Seminars | Department of Physics and Astronomy

Dec
09
2019

High Energy Theory seminar

Philip Argyres (Cincinnati University)

2:00pm - 3:00pm David Rittenhouse Laboratory, 2N31

Dec
11
2019

Condensed and Living Matter Seminar: "Electronically integrated cell sized robots"

Itai Cohen (Cornell University)

4:00pm - 5:00pm David Rittenouse Laboratory, A4

What would we be able to do if we could build electronically integrated machines the size of a single cell? At a scale of 50 microns, or about half a hair’s…

Feb
07
2020

Advances in Biomedical Optics seminar series: "Diffuse Optics in Treatment Monitoring for Photodynamic Therapy"

Theresa Busch (University of Pennsylvania)

12:00pm - 1:00pm Dripp Library, 5th floor Dulles Pavilion, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, 3400 Spruce Street

Feb
19
2020

Physics Colloquium

Paul Chaikin (New York University)

4:00pm - 5:00pm David Rittenhouse Laboratory, A8

Feb
21
2020

Advances in Biomedical Optics seminar series: "Human Brain Interferometers for Better Blood Flow Monitoring"

Vivek Srinivasan (University of California Davis)

12:00pm - 1:00pm 1212/1213, CHOP Buerger Center for Advanced Pediatric Care, 3500 Civic Center Blvd.

Mar
20
2020

Advances in Biomedical Optics seminar series: "Assessment of Neuro-Vascular Coupling in the Context of Elevated Intracranial Pressure and Cerebral Autoregulation Impairment"

Jana Kainerstorfer (Carnegie Mellon University)

12:00pm - 1:00pm Dripp Library, 5th floor Dulles Pavilion, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, 3400 Spruce Street

Apr
17
2020

Advances in Biomedical Optics seminar series

Sam Parnia (Stony Brook University)

12:00pm - 1:00pm : Dripp Library, 5th floor Dulles Pavilion, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, 3400 Spruce Street

Apr
24
2020

Mathematical Biology seminar

Anita Layton (University of Waterloo)

4:00pm - 5:00pm Tedori Family Auditorium, Levin Building, 425 S University Ave.

Past Seminars

Dec
02
2019

High Energy Theory seminar

James Bonifacio (Case Western University)

2:00pm - 3:00pm David Rittenhouse Laboratory, 2N31

Nov
25
2019

High Energy Theory seminar

Prateek Agrawal (Harvard University)

2:00pm - 3:00pm David Rittenhouse Laboratory, 2N31

Nov
22
2019

Mathematical Biology seminar: "Many-body problem of classical mechanics in cell biology"

Alexander Mogilner (New York University)

4:00pm - 5:00pm David Rittenhouse Laboratory, A6

Many-body problem of celestial mechanics revolutionized applied mathematics and continues to provide inspiration. Math/physical communities are much less aware that there are numerous example of…

Nov
20
2019

Condensed and Living Matter Seminar: "Memory Formation in Matter"

Joseph Paulsen (Syracuse University)

4:00pm - 5:00pm David Rittenhouse Laboratory, A4

We typically think of memories as occurring in magnetic storage devices or neural networks, but memory effects abound in a wide range of materials. Rubbers and rocks can remember the…

Nov
20
2019

Astronomy seminar: "Kinematic distortions within the MaNGA galaxy survey: frequency, impacts, and origins"

David Stark (Haverford College)

2:00pm - 3:00pm David Rittenhouse Laboratory, A6

The rise of large Integral-Field-Unit (IFU) galaxy surveys has greatly enhanced our ability to conduct statistical analyses on the internal motions of galaxies. I will first illustrate a new…