Physics and Astronomy
University of Calgary
Upcoming and Past Colloquia
Submitted by admin on Tue, 04/29/2008 - 11:31am.
Winter 2011 Fall 2010
Winter 2010 Fall 2009
Winter 2009 Fall 2008
Winter 2008 Fall 2007
Winter 2007 Fall 2006
Winter 2011
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Speaker
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Title
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Date
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Host
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| 1 |
Dr. Christoph Hauert
University of British Columbia |
Evolutionary Games and Population Dynamics |
Jörn Davidsen | |
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2
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Dr. Robert Thompson
University of Calgary |
Labatorials: In pursuit of effective small group instruction within large registration physics service courses
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-
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3
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Dr. Andrei Smolyakov
University of Saskatchewan |
Zonal Flows in Magnetized Plasmas and Geostrophic Fluids
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Rachid Ouyed
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4
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Dr. Peter Dunscombe &
Dr. Oleg Vassiliev
University of Calgary |
Radiation Oncology Physics at the Tom Baker Cancer Centre
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-
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5
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Dr. Jason Fiege
University of Manitoba |
Development of Genetic Algorithms with Applications to Astrophysics and Physics
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Rachid Ouyed |
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6
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Dr. George Lolos
University of Regina |
Experimental Subatomic Physics (the Nature of Gluons) |
Rachid Ouyed
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7
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Dr. Steffan Boettcher
Emory University |
Optimization with Extremal Dynamics |
Jörn Davidsen
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8
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Dr. Francis Lin
University of Manitoba |
Investigations of Immune Cell Trafficking in Tissues |
Rachid Ouyed
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| 9 |
Dr. Barry Sanders
University of Calgary |
Quantum Information Processing: How to make it and what to do with it
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Apr.
1, 2011 |
- |
| 10 |
Dr. Wolfgang Tittel
University of Calgary |
Storing Entangled Photons in a Solid-State Memory |
Apr.
8, 2011 |
-
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| 11 |
Dr. Norm McFarlane
Environment Canada |
Deep Convection in the Tropical Tropopause Transition Layer - Gateway to the Stratosphere |
Apr.
15, 2011 |
Ann-Lise Norman
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The Colloquium Committee:
| Dr. Rachid Ouyed |
Astronomy and Astrophysics & Chair |
| Dr. Jörn Davidsen | Complexity Science |
| Dr. Rao Khan |
Medical Physics |
| Matt Kostka |
Graduate Student Representative |
| Monica Micallef |
Administrator |
Top
Fall 2010
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Speaker
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Title
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Date
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Host
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| 1 |
Dr. Peter Grassberger
University of Calgary |
From Networks to Phylogenetic Trees
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2
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Dr. David Hobill
University of Calgary |
The Geometry of Space (and Time) around us
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3
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Dr. Peter Dunsby
University of Cape Town |
Blunder or Brilliance? Was Einstein Right about Being Wrong?
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4
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Dr. Eric Donovan
University of Calgary |
Geospace Remote Sensing
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5
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Dr. Jeoren Stil
University of Calgary |
Observing the Evolution of Cosmic Magnetic Fields
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6
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Dr. Cheng Chin
University of Chicago |
Having your cake and seeing it too: in situ Observation of Incompressible Mott Domains in Ultracold Atomic Gases | |
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7
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Dr. Michael Patterson
Juravinski Cancer Centre, McMaster University |
Making Light Work - Biomedical Optics Research at the Juravinski Cancer Centre
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8
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Dr. Maxim Lyutikov
Purdue University |
The Double Pulsar: Aurora Borealis and testing theories of gravity
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| 9 |
Dr. Robert Boyd
University of Ottawa |
Quantum imaging: exploiting the transverse structure of individual photons
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The Colloquium Committee:
| Dr. Rachid Ouyed |
Astronomy and Astrophysics & Chair |
| Dr. Jörn Davidsen | Complexity Science |
| Dr. Rao Khan |
Medical Physics |
| Matt Kostka |
Graduate Student Representative |
| Monica Micallef |
Administrator |
Top
Winter 2010
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Speaker
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Title
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Date
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Host
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| 1 |
Dr. Carsten Krauss
University of Alberta |
David
Hobill |
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2
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Dr. Makoto Fujiwara
TRIUMF |
Robert
Thompson |
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3
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Dr. Flavio Fenton
Cornell University |
Jörn
Davidsen |
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4
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Dr. Howard Carmichael
University of Auckland |
Barry
Sanders |
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5
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Dr. Masoud Ghezelbash
University of Saskatchewan |
Alex Lvovsky |
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6
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Dr. Rufus Cone
Montana State University |
Rare-Earth-Doped Crystals in Applications to Optical Signal Processing, Quantum Information, and Lasers |
Wolfgang
Tittel |
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7
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Dr. Samar Safi-Harb
University of Manitoba |
Supernova Remnants and Neutron Stars: The Hunt for the Heavy Elements and the Extreme in a Violent Universe |
Denis
Leahy |
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8
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Dr. James Whiteway
York University |
A Laser View of the Atmosphere on Mars |
Andrew
Yau |
The Colloquium Committee:
| Dr. Wolfgang Tittel |
Quantum Optics & Chair |
| Dr. Andrew Yau | Space & Plasma Physics |
| Dr. Ann-Lise Norman |
Environmental Physics |
| Dr. Jörn Davidsen | Complexity Science |
| Dr. Rene Plume | Astronomy and Astrophysics |
| Dr. Derek Brown | Medical Physics |
| Mike Underwood | Graduate Student Representative |
| Hyejeong Hwang | Administrator |
Top
Fall 2009
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Speaker
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Title
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Date
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Host
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| 1 |
Dr. Yancy Shirley
Steward Observatory University of Arizona |
Rene
Plume |
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2
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Dr. Harm Rotermund
Dalhousie University |
Jörn
Davidsen |
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3
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Dr. Chris Cully
Swedish Institute of Space Physics |
Eric
Donovan |
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4
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Dr. Arundhati Dasgupta
University of Lethbridge |
David
Hobill |
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5
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Dr. David Sherrington
University of Oxford |
Maya Paczuski |
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6
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Dr. Garth Huber
University of Regina |
David
Hobill |
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7
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Dr. Karl Otto, FCCPM
University of British Columbia |
Richard
Frayne |
The Colloquium Committee:
| Dr. Wolfgang Tittel |
Quantum Optics & Chair |
| Dr. Andrew Yau | Space & Plasma Physics |
| Dr. Ann-Lise Norman |
Environmental Physics |
| Dr. Jörn Davidsen | Complexity Science |
| Dr. Rene Plume | Astronomy and Astrophysics |
| Dr. Derek Brown | Medical Physics |
| Mike Underwood | Graduate Student Representative |
| Hyejeong Hwang | Administrator |
Top
Winter 2009
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Speaker
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Title
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Date
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Host
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| 1 |
Dr. Johan Van Lierop
University of Manitoba |
Jason
Donev |
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2
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Dr. Mike Bradley
University of Saskatchewan |
Wolfgang
Tittel |
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3
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Dr. Douglas R. Schmitt
University of Alberta |
Denis
Leahy |
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4
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Dr. David Stork
Stanford University |
Jason
Donev |
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5
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Dr. James Taylor
University of Waterloo |
Russ Taylor |
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6
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Dr. Christopher Jarzynski
University of Maryland |
Jörn
Davidsen |
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7
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Dr. Thomas J. Duck
Dalhousie University |
Dave
Knudsen |
The Colloquium committee:
| Dr. Wolfgang Tittel |
Quantum Optics & Chair |
| Dr. Denis Leahy |
Astronomy |
| Dr. Jörn Davidsen |
Complexity Science |
| Dr. Michael Wieser |
Environmental Physics |
| Dr. Richard Frayne |
Medical Physics |
| Dr. Dave Knudsen |
Space Physics |
| Joshua Slater |
Graduate Student Representative |
| Hyejeong Hwang | Administrator |
Top
Fall 2008
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Speaker
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Title
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Date
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Host
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| 1 |
Dr. Jeff Hasty
University of California San Diego |
Maya
Paczuski |
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2
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Dr. Jaymie Matthews
University of British Columbia |
Jo-Anne
Brown |
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3
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Dr. Daniel James
University of Toronto |
Quantum Computing, Cryptography and Teleportation |
Robert
Thompson |
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4
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Dr. Edward Gerjuoy
University of Pittsburgh |
Barry
Sanders |
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5
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Dr. Christine Wilson
McMaster University |
Denis Leahy |
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6
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Dr. Bruno Tomberli
Brandon University |
Jörn
Davidsen |
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7
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Dr. Zisis Papandreou
University of Regina |
Denis
Leahy |
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| 8 |
Dr. Cecile Fradin
McMaster University |
Jacob
Foster |
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7
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Dr. Marlan Scully
Texas A&M University & Princeton University |
Barry
Sanders |
The Colloquium committee:
| Dr. Wolfgang Tittel |
Quantum Optics & Chair |
| Dr. Denis Leahy |
Astronomy |
| Dr. Jörn Davidsen |
Complexity Science |
| Dr. Michael Wieser |
Environmental Physics |
| Dr. Richard Frayne |
Medical Physics |
| Dr. Dave Knudsen |
Space Physics |
| Joshua Slater |
Graduate Student Representative |
| Hyejeong Hwang | Administrator |
Top
Winter 2008
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Speaker
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Title
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Date
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| 1 |
Dr. Jay Lockman
National Radio Astronomy Observatory |
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2
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Dr. Stephen Morris
University of Toronto |
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3
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Dr. Rock Mackie
University of Wisconsin |
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4
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Dr. David Keith
University of Calgary |
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5
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Dr. Berndt Mueller
Duke University |
What Does a Quark-Gluon Plasma Sound Like? | |
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6
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Dr. Pierre Savard
University of Toronto |
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7
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Dr. Marcel Franz
University of British Columbia |
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| 8 |
Dr. Doug Bonn
University of British Columbia |
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| 9 |
Dr. Goong Chen
Texas A&M University |
Dimensional Scaling for Atoms & Molecules |
The Colloquium Committee:
| Dr. Maya Paczuski (chair) |
| Dr. Eduardo Villarreal Baraja |
| Dr. Barry Sanders |
| Dr. Rene Plume |
| Dr. Eric Donovan |
| Jacob Foster (graduate student representative |
| Hyejeong Hwang (administrator) |
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Fall 2007
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Speaker
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Title
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Date
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| 1 |
Dr. Sally Dawson
Brookhaven National Laboratory, NY |
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2
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Dr. Mark Kasevich
Stanford University |
Atom Interferometry | |
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3
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Dr. Stephen Nagler
Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Neutron Scattering Science Division
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4
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Dr. Charlie Lada
Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics |
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5
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Dr. Leon Glass
McGill University |
Cardiac Arrhythmias - from Simple Models to the Clinic |
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6
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Dr. Paul Charbonneau
University of Montreal |
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7
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Dr. Jean-Pierre St. Maurice
University of Saskatchewan |
The Ionosphere as a Highly Structured Medium |
The Colloquium Committee:
| Dr. Maya Paczuski (chair) |
| Dr. Eduardo Villarreal Baraja |
| Dr. Barry Sanders |
| Dr. Rene Plume |
| Dr. Eric Donovan |
| Jacob Foster (graduate student representative) |
| Hyejeong Hwang (administrator) |
Top
Winter 2007
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Speaker
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Title
|
Date
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| 1 |
Dr. Jean Pouliot
University of California at San Francisco |
From Dose to Image to Dose
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Jan.
26, 2007 |
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2
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Dr. Carl Wieman
Nobel Prize Winner Faculty of Distinguished Lecture |
(Title Not Available) |
Feb.
05, 2007 |
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3
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Dr. Jasper Wall
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Submillimetre Galaxies and Star-Formation in the Early Universe
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Feb.
16, 2007 |
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4
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Dr. Ayse Erxan
Istanbul Technical University |
Self-assembling Complex Networks with Hidden Degrees of Freedom
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Feb.
23, 2007 |
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5
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Dr. Stan Leibler
Rockefeller University |
Fluctuations, Information and Survival: Lessons from Bacteria |
Mar.
02, 2007 |
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6
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Dr. André Longtin
Université d'Ottawa |
Neurophysics: Unraveling Your Brain's Dynamics
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Mar.
14, 2007 |
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7
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Dr. Philip Stamp
University of British Columbia |
(Title Not Available) |
Mar.
16, 2007 |
| 8 |
Dr. Steven Cowley
UCLA |
Theoretical Plasma
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Mar.
23, 2007 |
| 9 |
Dr. Annick Pouquet
National Centre for Atmospheric Research |
(Title Not Available) |
May.
04, 2007 |
The Colloquium Committee:
| Dr. Maya Paczuski (chair) |
| Dr. Eduardo Villarreal Baraja |
| Dr. Barry Sanders |
| Dr. Rene Plume |
| Dr. Eric Donovan |
| Jacob Foster (graduate student representative) |
| Leslie Holmes (administrative support) |
Top
Fall 2006
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Speaker
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Title
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Date
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| 1 |
Dr. Barbara Drossel
Technical University of Darmstadt, Germany |
Statistical Physics of Genetic Networks
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Sept.
29, 2006 |
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2
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Dr. Barry Sanders
University of Calgary |
Optical Quantum Information Science |
Oct.
13, 2006 |
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3
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Dr. David R Ballantyne
University of Arizona
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Superbursts Light Up the Neutron Star Environment
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Oct.
27, 2006 |
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4
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Dr. Jörn Davidsen
University of Calgary |
Scaling and Universality in Rock Fracture
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Dec.
08, 2006 |
The Colloquium Committee:
| Dr. Maya Paczuski (chair) |
| Dr. Eduardo Villarreal Baraja |
| Dr. Barry Sanders |
| Dr. Rene Plume |
| Dr. Eric Donovan |
| Jacob Foster (graduate student representative) |
| Leslie Holmes (administrative support) |
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