Colloquia, Special Seminars, and PhD and MS Defense Presentations during the Spring 2009 Semester

Department Colloquia: Optics Building, Rooms 234-237, Tuesdays, 2:30-3:30pm.

Other talks as noted.

January

6

No colloquium.

13

"Effect of MeV Si Ion Bombardment on Thermoelectric Properties of Sequentially Deposited SiO2/AuxSiO2(1-x) Nanolayers"
S. Boudak, Alabama A&M University

20

"Statistics in Football and Politics"
Wes Colley, UAHuntsville

27

No colloquium today

30

SPECIAL SEMINAR:  Talk at 3:45 PM, Refreshments at 3:30 PM
"Philosophical Issues about Idealizations in Physics" (No abstract)
N. Jones, UAHuntsville

February

3

"Cosmological Tests Using X-ray Observations of Clusters of Galaxies"
A. Mantz, Stanford University

5

SPECIAL SEMINAR:  Talk at 2:30 PM, Refreshments at 2:15 PM
"Probing dynamical-dark energy with galaxy clusters"
C. Fedeli, University of Bologna

10

"Cosmic-ray acceleration and magnetic field amplification at supernova remnant shocks"
J. Niemiec, Iowa State University

17

"Scaling relations in galaxy groups and clusters: defining and breaking"
Nazirah Jetha, CEA Saclay

24

"Exploration of the Saturn System by the Cassini/Composite Infrared Spectrometer (CIRS)" (No abstract)
Mian Abbas, NASA MSFC

25

PhD Dissertation Defense:  10:00am, OB 234
"Lunar Occultation Imaging in Nuclear Astrophysics: A New Paradigm for Future Investigations"
Matthew Orr

27

MS Thesis Defense:  2:30pm, OB 234
"Numerical modeling of alpha-particle deposition in a field reversed configuration"
Nilesh Dhote

March

3

"Characterizing the X-ray emitting plasmas in young stars"
S. Shukla, Vanderbilt University

10

"RY Scuting Along: Studying a Messy Binary"
Erika Grundstrom, Vanderbilt University

11

PhD Dissertation Defense:  10:00am, OB 234
"Detection of Spatially Extended Sources in High Energy Astrophysics with Special Appication to Lunar Occultation"
Peter Jenke

17

No colloquium. Spring Break.

24

"Fermi GBM Observations of Terrestrial Gamma Flashes" (No abstract)
Michael Briggs, UAHuntsville

31

"Infrared Sources for Dynamic Radiometric Sensor Testing"
Tommy Cantey, AMRDEC

April

3

SPECIAL SEMINAR:  Talk at 2:30 PM, Refreshments at 2:15 PM
"Morphology and dynamics of polymer nanocomposites"
M Goswami, ORNL

7

No colloquium. UAHuntsville Honors Day

14

"Whister Wave Turbulence in Space Plasmas"
Dastgeer Shaikh, UAHuntsville

21

"Design and Optimization of Nanostructured Optical Filters"
Jeremiah Brown, Grassmere Dynamics

 

May

1

PhD Dissertation Defense:  9:00am, OB 234
"Optical Correlation Based Pose Estimation Using Bipolar Phase Grayscale Amplitude Spatial Light Modulators"
Gregory John Outerbridge

6

MS Thesis Defense:  9:00am, OB 234
"Modeling a Non-invasive Method of Female Breast Tumor Reduction Through the Study of Optical Tissue and Nanoshell Properties"
Brett McWilliams