*Special Seminar*:"Control of Nanoparticle Self-assemblies using Distorted Liquid Crystals”

Emmanuelle Lacaze (Institut de Nano-Sciences de Paris, Université Pierre et Marie Curie)
LRSM, Reading Room

Directed assembly of nanoparticles is a promising alternative for original nanoparticle organizations. New kinds of optical properties are expected when semi-conductive or metallic nanoparticles are concerned.  Using…



ABO Seminars: "Label-Free Intraoperative Optical Imaging of Breast Tumor Margins and the Microenvironment"

Stephen Boppart (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign)
- Donner Building 3400 Spruce Street
Donner Auditorium, Basement
*Pizza served at 11:45am*



Condensed Matter seminar: "Managing Energy Far From Equilibrium"

Carlos Ortiz, University of Pennsylvania
- David Rittenhouse Laboratory, A4

Meaningful advances in energy generation, utilization, or storage require exquisite control and optimization of the transport properties of materials far-from-thermal-equilibrium.  Whether concerned with ion-…



Department Colloquium: "Spotting the Elusive Majorana Under the Microscope"

Ali Yazdani (Princeton University) Hosted by Eleni Katifori
- DRL A8

Topological superconductors are a distinct form of matter that is predicted to host boundary Majorana fermions. The search for Majorana quasi-particles in condensed matter systems is motivated in part by their…



Dissertation Defense: "Theoretical Studies of Cosmic Acceleration"

James Stokes (UPenn)
- DRL 4E19



High Energy Theory: New Frontiers in Particle Cosmology Pt.2

- David Rittenhouse Laboratory, 4N12

The purpose of this meeting is to bring together experts working at the interface of cosmology, string theory and particle physics for a few days of informal talks and exchanges of ideas. The schedule will allow…



ABO Seminars: "Noncontact Diffuse Correlation Spectroscopy and Tomography of Deep Tissue Hemodynamics for Tumor Diagnosis and Treatment Monitoring"

Guoqiang Yu (University of Kentucky)
- Donner Building 3400 Spruce Street
Donner Auditorium, Basement
*Pizza served at 11:45am*

Near-infrared diffuse correlation spectroscopy or tomography (DCS/DCT) is a relatively new techniques for measuring/imaging microvascular hemodynamics in a variety of deep/thick tissues. Most DCS/DCT measurements use…



High Energy Theory: New Frontiers in Particle Cosmology Pt.1

- David Rittenhouse Laboratory, 4N12

The purpose of this meeting is to bring together experts working at the interface of cosmology, string theory and particle physics for a few days of informal talks and exchanges of ideas. The schedule will allow…



Department Colloquium *Special*: "Solving the Solar Neutrino Problem"

Joshua Klein (UPenn) Hosted by Gene Beier
- David Rittenhouse Laboratory, A8

We will discuss the work of the Sudbury Neutrino Observatory, and the Penngroup in particular, that provided the solution to the long-standing Solar Neutrino Problem and which has been recognized this year by the…