Seminars | Department of Physics and Astronomy

Feb
28
2020

Mathematical Biology seminar: "Ultrastructural 3D simulations of electrical and calcium dynamics in neurons and networks"

Gillian Queisser (Temple University)

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

Neurons make use of their complex cellular and intracellular architecture to process and guide electrical and biochemical signals. To study this structure-function interplay, computational methods…

Mar
02
2020

High Energy Theory seminar

Riccardo Penco (Carnegie Mellon University)

2:00pm - 3:00pm David Rittenhouse Laboratory, 2N36

Mar
04
2020

Astronomy seminar: "A Modern View of Quasars in the LSST Era"

Gordon Richards (Drexel University)

2:00pm - 3:30pm David Rittenhouse Laboratory, A6

A modern view of quasars sees them as diverse *processes* as opposed to the traditional view as more static *things*. Such a picture is …

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

Mar
20
2020

Mathematical Biology seminar

Robert Eisenberg (Rush Medical College)

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

Mar
25
2020

Condensed and Living Matter Seminar

Marc Miskin (University of Pennsylvania)

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

Mar
30
2020

High Energy Theory seminar

Irene Valenzuela (Harvard University)

2:00pm - 3:00pm David Rittenhouse Laboratory, 2N36

Apr
06
2020

Joint High Energy Theory/Experiment seminar

Maxim Pospelov (University of Minnesota/Perimeter Institute)

2:00pm - 3:00pm TBA

Apr
06
2020

Mathematical Biology seminar

Qing Nie (UC Irvine)

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

Apr
08
2020

Condensed and Living Matter Seminar

Aleksandra Vojvodic (University of Pennsylvania)

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

Past Seminars

Feb
26
2020

Astronomy seminar: "Exploring the Connection between Galaxies and their Supermassive Black Holes"

Vicki Sarajedini (Florida Atlantic University)

2:00pm - 3:30pm David Rittenhouse Laboratory, A6

Active Galactic Nuclei (AGNs) are galaxies currently accreting significant amounts of material onto their central super massive black holes and may mark an important phase of galaxy evolution…

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.

Feb
19
2020

Physics and Astronomy Colloquium: "Quantifying Hidden Order Out of Equilibrium"

Paul Chaikin (New York University)

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

We introduce a simple idea enabling the quantification of organization in non-equilibrium and equilibrium systems, even when the form of order is unknown: 'It takes less information to describe an ordered…

Feb
17
2020

Condensed and Living Matter Seminar: "Bacterial swimming: internal clock and fluid environment"

Nuris Figueroa-Morales (Penn State University)

4:00pm - 5:30pm David Rittenhouse Laboratory, A6

Bacterial suspensions are ubiquitous in naturally occurring and man-made scenarios. Their transport determines how infections spread and microbiota organize in guts or in soils. In addition, bacteria can turn common…

Feb
17
2020

High Energy Theory seminar

Simon Ross (Durham University)

2:02pm - 3:00pm David Rittenhouse Laboratory, 2N36