Colloquium – Archive
Fermilab Colloquium Calendar 2001-2002
Lectures begin at 4:00 p.m. in 1 West
Orange titles are specialized; Green titles are general interest.
Note: Colloquium attendees must enter the site through the Pine Street gate on Fermilab’s West Side and obtain visitors’ passes.
| Date | Speaker/Institute | Title |
Host |
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September 5 |
George Coutrakon Bio Loma Linda U |
Proton Therapy at Loma Linda and Around the World Abstract Streaming Video |
J. Albrow |
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September 12 |
B. Yanny Bio Fermilab |
What Did the Milky Way Have for Breakfast? Abstract Streaming Video |
D. Carey |
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September 19 |
M. Tegmark Bio U of Pennsylvania |
Quantum Decoherence: From Technology to Cosmology Abstract Streaming Video |
D. Carey |
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September 26 |
A. Gopnik Bio U of California |
Scientists in the Crib: How Children Learn and What They Tell Us About the Mind Abstract Streaming Video |
M. Albrow |
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October 3 |
Chris Hill |
Extra Dimensions Abstract Streaming Video |
A. Kronfeld |
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October 10 |
D.M. Lazarus Brookhaven |
Electro-optical Detection of Charged Particles Abstract Streaming Video |
M. Albrow |
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October 17 |
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No Colloquium |
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October 24 |
Dr. S. Jay Olshansky Dr. Bruce Carnes |
The Quest for Immortality Abstract Streaming Video |
E. Berman |
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October 31 |
Ian Foster Argonne National Lab & University of Chicago |
Grid Computing and Applications Abstract Streaming Video |
A. Boehnlein |
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November 7 |
N. White NASA |
Cosmic Journeys: To The Edge of Gravity, Space and TimeAbstract | M. Albrow |
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November 14 |
John Beacom Bio |
Supernova Neutrinos Abstract Streaming Video |
A. Kronfeld |
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November 21 |
Thanksgiving Holiday |
No Colloquium |
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November 28 |
Nima Arkani-Hamed Bio Berkeley/Harvard |
Deconstructing Dimensions Adventures in Theory Space Abstract Streaming Video |
M. Spiropulu |
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December 5 |
R. L. Garwin Science & Technology Council on Foreign Relations, New York |
National Missile Defense: What, When and Why? Abstract Streaming Video |
J. Lach |
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December 12 |
Pisin Chen Stanford Lineal Accelerator Ctr, Stanford U |
Laboratory Astrophysics Using High Intensity Particle and Photon Beams Abstract Streaming Video |
R. Erbacher |
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December 19 |
Daniel Claes & Gregory Snow Dept. of Physics & Astronomy U of Nebraska – Lincoln |
The Cosmic Ray Observatory Project: A Statewide Outreach and Education Experiment in Nebraska Abstract Streaming Video |
R. Raja |
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December 26 |
Christmas Holiday |
No Colloquium |
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| January 2 |
New Year’s Holiday |
No Colloquium |
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January 9 |
Russell Vreeland West Chester University |
Reanimation of Ancient Bacteria Abstract Streaming Video |
R. Erbacher |
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January 16 |
No Colloquium | ||
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January 23 |
Catherine Verfaillie U of Minnesota |
Stem Cell Research Abstract Streaming Video |
A. Kronfeld |
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January 29-TUE |
Theodor Hansch Bio MPI and Univ. Munich |
Adventures in High Precision Laser Spectroscopy Abstract Streaming Video |
M. Albrow |
February 6 |
Cliff Frohlich Bio U of Texas |
Some Physics Constraints on Ultimate Achievement in Track and Field Abstract Streaming Video |
D.Carey |
| February 13 |
Andrzej Rajca Bio U of Nebraska |
Organic Polymer Magnets Abstract Streaming Video |
M. Albrow |
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February 20 |
Juan Maldacena Bio Inst. Adv. Study Princeton |
String Theory and Gauge Theories Abstract Streaming Video |
M. Albrow |
| February 27 |
Charles Mielke Bio Los Alamos |
Organic Superconductors Abstract Streaming Video |
M. Albrow |
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March 6 |
Manfred Paulini Bio Carnegie Mellon |
B Physics at the Tevatron: Run II and Beyond Abstract Streaming Video |
A. Kronfeld |
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March 13 |
Mike Skrutskie Bio U of Virginia |
The Infrared Sky — Science from 2MASS Abstract Streaming Video |
M. Albrow |
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March 20 |
No Colloquium | ||
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March 27 |
K. C. Cole Bio L.A. Times |
Lost in the Translation: Writing About Science for the General Public Abstract Streaming Video |
M. Albrow |
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April 3 |
Sean Carroll Bio University of Chicago |
Constants and Variables of Nature Abstract Streaming Video |
M. Spiropulu |
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April 10 |
Maurice Bluestein Bio Purdue U |
Revised Wind Chill Index Abstract Streaming Video |
A. Boehnlein |
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April 17 |
Daniel Friedman Bio Nat’l Renewable Energy Lab, Golden, CO |
TJ Solar Cell Abstract Streaming Video |
A. Boehnlein |
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April 24 |
Dr. David Charbonneau Bio Cal Tech |
Extrasolar Planets & The Power of the Dark Side Abstract Streaming Video |
R. Carrigan |
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May 1 |
David Strom Bio Oregon |
A Look Back at LEP Abstract Streaming Video |
A. Kronfeld |
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May 8 |
David Bishop Bio Bell Labs, Lucent |
Silicon Micromachines for Science and Technology Abstract Streaming Video |
R. Tschirhart |
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May 15 |
Roland Winston Bio University of Chicago |
Solar Energy: The Chicago Connection Abstract Streaming Video |
R. Tschirhart |
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May 22 |
Melissa Flagg U.S. Department of State Washington, DC |
Government Science Policy Abstract |
M. Spiropulu |
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May 29 |
W. J. Nellis Lawrence Livermore Nat’l Laboratory |
Dynamic Compression of Hydrogen and Other Small Molecular Fluids at High Pressures Abstract Streaming Video |
M. Albrow |
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June 5 |
Kenneth Eisenthal Columbia University |
Femtosecond Laser Chemistry Abstract Streaming Video |
R. Raja |
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June 12 |
Chang Kee Jung SUNY, Stony Brook |
Physics Potential and Feasibility of UNO: Quest for Grand Unification & Neutrino Physics Abstract |
R. Tschirhart |
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June 19 – CANCELLED |
Valery Nesvizhevsky |
Ultracold Neutrons – CANCELLED |
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June 26 |
Daniel McGehee Bio University of Chicago |
Mechanisms of Nicotine Addiction Abstract Streaming Video |
A. Boehnlein |
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July 3 |
Fourth of July Holiday | No Colloquium | |
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July 10 |
JoAnne Hewett Bio Stanford/SLAC |
Experimental Probes of Spacetime Geometries Abstract Streaming Video |
M. Spiropulu |
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July 17 |
Abe Van Luik Bio Department of Energy |
Evaluating the Long-Term Safety of a Repository at Yucca Mountain Abstract Streaming Video |
A. Boehnlein |
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July 24 |
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No Colloquium | |
| July 31 |
Michael Pellin Bio Argonne Nat’l Lab |
Stardust! Abstract Streaming Video |
F. Lange |
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August 7 |
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No Colloquium | |
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August 14 |
Jacqueline Krim Bio North Carolina State University |
Nanoscale Machines: These Squeaky Wheels Will Get No Grease Abstract Streaming Video |
D. Carey |
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August 21 |
Guillermo Gonzalez Bio Iowa State U |
The Galactic Habitable Zone Abstract Streaming Video |
D. Carey |
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August 28 |
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