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Starting Friday, October 7th, 2005

October 2005

Friday, October 7th

Goodsell Observatory Open House
- Goodsell Observatory Open House if clear. View stars,nebulas,planets. Dress warmly! Cancelled if cloudy.
- 8:00 pm

Thursday, October 27th

Physics Table
- Have lunch with physics faculty, staff, and students.
- 12:00 pm, LDC 113

November 2005

Wednesday, November 2nd

Student Research Presentation: Kassie Wells and Drew Brisbin
- 3:10 pm, Olin 02

Friday, November 4th

Goodsell Observatory Open House
- Goodsell Observatory Open House if clear. View stars,nebulas,planets. Dress warmly! Cancelled if cloudy.
- 7:00 pm

Thursday, November 10th

Student Research Presentation: Dave Williams and Nicolas Schonbeck
- Student Research Presentation The title of Dave’s talk is In the Footsteps of Newton: Handcrafting Newtonian Optics. Nicolas will talk about Nanotech research in France.
- 12:00 pm, Olin 04

Wednesday, November 16th

Student Research Presentation: Mark Knight and Lisseth Gavilan
- Join Mark Knight and Lisseth Gavilan as they present their summer research.
- 3:10 pm, Olin 02

Thursday, November 17th

Physics Table
- Have lunch with physics faculty, staff, and students.
- 12:00 pm, LDC 113

December 2005

Friday, December 2nd

Goodsell Observatory Open House
- If skies are clear, view stars, nebulas, and planets. Dress warmly! Cancelled if cloudy. Open house schedules can also be viewed at http://go.carleton.edu/83 .
- 7:00 pm, Goodsell Observatory

January 2006

Friday, January 6th

Goodsell Observatory Open House
- Goodsell Observatory: If skies are clear, view stars, nebulas, and planets. Dress warmly! Cancelled if cloudy. Open house schedules can also be viewed at http://go.carleton.edu/83 .
- 7:00 pm, Goodsell Observatory

Wednesday, January 25th

Locke Perkins Comps Presentation
- The title of Locke's talk is The Formation of the Moon.
- 3:10 pm, Olin 02

Thursday, January 26th

Physics Table
- Have lunch with physics faculty, staff, and students.
- 12:00 pm, LDC 113

Friday, January 27th

Rebecca Davis Comps Presentation
- The title of Rebecca's talk is Quantim Chromodynamics and Color Transparency.
- 3:30 pm, Olin 02

Monday, January 30th

Dave Williams Comps Talk
- The title of Dave's talk is Physics Applications in Next-Generation Optical Telescope Design
- 3:10 pm, Olin 04

February 2006

Wednesday, February 1st

Mara Morgenstern Comps Talk
- The title of Mara's talk is Supercontinuum Generation in Photonic Crystal Fibers: From One Wavelength to Many.
- 3:10 pm, Olin 04

Thursday, February 2nd

Physics Table
- Have lunch with physics faculty, staff, and students.
- 12:00 pm, LDC 113

Friday, February 3rd

Grace Goh Comps Talk
- The title of Grace's tall is The Standard Cosmological Model: From the Big Bang to Dark Matter and Dark Energy.
- 3:30 pm, Olin 02
Goodsell Observatory Open House
- If skies are clear, view stars, nebulas, and planets. Dress warmly! Cancelled if cloudy. Open house schedules can also be viewed at http://go.carleton.edu/83 .
- 7:00 pm, Goodsell Observatory

Wednesday, February 8th

Matt Bond Comps Talk
- The title of Matt's talk is Stealth Technology, Discussing Invisibility.
- 3:10 pm, Olin 04

Thursday, February 9th

Physics Table
- Have lunch with physics faculty, staff, and students.
- 12:00 pm, LDC 113

Friday, February 10th

Michael Risse Comps Talk
- The title of Michael's talk is An Introduction to Quantum Computing.
- 3:30 pm, Olin 02

Monday, February 13th

Mark Knight Comps Talk
- The title of Mark's talk is An Introduction to Nanoparticle Physics.
- 3:10 pm, Olin 04

Wednesday, February 15th

Sarah Vigeland Comps Talk
- The title of Sarah's Talk is An Introduction of General Relativity.
- 3:10 pm, Olin 04

Thursday, February 16th

Physics Table
- Have lunch with physics faculty, staff, and students.
- 12:00 pm, LDC 113

Friday, February 17th

Brian Daub Comps Talk
- The title of Brian's talk is Cosmic Rays and the GZB Effect.
- 3:30 pm, Olin 02

Monday, February 20th

Kurt Bunnelle Comps Talk
- Kurt's topic is wireless communication.
- 3:10 pm, Olin 04

Wednesday, February 22nd

David Sterling Comps Talk
- David's topic is running a 3-minute mile.
- 3:10 pm, Olin 04

Thursday, February 23rd

Physics Table
- Have lunch with physics faculty, staff, and students.
- 12:00 pm, LDC 113

Monday, February 27th

Kevin Peterson Comps Talk
- The title of Kevin's talk is Hybrids!!!
- 3:10 pm, Olin 04

March 2006

Wednesday, March 1st

Alex Petroff Comps Talk
- The title of Alex's talk is Entropy, Fractals, and Non-Equilibrium Statistical Mechanics.
- 3:10 pm, Olin 04

Thursday, March 2nd

Physics Table
- Have lunch with physics faculty, staff, and students.
- 12:00 pm, LDC 113

Friday, March 3rd

Goodsell Observatory Open House
- If skies are clear, view stars, nebulas, and planets. Dress warmly! Cancelled if cloudy. Open house schedules can also be viewed at http://go.carleton.edu/83 .
- 7:00 pm, Goodsell Observatory

Monday, March 6th

Ben Diehl Comps Talk
- Ben's topic is 2 layer models of Ocean current.
- 3:10 pm, Olin 04

Thursday, March 9th

Physics Table
- Have lunch with physics faculty, staff, and students.
- 12:00 pm, LDC 113

Wednesday, March 29th

Bitsy Perlman Comps Talk
- The title of Bitsy's talk is Energy, Equilibrium, and Utility: The Models of Two Disciplines. .
- 3:10 pm, Olin 04

April 2006

Monday, April 3rd

Nicolas Schonbeck Comps Talk
- Nicolas will give his talk on The Physics of Time Travel.
- 3:10 pm, Olin 04

Wednesday, April 5th

Adam Witt Comps Talk
- Adam's topic is the physics of the piano.
- 3:10 pm, Olin 04

Friday, April 7th

P123 Speaker Dan Schroeder
- Dan (Class of ’84) is a Professor of Physics at Weber State University in Ogden, Utah. In this talk he will describe some of his favorite physics "destinations," and how he has tried to guide others to those destinations through teaching and writing
- 1:10 pm, Olin 04
Goodsell Observatory Open House
- If skies are clear, view stars, nebulas, and planets. Dress warmly! Cancelled if cloudy. Open house schedules can alos be viewed at http://go.carleton.edu/83
- 9:00 pm, Goodsell Observatory

Friday, April 14th

P123 Speaker Kelsey Johnson
- Kelsey (Class of ’95) is an Associate Professor of Physics at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville. Her presentation will be about her recent research on adolescent globular clusters in the local universe. These globulars are typically the oldest star clusters known, but recent Hubble Space Telescope observations have revealed young globular clusters that formed in extreme environments such as those created by galaxy collisions.
- 1:10 pm, Olin 04

Friday, April 21st

P123 Speaker Dan McCreary
- Dan (Class of ’82) is a Data Architect with Dan McCreary & Associates. In his presentation he will tell us about a possible replacement for the World Wide Web, called the Semantic Web.
- 1:10 pm, Olin 04

Thursday, April 27th

Life in Occupied Palestine: Eyewitness Stories & Photos
- Anna Baltzer, a 26 year old Jewish American Columbia U. graduate, Fulbright scholar, and volunteer with the International Women’s Peace Service, is touring the United States with a presentation and book describing her experiences documenting human rights abuses in the West Bank and supporting Palestinian and Israeli nonviolent resistance to the Occupation.
- 7:30 pm, Leighton 330

Friday, April 28th

P123 Speaker Elissa Thorn
- Elissa (Class of ’95) is a physics teacher at The Thacher School in Ojai, CA. Her presentation will be about her experiences as a high school physics educator.
- 1:10 pm, Olin 04

May 2006

Friday, May 5th

P123 Speaker Bruce Thomas
- Bruce Thomas, the Lawrence McKinley Gould Professor of Natural Sciences, is a retiring Professor of Physics at Carleton College. In “A Love Affair with Lasers, and a Few Other Flings” Bruce will look back on his 39-year teaching career.
- 1:10 pm, Olin 141
Goodsell Observatory Open House
- If skies are clear, view stars, nebulas, and planets. Dress warmly! Cancelled if cloudy. Open house schedules can alos be viewed at http://go.carleton.edu/83
- 9:30 pm

Friday, May 12th

David Cardoza
- David Cardoza, who is just finishing his PhD in optics in the Physics and Astronomy Department at SUNY Stony Brook, will be giving a talk entitled "Controlling Molecular Reactions Using Ultrafast Laser Pulses".
- 1:10 pm, Olin 04

Monday, May 15th

Chesley Lecture by Robert Kirshner
- Professor Robert Kirshner, the Clowes Professor of Science at Harvard University will give a public talk entitled The Accelerating Universe: Einstein's Blunder Undone. Professor Kirshner is an author of over 200 research papers dealing with supernovae, the large-scale distribution of galaxies, and the size and shape of the Universe. His work with the "High-A Supernova Team" on the acceleration of the Universe was dubbed the "Science Breakthrough of the Year for 1998" by Science Magazine. A member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, he was elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 1998, named a Caltech Distinguished Alumnus in 2004, and elected to the American Philosophical Society in 2005. He is currently President of the American Astronomical Society. Kirshner is a frequent public lecturer on science. He is the author of the award-winning popular-level book "The Extravagant Universe:exploding stars, dark energy, and the accelerating cosmos".
- 7:30 pm, Olin 149

Tuesday, May 16th

Science Lunchtime Talk with Robert Kirshner
- The Chesley Lecturer Robert Kirshner, Professor of Astronomy and Clowes Professor of Science at Harvard University, will speak to science faculty, staff, and students on "Astronomy and the Public, from the ridiculous to the sublime".
- 12:00 pm, Olin 04

June 2006

Friday, June 2nd

Goodsell Observatory Open House
- If skies are clear, view stars, nebulas, and planets. Dress warmly! Cancelled if cloudy. Open house schedules can alos be viewed at http://go.carleton.edu/83
- 10:00 pm

July 2006

Friday, July 7th

Goodsell Observatory Open House
- If skies are clear, view stars, nebulas, and planets. Dress warmly! Cancelled if cloudy. Open house schedules can alos be viewed at http://go.carleton.edu/83
- 10:00 pm

August 2006

Friday, August 4th

Goodsell Observatory Open House
- If skies are clear, view stars, nebulas, and planets. Dress warmly! Cancelled if cloudy. Open house schedules can alos be viewed at http://go.carleton.edu/83
- 9:30 pm

September 2006

Friday, September 1st

Goodsell Observatory Open House
- If skies are clear, view stars, nebulas, and planets. Dress warmly! Cancelled if cloudy. Open house schedules can alos be viewed at http://go.carleton.edu/83
- 9:00 pm

Thursday, September 14th

Physics Table
- Join Physics and Astronomy faculty, staff, and students for lunch and conversation.
- 12:00 pm, LDC 115

Friday, September 15th

Sophomore Meeting
- Information about a physics and astronomy major will be presented as sophomores are welcomed to Olin.
- 3:30 pm, Olin 02

Friday, September 22nd

Senior Meeting
- Information about comps and life after Carleton will be presented.
- 3:30 pm, Olin 02

Wednesday, September 27th

Student Research Presentation
- Join Melina Blees and Craig Hogle as they discuss their summer research. The title of Melina's talk is Electron Transport Properties of Submicroscopic Cobalt/Copper Wires. Craig's talk is entitled Measurement of the Magnetic Field of a Collisionless Shock Wave. Refreshments will be served.
- 3:10 pm, Olin 04

Friday, September 29th

Phun Physics Picnic
- Picnic and phun, fun, phun with the Physics and Astronomy department.
- 5:00 pm, Hill of Three Oaks

October 2006

Thursday, October 5th

Physics and Pizza
- Join Ross Martin, Lisseth Gavilan and Abishesh Adikari as they talk about their summer research. Pizza will be served for lunch.
- 12:00 pm

Friday, October 6th

Goodsell Observatory Open House
- If skies are clear, view stars, nebulas, and planets. Dress warmly! Cancelled if cloudy. Open house schedules can alos be viewed at http://go.carleton.edu/83
- 8:00 pm

Wednesday, October 11th

Student Research Presentation
- Jenny Heathcote and Steve Meisburger will give talks on their summer research. Jenny's talk is entitled Constructing a Laser Diode System for Cooling and Trapping Fermionic Lithium. Steve's talk is entitled Chaotic Behavior of Mobile Robots.
- 3:10 pm, Olin 04

Thursday, October 12th

Physics Table
- Join Physics and Astronomy faculty, staff, and students for lunch and conversation.
- 1:00 pm, LDC 113

Thursday, October 19th

Physics Table
- Join Physics and Astronomy faculty, staff, and students for lunch and conversation.
- 1:00 pm, LDC 113

Thursday, October 26th

Student Research Presentation
- Join Stephanie Vasko and Lauren Milne as they discuss their summer research here at Carleton. Stephanie will be talking about "Developing a System for Low Temperature Characterization of EuO Thin Films" and Lauren will be discussing "The Characterization of a Magnetic Field for Magnetoresistance Measurements on Europium Oxide Thin Films".
- 12:00 pm, Olin 04

November 2006

Thursday, November 2nd

Student Research Presentation by Pinshane Huang and Matthew Blosser
- Join Pinshane Huang and Matt Blosser as they discuss their summer research. The title of Pinshane's talk is "Scanned Gate Microscopy of a Carbon Nanotube". Matt will be talking about "Nano-Ripples in Silicon Using a Focused Ion Beam".
- 12:00 pm, Olin 04

Friday, November 3rd

Goodsell Observatory Open House
- If skies are clear, view stars, nebulas, and planets. Dress warmly! Cancelled if cloudy. Open house schedules can also be viewed at http://go.carleton.edu/83
- 7:00 pm, Goodsell Observatory

Thursday, November 9th

Student Research Presentation
- Join Drew Brisbin and Bass Sarr as they discuss thir summer research.
- 12:00 pm, Olin 04

Wednesday, November 15th

Student Research Presentation
- Join Leigh Norris and Parin Sripakdeevong as they discuss their research done at Carleton last summer. The title of their talk is "Entanglement Signatures in Chaos".
- 3:10 pm, Olin 04

Thursday, November 16th

Physics Table
- Join Physics and Astronomy faculty, staff, and students for lunch and conversation.
- 12:00 pm, LDC 113

December 2006

Friday, December 1st

Goodsell Observatory Open House
- If skies are clear, view stars, nebulas, and planets. Dress warmly! Cancelled if cloudy. Open house schedules can also be viewed at http://go.carleton.edu/83
- 7:00 pm, Goodsell Observatory

January 2007

Friday, January 5th

Goodsell Observatory Open House
- If skies are clear, view stars, nebulas, and planets. Dress warmly! Cancelled if cloudy. Open house schedules can also be viewed at http://go.carleton.edu/83
- 7:00 pm, Goodsell Observatory

Wednesday, January 24th

Andy Krominga Comps Talk
- Join Andy as he gives his comps talk entitled "Fuel Cells: The Future of Automotive Transportation"
- 3:10 am, Olin 04

Friday, January 26th

Melina Blees Comps Talk
- Join Melina as she gives her comps talk entitled "The Quest for Cold: A History of Optical Cooling and Trapping"
- 3:30 pm

Monday, January 29th

Craig Hogle Comps Talk
- Join Craig as he gives his comps talk entitled "Ultrashort Laser Pulses: Generation, Interactions, and Applications".
- 3:10 pm

Wednesday, January 31st

Glen Perry Comps Talk
- Join Glen as he gives his Comps talk entitled "Fusion Reactors: Energy Solution of Wishful Thinking?"
- 3:10 pm, Olin 04

February 2007

Friday, February 2nd

John McDonough Comps Talk
- Join John as he gives his comps talk entitled "All Aboard! A Review of the Physicial Properties of Trains".
- 3:30 pm
Goodsell Observatory Open House
- If skies are clear, view stars, nebulas, and planets. Dress warmly! Cancelled if cloudy. Open house schedules can also be viewed at http://go.carleton.edu/83
- 7:00 pm, Goodsell Observatory

Wednesday, February 7th

Kassie Wells Comps Talk
- Join Kassie as she gives her comps talk entitled "Astronomy With Knobs:The Physics of Planetary Science Instrumentation".
- 3:20 pm, Olin 04

Friday, February 9th

Will Camisa Comps Talk
- Join Will as he gives his comps talk
- 3:30 pm, Olin 02

Monday, February 12th

Nick Peterson's Comps talk
- Join Nick as he gives his comps talk entitled "Black Holes Their Theory and Modern Implications"
- 3:10 pm, Olin 04

Wednesday, February 14th

Ross Martin Comps talk
- Join Ross as he gives his comps talk entitled "A Hitchhiking Particle's Guide to the Terrestrial Atmosphere".
- 3:10 pm, Olin 04

Friday, February 16th

Leigh Norris' Comps Talk
- Join Leigh as she gives her comps talk.
- 3:30 pm

Monday, February 19th

Tom Schwarze Comps Talk
- Join Tom as he gives his comps talk entitled "Antimatter:From Theory to Use".
- 3:10 pm, Olin 04

Wednesday, February 21st

Drew Brisbin Comps Talk
- Join Drew as he gives his comps talk entitled "Bending Spacetime 101: Gravity Waves and the Beauty of Relativity".
- 3:10 pm, Olin 04

Friday, February 23rd

Teddy Wahl Comps Talk
- Join Teddy as he gives his comps talk entitled "The Solar Dynamo".
- 3:30 pm, Olin 02

March 2007

Friday, March 2nd

Goodsell Observatory Open House
- If skies are clear, view stars, nebulas, and planets. Dress warmly! Cancelled if cloudy. Open house schedules can also be viewed at http://go.carleton.edu/83
- 7:00 pm, Goodsell Observatory

April 2007

Friday, April 6th

Goodsell Observatory Open House
- If skies are clear, view stars, nebulas, and planets. Dress warmly! Cancelled if cloudy. Open house schedules can also be viewed at http://go.carleton.edu/83
- 8:30 pm, Goodsell Observatory

Friday, April 20th

Dr. S. James Gates Lecture SUSY and the Lords of the Ring
- Come hear about supersymmetry, the possibility of new forms of matter and energy, and the particle accelerator ring called the Large Hadron Collider that will help rule them all.
- 5:00 pm, Olin 141

May 2007

Friday, May 4th

Goodsell Observatory Open House
- If skies are clear, view stars, nebulas, and planets. Dress warmly! Cancelled if cloudy. Open house schedules can also be viewed at http://go.carleton.edu/83
- 9:30 pm, Goodsell Observatory

June 2007

Friday, June 1st

Goodsell Observatory Open House
- If skies are clear, view stars, nebulas, and planets. Dress warmly! Cancelled if cloudy. Open house schedules can also be viewed at http://go.carleton.edu/83
- 10:00 pm, Goodsell Observatory

July 2007

Friday, July 6th

Goodsell Observatory Open House
- If skies are clear, view stars, nebulas, and planets. Dress warmly! Cancelled if cloudy. Open house schedules can also be viewed at http://go.carleton.edu/83
- 10:00 pm, Goodsell Observatory

August 2007

Friday, August 3rd

Goodsell Observatory Open House
- If skies are clear, view stars, nebulas, and planets. Dress warmly! Cancelled if cloudy. Open house schedules can also be viewed at http://go.carleton.edu/83
- 9:30 pm, Goodsell Observatory

September 2007

Friday, September 7th

Goodsell Observatory Open House
- If skies are clear, view stars, nebulas, and planets. Dress warmly! Cancelled if cloudy. Open house schedules can also be viewed at http://go.carleton.edu/83
- 9:00 pm, Goodsell Observatory

Thursday, September 13th

Physics Table
- Join Physics and Astronomy students, faculty, and staff for lunch.
- 12:00 pm, LDC 113

Tuesday, September 18th

Student Research Presentation
- Join Sean Sweetnam as he talks about his summer research at the National Renewable Energy Lab. The title of Sean's talk is Assembly of a Time Correlated Single Photon Counting Experimental Setup.
- 12:00 pm, Olin o4

Thursday, September 20th

Physics Table
- Join Physics and Astronomy students, faculty, and staff for lunch.
- 12:00 pm, LDC 113

Thursday, September 27th

Physics Table
- Join Physics and Astronomy students, faculty, and staff for lunch.
- 12:00 pm, LDC 113

October 2007

Wednesday, October 3rd

Student Research Presentation by Erich Schnell and Ryan Terrien
- Join Erich and Ryan as they discuss their summers at NIST Gaithersburg and the Florida Institute of Technology
- 3:15 pm, Olin 04
Goodsell Observatory Open House
- If skies are clear, view stars, nebulas, and planets. Dress warmly! Cancelled if cloudy. Open house schedules can also be viewed at http://go.carleton.edu/83
- 8:00 pm, Goodsell Observatory

Thursday, October 4th

Physics Table
- Join Physics and Astronomy students, faculty, and staff for lunch.
- 12:00 pm, LDC 113

Friday, October 5th

Phun Physics Fall Picnic
- Food and phun, fun, phun with the Physics and Astronomy Department
- 4:00 pm, Hill of Three Oaks
Goodsell Observatory Open House
- If skies are clear, view stars, nebulas, and planets. Dress warmly! Cancelled if cloudy. Open house schedules can also be viewed at http://go.carleton.edu/83
- 8:00 pm, Goodsell Observatory

Wednesday, October 10th

Student Research Presentation by Victor Qin and Quentin Kennedy
- Join Victor and Quentin as the talk about their summer at UND and Princeton.
- 3:15 pm

Thursday, October 11th

Physics Table
- Join Physics and Astronomy students, faculty, and staff for lunch.
- 12:00 pm, LDC 113

Wednesday, October 17th

Student Research Presentation by Ian Broderick and Tom Brenner
- Join Ian and Tom as they talk about their summer at Howard University and Ames Lab/Iowa State.
- 3:15 pm, Olin 04

Thursday, October 18th

Physics Table
- Join Physics and Astronomy students, faculty, and staff for lunch.
- 12:00 pm, LDC 113

Tuesday, October 23rd

Student Research Presentation by Matt Blosser and Pinshane Huang
- Join Matt and Pinshane as they talk about their summer at the University of Idaho and Cornell.
- 12:00 pm, Olin 02

Thursday, October 25th

Physics Table
- Join Physics and Astronomy students, faculty, and staff for lunch.
- 12:00 pm, LDC 113

Tuesday, October 30th

Student Research Presentation by Valerie Wiesner and Josh Thorn
- Join Val and Josh as they talk about their summer at Cornell and Tuskegee University.
- 12:00 pm, Olin 04

November 2007

Thursday, November 1st

Physics Table
- Join Physics and Astronomy students, faculty, and staff for lunch.
- 12:00 pm, LDC 113

Friday, November 2nd

Goodsell Observatory Open House
- If skies are clear, view stars, nebulas, and planets. Dress warmly! Cancelled if cloudy. Open house schedules can also be viewed at http://go.carleton.edu/83
- 7:00 pm, Goodsell Observatory

Tuesday, November 6th

Student Research Presentation by Frank McNally, Andrew Rausch and Santiago Caride
- Join Frank, Andrew and Santiago as they talk about their summer here at Carleton.
- 12:00 pm, Olin 04

Thursday, November 8th

Physics Table
- Join Physics and Astronomy students, faculty, and staff for lunch.
- 12:00 pm, LDC 113

Tuesday, November 13th

Student Research Presentation by Parin Sripakdeevong, Adam Steege and Chris Amey
- Join Parin, Adam and Chris at they talk about their summer here at Carleton.
- 12:00 pm, Olin 04

Thursday, November 15th

Physics Table
- Join Physics and Astronomy students, faculty, and staff for lunch.
- 12:00 pm, LDC 113

December 2007

Friday, December 7th

Goodsell Observatory Open House
- If skies are clear, view stars, nebulas, and planets. Dress warmly! Cancelled if cloudy. Open house schedules can also be viewed at http://go.carleton.edu/83
- 7:00 pm, Goodsell Observatory

January 2008

Friday, January 4th

Goodsell Observatory Open House
- If skies are clear, view stars, nebulas, and planets. Dress warmly! Cancelled if cloudy. Open house schedules can also be viewed at http://go.carleton.edu/83
- 7:00 pm, Goodsell Observatory

Wednesday, January 9th

John Read Talk
- John Read, a PhD candidate at Cornell University, will give a talk entitled "CoFeB/MgO/CoFeB Magnetic Tunnel Junctions". Sub sandwiches will be served for lunch and all are welcome.
- 12:00 pm, Olin 04

February 2008

Friday, February 1st

Val Wiesner Comps Talk
- 3:30 pm
Goodsell Observatory Open House
- If skies are clear, view stars, nebulas, and planets. Dress warmly! Cancelled if cloudy. Open house schedules can also be viewed at http://go.carleton.edu/83
- 7:00 pm, Goodsell Observatory

Friday, February 8th

Max Herzl-Betz Comps Talk
- 3:30 pm, Olin 02

Monday, February 11th

Pinshane Huang Comps Talk
- 3:10 pm, Olin 04

Friday, February 15th

Murphy Davis Comps Talk
- 3:30 pm, Olin 02

Monday, February 18th

Andrew Rausch Comps Talk
- 3:10 pm, Olin 04

Wednesday, February 20th

Goodsell Observatory Open for Special Astronomical Event
- On Wednesday evening, Feb. 20, the Moon will enter the Earth's shadow and turn red! The total eclipse will be easily visible to the naked eye. If it is clear, Carleton College's Goodsell Observatory will also have telescopic viewing from 8-10:30 PM. Dress very warmly as the telescopes are set up in unheated areas, and lines may be long. The partial phase begins at 7:43. Totality lasts from 9:01 to 9:51.
- 8:00 pm, Goodsell Observatory

Friday, February 22nd

Erich Schnell Comps Talk
- 3:30 pm, Olin 02

Monday, February 25th

Matt Blosser Comps Talk
- 3:10 pm, Olin 04

Thursday, February 28th

Einstein on Race and Racism - What It Means Today
- The authors of Einstein on Race and Racism, Fred Jerome and Rodger Taylor, will give a public talk about their book and how the media shapes our view of our "heros".
- 7:00 pm, Olin 149

March 2008

Monday, March 3rd

Greg Ely Comps Talk
- Join Greg as he gives his comps talk on the Physics of Traffic and Crowds.
- 3:10 pm, Olin 04

Friday, March 7th

Josh Thorn Comps Talk
- Join Josh as he gives his comps talk on The Greenhouse Effect: a problem of solar radiation balance.
- 3:30 pm, Olin 02
Goodsell Observatory Open House
- If skies are clear, view stars, nebulas, and planets. Dress warmly! Cancelled if cloudy. Open house schedules can also be viewed at http://go.carleton.edu/83
- 7:30 pm, Goodsell Observatory

Monday, March 10th

Sean Sweetnam Comps Talk
- 3:10 pm, Olin 02

Monday, March 31st

Lauren Milne Comps Talk
- 3:10 pm, Olin 04

April 2008

Friday, April 4th

PHYS 123 Speaker Craig Heinke
- Craig Heinke (class of 1997)will give this week's PHYS 123 talk "Observing Neutron Stars with X-ray Telescopes to Constrain the Behavior of Matter at the Highest Densities". Craig is a Research Associate at the University of Virginia.
- 1:10 pm, Olin 04
Adam Steege Comps Talk
- 3:30 pm, Olin 02
Goodsell Observatory Open House
- If skies are clear, view stars, nebulas, and planets. Dress warmly! Cancelled if cloudy. Open house schedules can also be viewed at http://go.carleton.edu/83
- 9:00 pm, Goodsell Observatory

Monday, April 7th

Parin Sripakdeevong Comps Talk
- 3:10 pm, Olin 04

Friday, April 11th

PHYS 123 Speaker Cliff Frohlich
- Cliff Frohlich, the Associate Director of the University of Texas at Austin Institute for Geophysics, will speak about “Deep Earthquakes and the Secrets of Seismology”.
- 1:10 pm, Olin 04

Friday, April 18th

PHYS 123 Speaker Sue Coopersmith
- Sue Coopersmith, professor and chair of the department of physics at the University of Wisconsin, with talk about “Classical and Quantum Computers”.
- 1:10 pm, Olin 04

Friday, April 25th

PHYS 123 Speaker Mike Lach
- Mike Lach'90 is the Officer of High School Teaching and Learning at Chicago Public Schools. He will talk about "A Career In K-12 Science Education”.
- 1:10 pm, Olin 04

May 2008

Friday, May 2nd

PHYS 123 Speaker Becky Anthony
- Becky Anthony '03 will talk about Silicon Nanocyristals.
- 1:10 pm, Olin 04
Goodsell Observatory Open House
- If skies are clear, view stars, nebulas, and planets. Dress warmly! Cancelled if cloudy. Open house schedules can also be viewed at http://go.carleton.edu/83
- 9:30 pm, Goodsell Observatory

Friday, May 9th

PHYs 123 Speaker Claire Peterson
- Claire Pettersen '00, an engineer at the University of Wisconsin - IceCube, will talk about “Ice-Fishing for Neutrinos (and other tales from the South Pole)”.
- 1:10 pm, Olin 04

Friday, May 16th

Spring Picnic
- Join the Physics and Astronomy department for the exciting spring picnic.
- 3:30 pm, Hill of Three Oaks

June 2008

Friday, June 6th

Goodsell Observatory Open House
- If skies are clear, view stars, nebulas, and planets. Dress warmly! Cancelled if cloudy. Open house schedules can also be viewed at http://go.carleton.edu/83
- 10:00 pm, Goodsell Observatory

August 2008

Friday, August 1st

Goodsell Observatory Open House
- If skies are clear, view stars, nebulas, and planets. Dress warmly! Cancelled if cloudy. Open house schedules can also be viewed at http://go.carleton.edu/83
- 9:30 pm, Goodsell Observatory

September 2008

Friday, September 5th

Goodsell Observatory Open House
- If skies are clear, view stars, nebulas, and planets. Dress warmly! Cancelled if cloudy. Open house schedules can also be viewed at http://go.carleton.edu/83
- 9:00 pm, Goodsell Observatory

October 2008

Thursday, October 2nd

Student Reseach Presentation by Ayesha Mahmud and Ryan Terrien
- Ayesha and Rayan will talk about the research they did over the summer.
- 12:00 pm, Olin 04

Friday, October 3rd

Physics & Astronomy Fall Picnic
- All Physics & Astronomy students, faculty and staff are invited to this fun, fall picnic.
- 4:00 pm, Hill of Three Oaks
Goodsell Observatory Open House
- If skies are clear, view stars, nebulas, and planets. Dress warmly! Cancelled if cloudy. Open house schedules can also be viewed at http://go.carleton.edu/83
- 8:00 pm, Goodsell Observatory

Tuesday, October 7th

Student Research Presentation by Bill Mueller and Meeks Brucker
- Bill and Meeks will talk about the research they didi over the summer.
- 12:00 pm, Olin 04

Thursday, October 9th

Chesley Lecture by Kip S. Thorne
- 7:30 pm, Olin 149

Wednesday, October 15th

Student Research Presentation by Chris Amey and Bob Keating
- Chris and Bob will talk about the research they did with Arjendu here at Carleton last summer.
- 3:10 pm, Olin 04

Thursday, October 16th

Physics Table
- Join Physics & Astronomy students, faculty and staff for lunch at the LDC.
- 12:00 pm, LDC Shearer Dining Room

Wednesday, October 22nd

Student Research Presentation by Tom Ballinger, Dan Buckleitner, and Tomoki Isogai
- Tom, Dan and Tomoki will talk about the research they did here at Crleton with Nelson last summer.
- 3:10 pm, Olin 04

Thursday, October 23rd

Physics Table
- Join Physics & Astronomy students, faculty and staff for lunch at the LDC
- 12:00 pm, LDC Shearer Dining Room

Friday, October 24th

Annual All Science & Math Poster Session
- Carleton students will present posters on their research in science and math. Come to this annual celebration of their creative scholarship! Food and drink provided on the upper floor.
- 3:45 pm, Hulings Atrium (lower and upper floors)

Thursday, October 30th

Student Research Presentation by Ian Broderick and Tiffany Cox
- Ian and Tiffany will talk about the research they did last summer.
- 12:00 pm, Olin 04

November 2008

Thursday, November 6th

Student Research Presentation by Elliot Bartis and Anna Zink
- Elliot and Anna will talk about the research they did with Melissa last summer here at Carleton.
- 12:00 pm, Olin 04

Friday, November 7th

Goodsell Observatory Open House
- If skies are clear, view stars, nebulas, and planets. Dress warmly! Cancelled if cloudy. Open house schedules can also be viewed at http://go.carleton.edu/83
- 7:00 pm, Goodsell Observatory

Thursday, November 13th

Student Research Presentation by Alex Dixon, Qi Li and Matt Frank
- Alex, Qi and Matt will talk about the research they did here at Carleton last summer.
- 12:00 pm, Olin 04

Wednesday, November 19th

Student Research presentation by Tom Brenner and Ted Marschall
- Tom and Ted will talk about the research they did last summer.
- 3:10 pm, Olin 04

December 2008

Friday, December 5th

Goodsell Observatory Open House
- If skies are clear, view stars, nebulas, and planets. Dress warmly! Cancelled if cloudy. Open house schedules can also be viewed at http://go.carleton.edu/83.
- 7:00 pm, Goodsell Observatory

January 2009

Friday, January 2nd

Goodsell Observatory Open House
- If skies are clear, view stars, nebulas, and planets. Dress warmly! Cancelled if cloudy. Open house schedules can also be viewed at http://go.carleton.edu/83
- 7:00 pm, Goodsell Observatory

Wednesday, January 7th

Job Candidate Classroom lecture
- Join the Marty Baylor as she gives her classroom lecture on Holography.
- 11:10 am, Hulings 120

Thursday, January 8th

Job Candidate Research Talk
- Join Marty Baylor as she gives her research talk "Crystals, Polymers, Lithography, Oh My! - Towards Integrating Optical Systems onto a Chip".
- 12:00 pm, Olin 04

Wednesday, January 14th

Job Candidate Classroom Lecture
- Join Marcius Extavour, graduate student at the University of Toronto, as he gives his classroom lecture on Laser Cooling.
- 3:10 pm, Olin 04

Thursday, January 15th

Job Candidate Research Talk
- Join Marcius Extavour, graduate student at the University of Toronto, as he gives his research talk on Quantum degenerate Bose and Fermi gases on an atom chip.
- 12:00 pm, Olin 04

Monday, January 19th

Job Candidate Classroom Lecture
- Join Dwight Luhman, Associate Research Scholar at Princeton, for his classroom lecture on the Infinite Square Well in Introductory Quantum Mechanics.
- 3:10 pm, Olin 04

Tuesday, January 20th

Job Candidate Research Talk
- Join Dwight Luhman, Associate Research Scholar at Princeton, as he gives his research talk on "Superfluid Liquid Helium Films and the Influence of Disorder".
- 12:00 pm, Olin 04

Wednesday, January 21st

Summer Teaching Experience Talk by Brianne Gutmann and Ezra Tucker
- Join Brianne and Ezra as they talk about their summer experiences working with the TOPS and PREP programs.
- 3:10 pm, Olin 04

Thursday, January 22nd

Physics Table
- Join Physics & Astronomy students, faculty and staff for lunch at the LDC.
- 12:00 pm, LDC '51

Friday, January 23rd

Tom Brenner's Comps Talk
- Join Tom as he gives the first comps talk of the year on "Why Third Generation Solar Cells?"
- 3:30 pm, Olin 141

Monday, January 26th

Job Candidate Classroom Lecture
- Join Anota Ijaduola, visiting Assistant Professor at Monmouth College, as she gives her classroom lecture on projectile motion.
- 11:10 am, Hulings 120
Natalie Santana's Comps Talk
- Join Natalie as she gives her comps talk on "Electronic textiles: sensors, actuators, and power sources". Everyone is invited
- 3:10 pm, Olin 04

Tuesday, January 27th

Job Candidate Research Talk
- Join Anota Ijaduola, visiting Assistant Professor at Monmouth College, as she give a talk on her research "Superconductors: From basic science to technological applications".
- 12:00 pm, Olin 04

Wednesday, January 28th

Josh Christianson's Comps Talk
- Join Josh for his Comps talk "The Search for Neutrino Mass through Neutrinoless Double Beta Decay". Everyone is invited to attend.
- 3:10 pm, Olin 04

Thursday, January 29th

Physics Table
- Join Physics & Astronomy students, faculty and staff for lunch at the LDC.
- 12:00 pm, LDC Shearer Dining Room

Friday, January 30th

Tom Ballinger's Comps Talk
- 3:30 pm, Olin 02

February 2009

Monday, February 2nd

Ian Broderick's Comps Talk
- 3:10 pm, Olin 04

Wednesday, February 4th

Chris Amey's Comps Talk
- 3:10 pm, Olin 04

Thursday, February 5th

Physics Table
- Join Physics & Astronomy students, faculty and staff for lunch at the LDC.
- 12:00 pm, LDC '51

Friday, February 6th

Brianne Gutmann's Comps Talk
- Join Brianne as she talks about "How Whales Use Physics to Survive in the Ocean". Everyone is invited.
- 3:30 pm, Olin 02
Goodsell Observatory Open House
- If skies are clear, view stars, nebulas, and planets. Dress warmly! Cancelled if cloudy. Open house schedules can also be viewed at http://go.carleton.edu/83
- 7:00 pm, Goodsell Observatory

Wednesday, February 11th

Alex Dixon's Comps Talk
- Join Alex as he gives his comps talk "Photonic Crystal Iridescence". All are welcome.
- 3:10 pm, Olin 04

Thursday, February 12th

Physics Table
- Join Physics & Astronomy students, faculty and staff for lunch at the LDC.
- 12:00 pm, LDC Shearer Dining Room

Friday, February 13th

Nick Smith's Comps Talk
- Join Nick as he gives his comps talk "Full of Hot Air: The Physics of the Bagpipe:. Everyone is invited.
- 3:30 pm, Olin 141

Monday, February 16th

William Mueller's Comps Talk
- Join William as he gives his comps talk on the "Energetic of a Hovering Hummingbird". Everyone is invited
- 3:10 pm, Olin 04
Let There Be Night: Testimony on Behalf of the Dark
- Paul Bogard '89 will discuss his new book Let There Be Night: Testimony on Behalf of the Dark.
- 7:00 pm, Library Athanaeum

Wednesday, February 18th

Lukas Fried's Comps Talk
- 3:10 pm, Olin 04

Thursday, February 19th

Physics Table
- Join Physics & Astronomy students, faculty and staff for lunch at the LDC.
- 12:00 pm, LDC '51

Friday, February 20th

Tiffany Cox's Comps Talk
- 3:30 pm, Olin 02

Monday, February 23rd

Bob Keating's Comps Talk
- Join Bob as he gives his comps talk on "Nuclear Power: How it Works and Where it’s Going". Everyone is welcome to attend.
- 3:10 pm, Olin 04

Wednesday, February 25th

Matt Frank's Comps Talk
- Join Frank as he gives his comps talk on "The Search for Dark Matter". Everyone is invited.
- 3:10 am, Olin 04

Thursday, February 26th

Physics Table
- Join Physics & Astronomy students, faculty and staff for lunch at the LDC.
- 12:00 pm, LDC Shearer Dining Room

March 2009

Monday, March 2nd

Marlea Iiams' Comps Talk
- Join Marlea as she gives her comps talk on the "Physics of Woodwinds". All are welcome.
- 3:10 pm, Olin 04

Wednesday, March 4th

Ryan Terrien's Comps Talk
- 3:10 pm, Olin 04

Thursday, March 5th

Physics Table
- Join Physics & Astronomy students, faculty and staff for lunch at the LDC.
- 12:00 pm, LDC '51

Friday, March 6th

Dan Buckleitner's Comps Talk
- 3:30 pm, Olin 02
Goodsell Observatory Open House
- If skies are clear, view stars, nebulas, and planets. Dress warmly! Cancelled if cloudy. Open house schedules can also be viewed at http://go.carleton.edu/83
- 7:30 pm, Goodsell Observatory

Monday, March 9th

Frank McNally Comps Talk
- Join Frank as he gives his comps talk on neutrino astronomy. Everyone is welcome
- 3:10 pm, Olin 04

Wednesday, March 11th

Kyle Kingsbury's Comps Talk
- Join Kyle as he gives his comps talk on "The Casimer Effect". Everyone is invited.
- 3:10 pm, Olin 04

April 2009

Wednesday, April 1st

Ayesha Mahmud's Comps Talk
- Join Ayesha as she gives her comps talk "Hubble’s Universe: Looking Through Hubble’s Eyes". All are welcome.
- 3:10 pm, Olin 04

Friday, April 3rd

PHYS 123 Speaker Larry Price
- Larry Price, a postdoc at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, will talk about "The Search for Gravitational Waves: What, Why and How". All are welcome. Refreshments will be served after the talk.
- 1:10 pm, Olin 149
Elliott Bartis's Comps Talk
- 3:30 pm, Olin 02
Goodsell Observatory Open House
- Goodsell Observatory Open Houses are always the first Friday evening of each month for two hours. Starting times vary as the sunset time changes. Dress warmly, as the domes are not heated. Open houses are cancelled if it is cloudy. A full listing of Public Evenings at the observatory can be found at http://go.carleton.edu/83.
- 8:00 pm, Goodsell Observatory

Monday, April 6th

Sara Rothwell's Comps Talk
- Join Sara as she gives her comps talk on Quantum Optics. Everyone is welcome.
- 3:10 pm, Olin 02

Wednesday, April 8th

Abhishesh Adhikari's Comps Talk
- Join Abhi as he gives his comps talk on Quantum Computing. All are welcome.
- 3:10 pm, Olin 04

Friday, April 10th

PHYS 123 Speaker Doug Natelson
- Doug Natelson, Associate Professor of Physics & Astronomy at Rice, will talk about "Getting Big Science Out of Nanoscale Devices". All are welcome. Refreshments will be served after the talk.
- 1:10 pm, Olin 149
Ted Marschall's Comps Talk
- 3:30 pm, Olin 02

Friday, April 17th

PHYS 123 Speaker Michael Fleming
- Michael Fleming '94 will talk about "Physics in the Design, Use, Test and Measurement of Professional Audio Equipment". All are welcome. Refreshments will be served after the talk.
- 1:10 pm, Olin 149

Tuesday, April 21st

Job Candidate Tracey DeLaney Talk
- Astronomy candidate Tracey DeLaney will give a talk on her research "Cassiopeia A in 3D: A Spectacular View of the Explosion". Everyone is encouraged to attend and lunch will be provided.
- 12:00 pm, Olin 04

Thursday, April 23rd

Paul Canfield Talk
- Paul Canfield, Professor of Physics at Iowa State University and Senior Physicist at Ames Laboratory, will give a talk on "Ending of the tyranny of copper: Intermetallic superconductivity in the post copper-oxide age". Everyone is welcome and lunch will be provided.
- 12:00 pm, Olin 02

Friday, April 24th

PHYS 123 Speaker Katie Devine
- Katie Devine '02 will talk about "Conflicting Interests? Balancing Involvement in Research and Teaching". All are welcome and refreshments will be served.
- 1:10 am, Olin 149

Monday, April 27th

Meeks Brucker's Comps Talk
- 3:10 pm, Olin 04

May 2009

Friday, May 1st

PHYS 123 Speaker Mary Hibbs-Brenner
- Mary Hibbs-Brenner '77 will talk about "Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Lasers: A Materials Science and Semiconductor Physics Challenge". All are welcome and refreshments will follow the talk.
- 1:10 pm, Olin 149
Goodsell Observatory Open House
- Goodsell Observatory Open Houses are always the first Friday evening of each month for two hours. Starting times vary as the sunset time changes. Dress warmly, as the domes are not heated. Open houses are cancelled if it is cloudy. A full listing of Public Evenings at the observatory can be found at http://go.carleton.edu/83.
- 9:00 pm, Goodsell Observatory

Friday, May 22nd

Physics & Astronomy Spring Picnic
- 4:00 pm, Hill of Oaks

June 2009

Friday, June 5th

Goodsell Observatory Open House
- Goodsell Observatory Open Houses are always the first Friday evening of each month for two hours. Starting times vary as the sunset time changes. Dress warmly, as the domes are not heated. Open houses are cancelled if it is cloudy. A full listing of Public Evenings at the observatory can be found at http://go.carleton.edu/83.
- 10:00 pm

July 2009

Friday, July 3rd

Goodsell Observatory Open House
- Goodsell Observatory Open Houses are always the first Friday evening of each month for two hours. Starting times vary as the sunset time changes. Dress warmly, as the domes are not heated. Open houses are cancelled if it is cloudy. A full listing of Public Evenings at the observatory can be found at http://go.carleton.edu/83.
- 10:00 pm

August 2009

Friday, August 7th

Goodsell Observatory Open House
- Goodsell Observatory Open Houses are always the first Friday evening of each month for two hours. Starting times vary as the sunset time changes. Dress warmly, as the domes are not heated. Open houses are cancelled if it is cloudy. A full listing of Public Evenings at the observatory can be found at http://go.carleton.edu/83.
- 10:00 pm

September 2009

Friday, September 4th

Goodsell Observatory Open House
- Goodsell Observatory Open Houses are always the first Friday evening of each month for two hours. Starting times vary as the sunset time changes. Dress warmly, as the domes are not heated. Open houses are cancelled if it is cloudy. A full listing of Public Evenings at the observatory can be found at http://go.carleton.edu/83.
- 9:00 pm, Goodsell Observatory

Thursday, September 17th

Physics Table
- Join Physics & Astronomy students, faculty and staff for lunch at the LDC.
- 12:00 pm, LDC 115

Wednesday, September 23rd

Sophomore Meeting
- All sophomores interested in physics and astronomy are invited to this meeting to learn more about the department and major.
- 3:15 pm, Olin 04

Thursday, September 24th

Physics Table
- Join Physics & Astronomy students, faculty and staff for lunch at the LDC.
- 12:00 pm, LDC 115

Wednesday, September 30th

Senior Meeting
- All senior physics & astronomy majors are encouraged to attend this meeting about Comps and preparing for life after Carleton.
- 3:15 pm, Olin 04

October 2009

Thursday, October 1st

Physics Table
- Join Physics & Astronomy students, faculty and staff for lunch at the LDC.
- 12:00 pm, LDC 115

Friday, October 2nd

Goodsell Observatory Open House
- Goodsell Observatory Open Houses are always the first Friday evening of each month for two hours. Starting times vary as the sunset time changes. Dress warmly, as the domes are not heated. Open houses are cancelled if it is cloudy. A full listing of Public Evenings at the observatory can be found at http://go.carleton.edu/83.
- 8:00 pm, Goodsell Observatory

Thursday, October 8th

Physics Table
- Join Physics & Astronomy students, faculty and staff for lunch at the LDC.
- 12:00 pm, LDC 115

Friday, October 9th

Physics & Astronomy Fall Picnic
- 4:00 pm, Hill of Oaks

Wednesday, October 14th

Carl Ebeling Talk
- Carl Ebeling '03 graduate student at the University of Utah will talk about his research.
- 3:10 pm, Olin 04

Thursday, October 15th

Physics Table
- Join Physics & Astronomy students, faculty and staff for lunch at the LDC.
- 12:00 pm, LDC 115

Thursday, October 22nd

Physics Table
- Join Physics & Astronomy students, faculty and staff for lunch at the LDC.
- 12:00 pm, LDC 115

Friday, October 23rd

Annual All Science and Math Poster Session
- Carleton students will present posters on their research in science and math. Come to this annual celebration of their creative scholarship! Food and drink provided on the upper floor.
- 3:45 pm

Wednesday, October 28th

Paul Ruden Talk
- Paul Ruden from the University of Minnesota Electrical and Computer Engineering will talk about semiconductor materials and devices.
- 3:10 pm, Olin 04

Thursday, October 29th

Physics Table
- Join Physics & Astronomy students, faculty and staff for lunch at the LDC.
- 12:00 pm, LDC 115

November 2009

Wednesday, November 4th

Student Worker Meeting
- This is a mandatory meeting for all student workers in the Physics & Astronomy department to discuss workplace issues.
- 3:15 pm, Olin 04

Thursday, November 5th

Physics Table
- Join Physics & Astronomy students, faculty and staff for lunch at the LDC.
- 12:00 pm, LDC 115

Friday, November 6th

David Rueda Talk
- David Rueda from Wayne State University will talk about single-molecule technique development to study biological systems.
- 3:30 pm, Olin 02
Goodsell Observatory Open House
- Goodsell Observatory Open Houses are always the first Friday evening of each month for two hours. Starting times vary as the sunset time changes. Dress warmly, as the domes are not heated. Open houses are canceled if it is cloudy. A full listing of Public Evenings at the observatory can be found at http://go.carleton.edu/83.
- 7:00 pm, Goodsell Observatory

Thursday, November 12th

Physics Table
- Join Physics & Astronomy students, faculty and staff for lunch at the LDC.
- 12:00 pm, LDC 115

Friday, November 13th

Student Research Presentations
- 3:30 pm, Olin 02

December 2009

Friday, December 4th

Goodsell Observatory Open House
- Goodsell Observatory Open Houses are always the first Friday evening of each month for two hours. Dress warmly, as the domes are not heated. Open houses are canceled if it is cloudy.
- 7:00 pm, Goodsell Observatory

January 2010

Friday, January 1st

Goodsell Observatory Open House
- Goodsell Observatory Open Houses are always the first Friday evening of each month for two hours. Dress warmly, as the domes are not heated. Open houses are canceled if it is cloudy.
- 7:00 pm, Goodsell Observatory

Wednesday, January 6th

Faculty Research Presentation
- Physics & Astronomy faculty members Dwight Luhman, Melissa Eblen-Zayas, and Nelson Christensen will give brief overviews of their research interests and projects.
- 3:10 pm, Olin 04

Wednesday, January 13th

Faculty Research Presentation
- Physics & Astronomy faculty members Arjendu Pattanayak, John Weiss and Bill Titus will give brief overviews of their research interests and projects.
- 3:10 pm, Olin 04

Wednesday, January 20th

Faculty Research Presentation
- Physics & Astronomy faculty members Liz McDowell, Joel Weisberg and Cindy Blaha will give brief overviews of their research interests and projects.
- 3:10 pm, Olin 04

Thursday, January 21st

Physics Table
- Join Physics & Astronomy students, faculty and staff for lunch at the LDC. Special topic for discussion this week will be faculty research as a followup to the recent series of talks on faculty research.
- 12:00 pm, LDC 115

Wednesday, January 27th

Andrew McClung's Comps Talk
- Join Andrew as he gives the first comps talk of the year on "The Thermodynamic Cost of Forgetting".
- 3:10 pm, Olin 04

Friday, January 29th

Callie Sand's Comps Talk
- Join Callie as she gives her comps talk on "Megastructures: The Physics of Skyscraper and Stadium Design".
- 3:30 pm, Olin 02

February 2010

Wednesday, February 3rd

Kendra Strode's Comps Talk
- Join Kendra as she gives her comps talk on the CMS detector.
- 3:10 pm, Olin 04

Friday, February 5th

Chris Marshall Comps Talk
- Join Chris as he give his comps talk on "Neutrino-nucleus interactions and experimental detection". Everyone is welcome.
- 3:30 pm, Olin 02
Goodsell Observatory Open House
- Goodsell Observatory Open Houses are always the first Friday evening of each month for two hours. Dress warmly, as the domes are not heated. Open houses are canceled if it is cloudy.
- 7:00 pm, Goodsell Observatory

Wednesday, February 10th

Sam Kanner's Comps Talk
- Join Sam as he gives his comps talk on ocean energy harvesting.
- 3:10 pm, Olin 04
"Ethics and Energy: Balancing Growth and Sustainability"
- Speaker Mark Williams, '73, P'06, '11, Carleton Trustee, Downstream Director, Royal Dutch Shell.
- 3:30 pm, Library Athenaeum

Thursday, February 11th

Physics Table
- Join Physics & Astronomy students, faculty and staff for lunch at the LDC.
- 12:00 pm, LDC 115

Friday, February 12th

Brendon Eby's Comps Talk
- Join Brendan as he gives his comps talk on organic LEDs.
- 3:30 pm, Olin 02

Wednesday, February 17th

Michael Sander's Comps Talk
- Join Michael as he gives his comps talk on "Water Erosion of Topsoil".
- 3:10 pm, Olin 04

Thursday, February 18th

Physics Table
- Join Physics & Astronomy students, faculty and staff for lunch at the LDC.
- 12:00 pm, LDC 115

Friday, February 19th

Qi Li's Comps Talk
- Join Qi as she gives her comps talk on sunlight harvesting.
- 3:30 pm, Olin 02

Wednesday, February 24th

Alexis Perry's Comps Talk
- Join Alexis as she gives her comps talk on superfluid helium.
- 3:10 pm, Olin 04

Thursday, February 25th

Physics Table
- Join Physics & Astronomy students, faculty and staff for lunch at the LDC.
- 12:00 pm

Friday, February 26th

Ezra Tucker's Comps talk
- Join Ezra as he gives his comps talk on wind turbines.
- 3:30 pm, Olin 141

March 2010

Wednesday, March 3rd

Chelsea Scott's Comps Talk
- Join Chelsea as she gives her comps talk on fracture mechanics.
- 3:10 pm, Olin 04

Thursday, March 4th

Physics Table
- Join Physics & Astronomy students, faculty and staff for lunch at the LDC.
- 12:00 pm, LDC 115

Friday, March 5th

Ben Haynor's Comps Talk
- Join Ben as he gives his comps talk on museums and demos.
- 3:30 pm, Olin 02
Goodsell Observatory Open House
- Goodsell Observatory Open Houses are always the first Friday evening of each month for two hours. Dress warmly, as the domes are not heated. Open houses are canceled if it is cloudy.
- 7:30 pm, Goodsell Observatory

Wednesday, March 10th

Jolene Mork's comps talk
- Join Jolene as she gives her comps talk on metamaterials.
- 3:10 pm, Olin 04

Wednesday, March 31st

Grace Elwell's Comps Talk
- Join Grace as she gives her comps talk on superheroes.
- 3:10 pm, Olin 04

April 2010

Friday, April 2nd

Physics Table with Chuck Dennis
- Join PHYS 123 speaker Chuck Dennis, Physics & Astronomy students, faculty and staff for lunch at the LDC. Meet us on third Olin for the short walk over or meet us there.
- 12:00 pm, LDC 115
PHYS 123 Speaker Chuck Dennis
- Chuck Dennis’79 is Vice President, Business Development, for the $5.3 billion Cardiac Rhythm Disease Management division of Medtronic, where he manages acquisitions, start-up investing, licensing and patent procurement. Mr. Dennis created the licensing business at 3M, and was Director Specialty Storage and Director New Business Ventures at Imation. Mr. Dennis practiced patent law for 15 years and was general counsel/treasurer of the consulting firm DC Associates. Mr. Dennis has a BA in Physics from Carleton College, and a JD from Northwestern University. In his talk Chuck will talk about the strong connections between physics, medical devices and patents.
- 1:10 pm, LDC 104
Tomoki Isogai's Comps Talk
- Join Tomoki as he gives his comps talk on QND and gravitational waves.
- 3:30 pm, Olin 02
Goodsell Observatory Open House
- Goodsell Observatory Open Houses are always the first Friday evening of each month for two hours. Dress warmly, as the domes are not heated. Open houses are canceled if it is cloudy.
- 9:00 pm, Goodsell Observatory

Wednesday, April 7th

Cory Barnes' Comps Talk
- Join Cory as he gives his comps talk on the action principle.
- 3:10 pm, Olin 04

Friday, April 9th

Physics Table with Stephanie Chasteen
- Join PHYS 123 speaker Stephanie Chasteen, Physics & Astronomy students, faculty and staff for lunch at the LDC. Meet us on third Olin for the short walk over or meet us there.
- 12:00 pm, LDC 115
PHYS 123 Speaker Stephanie Chasteen
- Stephanie Chasteen has used her physics PhD to pursue the teaching of science along a wide variety of correlated dimensions: Designing podcasts in the Exploratorium museum of science, writing about science for the public in print, producing stories for NPR and podcast, studying how junior physics majors learn best, and designing curriculum and workshops for high school teachers. She is particularly interested in how to communicate and teach science effectively, and will touch on some of the research behind teaching science as a science. She'll explain how this multifaceted career path all makes sense -- at least to her -- and how she has managed to spin her physics training into a rich and rewarding career where not only is she her own boss, but she is always learning something new.
- 1:10 pm, LDC 104
Joe Swiggum's Comps Talk
- Join Joe as he gives his comps talk on the physics of film technology.
- 3:30 pm, Olin 02

Friday, April 16th

Physics Table with Steve Kawaler
- Join PHYS 123 speaker Steve Kawaler, Physics & Astronomy students, faculty and staff for lunch at the LDC. Meet us on third Olin for the short walk over or meet us there.
- 12:00 pm, LDC 115
PHYS 123 Speaker Steve Kawaler
- Steve Kawaler will talk about what it is like to be an astronomer at a time when his field is moving from the ground to space. As such, hell start with a description of the basic data wanted (uninterrupted brightness measurements of oscillating stars) and why that data is wanted. Then he will discuss how they solve(d) those problems working on the ground, and then how they have managed to move to space-based observations.
- 1:10 pm, LDC 104

Thursday, April 22nd

Welcome to the Department for Sophomore Majors
- All sophomores who recently declared Physics as their major are invited to join faculty and staff in the 2nd Olin lounge for root beer floats. Our way of saying "welcome to the department".
- 4:00 pm, Olin 2nd floor lounge

Friday, April 23rd

Physics Table with Rik Gran
- Join PHYS 123 speaker Rik Gran, Physics & Astronomy students, faculty and staff for lunch at the LDC. Meet us on third Olin for the short walk over or meet us there.
- 12:00 pm, LDC 115
PHYS 123 Speaker Rik Gran
- The neutrino is the second most common particle in the Universe (after photons), by far more numerous that electrons, protons, and neutrons, yet its the least understood and most curious of the particles we know about. The MINOS experiment at the Soudan Underground Lab, and the NOvA experiment, under construction at Ash River, MN, are the current and the next generation of long baseline neutrino oscillation experiments. In this talk, Rik will demonstrate what neutrino flavor oscillation is, why neutrino "flavor" oscillation is even more curious than the flavor oscillation observed for other particles (!), that the apparent neutrino mass itself is curious on the femtoscopic scale of particle physics, and might also speak to the apparent matter-antimatter asymmetry in the Universe on the cosmological scale. He will develop these topics in a context that highlights how a neutrino oscillation experiment works and what particle physics experimentalists do to accomplish such experiments.
- 1:10 pm, LDC 104

Wednesday, April 28th

Junior Meeting
- The Physics Department would like to meet with all juniors to discuss "next year and beyond". Items on the agenda are comps and beginning to think about careers, grad school, etc. Refreshments will be served.
- 3:10 pm, Olin 02

Friday, April 30th

Physics Table with Deborah Salon
- Join PHYS 123 speaker Deborah Salon, Physics & Astronomy students, faculty and staff for lunch at the LDC. Meet us on third Olin for the short walk over or meet us there.
- 12:00 pm, LDC 115
PHYS 123 Speaker Deborah Salon
- The focus of climate policy - especially as portrayed in the media - has been on the big international treaty negotiations, the most recent of which took place in Copenhagen last December. But much of the real action to reduce the human carbon "footprint" happens at the individual level when people make decisions about their energy use such as how much living space they need, where to live, and both how and how much to travel. In this talk, Deborah will highlight what is known (and NOT known!) about the climate impacts of our individual decisions, and discuss how policymakers at many levels of government are struggling to craft policy to encourage us all to reduce our personal carbon footprints. Along the way, she'll also talk about her personal journey from studying physics at Carleton (and doing her comps project on the physics of the car!) to becoming an urban and environmental economist.
- 1:10 pm, LDC 104

May 2010

Thursday, May 6th

Physics Table
- Join Physics & Astronomy students, faculty and staff for lunch at the LDC. Meet us on third Olin for the short walk over or meet us ther
- 12:00 pm, LDC 115

Friday, May 7th

Goodsell Observatory Open House
- Goodsell Observatory Open Houses are always the first Friday evening of each month for two hours. Dress warmly, as the domes are not heated. Open houses are canceled if it is cloudy.
- 9:30 pm, Goodsell Observatory

Thursday, May 13th

Physics Table
- Join Physics & Astronomy students, faculty and staff for lunch at the LDC. Meet us on third Olin for the short walk over or meet us ther
- 12:00 pm, LDC 115

Friday, May 21st

Physics & Astronomy Spring Picnic
- 4:00 pm, Hiil of Oaks

June 2010

Friday, June 4th

Goodsell Observatory Open House
- Goodsell Observatory Open Houses are always the first Friday evening of each month for two hours. Dress warmly, as the domes are not heated. Open houses are canceled if it is cloudy.
- 10:00 pm, Goodsell Observatory

July 2010

Friday, July 2nd

Goodsell Observatory Open House
- Goodsell Observatory Open Houses are always the first Friday evening of each month for two hours. Dress warmly, as the domes are not heated. Open houses are canceled if it is cloudy.
- 10:00 pm, Goodsell Observatory

August 2010

Friday, August 6th

Goodsell Observatory Open House
- Goodsell Observatory Open Houses are always the first Friday evening of each month for two hours. Dress warmly, as the domes are not heated. Open houses are canceled if it is cloudy.
- 9:30 pm, Goodsell Observatory

September 2010

Friday, September 3rd

Goodsell Observatory Open House
- Goodsell Observatory Open Houses are always the first Friday evening of each month for two hours. Dress warmly, as the domes are not heated. Open houses are canceled if it is cloudy.
- 9:00 pm, Goodsell Observatory

October 2010

Friday, October 1st

Goodsell Observatory Open House
- Goodsell Observatory Open Houses are always the first Friday evening of each month for two hours. Dress warmly, as the domes are not heated. Open houses are canceled if it is cloudy.
- 8:00 pm, Goodsell Observatory

Friday, October 8th

Physics & Astronomy Fall Picnic
- Join Physics & Astronomy students, faculty and staff for a fun time on the Hill of Oaks. Please RSVP before Monday Oct. 5 at the link on the left side of this page. If we have inclement weather the picnic will be in the Olin Lobby and patios.
- 4:00 pm, Hill of Oaks

Thursday, October 14th

Women in Science Talk by Andrea Lommen '91
- Women in Science: Do it your way. There is not a lot of overt discrimination left in science, which is wonderful, and I offer my gratitude to those who came before me, for whom that was not true. What's left, however, is sneakier and more covert, and sometimes leaves me thinking "it's just me." But it's not. There's some macho culture left that I encounter, but when I calmly say "I'm not going to do it that way, but rather this other way that suits me better" I find that people respect my decision. So I hope to share with you some of those things I've had to say, and lines I've had to draw in order to carve out the life I wanted.
- 12:00 pm, Olin 02
Measuring Einstein's Last Great Legacy: Wrinkles in Space-Time
- Astrophysicist Andrea Lommen will speak on "Measuring Einstein's Last Great Legacy: Wrinkles in Space-Time". This talk is aimed at members of the general public interested in black holes. No previous background is assumed.
- 7:30 pm, Olin 141

Sunday, October 24th

Departmental Reception for Sidney Wolff
- Come meet Dr. Sidney Wolff, an astronomy major from Carleton’s Class of ’62 and a Trustee of the College. We’ll have cake and ice cream to celebrate the new Large Synoptic Survey Telescope, one of Sidney’s current projects. She is eager to meet you and learn what Carleton life is like for current physics majors.
- 7:00 pm, Olin 2nd floor lounge

Monday, October 25th

Clare Boothe Luce Research Scholars Poster Session
- Join your colleagues in celebrating the research accomplished by the 2010 Clare Boothe Luce Research Scholars at their Symposium Poster Session. Visit with the Research Scholars to learn about their research projects while enjoying some delicious treats.
- 6:30 pm, Olin Lobby
Clare Boothe Luce Research Symposium Talk by Sydney Wolff
- 7:30 pm, Olin 141

Tuesday, October 26th

SDA Office Hours
- Student Departmental Advisers will meet with students and answer questions about the physics department and classes.
- 12:00 pm, Olin 2nd floor lounge

Thursday, October 28th

Student Research Presentations
- Students Noe Hernandez and Jenny Goetz will give talks about their off campus research experiences last summer.
- 12:00 pm, Olin 02

November 2010

Wednesday, November 3rd

Student Research Presentations
- Students will talk about the research they did Summer 2010.
- 3:30 pm, Olin 02

Friday, November 5th

Goodsell Observatory Open House
- Goodsell Observatory Open Houses are always the first Friday evening of each month for two hours. Dress warmly, as the domes are not heated. Open houses are canceled if it is cloudy.
- 7:00 pm, Goodsell Observatory

December 2010

Friday, December 3rd

Goodsell Observatory Open House
- Goodsell Observatory Open Houses are always the first Friday evening of each month for two hours. Dress warmly, as the domes are not heated. Open houses are canceled if it is cloudy.
- 7:00 pm, Goodsell Observatory

January 2011

Wednesday, January 5th

Faculty Research Presentation
- John Weiss, Nelson Christensen and Dwight Luhman will briefly describe their research interests and answer student questions.
- 3:10 pm, Olin 04

Friday, January 7th

Book Discussion of Siderius Nuncius by Galileo Galilei
- In 1609, Galileo turned the telescope upwards for the first* time. What he saw changed astronomy, both in how we viewed the universe and in how astronomy was done afterward. His book, The Starry Messenger (Siderius Nucius in the original Latin, published in 1610) documented his first findings and shared them with the world. Come, join us in celebrating his work by reading The Starry Messenger and see the world through the eyes of a 17th-century astronomer!
- 3:30 pm, TBD
Goodsell Observatory Open House
- Goodsell Observatory Open Houses are always the first Friday evening of each month for two hours. Dress warmly, as the domes are not heated. Open houses are canceled if it is cloudy.
- 7:00 pm, Goodsell Observatory

Wednesday, January 12th

Faculty Research Presentation
- Joel Weisberg, Marty Baylor, Liz McDowell, and Bill Egbert will give brief descriptions of their research interests and answer student questions.
- 3:10 pm, Olin 04

Wednesday, January 19th

Faculty Research Presentation
- Cindy Blaha, Dwight Luhman and Melissa Eblen-Zayas will give brif descriptions of their research interests and answer student questions.
- 3:10 pm, Olin 04

Wednesday, January 26th

Peter Rose Comps Talk
- Join Peter as he gives his comps talk on Electromagnetic Cloaking.
- 3:10 pm, Olin 04

Friday, January 28th

Jacob Anderson Comps Talk
- Join Jacob as he gives his comps talk on The Physics of Baseball.
- 3:30 pm, Olin 04

Monday, January 31st

Matt Strongin Comps Talk
- Join Matt as he gives his comps talk on Novel Energy Storage
- 8:30 am, Olin 02

February 2011

Wednesday, February 2nd

Laurel Schmidt Comps Talk
- Join Laurel as she gives her comps talk on Energy Flow.
- 3:10 pm, Olin 04

Friday, February 4th

Chris Wilen Comps Talk
- Join Chris as he gives his comps talk on Free Electron Lasers.
- 3:30 pm, Olin 141
Goodsell Observatory Open House
- Goodsell Observatory Open Houses are always the first Friday evening of each month for two hours. Dress warmly, as the domes are not heated. Open houses are canceled if it is cloudy.
- 7:00 pm, Goodsell Observatory

Wednesday, February 9th

Claire Murray Comps Talk
- Join Claire as she gives her comps talk on Planetary Nebulae.
- 3:10 pm, Olin 141

Friday, February 11th

Jenny Goetz
- Join Jenny as she gives her comps talk on Ocean Mixing.
- 3:30 pm, Olin 141

Monday, February 14th

Michael Knudson Comps Talk
- Join Michael as he gives his comps talk on Inorganic Photovoltaics.
- 8:30 am, Olin 02

Wednesday, February 16th

Betsy Cannon Comps Talk
- Join Betsy as she gives her comps talk on Plug-in Hybrid Electric Cars.
- 3:10 pm, Olin 04

Friday, February 18th

Nathan Lysne Comps Talk
- Join Nathan for his comps talk on the Physics of Trees.
- 3:30 pm, Olin 149

Monday, February 21st

Narula Bilik Comps Talk
- Join Narula as she gives her comps talk on Laser-Based 3D Printing Technology.
- 8:30 am, Olin 02

Wednesday, February 23rd

Alex Kinsey Comps Talk
- Join Alex as he give his comps talk on Flexible Electronics.
- 3:10 pm, Olin 04

Friday, February 25th

Brian Schuster Comps Talk
- Join Brian as he gives his comps talk on Solar Sailing.
- 3:30 pm, Olin 04

Monday, February 28th

David French Comps Talk
- Join David as he gives his comps talk on Accretion Disks Around Black Holes. Everyone is welcome.
- 8:30 am, Olin 02

March 2011

Wednesday, March 2nd

Michael Servis Comps Talk
- Join Michael as he gives his comps talk on Brownian Motion in Astrophysics. Everyone is welcome.
- 8:30 am, Olin 02
Sam Whitman Comps Talk
- Join Sam as he gives his comps talk on Turbulence. Everyone is welcome.
- 3:10 pm, Olin 04

Friday, March 4th

Brad Eckelmann Comps Talk
- Join Brad as he gives his comps talk on the Physics of Space-Related Medicine. Everyone is welcome.
- 3:30 pm, Olin 04
Goodsell Observatory Open House
- Goodsell Observatory Open Houses are always the first Friday evening of each month for two hours. Dress warmly, as the domes are not heated. Open houses are canceled if it is cloudy.
- 7:00 pm, Goodsell Observatory

Wednesday, March 9th

Ryan Babbush Comps Talk
- Join Ryan as he gives his comps talk on the Many Body Problem in Quantum Mechanics. Everyone is welcome.
- 3:10 pm, Olin 04

Monday, March 28th

Ben Colwell Comps Talk
- Join Ben as he gives his comps talk on Architectural Accoustics.
- 8:30 am, Olin 149

Tuesday, March 29th

Testing Relativity: The Search for New Physics at the High-Sensitivity Frontier
- Jay Tasson, Visiting Assistant Professor at Whitman College, will give this talk.
- 12:00 pm, Olin 04

Wednesday, March 30th

Catrice Carter Comps Talk
- Join Tricy as she gives her comps talk on Refrigeration Systems.
- 3:10 pm, Olin 141

April 2011

Friday, April 1st

PHYS 123 Speaker - Alisa Walz-Flanagan
- Alisa Walz-Flannigan ‘98 is a medical physicist at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. She works in general radiography and informatics and has done research in a variety of imaging techniques including CT, MR and SPECT-CT. Alisa will give an overview about what physicists do in diagnostic radiology and will discuss career options and a variety of ways to use your physics knowledge in the field of medical diagnostics.
- 1:10 pm, LDC 104
Thomas Sullivan Comps Talk
- Join Thomas as he gives his comps talk on The Physics of Spacecraft Propulsion.
- 3:30 pm, Olin 04
Goodsell Observatory Open House
- Goodsell Observatory Open Houses are always the first Friday evening of each month for two hours. Dress warmly, as the domes are not heated. Open houses are canceled if it is cloudy.
- 9:00 pm, Goodsell Observatory

Monday, April 4th

Granger Titcomb Comps Talk
- Join Granger as he gives his comps talk on The Sixth Sense, a Physical Approach to Electroreception and Echolocation.
- 8:30 am, Olin 149

Tuesday, April 5th

Research at the Interface of Physics and Ecology
- Our second candidate for the temporary faculty position, Andrew Noble, will give this talk about his research interests. Andrew graduated from Carleton in 2000 and got his PhD in Theoretical Physics from Cornell University.
- 12:00 pm, Olin 04

Wednesday, April 6th

Shao Min Tan Comps Talk
- Join Shao Min as she gives her comps talk on Black Holes.
- 3:10 pm, Olin 04

Thursday, April 7th

Nuclear Politics Lunch Talk by Kareem Kazkaz '95
- Kareem Kazkaz is a physicist at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory working on neutrinos, Dark Matter, and nuclear non-proliferation. He graduated from Carleton in 1995. In this talk he will provide context for the discussions currently going on in the realm of nuclear politics. Many questions will be asked, and few will be answered. But hopefully we will gain a greater understanding of the global implications of nuclear power.
- 12:00 pm, Olin 04

Friday, April 8th

PHYS 123 Speaker - Kareem Kazkaz
- Kareem Kazkaz ’95 is a physicist at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory working on neutrinos, Dark Matter, and nuclear non-proliferation. He will talk about the history of the neutrinos, what we’ve learned about them, and what we still don’t know. Along the way he will talk about impressive-sounding concepts like “neutrinoless double-beta decay”, and how they might actually explain how the sun and the moon and the Earth can possibly exist in the ﬁrst place. Time and interest permitting, he will answer questions about how scientists are using neutrinos in the International Nuclear Safeguards arena.
- 1:10 pm, LDC 104
Noe Hernandez Comps Talk
- Join Noe as he gives his talk on Nuclear Reactor Dynamics and Safety Mechanism.
- 3:30 pm, Olin 149

Monday, April 11th

Sophie Bushwick Comps Talk
- Join Sophie as she gives her comps talk on Graphene.
- 8:30 am, Olin 02

Wednesday, April 13th

Sam McKay Comps Talk
- Join Sam as he gives his comps talk on The Physics of Sailing.
- 3:10 pm, Olin 04

Friday, April 15th

PHYS 123 Speaker - Emily Baker
- Emily Baker '01 works as a Science Planner on the Cassini mission to Saturn. She will speak about how she came to be a small part of a large, complex, and sometimes-messy mission that somehow manages to produce a wealth of beautiful data. Come for nice pictures of Saturn, stay for the juggling.
- 1:10 pm, LDC 104

Friday, April 22nd

PHYS 123 Speaker Robert Hallock
- Robert Hallock is a Distinguished Professor of Physics at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst. His research is in the general area of experimental Condensed Matter Physics, with an emphasis on low temperature phenomena, particularly liquid helium, liquid helium films, and solid helium. About 40 years ago it was predicted that it might be possible for solid helium, 4He, to display some of the properties of a superfluid, thus there might be a supersolid. Experiments in the mid to late 1970’s were negative and the prediction languished. Then in 2004 an experiment was done that was interpreted as positive evidence for the presence of a supersolid in solid helium. But, the interpretation has been controversial and other evidence complicates the picture. Our experiments are conceptually different from all the others and may provide substantial evidence for superfluid behavior in solid 4He. Recent theoretical predictions, which differ substantially from the original theory of 40 years ago, are regarded as very consistent with the observations. In this talk Bob will begin with a brief discussion of some of the remarkable properties of superfluid 4He and then discuss experiments on solid 4He. The subject is a good example of how understanding of a physical system evolves, which is often nothing like the tidy stories one reads about in books
- 1:10 pm, LDC 104

Friday, April 29th

PHYS 123 Speaker Keith Goetz
- Keith Goetz is a scientist at the University of Minnesota with interests in a wide range of space physics fields. He is an experimentalist who measures waves and instabilities in solar system plasmas through the design, construction and flight of interesting scientific payloads in the demanding environment of space. Keith will describe a number of successful NASA and ESA space science missions - past, present and future including the STEREO mission, the Radiation Belt Storm Probes project and the Solar Probe Plus FIELDS instrument.
- 1:10 pm, LDC 104

May 2011

Thursday, May 5th

The Fukushima Reactor Accidents: Basics and Lessons to be Learned
- Professor of Physics and Astronomy Joel Weisberg will demonstrate and describe the basic principles of nuclear...
- 5:00 pm, Olin 04

Friday, May 6th

Goodsell Observatory Open House
- Goodsell Observatory Open Houses are always the first Friday evening of each month for two hours. Dress warmly, as the domes are not heated. Open houses are canceled if it is cloudy.
- 9:00 pm, Goodsell Observatory

Friday, May 13th

Physics & Astronomy Spring Picnic
- Join Physics & Astronomy students, faculty and staff at the Hill of Oaks for the annual picnic.
- 5:00 pm, Hill of Oaks

June 2011

Friday, June 3rd

Goodsell Observatory Open House
- Goodsell Observatory Open Houses are always the first Friday evening of each month for two hours. Dress warmly, as the domes are not heated. Open houses are canceled if it is cloudy.
- 10:00 pm, Goodsell Observatory

July 2011

Friday, July 1st

Goodsell Observatory Open House
- Goodsell Observatory Open Houses are always the first Friday evening of each month for two hours. Dress warmly, as the domes are not heated. Open houses are canceled if it is cloudy.
- 10:00 pm, Goodsell Observatory

August 2011

Friday, August 5th

Goodsell Observatory Open House
- Goodsell Observatory Open Houses are always the first Friday evening of each month for two hours. Dress warmly, as the domes are not heated. Open houses are canceled if it is cloudy.
- 9:30 pm, Goodsell Observatory

September 2011

Friday, September 2nd

Goodsell Observatory Open House
- Goodsell Observatory Open Houses are always the first Friday evening of each month for two hours. Dress warmly, as the domes are not heated. Open houses are canceled if it is cloudy.
- 9:00 pm, Goodsell Observatory

Thursday, September 15th

Physics Table
- Join Physics students, faculty and staff for lunch at the LDC. Meet on third Olin for the short walk over or meet us there.
- 12:00 pm, LDC Class of '51 Dining Room

Wednesday, September 21st

Senior Meeting
- All seniors physics majors should attend this meeting to discuss planning for life after Carleton and Comps.
- 3:15 pm, Olin 02

Thursday, September 22nd

Physics Table
- Join Physics students, faculty and staff for lunch at the LDC. Meet on third Olin for the short walk over or meet us there.
- 12:00 pm, LDC Class of '51 Dining Room

Thursday, September 29th

Physics Table
- Join Physics students, faculty and staff for lunch at the LDC. Meet on third Olin for the short walk over or meet us there.
- 12:00 pm, LDC Class of '51 Dining Room

Friday, September 30th

Physics Fall Picnic
- Join Physics & Astronomy students, faculty and staff at the Hill of Oaks for the annual picnic.
- 5:00 pm, Hill of Oaks

October 2011

Wednesday, October 5th

Student Worker Meeting
- All student workers in the Physics & Astronomy Department are required to attend this MANDATORY training session.
- 3:15 pm, Olin 04

Thursday, October 6th

Physics Table
- Join Physics students, faculty and staff for lunch at the LDC. Meet on third Olin for the short walk over or meet us there.
- 12:00 pm, LDC Class of '51 Dining Room

Friday, October 7th

Goodsell Observatory Open House
- Goodsell Observatory Open Houses are always the first Friday evening of each month for two hours. Dress warmly, as the domes are not heated. Open houses are canceled if it is cloudy.
- 7:30 pm, Goodsell Observatory

Wednesday, October 12th

Student Research Presentations
- Ross Cawthon, Valerie Fox and Peter Bumcrot will talk about what they did last summer.
- 3:15 pm, Olin 04

Thursday, October 13th

Physics Table
- Join Physics students, faculty and staff for lunch at the LDC. Meet on third Olin for the short walk over or meet us there.
- 12:00 pm, LDC Class of '51 Dining Room

Thursday, October 20th

Student Research Presentations
- Jon Beker, Min Yao Lim, Peter Duggins, Kevin Hallman and Shao Min Tan will talk about what they did last summer.
- 12:00 pm, Olin 04

Tuesday, October 25th

Student Research Presentations
- Colleen Barr, Becky Riss, Traci Johnson and Frazier Mork will talk about what they did last summer.
- 12:00 pm, Olin 04

Wednesday, October 26th

All Science and Math Poster Session
- Come to this annual celebration of creative scholarship where students will present posters about their summer research carried out at Carleton and at other institutions.
- 3:45 pm, Weitz Center - 236

Thursday, October 27th

Physics Table
- Join physics students, faculty and staff for lunch at the LDC. Meet on third Olin for the short walk over or meet us there.
- 12:00 pm, LDC Class of '51 Dining Room

November 2011

Wednesday, November 2nd

Student Research Presentations
- Evan MacAyael, Ben Hubbert, Shunji Li, Michael Coughlin, David Miller, and Xinxin Xie will talk about what they did last summer.
- 3:15 pm, Olin 04

Thursday, November 3rd

Physics Table
- Join physics students, faculty and staff for lunch at the LDC. Meet on third Olin for the short walk over or meet us there.
- 12:00 pm, LDC Class of '51 Dining Room
CBL Scholars Alumni Panel Discussion
- The Clare Booth Luce Scholars program will be hosting a panel of recent Carleton alums talking about their paths since graduating from Carleton. The three panelists will be: Rebecca Anthony, Carleton 2003, Post-doc at the University of Minnesota Department of Mechanical Engineering Grace Elwell, Carleton 2010, Engineer at Seagate Kendra Strode, Carleton 2010, ITS Computing Support Specialist at Carleton
- 4:30 pm, Olin 101

Friday, November 4th

Goodsell Observatory Open House
- Goodsell Observatory Open Houses are always the first Friday evening of each month for two hours. Dress warmly, as the domes are not heated. Open houses are canceled if it is cloudy.
- 7:00 pm, Goodsell Observatory

Thursday, November 10th

Physics & Astronomy Guest Speaker - Randall Victora
- Randall Victora, Professor of Electrical Engineering at the University of MN, will talk about Applied Physics: Devices for a Better Future. Lunch will be served and everyone is invited.
- 12:00 pm, Olin 04

Thursday, November 17th

Physics Table
- Join physics students, faculty and staff for lunch at the LDC. Meet on third Olin for the short walk over or meet us there.
- 12:00 pm, LDC Class of '51 Dining Room

December 2011

Friday, December 2nd

Goodsell Observatory Open House
- Goodsell Observatory Open Houses are always the first Friday evening of each month for two hours. Dress warmly, as the domes are not heated. Open houses are canceled if it is cloudy.
- 7:00 pm, Goodsell Observatory

January 2012

Tuesday, January 10th

Physics Table
- Join physics students, faculty and staff for lunch at the LDC. Meet on third Olin for the short walk over or meet us there.
- 12:00 pm, LDC/ Shearer Dining Room

Thursday, January 19th

Physics Table
- Join physics students, faculty and staff for lunch at the LDC. Meet on third Olin for the short walk over or meet us there.
- 12:00 pm, LDC/ Shearer Dining Room

Wednesday, January 25th

Michael Coughlin's Comps Talk
- Join Michael as he gives his comps talk. Everyone is welcome to attend.
- 3:10 pm, Olin 141

Friday, January 27th

Valerie Fox's Comps Talk
- Join Valerie as she gives her comps talk. Everyone is welcome to attend.
- 3:30 pm, Olin 141

Monday, January 30th

Kiyo Gomi's Comps Talk
- Join Kiyo as he gives his comps talk. Everyone is welcome to attend.
- 8:30 am, Olin 02

February 2012

Wednesday, February 1st

Ben Cerjan's Comps Talk
- Join Ben as he gives his comps talk. Everyone is welcome to attend.
- 3:10 pm, Olin 141

Friday, February 3rd

Minty Kunkel's Comps Talk
- Join Minty as he gives his comps talk. Everyone is welcome to attend.
- 3:30 pm, Olin 141
Goodsell Observatory Open House
- Goodsell Observatory Open Houses are always the first Friday evening of each month for two hours. Dress warmly, as the domes are not heated. Open houses are canceled if it is cloudy.
- 7:00 pm, Goodsell Observatory

Tuesday, February 7th

Physics Table
- Join physics students, faculty and staff for lunch at the LDC. Meet on third Olin for the short walk over or meet us there.
- 12:00 pm, LDC/ Shearer Dining Room

Wednesday, February 8th

Kyle Leichter's Comps Talk
- Join Kyle as he gives his comps talk. Everyone is welcome to attend.
- 3:10 pm, Olin 141

Friday, February 10th

Traci Johnsons Comps Talk
- Join Traci as she gives her comps talk. Everyone is welcome to attend.
- 3:30 pm, Olin 141

Monday, February 13th

Sam Keller's Comps Talk
- Join Sam as he gives his comps talk. Everyone is welcome to attend.
- 8:30 am, Olin 02

Tuesday, February 14th

Physics Table
- Join physics students, faculty and staff for lunch at the LDC. Meet on third Olin for the short walk over or meet us there.
- 12:00 pm, LDC/ Shearer Dining Room

Wednesday, February 15th

Dustin Anderson's Comps Talk
- Join Dustin as he gives his comps talk. Everyone is welcome to attend.
- 3:10 pm, Olin 141

Friday, February 17th

Lisa Plucinski's Comps Talk
- Join Lisa as she gives her comps talk. Everyone is welcome to attend.
- 3:30 pm, Olin 141

Monday, February 20th

Jason Anderson's Comps Talk
- Join Jason as he gives his comps talk. Everyone is welcome to attend.
- 8:30 am, Olin 02

Tuesday, February 21st

Physics Table
- Join physics students, faculty and staff for lunch at the LDC. Meet on third Olin for the short walk over or meet us there.
- 12:00 pm, LDC/ Shearer Dining Room

Wednesday, February 22nd

Colleen Barr's Comps Talk
- Join Colleen as she gives her comps talk. Everyone is welcome to attend.
- 3:10 pm, Olin 141

Friday, February 24th

Sarah Schlotter's Comps Talk
- Join Sarah as she gives her comps talk. Everyone is welcome to attend.
- 3:30 pm, Olin 141

Monday, February 27th

Louisa Eberle's Comps Talk
- Join Louisa as she gives her comps talk. Everyone is welcome to attend.
- 8:30 am, Olin 02

Tuesday, February 28th

Physics Table
- Join physics students, faculty and staff for lunch at the LDC. Meet on third Olin for the short walk over or meet us there.
- 12:00 pm, LDC/ Shearer Dining Room

Wednesday, February 29th

Micah Koller's Comps Talk
- Join Micah as he gives his comps talk. Everyone is welcome to attend.
- 3:10 pm, Olin 141

March 2012

Friday, March 2nd

Goodsell Observatory Open House
- Goodsell Observatory Open Houses are always the first Friday evening of each month for two hours. Dress warmly, as the domes are not heated. Open houses are canceled if it is cloudy.
- 7:00 pm, Goodsell Observatory

Monday, March 5th

Kevin Hallman's Comps Talk
- Join Kevin as he gives his comps talk. Everyone is welcome to attend.
- 8:30 am, Olin 02

Tuesday, March 6th

Physics Table
- Join physics students, faculty and staff for lunch at the LDC. Meet on third Olin for the short walk over or meet us there.
- 12:00 pm, LDC/ Shearer Dining Room

Wednesday, March 7th

Min Yao Lim's Comps Talk
- Join Min Yao as she gives her comps talk. Everyone is welcome to attend.
- 3:10 pm, Olin 141

Friday, March 9th

Ross Cawthon's Comps Talk
- Join Ross as he gives his comps talk. Everyone is welcome to attend.
- 8:20 am, Olin 141

Wednesday, March 28th

Becky Riss' Comps Talk
- Join Becky as she gives her comps talk. Everyone is welcome to attend.
- 3:10 pm, Olin 141

Friday, March 30th

Jon Beker's Comps Talk
- Join Jon as he gives his comps talk. Everyone is welcome to attend.
- 3:30 pm, Olin 141

April 2012

Wednesday, April 4th

Tyler Mixa's Comps Talk
- Join Tyler as he gives his comps talk. Everyone is welcome to attend.
- 3:10 pm, Olin 141

Thursday, April 5th

Goodsell Observatory Open House
- Goodsell Observatory Open Houses are the 1st Friday of each month. Dress warmly, as the domes are not heated. Canceled if skies are cloudy.
- 9:00 pm, Goodsell Observatory
Goodsell Observatory Open House
- Goodsell Observatory Open Houses are the 1st Friday of each month. Dress warmly, as the domes are not heated. Canceled if skies are cloudy.
- 9:00 pm, Goodsell Observatory

Friday, April 6th

Emily Petroff's Comps Talk
- Join Emily as she gives her comps talk. Everyone is welcome to attend.
- 3:30 pm, Olin 141
Goodsell Observatory Open House
- Goodsell Observatory Open Houses are always the first Friday evening of each month for two hours. Dress warmly, as the domes are not heated. Open houses are canceled if it is cloudy.
- 9:00 pm, Goodsell Observatory

Wednesday, April 18th

Clare Boothe Luce Research Scholars Symposium Speaker Jen Lowe
- Jen Lowe will give the talk "Everything is Possible: A Hyperbolic Discussion of the Power of Data and Information Visualization".
- 7:30 pm, Olin 141

May 2012

Friday, May 4th

Goodsell Observatory Open House
- Goodsell Observatory Open Houses are always the first Friday evening of each month for two hours. Dress warmly, as the domes are not heated. Open houses are canceled if it is cloudy.
- 9:30 pm, Goodsell Observatory

Thursday, May 10th

DARK STAR: Two Profs/Two Cultures: Debate Grateful Dead Song's Meaning
- Common Time debate. BOX LUNCHES provided!
- 12:00 pm, Library Athenaeum

Friday, May 25th

Physics & Astronomy Spring Picnic
- Join Physics & Astronomy students, faculty and staff for a barbecue on the Hill of Oaks.
- 5:00 pm, Hill of Oaks

June 2012

Friday, June 1st

Goodsell Observatory Open House
- Goodsell Observatory Open Houses are always the first Friday evening of each month for two hours. Dress warmly, as the domes are not heated. Open houses are canceled if it is cloudy.
- 10:00 pm, Goodsell Observatory

Tuesday, June 5th

Viewing the Transit of Venus
- Come take a look through the Observatory's solar telescopes and watch the planet Venus passing in front of the Sun's disk.
- 5:04 pm, Goodsell Observatory and then the Hill of Oaks

July 2012

Friday, July 6th

Goodsell Observatory Open House
- Goodsell Observatory Open Houses are always the first Friday evening of each month for two hours. Dress warmly, as the domes are not heated. Open houses are canceled if it is cloudy.
- 10:00 pm, Goodsell Observatory

August 2012

Friday, August 3rd

Goodsell Observatory Open House
- Goodsell Observatory Open Houses are always the first Friday evening of each month for two hours. Dress warmly, as the domes are not heated. Open houses are canceled if it is cloudy.
- 10:00 pm, Goodsell Observatory

September 2012

Friday, September 7th

Goodsell Observatory Open House
- Goodsell Observatory Open Houses are always the first Friday evening of each month for two hours. Dress warmly, as the domes are not heated. Open houses are canceled if it is cloudy.
- 9:00 pm, Goodsell Observatory

Friday, September 21st

Senior Meeting
- All seniors physics majors should attend this meeting to discuss planning for life after Carleton and Comps.
- 3:30 pm, Olin 02

Friday, September 28th

Fall Physics & Astronomy Picnic
- Join physics & astronomy students, faculty and staff on the Hill of Oaks for this fun barbecue.
- 5:00 pm, Hill of Oaks

October 2012

Wednesday, October 3rd

Student Worker Training Meeting
- All student workers in the Physics & Astronomy Department are required to come to this training meeting.
- 3:10 pm, Olin 04

Friday, October 5th

Goodsell Observatory Open House
- Goodsell Observatory Open Houses are always the first Friday evening of each month for two hours. Dress warmly, as the domes are not heated. Open houses are canceled if it is cloudy.
- 8:00 pm, Goodsell Observatory

Monday, October 22nd

Examining Feats of Simple Liquid Membranes
- Sarah L. Keller (University of Washington), is a biophysicist who investigates self-assembling soft condensed matter systems.
- 3:30 pm, Olin 149
Clare Booth Luce Research Scholars Poster Session
- Celebrate the research accomplished by the CBL Research Scholars. Visit with the Scholars and learn about their research projects.
- 4:30 pm, Olin Lobby

Tuesday, October 30th

Physics Table - Student Research Presentation
- Join Oliver Heywood and Frazier Mork as they talk about the research they did last summer. Lunch wil be provided
- 12:00 pm, Olin 04

November 2012

Friday, November 2nd

Goodsell Observatory Open House
- Goodsell Observatory Open Houses are always the first Friday evening of each month for two hours. Dress warmly, as the domes are not heated. Open houses are canceled if it is cloudy.
- 7:00 pm, Goodsell Observatory

Tuesday, November 6th

Physics Table
- Join physics students, faculty and staff for lunch at the LDC. Meet us on 3rd Olin at 11:50 for the short walk over or meet us there.
- 12:00 pm, LDC Class of '51 Dining Room

Wednesday, November 7th

Student Reseach Presentation
- Join the LIGO students as they talk about the research they did last summer. Refreshments will be served.
- 3:10 pm, Olin 04

Tuesday, November 13th

Physics Table
- Join physics students, faculty and staff for lunch at the LDC. Meet us on 3rd Olin at 11:50 for the short walk over or meet us there.
- 12:00 pm, LDC Class of '51 Dining Room

December 2012

Friday, December 7th

Goodsell Observatory Open House
- Goodsell Observatory Open Houses are always the first Friday evening of each month for two hours. Dress warmly, as the domes are not heated. Open houses are canceled if it is cloudy.
- 7:00 pm, Goodsell Observatory

January 2013

Friday, January 4th

Goodsell Observatory Open House
- Goodsell Observatory Open Houses are the 1st Friday of each month. Dress warmly, as the domes are not heated. Canceled if skies are cloudy.
- 7:00 pm, Goodsell Observatory

Tuesday, January 8th

Physics Table
- Join Physics & Astronomy students, faculty and staff at the LDC for lunch
- 12:00 pm, LDC Class of '51 Dining Room

Friday, January 11th

Summer Research in Physics & Astronomy Informational Meeting
- Information meeting about applying for REUs and summer research positions at Carleton.
- 3:30 am, Olin 02

Tuesday, January 15th

Physics Table
- Join Physics & Astronomy students, faculty and staff at the LDC for lunch
- 12:00 pm, LDC Class of '51 Dining Room

Tuesday, January 22nd

Physics Table
- Join Physics & Astronomy students, faculty and staff at the LDC for lunch
- 12:00 pm, LDC Class of '51 Dining Room

Friday, January 25th

Taylor Want's Comps Talk
- Join Taylor as she gives her comps talk on The Physics of Waste Management.
- 3:30 pm, Olin 141

Monday, January 28th

Peter Duggins' Comps Talk
- Join Peter as he gives his comps talk on Fusion Power.
- 8:30 am, Olin 101

Tuesday, January 29th

Physics Table
- Join Physics & Astronomy students, faculty and staff at the LDC for lunch
- 12:00 pm, LDC Class of '51 Dining Room

Wednesday, January 30th

Julian Childs-Walker's Comps Talk
- Join Julian as he gives his comps talk on bio mimicry.
- 3:10 pm, Olin 141

February 2013

Friday, February 1st

Andrea Vang's Comps Talk
- Join Andrea as she gives her comps talk on The Physics of Comets.
- 3:30 pm, Olin 141
Goodsell Observatory Open House
- Goodsell Observatory Open Houses are always the first Friday of each month. Dress warmly, as the domes are not heated. Canceled if cloudy.
- 7:00 pm, Goodsell Observatory

Tuesday, February 5th

Physics Table
- Join Physics & Astronomy students, faculty and staff at the LDC for lunch
- 12:00 pm, LDC Class of '51 Dining Room

Wednesday, February 6th

Morgan Dixon's Comps Talk
- Join Morgan as she gives her comps talk on antimatter.
- 3:10 pm, Olin 141

Friday, February 8th

Tom Callister's Comps Talk
- Join Tom as he gives his comps talk about interstellar travel.
- 3:30 pm, Olin 141

Monday, February 11th

David Miller's Comps Talk
- Join David as he gives his comps talk on brain interpreting stimuli.
- 8:30 am, Olin 101

Tuesday, February 12th

Physics Table
- Join Physics & Astronomy students, faculty and staff at the LDC for lunch
- 12:00 pm, LDC Class of '51 Dining Room

Wednesday, February 13th

Alex Chin's Comps Talk
- Join Alex as he gives his comps talk on organic electronic devices.
- 3:10 am, Olin 141

Friday, February 15th

Ali Ehlen's Comps Talk
- Join Ali as she gives her comps talk on renewable/clean energy.
- 3:30 pm, Olin 141

Monday, February 18th

Andrew Chael's Comps Talk
- Join Andrew as he gives his comps talk on CMB.
- 8:30 am, Olin 101

Tuesday, February 19th

Physics Table
- Join Physics & Astronomy students, faculty and staff at the LDC for lunch
- 12:00 pm, LDC Class of '51 Dining Room

Wednesday, February 20th

Charlotte Pfeifer's Comps Talk
- Join Charlotte as she gives her comps talk on spiderwebs.
- 3:10 pm, Olin 141

Friday, February 22nd

Rachel Osofsky's Comps Talk
- Join Rachel as she gives her comps talk on the 1st three minutes of the universe.
- 3:30 pm, Olin 141

Monday, February 25th

Evan MacAyeal's Comps Talk
- Join Evan as he gives his comps talk on wind turbines.
- 8:30 am, Olin 101

Tuesday, February 26th

Physics Table
- Join Physics & Astronomy students, faculty and staff at the LDC for lunch
- 12:00 pm, LDC Class of '51 Dining Room

Wednesday, February 27th

Peter Bumcrot's Comps Talk
- Join Peter as he gives his comps talk on fluid nozzle.
- 3:10 pm, Olin 141

March 2013

Friday, March 1st

DJ Turner's Comps Talk
- Join DJ as he gives his comps talk on medical imaging.
- 3:30 am, Olin 141
Goodsell Observatory Open House
- Goodsell Observatory Open Houses are the 1st Friday of each month. Dress warmly, as the domes are not heated. Canceled if skies are cloudy.
- 7:00 pm, Goodsell Observatory

Saturday, March 2nd

Women in Physics Dinner
- Dinner gathering for Women in Physics (WIPs)
- 6:00 pm, Evans, 1st floor lounge

Monday, March 4th

Judy Hung's Comps Talk
- Join Judy as she gives her comps talk on the beauty of physics.
- 8:30 am, Olin 101

Tuesday, March 5th

Physics Table
- Join Physics & Astronomy students, faculty and staff at the LDC for lunch
- 12:00 pm, LDC Class of '51 Dining Room

Wednesday, March 6th

Frazier Mork's Comps Talk
- Join Frazier as he gives his comps talk on topolog insultors.
- 3:10 pm, Olin 141

Friday, March 8th

Aurora Roth's Comps Talk
- Join Aurora as she gives her comps talk on Antarctica.
- 3:30 pm, Olin 141

Tuesday, March 12th

Physics Table
- Join Physics & Astronomy students, faculty and staff at the LDC for lunch
- 12:00 pm, LDC Class of '51 Dining Room

Tuesday, March 19th

Physics Table
- Join Physics & Astronomy students, faculty and staff at the LDC for lunch
- 12:00 pm, LDC Class of '51 Dining Room

Tuesday, March 26th

Physics Table
- Join Physics & Astronomy students, faculty and staff at the LDC for lunch
- 12:00 pm, LDC Class of '51 Dining Room

April 2013

Tuesday, April 2nd

Physics Table
- Join Physics & Astronomy students, faculty and staff at the LDC for lunch
- 12:00 pm, LDC Class of '51 Dining Room

Wednesday, April 3rd

Matt Adams' Comps Talk
- Join Matt as he gives his comps talk on digital storage.
- 3:10 pm, Olin 141

Friday, April 5th

Ryan Skinner's Comps Talk
- Join Ryan as he gives his comps talk on satellite remote sensing.
- 3:30 pm, Olin 141
Goodsell Observatory Open House
- Goodsell Observatory Open Houses are the 1st Friday of each month. Dress warmly, as the domes are not heated. Canceled if skies are cloudy.
- 9:00 pm, Goodsell Observatory

Tuesday, April 9th

Physics Table
- Join Physics & Astronomy students, faculty and staff at the LDC for lunch
- 12:00 pm, LDC Class of '51 Dining Room

Friday, April 12th

PHYS 123 Speaker Paul Grossi
- Physics 123 What Physicists Do Speaker Paul Grossi ('89)
- 3:30 pm, Olin 141

Tuesday, April 16th

Physics Table
- Join Physics & Astronomy students, faculty and staff at the LDC for lunch
- 12:00 pm, LDC Class of '51 Dining Room

Friday, April 19th

PHYS 123 Speaker Kevin Covey
- 3:30 pm, Olin 141

Tuesday, April 23rd

Physics Table
- Join Physics & Astronomy students, faculty and staff at the LDC for lunch
- 12:00 pm, LDC Class of '51 Dining Room

Thursday, April 25th

The Jerry and Jean Mohrig Lecture in Chemistry
- Thursday, April 25, 2013 7:30 p.m. Olin 149 "Green Chmeistry and Catalysts"
- 7:30 pm

Friday, April 26th

PHYS 123 Speaker Amanda Babson
- Physics 123 "What Physicists Do" Speaker Amanda Babson
- 3:30 pm, Olin 141
St. Olaf Physics Professor to speak at Carleton
- Bob Jacobel, Physics professor at St. Olaf, will be on campus Friday, April 26th to speak in the Geology department at 4:30 pm in Mudd 73.
- 4:30 pm, Mudd 73

Tuesday, April 30th

Physics Table
- Join Physics & Astronomy students, faculty and staff at the LDC for lunch
- 12:00 pm, LDC Class of '51 Dining Room

May 2013

Friday, May 3rd

PHYS 123 Speaker Kris Storvick
- Physics 123 "What Physicists Do" Speaker Kris Storvick
- 3:30 pm, Olin 141
Goodsell Observatory Open House
- Goodsell Observatory Open Houses are the 1st Friday of each month. Dress warmly, as the domes are not heated. Canceled if skies are cloudy.
- 9:30 pm, Goodsell Observatory

Tuesday, May 7th

Science Facilities Planning Discussion
- Meeting regarding the Facilities Master Plan for the campus.
- 12:00 pm, Olin 04
Physics Table
- Join Physics & Astronomy students, faculty and staff at the LDC for lunch
- 12:00 pm, LDC Class of '51 Dining Room

Friday, May 10th

PHYS 123 Speaker Jill Bingham
- PHYS 123 Speaker Jill Bingham
- 3:30 pm, Olin 141

Tuesday, May 14th

Physics Table
- Join Physics & Astronomy students, faculty and staff at the LDC for lunch
- 12:00 pm, LDC Class of '51 Dining Room

Tuesday, May 21st

Physics Table
- Join Physics & Astronomy students, faculty and staff at the LDC for lunch
- 12:00 pm, LDC Class of '51 Dining Room

Tuesday, May 28th

Physics Table
- Join Physics & Astronomy students, faculty and staff at the LDC for lunch
- 12:00 pm, LDC Class of '51 Dining Room

June 2013

Friday, June 7th

Goodsell Observatory Open House
- Goodsell Observatory Open Houses are the 1st Friday of each month. Dress warmly, as the domes are not heated. Canceled if skies are cloudy.
- 10:00 pm, Goodsell Observatory

Friday, June 14th

Physics and Astronomy pre-Commencement Reception
- Reception for graduating seniors and their parents.
- 2:30 pm, Patio between the CMC and Boliou

July 2013

Friday, July 5th

Goodsell Observatory Open House
- Goodsell Observatory Open Houses are the 1st Friday of each month. Dress warmly, as the domes are not heated. Canceled if skies are cloudy.
- 10:00 pm, Goodsell Observatory

August 2013

Friday, August 2nd

Goodsell Observatory Open House
- Goodsell Observatory Open Houses are the 1st Friday of each month. Dress warmly, as the domes are not heated. Canceled if skies are cloudy.
- 9:30 pm, Goodsell Observatory

September 2013

Friday, September 6th

Goodsell Observatory Open House
- Goodsell Observatory Open Houses are the 1st Friday of each month. Dress warmly, as the domes are not heated. Canceled if skies are cloudy.
- 8:30 pm, Goodsell Observatory

October 2013

Friday, October 4th

Goodsell Observatory Open House
- Goodsell Observatory Open Houses are the 1st Friday of each month. Dress warmly, as the domes are not heated. Canceled if skies are cloudy.
- 8:00 pm, Goodsell Observatory

Tuesday, October 8th

Student Research Presentations
- A series of presentations done by Carleton Physics and Astronomy students to showcase the research they did this past summer.
- 12:00 pm, Olin 02

Thursday, October 10th

Student Research Presentations
- A series of presentations done by Carleton Physics and Astronomy students to showcase the research they did this past summer.
- 12:00 pm, Olin 02

Tuesday, October 15th

DCC Meeting
- Student members and faculty advisors will get together. Lunch will be provided.
- 12:00 pm, Olin 202 (Conference room)

Thursday, October 17th

Ryan Terrien '09: Cool Stars and the Search for Planets
- Carleton Physics Alum Ryan Terrien will present to faculty, staff, and students.
- 12:00 pm, Olin 101

Tuesday, October 29th

Student Research Presentations
- A series of presentations done by Carleton Physics and Astronomy students to showcase the research they did this past summer.
- 12:00 pm, Olin 02

Wednesday, October 30th

Student Research Presentations
- A series of presentations done by Carleton Physics and Astronomy students to showcase the research they did this past summer.
- 3:10 pm, Olin 02

November 2013

Friday, November 1st

Goodsell Observatory Open House
- Goodsell Observatory Open Houses are the 1st Friday of each month. Dress warmly, as the domes are not heated. Canceled if skies are cloudy.
- 7:00 pm, Goodsell Observatory

Tuesday, November 5th

Student Research Presentations
- A series of presentations done by Carleton Physics and Astronomy students to showcase the research they did this past summer.
- 12:00 pm, Olin 02

Wednesday, November 6th

Student Research Presentations
- A series of presentations done by Carleton Physics and Astronomy students to showcase the research they did this past summer.
- 3:10 pm, Olin 02

December 2013

Friday, December 6th

Goodsell Observatory Open House
- Goodsell Observatory Open Houses are the 1st Friday of each month. Dress warmly, as the domes are not heated. Canceled if skies are cloudy.
- 7:00 pm, Goodsell Observatory
Goodsell Observatory Open House
- Goodsell Observatory Open Houses are the 1st Friday of each month. Dress warmly, as the domes are not heated. Canceled if skies are cloudy.
- 7:00 pm, Goodsell Observatory

January 2014

Friday, January 3rd

Goodsell Observatory Open House
- Goodsell Observatory Open Houses are the 1st Friday of each month. Dress warmly, as the domes are not heated. Canceled if skies are cloudy.
- 7:00 pm, Goodsell Observatory

Wednesday, January 8th

Environmental Talk and Booksigning: The End of Night
- Paul Bogard '89 will present "The End of Night: Searching for Natural Darkness in an Age of Artificial Light"
- 7:00 pm, Boliou 104

Monday, January 27th

Ben Hubbert's Comps Presentation
- Students, Faculty, and Staff are invited to attend Ben's presentation on Vacuum Energy.
- 8:30 am, Olin 141

Friday, January 31st

McCoy Becker's Comps Presentation
- Students, Faculty, and Staff are invited to attend McCoy's presentation on The Black Hole Information Paradox.
- 8:30 am, Olin 141
Laura Wadleigh's Comps Presentation
- Students, Faculty, and Staff are invited to attend Laura's presentation on Information Theory.
- 3:30 pm, Olin 141

February 2014

Wednesday, February 5th

Anne Sledd's Comps Presentation
- Students, Faculty, and Staff are invited to attend Anne's presentation on Slowing Down Light.
- 3:10 pm, Olin 141

Friday, February 7th

Jackson Tears' Comps Presentation
- Students, Faculty, and Staff are invited to attend Jackson's presentation on Collisions.
- 3:30 pm, Olin 141
Goodsell Observatory Open House
- Goodsell Observatory Open Houses are the 1st Friday of each month. Dress warmly, as the domes are not heated. Canceled if skies are cloudy.
- 7:00 pm, Goodsell Observatory

Wednesday, February 12th

Emily Fairfax's Comps Presentation
- Students, Faculty, and Staff are invited to attend Emily's presentation on Stealth Aircraft.
- 3:10 pm, Olin 141

Friday, February 14th

Marty Schwarz's Comps Presentation
- Students, Faculty, and Staff are invited to attend Marty's presentation on Clocks.
- 3:30 pm, Olin 141

Monday, February 17th

Scott Dossa's Comps Presentation
- Students, Faculty, and Staff are invited to attend Scott's presentation on the Meaning of Gravity.
- 8:30 am, Olin 141

Wednesday, February 19th

Zach Lynn's Comps Presentation
- Students, Faculty, and Staff are invited to attend Zach's presentation on Plasmas.
- 3:10 pm, Olin 141

Friday, February 21st

Kyaw Latt's Comps Presentation
- Students, Faculty, and Staff are invited to attend Kyaw's presentation on photonics.
- 3:30 pm, Olin 141

Wednesday, February 26th

Chiara Beckner's Comps Presentation
- Students, Faculty, and Staff are invited to attend Chiara's presentation on Tidal Energy.
- 3:10 pm, Olin 141

March 2014

Monday, March 3rd

Theron Pray's Comps Presentation
- Students, Faculty, and Staff are invited to attend Theron's presentation on Planetary Atmospheres.
- 8:30 am, Olin 141

Wednesday, March 5th

Nick Herringer's Comps Presentation
- Students, Faculty, and Staff are invited to attend Nick's presentation on Photography.
- 8:30 am, Olin 141
Duncan Krisa's Comps Presentation
- Students, Faculty, and Staff are invited to attend Duncan's presentation on Transistors.
- 3:10 pm, Olin 141

Friday, March 7th

Yan Sun's Comps Presentation
- Students, Faculty, and Staff are invited to attend Yan's presentation on nuclear fusion.
- 3:30 pm, Olin 141
Canceled: Goodsell Observatory Open House
- The open house for Friday, March 7th has been canceled due to the cloud cover. Check back next month for the open house on Friday, 4/4.
- 7:00 pm, Goodsell Observatory

Monday, March 10th

Xiao Li's Comps Presentation
- Students, Faculty, and Staff are invited to attend Xiao's presentation on Acoustics.
- 8:30 am, Olin 141

Wednesday, March 12th

Andrew Peterson's Comps Presentation
- Students, Faculty, and Staff are invited to attend Andrew's presentation on Electric Cars.
- 3:10 pm, Olin 141

April 2014

Friday, April 4th

Goodsell Observatory Open House
- Goodsell Observatory Open Houses are the 1st Friday of each month. Dress warmly, as the domes are not heated. Canceled if skies are cloudy.
- 8:30 pm, Goodsell Observatory

Tuesday, April 15th

Total Lunar Eclipse Observation
- Come see the lunar eclipse at Goodsell Observatory on Tuesday morning, April 15th, from 1:00 to 3:30 AM!
- 1:00 am, Goodsell Observatory
Total Lunar Eclipse Observation
- Total Lunar Eclipse Monday night/Tuesday morning April 14/15, 1-3:30 AM Goodsell Observatory, Tuesday morning, April 15th, from 1-3:30 AM.
- 1:00 am, Goodsell Observatory

Thursday, April 17th

Patricia Porter's Comps Presentation
- Students, Faculty, and Staff are invited to attend Patricia's presentation on Phase Transition in the Lipid Bilayer.
- 12:00 pm, Olin 141

May 2014

Friday, May 2nd

Goodsell Observatory Open House
- Goodsell Observatory Open Houses are the 1st Friday of each month. Dress warmly, as the domes are not heated. Canceled if skies are cloudy.
- 9:00 pm, Goodsell Observatory

Friday, May 9th

Dr. Mike Brown presents about plasma physics!
- Noted plasma physicist Dr. Mike Brown of Swarthmore College will speak on Friday, May 9th during 6a (3:30-4:30 pm) in Olin 141.
- 3:30 pm, Olin 141

Friday, May 16th

Dr. Ed Ott talks Chaos with a capital C
- 2014 Julius Edgar Lilienfeld Prize Recipient Edward Ott will speak at Carleton on Friday, May 16th at 3:30 pm in Olin Hall, room 141.
- 3:30 pm, Olin 141

June 2014

Friday, June 6th

Goodsell Observatory Open House
- Goodsell Observatory Open Houses are the 1st Friday of each month. Dress warmly, as the domes are not heated. Canceled if skies are cloudy.
- 10:00 pm, Goodsell Observatory

July 2014

Friday, July 4th

NO Observatory Open House
- There will be NO open house because of Independence Day.

August 2014

Friday, August 1st

Goodsell Observatory Open House
- Goodsell Observatory Open Houses are the 1st Friday of each month. Dress warmly, as the domes are not heated. Canceled if skies are cloudy.
- 9:30 pm, Goodsell Observatory

September 2014

Friday, September 5th

Goodsell Observatory Open House
- Goodsell Observatory Open Houses are the 1st Friday of each month. Dress warmly, as the domes are not heated. Canceled if skies are cloudy.
- 8:30 pm, Goodsell Observatory

Friday, September 19th

Dr. Ivan Deutsch on Breaking Heisenberg: Controlling the Quantum World
- Dr. Ivan Deutsch, Dept. of Physics & Astronomy at the U of NM, will speak on Fri, Sept. 19 during 6a (3:10-4:10 pm this week) in Olin 02.
- 3:10 pm, Olin 02

Tuesday, September 30th

Alum Joe Swiggum '10 lecture
- Physics Alum Joe Swiggum will be on campus to discuss findings from the Green Bank Telescope in WV.
- 12:00 pm, Olin 04

October 2014

Friday, October 3rd

Goodsell Observatory Open House
- Goodsell Observatory Open Houses are the 1st Friday of each month. Dress warmly, as the domes are not heated. Canceled if skies are cloudy.
- 8:00 pm, Goodsell Observatory

Thursday, October 9th

Cornelia Chesley Lang: The Past, Current and Future of Star Formation
- Departmental Talk: Observations of Giant Molecular Clouds in the Galactic Center: The Past, Current and Future of Star Formation.
- 12:00 pm, Olin 04
Prof. Cornelia Chesley Lang: Journey to the Center of the Milky Way
- Professor Cornelia Chesley Lang, The Frank G. and Jean M. Chesley Lecturer in Physics and Astronomy: Journey to the Center of the Milky Way
- 7:00 pm, Olin 149

Wednesday, October 22nd

Joint St. Olaf-Carleton Physics Poster Session
- Phys/Astro students from both St. Olaf and Carleton will present their summer research projects in a joint poster session at St. Olaf.
- 3:15 pm, Regents Hall, 4th floor atrium
Michigan Tech University Information Session
- 4:00 pm, Leighton 303

Thursday, October 23rd

Partial solar eclipse viewing at Observatory if clear
- View the partial solar eclipse beginning at 4:20 PM if clear. Never look directly at the Sun!
- 4:20 pm, Goodsell Observatory

November 2014

Friday, November 7th

Goodsell Observatory Open House
- Goodsell Observatory Open Houses are the 1st Friday of each month. Dress warmly, as the domes are not heated. Canceled if skies are cloudy.
- 7:00 pm, Goodsell Observatory

December 2014

Friday, December 5th

Goodsell Observatory Open House
- Friday, December 5th from 7-9 PM if clear. View the moon, stars, planets, and nebulas using a variety of telescopes.
- 7:00 pm, Goodsell Observatory
Goodsell Observatory Open House
- Goodsell Observatory Open Houses are the 1st Friday of each month. Dress warmly, as the domes are not heated. Canceled if skies are cloudy.
- 7:00 pm, Goodsell Observatory

January 2015

Friday, January 2nd

Goodsell Observatory Open House
- Friday, January 2nd from 7-9 PM if clear. View the moon, stars, planets, and nebulas using a variety of telescopes.
- 7:00 pm, Goodsell Observatory

Monday, January 26th

Stephen Kuenstner's Comps Presentation
- Students, Faculty, and Staff are invited to attend Stephen's presentation on Scanning Tunneling Microscopy.
- 8:30 am, Olin 101

Wednesday, January 28th

Becca Herd's Comps Presentation
- Students, Faculty, and Staff are invited to attend Becca's presentation on The Biomechanics of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Tears.
- 3:10 pm, Olin 141

Friday, January 30th

Leah Crane's Comps Presentation
- Students, Faculty, and Staff are invited to attend Leah's presentation on the Large-Scale Structure of the Universe.
- 3:30 pm, Olin 141

February 2015

Wednesday, February 4th

Oliver Heywood's Comps Presentation
- Students, Faculty, and Staff are invited to attend Oliver's presentation on human senses.
- 3:10 pm, Olin 141

Friday, February 6th

Carolyn Raithel's Comps Presentation
- Students, Faculty, and Staff are invited to attend Carolyn's presentation on cosmic rays.
- 3:30 pm, Olin 141
Goodsell Observatory Open House
- Friday, February 6th from 7-9 PM if clear. View the moon, stars, planets, and nebulas using a variety of telescopes.
- 7:00 pm, Goodsell Observatory

Wednesday, February 11th

David Cutler-Kreutz's Comps Presentation
- Students, faculty, and staff are invited to hear David's talk about graphene.
- 3:10 pm

Friday, February 13th

Ben Levy's Comps Presentation
- Students, faculty, and staff are invited to hear Ben's talk about thunderstorms, lightning, and airplanes.
- 3:30 pm, Olin 141

Monday, February 16th

Kenny Harvey's Comps Presentation
- Students, faculty, and staff are invited to attend Kenny's talk about weapons & ballistics.
- 8:30 am, Olin 101
POSTPONED! Verbrugge Lecture: Paul McEuen
- Due to the relentless snow out east, our speaker's flight was cancelled. We will repost when this event has been rescheduled.
- 7:00 pm, Olin 141

Wednesday, February 18th

Luke Hellwig's Comps Presentation
- Students, faculty, and staff are all invited to attend Luke's talk about solar cell up- and down-conversion.
- 3:10 pm, Olin 141

Friday, February 20th

Brian Charous' Comps Presentation
- Students, faculty, and staff are all invited to attend Brian's talk about antennae.
- 3:30 pm, Olin 141

Monday, February 23rd

David Atkinson's Comps Presentation
- Students, faculty, and staff are all invited to attend David's talk about antimatter.
- 8:30 am, Olin 141

Wednesday, February 25th

Keenan Smith's Comps Presentation
- Students, faculty, and staff are all invited to attend Keenan's talk about quantum dot solar cells.
- 8:30 am, Olin 101
Drew Polasky's Comps Presentation
- Students, faculty, and staff are all invited to attend Drew's talk about weather prediction.
- 3:10 pm, Olin 141

Friday, February 27th

Christopher Winter's Comps Presentation
- Students, faculty, and staff are all invited to attend Christopher's talk about particle detectors.
- 3:30 pm, Olin 141

March 2015

Monday, March 2nd

Charlotte Zimmerman's Comps Presentation
- Students, faculty, and staff are all invited to attend Charlotte's talk on Bose-Einstein condensate.
- 8:30 am, Olin 101

Friday, March 6th

Tenzin Rigden's Comps Presentation
- Students, faculty, and staff are all invited to attend Tenzin's talk on digital data storage.
- 3:30 pm
Goodsell Observatory Open House
- Friday, March 6th from 7-9 PM if clear. View the moon, stars, planets, and nebulas using a variety of telescopes.
- 7:00 pm, Goodsell Observatory

Monday, March 9th

Bibek Pokharel's Comps Presentation
- Students, faculty, and staff are all invited to attend Bibek's talk about age measurements.
- 8:30 am, Olin 101

Wednesday, March 11th

Cal Ellowitz's Comps Presentation
- Students, faculty, and staff are all invited to hear Cal's talk about energy storage.
- 3:10 pm, Olin 141

Monday, March 30th

Ross Jennings' Comps Presentation
- Students, faculty, and staff are all invited to hear Ross give his presentation about planetary system formation.
- 8:30 am, Olin 101

April 2015

Wednesday, April 1st

Taylor Baildon's Comps Presentation
- Students, faculty, and staff are all invited to attend Taylor's talk about animal flight.
- 3:10 pm, Olin 141

Friday, April 3rd

Goodsell Observatory Open House
- Friday, April 3rd from 9-11 PM if clear. View the moon, stars, planets, and nebulas using a variety of telescopes.
- 9:00 pm, Goodsell Observatory

Wednesday, April 8th

Caffi Meyer's Comps Presentation
- Students, faculty, and staff are all invited to attend Caffi Meyer's comps talk about geodynamics.
- 3:10 pm, Olin 141

Friday, April 10th

Ryanne Chitjian's Comps Presentation
- Faculty, students, and staff are all invited to attend Ryanne's talk about
- 3:30 pm, Olin 141

Monday, April 13th

John Davidson Comps Presentation
- Students, faculty, and staff are all invited to attend Johns talk about skyscrapers.
- 8:30 am, Olin 101John Davidson Comps Presentation Monday, April 13th 2015 8:30 am Olin 101 The Physics of Skyscrapers: More Than Just a Pretty Skyline During this paper, I attempt to examine elements of skyscraper design and construction which allow them to be ubi

Wednesday, April 15th

Sam Hong's Comps Presentation
- Students, faculty, and staff are all invited to attend Sam's presentation about bioelectric signaling in the brain.
- 3:10 pm, Olin 141

May 2015

Friday, May 1st

Goodsell Observatory Open House
- Friday, May 1st from 9:30-11:30 PM if clear. View the moon, stars, planets, and nebulas using a variety of telescopes.
- 9:30 pm, Goodsell Observatory

June 2015

Friday, June 5th

Goodsell Observatory Open House
- Friday, June 5th from 10:00 PM-Midnight if clear. View the moon, stars, planets, and nebulas using a variety of telescopes.
- 10:00 pm, Goodsell Observatory

July 2015

Friday, July 3rd

Goodsell Observatory Open House
- Friday, July 3rd from 10:00 PM-Midnight if clear. View the moon, stars, planets, and nebulas using a variety of telescopes.
- 10:00 pm, Goodsell Observatory

August 2015

Friday, August 7th

Goodsell Observatory Open House
- Friday, August 7th from 9:30-11:30 pm if clear. View the moon, stars, planets, and nebulas using a variety of telescopes.
- 9:30 pm, Goodsell Observatory

September 2015

Friday, September 4th

Goodsell Observatory Open House
- Friday, September 4th from 8:30-10:30 pm if clear. View the moon, stars, planets, and nebulas using a variety of telescopes.
- 8:30 pm, Goodsell Observatory

October 2015

Friday, October 2nd

Goodsell Observatory Open House
- Friday, October 2nd from 8:00-10:00 pm if clear. View the moon, stars, planets, and nebulas using a variety of telescopes.
- 8:00 pm, Goodsell Observatory

Monday, October 5th

Inaugural Frank Verbrugge Memorial Lecture
- Dr. Paul McEuen from the Kavli Institute at Cornell University will be on campus to present "The Art and Science of Nanoscale Carbon".
- 7:00 pm, Olin Hall 141

Tuesday, October 13th

Pizza & Patents: Masters in Patent Law at U of MN Law School
- 5:00 pm, Olin 002

Monday, October 26th

OCS Physics Program Info Meeting
- INFORMATION MEETINGS Monday, October 26, 2015, 7-8 pm, Olin 002
- 7:00 pm, Olin 02

Tuesday, October 27th

Weitz Fellows Program Information Session
- 12:00 pm, Great Hall

November 2015

Friday, November 6th

Goodsell Observatory Open House
- Friday, November 6th from 7:00-9:00 pm if clear. View the moon, stars, planets, and nebulas using a variety of telescopes.
- 7:00 pm, Goodsell Observatory

Monday, November 16th

Roundtable Luncheon - Research Sustainability at KAUST
- Students & faculty are invited to discuss sustainability-focused research internship opportunities over lunch with Dr. William Roberts.
- 12:30 pm, Sayles-Hill 251
Information Session - Research Sustainability at KAUST
- Students are invited to learn more about focused research internships at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology in Saudi Arabia.
- 5:00 pm, Leighton 305

December 2015

Friday, December 4th

Goodsell Observatory Open House
- Friday, December 4th from 7:00-9:00 pm if clear. View the moon, stars, planets, and nebulas using a variety of telescopes.
- 7:00 pm, Goodsell Observatory

January 2016

Friday, January 1st

Goodsell Observatory Open House
- Friday, January 1st from 7:00-9:00 pm if clear. View the moon, stars, planets, and nebulas using a variety of telescopes.
- 7:00 pm, Goodsell Observatory

Monday, January 25th

Erin Roth's Comps Presentation
- Students, Faculty, and Staff are all invited to attend Erin's comps talk about green roofs.
- 8:30 am, Olin 101

Wednesday, January 27th

Berit Goodge's Comps Presentation
- Students, Faculty, and Staff are all invited to attend Berit's comps talk about harvesting micro-energy.
- 3:10 pm, Olin 141

Friday, January 29th

Kai Huang's Comps Presentation
- Students, Faculty, and Staff are all invited to attend Kai's comps talk about quantum field theory.
- 3:30 pm, Olin 141

February 2016

Monday, February 1st

Brandon Nelson's Comps Presentation
- Students, Faculty, and Staff are all invited to attend Brandon's comps talk about the alpha magnetic spectrometer.
- 8:30 am, Olin 101

Wednesday, February 3rd

Zhilu Zhang's Comps Presentation
- Students, Faculty, and Staff are all invited to attend Zhilu's comps talk.
- 3:10 pm, Olin 141

Friday, February 5th

Goodsell Observatory Open House
- Friday, February 5th from 7:00-9:00 pm if clear. View the moon, stars, planets, and nebulas using a variety of telescopes.
- 7:00 pm, Goodsell Observatory

Wednesday, February 10th

Walter Lynn's Comps Presentation
- Students, Faculty, and Staff are all invited to attend Walter's comps talk about chemical rockets.
- 3:10 pm, Olin 141

Friday, February 12th

Frank Yang's Comps Presentation
- Students, Faculty, and Staff are all invited to attend Frank's comps talk about hyperloop transportation.
- 3:30 pm, Olin 141

Monday, February 15th

Hayden Tournabene's Comps Presentation
- Students, Faculty, and Staff are all invited to attend Hayden's comps talk about matter/antimatter asymmetry.
- 8:30 am, Olin 101

Tuesday, February 16th

Observation of Gravitational Waves from a Binary Black Hole Merger
- Nelson Christensen will describe the recent observation of gravitational waves by the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory.
- 7:00 pm, Weitz Cinema

Wednesday, February 17th

Jake Highleyman's Comps Presentation
- Students, Faculty, and Staff are all invited to attend Jake's comps talk on climate engineering.
- 3:10 pm, Olin 141

Friday, February 19th

Mason White's Comps Presentation
- Students, Faculty, and Staff are all invited to attend Mason's comps talk.
- 3:30 pm, Olin 141

Monday, February 22nd

Jordan Zoellmer's Comps Presentation
- Students, Faculty, and Staff are all invited to attend Jordan's comps talk about GPS.
- 8:30 am, Olin 101

Wednesday, February 24th

Max Freier's Comps Presentation
- Students, Faculty, and Staff are all invited to attend Max's comps talk about lightning.
- 3:10 pm, Olin 141

Friday, February 26th

Lucy Albin's Comps Presentation
- Students, Faculty, and Staff are all invited to attend Lucy's comps talk about charge parity symmetry.
- 3:30 pm, Olin 141

Monday, February 29th

Lindsay Rand's Comps Presentation
- Students, Faculty, and Staff are all invited to attend Lindsay's comps talk about clocks.
- 8:30 am, Olin 101

March 2016

Wednesday, March 2nd

Katie Casados's Comps Presentation
- Students, Faculty, and Staff are all invited to attend Katie's comps talk about diamonds.
- 3:10 pm, Olin 141

Friday, March 4th

Natasha Flower's Comps Presentation
- Students, Faculty, and Staff are all invited to attend Natasha's comps talk about the cosmic microwave background radiation.
- 3:30 pm, Olin 141
Goodsell Observatory Open House
- Friday, March 4th from 7:30-9:30 pm if clear. View the moon, stars, planets, and nebulas using a variety of telescopes.
- 7:30 pm, Goodsell Observatory

Monday, March 7th

John Bromell's Comps Presentation
- Students, Faculty, and Staff are all invited to attend John's comps talk.
- 8:30 am, Olin 101

Wednesday, March 9th

Brandon Hagan's Comps Presentation
- Students, Faculty, and Staff are all invited to attend Brandon's comps talk on spacecraft propulsion.
- 3:10 pm, Olin 141

Monday, March 28th

Emily Phillips Longley's Comps Presentation
- Students, Faculty, and Staff are all invited to attend Emily's comps talk on proton therapy.
- 8:30 am, Olin 101

Wednesday, March 30th

Silas Taylor's Comps Presentation
- Students, Faculty, and Staff are all invited to attend Silas's comps talk.
- 3:10 pm, Olin 141

April 2016

Friday, April 1st

Goodsell Observatory Open House
- Friday, April 1st from 8:30-10:30 pm if clear. View the moon, stars, planets, and nebulas using a variety of telescopes.
- 8:30 pm, Goodsell Observatory

Monday, April 4th

Tianen Chen's Comps Presentation
- Students, Faculty, and Staff are all invited to attend Tianen's comps talk.
- 8:30 am, Olin 04

Wednesday, April 6th

Jialun Luo's Comps Presentation
- Students, Faculty, and Staff are all invited to attend Jialun's comps talk about general relativity and gravitational waves.
- 3:10 pm, Olin 141

Monday, April 11th

Nathaniel Strauss's Comps Presentation
- Students, Faculty, and Staff are all invited to attend Nathaniel's comps talk on the thermodynamics of black holes.
- 8:30 am, Olin 04

Wednesday, April 13th

Adam Lacroix's Comps Presentation
- Students, Faculty, and Staff are all invited to attend Adam's comps talk on space elevators.
- 3:10 pm, Olin 141

Monday, April 18th

Edgar Garcia's Comps Presentation
- Students, Faculty, and Staff are all invited to attend Edgar's comps talk on trains.
- 8:30 am, Olin 04

May 2016

Friday, May 6th

Goodsell Observatory Open House
- Friday, May 6th from 9:30-11:30 pm if clear. View the moon, stars, planets, and nebulas using a variety of telescopes.
- 9:30 pm, Goodsell Observatory

Tuesday, May 17th

Physics Table
- Fun social lunchtime for anyone with any interest in Physics!
- 12:00 pm, LDC

Tuesday, May 24th

Physics Table
- Fun, social lunch with anyone having any sort of interest in Physics!
- 12:00 pm, LDC

Tuesday, May 31st

Breakfast with Bill
- Celebrate Bill's years of teaching at Carleton, on the day of his last class. Everyone in Physics is invited to breakfast in Olin 204, 8 am.
- 8:00 am, Olin 204
Physics Table
- Fun, social lunch for anyone with any sort of interest in Physics!
- 12:00 pm, LDC

June 2016

Friday, June 3rd

Goodsell Observatory Open House
- Friday, June 3rd from 10:00 pm-Midnight if clear. View the moon, stars, planets, and nebulas using a variety of telescopes.
- 10:00 pm, Goodsell Observatory

Tuesday, June 7th

Graduating Seniors' Luncheon
- The Physics faculty and staff will treat our seniors to lunch. RSVP to Trenne!
- 12:00 pm

Thursday, June 9th

Senior Canoe Trip
- Seniors are invited to spend a day on the Canon river with department faculty and staff.

Friday, June 10th

Graduate Reception
- Reception for students and their family, on the patio outside Bouliou.
- 2:30 pm

Saturday, June 18th

Physics Alumni Reception
- Gathering of Physics Alumni
- 2:00 pm, Olin 204

July 2016

Friday, July 1st

Goodsell Observatory Open House
- Friday, July 1st from 10:00 pm-Midnight if clear. View the moon, stars, planets, and nebulas using a variety of telescopes.
- 10:00 pm, Goodsell Observatory

August 2016

Friday, August 5th

Goodsell Observatory Open House
- Friday, August 5th from 9:30-11:30 pm if clear. View the moon, stars, planets, and nebulas using a variety of telescopes.
- 9:30 pm, Goodsell Observatory

September 2016

Friday, September 2nd

Goodsell Observatory Open House
- Friday, September 2nd from 8:30-10:30 pm if clear. View the moon, stars, planets, and nebulas using a variety of telescopes.
- 8:30 pm, Goodsell Observatory

Tuesday, September 13th

Physics Table
- Lunch and social hour for anyone interested in Physics
- 12:00 pm, LDC Class of '51 Dining Room

Tuesday, September 20th

Welcome Lunch
- New and returning students meet with faculty and staff for a fun lunch
- 12:00 pm, Olin 2nd Floor Lounge

Wednesday, September 21st

Seniors'/Comps Meeting
- Meet with Seniors to discuss Comps
- 3:10 pm, Olin 04

Tuesday, September 27th

Physics Table
- Lunch and social hour for anyone interested in Physics and Astronomy
- 12:00 pm, LDC Class of '51 Dining Room

Wednesday, September 28th

Dual Engineering Degree Program Info Session
- Learn about the 3/2 Engineering program with Washington University/St. Louis
- 3:10 pm, Olin 202

Friday, September 30th

Fall Department Picnic
- Picnic for all students, faculty, staff, and families
- 5:00 pm, Hill of Oaks

October 2016

Monday, October 3rd

Life After Undergrad WiPs Event
- "Life After Undergrad" WiPs event will take place Monday Oct. 3rd at the U of M in Minneapolis.
- 6:16 pm, U of M campus

Tuesday, October 4th

Physics Table
- Lunch and social hour for anyone interested in Physics and Astronomy
- 12:00 pm, LDC Class of '51 Dining Room

Friday, October 7th

Goodsell Observatory Open House
- Friday, October 7th from 7:30-9:30 pm if clear. View the moon, stars, planets, and nebulas using a variety of telescopes.
- 7:30 pm, Goodsell Observatory

Tuesday, October 11th

Town Hall Meeting
- Learn about research projects, REUs, and other opportunities withing the Physics and Astronomy Department
- 12:00 pm, Olin 04

Tuesday, October 18th

Physics Table
- Lunch and social hour for anyone interested in Physics and Astronomy
- 12:00 pm, LDC Class of '51 Dining Room

Friday, October 21st

Campus-wide Poster Session
- Students present results of research
- 3:30 pm, Weitz

Tuesday, October 25th

Physics Table
- Lunch and social hour for anyone interested in Physics and Astronomy
- 12:00 pm, LDC Class of '51 Dining Room

November 2016

Tuesday, November 1st

Physics Table
- Lunch and social hour for anyone interested in Physics and Astronomy
- 12:00 pm, LDC Class of '51 Dining Room
2nd Annual Verbrugge Lecture
- Visiting Physicist Fran Bagenal, Professor of Astrophysical & Planetary Sciences at U of CO/Boulder will be on campus to give a talk.
- 7:30 pm, Olin 141

Friday, November 4th

Why Do States Build Nuclear Weapons?: The Case of India
- Dr. M.V. Ramana, physicist and lecturer at Princeton University's Program on Science and Global Security and the Nuclear Futures Laboratory
- 2:30 pm, Library Athenaeum
Goodsell Observatory Open House
- Friday, November 4th from 7:00-9:00 pm if clear. View the moon, stars, planets, and nebulas using a variety of telescopes.
- 7:00 pm, Goodsell Observatory

Tuesday, November 8th

Physics Table
- Lunch and social hour for anyone interested in Physics and Astronomy
- 12:00 pm, LDC Class of '51 Dining Room

Wednesday, November 9th

Joint Poster Session with St. Olaf Physics/Astronomy
- Students from both colleges present and discuss research in Physics and Astronomy
- 3:30 pm, St. Olaf College, Regents Hall

Tuesday, November 15th

Physics Table
- Lunch and social hour for anyone interested in Physics and Astronomy
- 12:00 pm, LDC Class of '51 Dining Room

January 2017

Friday, January 6th

Goodsell Observatory Open House
- Friday, January 6th from 7:00-9:00 pm if clear. View the moon, stars, planets, and nebulas using a variety of telescopes.
- 7:00 pm, Goodsell Observatory

Wednesday, January 11th

Tenure-Track Candidate Teaching Talk
- Today we'll have the first of four candidates on campus to give a teaching talk during 6a.
- 3:10 pm, Olin 04
Tenure-Track Candidate Teaching Talk
- The first of four candidates will be in Olin 04 to give a teaching talk .
- 3:10 pm, Olin 04

Thursday, January 12th

Tenure-Track Candidate Research Talk
- Today we'll have the first of four candidates give their research presentation during common time.
- 12:00 pm, Olin 04
Tenure-Track Candidate Research Talk
- Candidate #1 will present a talk on their research.
- 12:00 pm, Olin 04

Monday, January 16th

Tenure-Track Candidate Teaching Talk
- Candidate #2 will give their teaching demonstration during 6a.
- 3:10 pm, Olin 02

Tuesday, January 17th

Tenure-Track Candidate Research Talk
- Candidate #2 will give their research presentation during common time.
- 12:00 pm, Olin 04

Wednesday, January 18th

Tenure-Track Candidate Teaching Talk
- Candidate #3 will present their teaching demonstration during 6a.
- 3:10 pm, Olin 04

Thursday, January 19th

Tenure-Track Candidate Research Talk
- Candidate #3 will present their research talk during common time.
- 12:00 pm, Olin 04

Wednesday, January 25th

Joseph Norris's Comps Presentation
- 3:10 pm, Olin 141

Thursday, January 26th

Candidate Feedback Discussion with Lunch
- Give your opinions on the four candidates we brought to campus. Get lunch!
- 12:00 pm, Olin 04

Friday, January 27th

Josh Ruebeck's Comps Presentation
- 3:30 pm, Olin 141

Monday, January 30th

Li Yuanshen's Comps Presentation
- 8:30 am, Olin 141

February 2017

Wednesday, February 1st

Kate Higgins' Comps Presentation
- 3:10 pm, Olin 141

Friday, February 3rd

Mika Chmielewski's Comps Presentation
- 3:30 pm, Olin 141
Goodsell Observatory Open House
- View the moon, stars, planets, and nebulas using a variety of telescopes. Canceled if the skies are not clear.
- 7:00 pm, Goodsell Observatory
Goodsell Observatory Open House
- Friday, February 6th from 7:00-9:00 pm if clear. View the moon, stars, planets, and nebulas using a variety of telescopes.
- 7:00 pm, Goodsell Observatory

Wednesday, February 8th

Jacob Broida's Comps Presentation
- 3:10 pm, Olin 141

Friday, February 10th

Anna Robinson's Comps Presentation
- 3:30 pm, Olin 141

Monday, February 13th

Yuping Huang's Comps Presentation
- Everyone is invited to attend this year's Physics comps talks Mon at 8:30 am, Wed at 3:10, and Fri at 3:30 pm. Talks are given in Olin 141.
- 8:30 am, Ollin 141

Wednesday, February 15th

Isabelle Hu's Comps Presentation
- 3:10 pm, Olin 141

Friday, February 17th

Zeenath Khan's Comps Presentation
- 3:30 pm, Olin 141

Monday, February 20th

Alex McMurtry's Comps Presentation
- 8:30 am, Olin 141

Wednesday, February 22nd

Gaston Lopez's Comps Presentation
- 3:10 pm, Olin 141

Friday, February 24th

Paul Keller's Comps Presentation
- 3:30 pm, Olin 141

Monday, February 27th

Moses Misplon's Comps Presentation
- 8:30 am, Olin 141

March 2017

Friday, March 3rd

Chemistry Department Seminar: Melinda Baldwin, Physics Today
- "Medicine, magicians, and cold fusion: Scientific controversies in Nature during the 1980s".
- 3:30 pm, Olin 149
Goodsell Observatory Open House
- View the moon, stars, planets, and nebulas using a variety of telescopes. Canceled if skies are not clear.
- 7:00 pm, Goodsell Observatory
Goodsell Observatory Open House
- Friday, March 3rd from 7:00-9:00 pm if clear. View the moon, stars, planets, and nebulas using a variety of telescopes.
- 7:00 pm, Goodsell Observatory

Tuesday, March 28th

Candidate research talks
- Visiting Professor candidate Prabal Adhikari will give a talk on Tuesday, March 28th at 12:00 noon in Olin 04.
- 12:00 pm, Olin 04

Thursday, March 30th

Candidate research talks
- Visiting Professor candidate Barry Costanzi will give a talk on Thursday, March 30th at 12:00 noon in Olin 04.
- 12:00 pm, Olin 04

Friday, March 31st

P123 Speaker
- Matt Strongin ’11 "Investing in Energy: Discerning the Practical from the Possible"
- 3:30 pm, Olin 141

April 2017

Wednesday, April 5th

The Frank G. and Jean M. Chesley Lectureship
- "Who am I? Adventures in Authentication", by Dr. Radia Perlman.
- 7:30 pm, Weitz Cinema

Friday, April 7th

P123 Speaker
- Ali Ehlen ‘13 “Understanding renewables integration through power system modeling”
- 3:30 pm, Olin 141
Goodsell Observatory Open House
- View the moon, stars, planets, and nebulas using a variety of telescopes. Canceled if skies are not clear.
- 8:30 pm
Goodsell Observatory Open House
- Friday, April 7th from 8:30-10:30 pm if clear. View the moon, stars, planets, and nebulas using a variety of telescopes.
- 8:30 pm, Goodsell Observatory

Friday, April 14th

P123 Speaker
- Zoe Leinhardt ’98 “Breaking Rocks and Building Planets”
- 3:30 pm, Olin 141

Friday, April 21st

P123 Speaker
- David Bon ’92 “The Problems of Teaching Science”
- 3:30 pm, Olin 141

Thursday, April 27th

Chemistry hosts the Frank G. and Jean M. Chesley Lectureship
- Dr. Gerard Wright will present a public talk, "Antibiotic Resistance: What is it, where does it come from and what can we do about it?"
- 7:00 pm, Boliou 104

Friday, April 28th

P123 Speaker
- John Lindsey “A Scientifically Trained Mind Is A Terrible Thing to Waste”
- 3:30 pm, Olin 141

May 2017

Friday, May 5th

Goodsell Observatory Open House
- Friday, May 5th from 9:30-11:30 pm if clear. View the moon, stars, planets, and nebulas using a variety of telescopes.
- 9:30 pm, Goodsell Observatory
Goodsell Observatory Open House
- View the moon, stars, planets, and nebulas using a variety of telescopes. Canceled if skies are not clear.
- 9:30 pm

June 2017

Friday, June 2nd

Goodsell Observatory Open House
- View the moon, stars, planets, and nebulas using a variety of telescopes. Canceled if skies are not clear.
- 10:00 pm, Goodsell Observatory
Goodsell Observatory Open House
- Friday, June 2nd from 10:00 pm-midnight if clear. View the moon, stars, planets, and nebulas using a variety of telescopes.
- 10:00 pm, Goodsell Observatory

Thursday, June 8th

Canoe Trip
- Senior canoe trip on the Cannon River
- 8:30 am, Meet in Memo parking lot

Friday, June 9th

Physics and Astronomy Department Reception
- Reception for graduating seniors and their families
- 2:30 pm, Patio between Boliou and CMC

Saturday, June 10th

Commencement
- Come congratulate our 19 seniors graduating with a BA in Physics!
- 9:30 am, Bald Spot

Friday, June 16th

Goodsell Observatory Open House
- Goodsell Observatory Open House with Carleton Professors of Physics and Astronomy
- 10:15 pm, Goodsell Observatory

July 2017

Friday, July 7th

Goodsell Observatory Open House
- View the moon, stars, planets, and nebulas using a variety of telescopes. Canceled if skies are not clear.
- 10:00 pm, Goodsell Observatory

August 2017

Friday, August 4th

Goodsell Observatory Open House
- View the moon, stars, planets, and nebulas using a variety of telescopes. Canceled if skies are not clear.
- 9:30 pm, Goodsell Observatory

September 2017

Friday, September 1st

Goodsell Observatory Open House
- View the moon, stars, planets, and nebulas using a variety of telescopes. Canceled if skies are not clear.
- 9:00 pm, Goodsell Observatory

Tuesday, September 12th

Physics Table Welcome Lunch
- Food and introductions
- 12:00 pm, 2nd Olin Lounge

Wednesday, September 13th

Student Worker Training
- Training for Physics/Astronomy and Chemistry student workers
- 3:30 pm, Weitz 236

Wednesday, September 20th

Senior Comps Meeting
- Senior (and any Junior) Physics/Astronomy students planning to comps this year need to attend.
- 3:10 pm, Olin 141

Tuesday, September 26th

Physics and Astronomy Town Hall
- First and second year students are invited to come learn about study, work, and research opportunities in Physics and Astronomy.
- 12:00 pm, Olin 141

Friday, September 29th

Fall PHAS Picnic
- Anyone interested in Physics is welcome to join us for food and fun!
- 5:00 pm, Hill of Oaks

October 2017

Friday, October 6th

Goodsell Observatory Open House
- View the moon, stars, planets, and nebulas using a variety of telescopes. Canceled if skies are not clear.
- 8:00 pm, Goodsell Observatory

Monday, October 9th

3rd Annual Verbrugge Memorial Lecture
- Dr. Ellen Zweibel from UW-Madison will be on campus to present a talk titled "Cosmic Rays: The Rebels of Thermodynamics".
- 7:00 pm, Olin 141

Thursday, October 12th

Women in Physics: Dr. Amy Sullivan
- Women in Physics Talk: Choices you can live with Dr. Amy Sullivan will talk about navigating her career and work/life balance.
- 12:00 pm, Olin 141

Friday, October 13th

Women in Physics: Dr. Amy Sullivan (talk open to all!)
- From Liberal Arts to Industry to Academia and Back Again: The Vast Array of Career Paths
- 3:30 pm, Olin 141

Tuesday, October 17th

Gravitational Wave Talk
- "The Cataclysmic Merger of Two Neutron Stars, via the Detection of Gravitational and Electromagnetic Waves " talk and discussion
- 7:00 pm, Olin 141

Friday, October 20th

Campus-Wide Poster Session
- Physics students will present results of summer research!
- 3:30 pm, Weitz Commons

Tuesday, October 24th

SDA Office Hours
- TWO dates! Tues the 24th AND Wed the 25th!
- 7:30 pm, 2nd Olin Lounge

November 2017

Friday, November 3rd

Goodsell Observatory Open House
- View the moon, stars, planets, and nebulas using a variety of telescopes. Canceled if skies are not clear.
- 7:00 pm, Goodsell Observatory

Tuesday, November 7th

Movie Screening and Discussion
- "The Farthest: Voyager in Space"
- 6:30 pm, Weitz Cinema

Monday, November 13th

Astronomy Poster Session
- Astronomy students will present posters about their research.
- 9:30 am, Sevy Great Hall

December 2017

Friday, December 1st

Goodsell Observatory Open House
- View the moon, stars, planets, and nebulas using a variety of telescopes. Canceled if skies are not clear.
- 7:00 pm, Goodsell Observatory

January 2018

Friday, January 5th

Goodsell Observatory Open House
- View the moon, stars, planets, and nebulas using a variety of telescopes. Canceled if skies are not clear.
- 7:00 pm, Goodsell Observatory
Goodsell Observatory Open House
- Friday, January 5th from 7:00-9:30 pm if clear. View the moon, stars, planets, and nebulas using a variety of telescopes.
- 7:00 pm, Goodsell Observatory

Monday, January 8th

Summer 2018 Funding Opportunities Information Meeting
- Learn about Carleton-Funded Fellowships administered by the Office of Student Fellowships!
- 5:00 pm, Leighton 426

Wednesday, January 24th

Zephyr Lucas' Comps Presentation
- All Carleton community members as well as family and friends are invited to Zephyr's comps talk.
- 3:10 pm, Olin 141

Friday, January 26th

Max Foster's Comps Presentation
- All Carleton community members as well as family and friends are invited to Max's comps talk.
- 3:30 pm, Olin 141

Monday, January 29th

Jerrilyn Goldberg's Comps Presentation
- All Carleton community members as well as family and friends are invited to Jerrilyn's comps talk.
- 8:30 am, Olin 141

Wednesday, January 31st

Jonah Shaw's Comps Presentation
- All Carleton community members as well as family and friends are invited to Jonah's comps talk.
- 3:10 pm, Olin 141

February 2018

Friday, February 2nd

David Higgs' Comps Presentation
- All Carleton community members as well as family and friends are invited to David's comps talk.
- 3:30 pm, Olin 141
Goodsell Observatory Open House
- View the moon, stars, planets, and nebulas using a variety of telescopes. Canceled if skies are not clear.
- 7:00 pm, Goodsell Observatory
Goodsell Observatory Open House
- Friday, February 2nd from 7 - 9 pm if clear. View the moon, stars, planets, and nebulas using a variety of telescopes.
- 7:00 pm, Goodsell Observatory

Wednesday, February 7th

Gabriel Bury's Comps Presentation
- All Carleton community members as well as family and friends are invited to Gabe's comps talk.
- 3:10 pm, Olin 141

Monday, February 12th

Anne Hamilton's Comps Presentation
- All Carleton community members as well as family and friends are invited to Anne's comps talk.
- 8:30 am, Olin 141

Tuesday, February 13th

Physics Table
- Join others interested in Physics for lunch! Everyone welcome.
- 12:00 pm, Shearer Dining Room, LDC

Wednesday, February 14th

Matt Maclay's Comps Presentation
- All Carleton community members as well as family and friends are invited to Matt's comps talk.
- 3:10 pm, Olin 141

Friday, February 16th

Arthur McCray's Comps Presentation
- All Carleton community members as well as family and friends are invited to Arthur's comps talk.
- 3:30 pm, Olin 141

Monday, February 19th

Ashley Carlson's Comps Presentation
- All Carleton community members as well as family and friends are invited to Ashley's comps talk.
- 8:30 am, Olin 141
Sustainable Energy Principles & Practice in India WB 2018 Info Meeting
- Come learn about the 2018 Winter Break Sustainable Energy Principles & Practice in India program from faculty director Arjendu Pattanayak.
- 7:00 pm, Olin 149

Wednesday, February 21st

John Scott's Comps Presentation
- All Carleton community members as well as family and friends are invited to John's comps talk.
- 3:10 pm, Olin 141

Friday, February 23rd

Max Mattessich's Comps Presentation
- All Carleton community members as well as family and friends are invited to Max's comps talk.
- 3:30 pm, Olin 141

Monday, February 26th

Henry Rook's Comps Presentation
- All Carleton community members as well as family and friends are invited to Henry's comps talk.
- 8:30 am, Olin 141

Wednesday, February 28th

Alex Aeppli's Comps Presentation
- All Carleton community members as well as family and friends are invited to Alex's comps talk.
- 3:10 pm, Olin 141

March 2018

Friday, March 2nd

Goodsell Observatory Open House
- View the moon, stars, planets, and nebulas using a variety of telescopes. Canceled if skies are not clear.
- 7:00 pm, Goodsell Observatory
Goodsell Observatory Open House
- Friday, March 2nd from 7-9 pm if clear. View the moon, stars, planets, and nebulas using a variety of telescopes.
- 7:00 pm, Goodsell Observatory

Monday, March 5th

Duo Tao's Comps Presentation
- All Carleton community members as well as family and friends are invited to Duo's comps talk.
- 8:30 am, Olin 141

Wednesday, March 7th

Gerrit Postema's Comps Presentation
- All Carleton community members as well as family and friends are invited to Gerrit's comps talk.
- 3:10 pm, Olin 141

Monday, March 26th

Max Burgess' Comps Presentation
- All Carleton community members as well as family and friends are invited to Max's comps talk.
- 8:30 am, Olin 141

Wednesday, March 28th

Ben Thompson's Comps Presentation
- All Carleton community members as well as family and friends are invited to Ben's comps talk.
- 3:10 am, Olin 141

Friday, March 30th

P123 Series - Week 1
- Each year we bring in 5 speakers with a physics background to talk about what they've gone on to do after college.
- 3:30 pm, Olin 141

April 2018

Thursday, April 5th

Visiting Candidate Talk
- Jeff Walter will be on campus Thursday, April 5th to give a talk at noon in Olin 101. Lunch provided.
- 12:00 pm, Olin 101

Friday, April 6th

P123 Series - Week 2
- Each year we bring in 5 speakers with a physics background to talk about what they've gone on to do after college.
- 3:30 pm, Olin 141
Jim Pokorney R & D talk
- Friday April 6th at 5:00 pm
- 5:00 pm, Olin 141
Goodsell Observatory Open House
- Friday, April 6th from 8:45 - 10:45 pm if clear. View the moon, stars, planets, and nebulae using a variety of telescopes.
- 8:45 pm, Goodsell Observatory

Wednesday, April 11th

Joint Poster Session with St. Olaf
- Physics and Astronomy Students from both schools will present their research.
- 3:15 pm, St. Olaf Regents' Hall Atrium

Friday, April 13th

P123 Series - Week 3
- Each year we bring in 5 speakers with a physics background to talk about what they've gone on to do after college.
- 3:30 pm, Olin 141

Thursday, April 19th

2018 Chesley Lecture in Physics
- Nobel Laureate Dr. William Phillips of the Nat'l Institute of Standards & Technology will be on campus April 19 to present a public lecture.
- 7:00 pm, Olin 149

Friday, April 20th

P123 Series - Week 4
- Each year we bring in 5 speakers with a physics background to talk about what they've gone on to do after college.
- 3:30 pm, Olin 141

Friday, April 27th

P123 Series - Week 5
- Each year we bring in 5 speakers with a physics background to talk about what they've gone on to do after college.
- 3:30 pm, Olin 141

May 2018

Friday, May 4th

Goodsell Observatory Open House
- Friday, May 4th from 9:15 - 11:15 pm if clear. View the moon, stars, planets, and nebulas using a variety of telescopes.
- 9:15 pm, Goodsell Observatory

June 2018

Friday, June 1st

Goodsell Observatory Open House
- Friday, June 1st from 9:45 - 11:45 pm if clear. View the moon, stars, planets, and nebulae using a variety of telescopes.
- 9:45 pm, Goodsell Observatory

Tuesday, June 5th

Random Wok
- Celebration dinner for Physics seniors, faculty, and staff. Oddfellows Park, Tuesday June 5th, 4-7 pm.

Thursday, June 7th

Senior Canoe Trip
- Join us in taking a canoe trip down the Canon River! Check your email for a sign-up link.
- 8:30 am

July 2018

Friday, July 6th

Goodsell Observatory Open House
- Friday, July 6th from 10:00 - midnight if clear. View the moon, stars, planets, and nebulae using a variety of telescopes.
- 10:00 pm, Goodsell Observatory

August 2018

Friday, August 3rd

Goodsell Observatory Open House
- Friday, August 3rd from 9:30 - 11:30 pm if clear. View the moon, stars, planets, and nebulae using a variety of telescopes.
- 9:30 pm, Goodsell Observatory

September 2018

Friday, September 7th

Goodsell Observatory Open House
- Friday, Sept 7th from 8:30 - 10:30 pm if clear. View the moon, stars, planets, and nebulae using a variety of telescopes.
- 8:30 pm, Goodsell Observatory

Thursday, September 13th

Department Welcome Lunch
- Pizza in the 2nd Olin lounge! See new faces, say hello to familiar ones. For 1st year students, it's a great way to meet department folks.
- 12:00 pm

Wednesday, September 19th

Physics Seniors/Comps meeting
- For all seniors and any juniors interested in doing comps this year.
- 3:10 pm, Olin 101

Thursday, September 20th

Physics Table
- Group lunch for all students, faculty, and staff who are interested in Physics
- 12:00 pm, LDC

Friday, September 21st

PHYS 228 "Town Hall" Meeting
- Faculty and SDAs will speak to potential Physics majors about courses, community, and opportunities in the field.
- 9:40 am, Olin 141

Thursday, September 27th

Physics Table
- Group lunch for all students, faculty, and staff who are interested in Physics
- 12:00 pm, LDC

October 2018

Thursday, October 4th

Physics Table
- Group lunch for all students, faculty, and staff who are interested in Physics
- 12:00 pm, LDC

Friday, October 5th

PHAS Fall Picnic
- Picnic for all students, faculty, and staff interested in Physics.
- 5:00 pm, Hill of Oaks
Goodsell Observatory Open House
- Friday, Oct 5th from 7:30 - 9:30 pm if clear. View the moon, stars, planets, and nebulae using a variety of telescopes.
- 7:30 pm, Goodsell Observatory

Thursday, October 11th

Physics Table
- Group lunch for all students, faculty, and staff who are interested in Physics
- 12:00 pm, LDC

Thursday, October 18th

Physics Table
- Group lunch for all students, faculty, and staff who are interested in Physics
- 12:00 pm, LDC

Thursday, October 25th

Physics Table
- Group lunch for all students, faculty, and staff who are interested in Physics
- 12:00 pm, LDC

Friday, October 26th

Nobel Laureate Dr. Joseph Taylor will present a talk
- Dr. Taylor will be on campus to speak for Dr. Joel Weisberg's retirement celebration.
- 7:30 pm, Olin 149

Saturday, October 27th

Professor Emeritus Nelson Christensen will presnt a talk
- Dr. Christensen will speak as part of Joel Weisberg's retirement celebration.
- 9:45 am, Olin 149
Alumni Panel talks for JoelFest
- A panel of Physics alumni will speak for Joel Weisberg's retirement celebration.
- 11:00 am, Olin 149
Alumni Panel talks for JoelFest, part 2
- A panel of Physics alumni will speak for Joel Weisberg's retirement celebration.
- 2:00 pm, Olin 149
Joel Weisberg's farewell address
- Dr. Joel Weisberg will speak about his years at Carleton and beyond.
- 5:00 pm, Olin 149
Goodsell Observatory Open House
- Observing session as part of Joel Weisberg's retirement celebration.
- 7:15 pm, Goodsell Observatory

Tuesday, October 30th

PHAS DCC Meeting
- Student department representatives meet to discuss curricular issues.
- 12:00 pm, Olin 202

November 2018

Thursday, November 1st

Physics Table
- Group lunch for all students, faculty, and staff who are interested in Physics
- 12:00 pm, LDC

Friday, November 2nd

Goodsell Observatory Open House
- Friday, Nov. 2nd from 7:00 - 9:00 pm if clear. View the moon, stars, planets, and nebulae using a variety of telescopes.
- 7:00 pm, Goodsell Observatory

Thursday, November 8th

Physics Table
- Group lunch for all students, faculty, and staff who are interested in Physics
- 12:00 pm, LDC

Tuesday, November 13th

PHAS Career Panel
- Students can talk with recent grads about their first steps beyond Carleton. We'll provide dinner!
- 5:30 pm, Olin 101

Thursday, November 15th

Physics Table
- Group lunch for all students, faculty, and staff who are interested in Physics
- 12:00 pm, LDC

December 2018

Friday, December 7th

Goodsell Observatory Open House
- Friday, Dec 7th from 7:00 - 9:00 pm if clear. View the moon, stars, planets, and nebulae using a variety of telescopes.
- 7:00 pm, Goodsell Observatory

January 2019

Friday, January 4th

Goodsell Observatory Open House
- Friday, Jan 4th from 7:00 - 9:00 pm if clear. View the moon, stars, planets, and nebulae using a variety of telescopes.
- 7:00 pm, Goodsell Observatory

Monday, January 7th

Tenure-track candidate talks
- Helen Minsky will give a teaching demo talk at 3:10 in Olin 141
- 3:10 pm, Olin 141

Tuesday, January 8th

Tenure-track candidate talks
- Helen Minsky will give a research talk at noon in Olin 141.
- 12:00 pm, Olin 141

Thursday, January 10th

Tenure-track candidate talks
- Katharine Hunter will give a research talk at noon in Olin 141.
- 12:00 pm, Olin 141

Friday, January 11th

Tenure-track candidate talks
- Katharine Hunter will give a teaching demo at 3:30 pm in Olin 141.
- 3:30 pm, Olin 141

Monday, January 14th

Tenure-track candidate talks
- Janet Sheung will give a teaching demo at 3:10 in Old Music 103.
- 3:10 pm, Old Music 103

Tuesday, January 15th

Tenure-track candidate talks
- Janet Sheung will give a research talk at noon in Olin 141.
- 12:00 pm, Olin 141

Thursday, January 17th

Tenure-track candidate talks
- Kyle Welch will give a research talk at noon in Olin 141.
- 12:00 pm, Olin 141

Friday, January 18th

Tenure-track candidate talks
- Kyle Welch will give a teaching demo at 3:30 pm in Olin 141.
- 3:30 pm, Olin 141

Sunday, January 20th

Total Lunar Eclipse Observation
- Goodsell will hold a special open house on Sun, 1/20, when there will be a total lunar eclipse. Join us to take a look with a telescope!
- 9:30 pm, Goodsell Observatory

Monday, January 21st

Tenure-track candidate talks
- Barry Costanzi will give a teaching demo at 3:10 pm in Old Music 103.
- 3:10 pm, Old Music 103

Tuesday, January 22nd

Tenure-track candidate talks
- Barry Costanzi will give a research talk at noon in Olin 141.
- 12:00 pm, Olin 141

Wednesday, January 23rd

Justin Lee's Comps Presentation
- Students, Faculty, and Staff are all invited to listen to Justin's comps talk.
- 3:10 pm, Olin 141

Friday, January 25th

Matt Mikos' Comps Presentation
- Students, Faculty, and Staff are all invited to attend Matt's comps talk.
- 3:30 pm, Olin 141

Monday, January 28th

Emily Schwartz's Comps Presentation
- Students, Faculty, and Staff are all invited to attend Emily's comps talk.
- 8:30 pm, Olin 141

Wednesday, January 30th

Saul Wildavsky's Comps Presentation
- Students, Faculty, and Staff are all invited to attend Saul's comps talk.
- 3:10 pm, Olin 141

February 2019

Friday, February 1st

Max Trostel's Comps Talk
- Students, Faculty, and Staff are all invited to attend Max's comps talk.
- 3:30 pm, Olin 141
Goodsell Observatory Open House
- Friday, Feb 1st from 7:00 - 9:00 pm if clear. View the moon, stars, planets, and nebulae using a variety of telescopes.
- 7:00 pm, Goodsell Observatory

Monday, February 4th

Hebba Gouda's comps presentation
- All students, faculty, and staff are invited to attend Hebba's talk.
- 8:30 am, Olin 141

Wednesday, February 6th

Sam Stevenson's comps presentation
- All students, faculty, and staff are invited to attend Sam's talk.
- 3:10 pm, Olin 141

Friday, February 8th

Alejandro Gallardo's comps presentation
- All students, faculty, and staff are invited to attend Alejandro's talk.
- 3:30 pm, Olin 141

Wednesday, February 13th

Alice Curtin's Comps Presentation
- All students, faculty, and staff are invited to come hear Alice's talk about galaxies.
- 3:10 pm, Olin 141

Friday, February 15th

Julianne Pyron's Comps Presentation
- All students, faculty, and staff are invited to come here Julianne's talk about astrophysics in movies.
- 3:30 pm, Olin 141

Monday, February 18th

Geoffrey Mo's Comps Presentation
- Everyone in the Carleton community is invited to come hear Geoffrey's talk about the early universe.
- 8:30 am, Olin 141

Wednesday, February 20th

Abigail Herscovici's Comps Presentation
- Everyone is invited to come hear Abigail's talk about crowd behavior.
- 3:10 pm, Olin 141

Friday, February 22nd

Andrew Maris' Comps Presentation
- You are all invited to come hear Andrew's talk about LISA.
- 3:30 pm, Olin 141

Monday, February 25th

Caroline Mather's Comps Presentation
- All students, faculty, and staff are invited to hear Caroline's talk about Auroras.
- 8:30 am, Olin 141

Wednesday, February 27th

Nyla Worker's Comps Presentation
- Everyone is invited to hear Nyla's talk about text message Physics.
- 3:10 pm, Olin 141

March 2019

Friday, March 1st

Joey Gais's Comps Presentation
- You're all invited to hear Joey's talk about black hole thermodynamics.
- 3:30 pm, Olin 141
Goodsell Observatory Open House
- Friday, Mar 1st from 7:00 - 9:00 pm if clear. View the moon, stars, planets, and nebulae using a variety of telescopes.
- 7:00 pm, Goodsell Observatory

Monday, March 4th

Sacha Greenfield's Comps Presentation
- Everyone is invited to come hear Sacha talk about quantum mechanics.
- 8:30 am, Olin 141

Wednesday, March 6th

Kohl Johnson Sparrman's Comps Presentation
- You're all invited to come hear Kohl talk about Medical Imaging.
- 3:10 pm, Olin 141

Friday, March 8th

Charlie Kapsiak's Comps Presentation
- Everyone is invited to attend Charlie's presentation and hear his talk about symmetry.
- 3:30 pm, Olin 141

Monday, March 11th

Daniel Kupetsky's Comps Presentation
- Everyone is invited to come hear Daniel talk about the arrow of time.
- 8:30 am, Olin 141

Wednesday, March 13th

Erik Lagerquist's Comps Presentation
- Everyone is invited to come hear Erik talk about the feasibility of electric vertical takeoff and landing vehicles.
- 3:10 pm, Olin 141

April 2019

Wednesday, April 3rd

Jacob Cohen's Comps Presentation
- You're all invited to come hear Jacob talk about the little ice age.
- 3:10 pm, Olin 141

Friday, April 5th

PHYS 123 talk series, week 1: Chris Payne '91
- Each year we bring in 5 speakers with a physics background to talk about what they've gone on to do after college.
- 3:30 pm
Goodsell Observatory Open House
- Friday, Apr 5th from 8:30 - 10:30 pm if clear. View the moon, stars, planets, and nebulae using a variety of telescopes.
- 8:30 pm, Goodsell Observatory

Wednesday, April 10th

Winston Goldthwaite's Comps Presentation
- All are invited to come hear Winston's talk about laser cooling.
- 3:10 pm, Olin 141

Friday, April 12th

PHYS 123 talk series, week 2: Catrice Carter '11
- Each year we bring in 5 speakers with a physics background to talk about what they've gone on to do after college.
- 3:30 pm, Olin 141

Friday, April 19th

PHYS 123 talk series, week 3: Henry Brock '02
- Each year we bring in 5 speakers with a physics background to talk about what they've gone on to do after college.
- 3:30 pm, Olin 141

Friday, April 26th

PHYS 123 talk series, week 4: Lisseth Gavilan '06
- Each year we bring in 5 speakers with a physics background to talk about what they've gone on to do after college.
- 3:30 pm, Olin 141

May 2019

Friday, May 3rd

PHYS 123 talk series, week 5: Sean Hollands '96
- Each year we bring in 5 speakers with a physics background to talk about what they've gone on to do after college.
- 3:30 pm, Olin 141
Goodsell Observatory Open House
- Friday, May 3rd from 9:00 - 11:00 pm if clear. View the moon, stars, planets, and nebulae using a variety of telescopes.
- 9:00 pm, Goodsell Observatory

Tuesday, May 14th

Andrew Chael and the Event Horizon Telescope
- Dr. Andrew Chael '13 will be in Olin 149 at 7 pm to talk about making history with the Event Horizon Telescope team.
- 7:00 pm, Olin 149

Thursday, May 16th

2019 Verbrugge Memorial Lecture
- Dr. Peter Delfyett, U of Central FL Professor of Optics, Photonics, & Physics, will present a public lecture on Thursday 5/16 at 7 pm.
- 7:00 pm, Olin 149

June 2019

Friday, June 7th

Goodsell Observatory Open House
- Friday, June 7th from 10:00 pm - midnight if clear. View the moon, stars, planets, and nebulae using a variety of telescopes.
- 10:00 pm, Goodsell Observatory

July 2019

Friday, July 5th

Goodsell Observatory Open House
- Friday, July 5th from 10:00 pm - midnight if clear. View the moon, stars, planets, and nebulae using a variety of telescopes.
- 10:00 pm, Goodsell Observatory

August 2019

Friday, August 2nd

Goodsell Observatory Open House
- Friday, Aug 2nd from 9:30 - 11:30 pm if clear. View the moon, stars, planets, and nebulae using a variety of telescopes.
- 9:30 pm, Goodsell Observatory

September 2019

Friday, September 6th

Goodsell Observatory Open House
- Friday, Sept 6th from 8:30 - 10:30 pm if clear. View the moon, stars, planets, and nebulae using a variety of telescopes.
- 8:30 pm, Goodsell Observatory

Tuesday, September 17th

Welcome to Fall Physics Pizza Lunch
- All faculty, staff, & students with any interest in Physics are invited to come to a welcome lunch. First year students, please join us!
- 12:00 pm, Anderson 020

Wednesday, September 25th

Comps Meeting
- Anyone intending to complete comps this year needs to attend this informational meeting. Please let Trenne know if you can not attend!
- 3:10 pm, Anderson 036

October 2019

Friday, October 4th

PHAS Fall Picnic!
- Join us on the Hill of Oaks for our fall picnic! 5-7 pm. RSVP to Trenne with dietary preferences.
- 5:00 pm, Hill of Oaks
Goodsell Observatory Open House
- Friday, Oct 4th from 8:00 - 10:00 pm if clear. View the moon, stars, planets, and nebulae using a variety of telescopes.
- 8:00 pm, Goodsell Observatory

Thursday, October 10th

2019-2020 Verbrugge Lecture
- Dr. Pupa Gilbert will visit campus to give a public lecture that will interest Biologists, Chemists, and Physicists alike!
- 7:00 pm, Boliou 104

November 2019

Friday, November 1st

Goodsell Observatory Open House
- Friday, Nov 1st from 7:00 - 9:00 pm if clear. View the moon, stars, planets, and nebulae using a variety of telescopes.
- 7:00 pm, Goodsell Observatory

Friday, November 8th

State-Wide Star Party
- Picture this: Thousands of Minnesotans across the state observing the Moon and engaging in astronomy activities all at the same time.
- 7:00 pm, Goodsell Observatory

December 2019

Friday, December 6th

Goodsell Observatory Open House
- Friday, Dec 6th from 7:00 - 9:00 pm if clear. View the moon, stars, planets, and nebulae using a variety of telescopes.
- 7:00 pm, Goodsell Observatory

February 2020

Friday, February 7th

Goodsell Observatory Open House
- View the moon, stars, planets, and nebulae using a variety of telescopes.
- 7:00 pm, Goodsell Observatory

March 2020

Friday, March 6th

Goodsell Observatory Open House
- View the moon, stars, planets, and nebulae using a variety of telescopes.
- 7:30 pm, Goodsell Observatory

April 2020

Friday, April 3rd

Goodsell Observatory Open House
- View the moon, stars, planets, and nebulae using a variety of telescopes.
- 9:00 pm, Goodsell Observatory

May 2020

Friday, May 1st

Goodsell Observatory Open House
- View the moon, stars, planets, and nebulae using a variety of telescopes.
- 9:30 pm, Goodsell Observatory

September 2020

Thursday, September 10th

Physics and Astronomy Open House at the virtual Academic Fair
- Interested in information about Physics and Astronomy? Join us in Gather Town from 3-5 pm to meet faculty and get your questions answered.
- 3:00 pm, Online in Gather Town

October 2020

Tuesday, October 6th

LTC Lunch
- Climate Action Plans and Course Collaborations
- 12:25 pm, RSVP for Zoom link

Friday, October 9th

The Honorable Harvest: Indigenous Knowledge for Sustainability
- 2020-21 Frank G. and Jean M. Chesley Lecture in Environmental Studies
- 4:30 pm, Zoom Meeting

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