, email address
November 5, 2008 (^)
(open date)
November 12, 2008
(open date)
November 19, 2008
(open date)
November 21, 2008 (Special Seminar: 12:30 in KPTC 206)
Detlef Lohse, University of Twente
e-mail: email address, Faculty contact: Leo Kadanoff, email address
December 3, 2008
V. Ramanathan, University of California, San Diego
e-mail: email address, Faculty contact: Leo Kadanoff, email address
January 7, 2009
(open date)
January 14, 2009
(open date)
January 21, 2009
(open date)
January 28, 2009
(open date)
February 4, 2009
(open date)
February 11, 2009
(open date)
February 18, 2009
(open date)
February 25, 2009
(open date)
March 4, 2009
(open date)
March 11, 2009
(open date)
March 18, 2009 (During APS March Meeting)
(open date)
March 25, 2009
(open date)

(&) : When Wendy Zhang is unavailable for the seminar.

(^) : When Leo Kadanoff is unavailable for the seminar.

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