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John Anderson Research Colloquia 2011-2012

John Anderson Research Colloquia

See also Glasgow University Physics Colloquia. (They may have donuts but we have free chocolate covered biscuits and coffee!)

Wednesday's at 3.00pm
(unless otherwise stated)
Room 3.14, John Anderson Building
107 Rottenrow, Glasgow

Coffee and Tea served at 4.00 pm.

All Welcome

Coordinated with the Colloquia at the Department of Physics and Astronomy of the University of Glasgow.

Forthcoming events 2011/2012

John Anderson Colloquia

Spring 2012

 

25th January
Dr Keith Mathieson (Institute of Photonics, University of Strathclyde)
Electrical and optical systems for interfacing with neural circuits: High-density microelectrode arrays and the development of a retinal prosthesis

 

8th February
Dr Daniel Oi (University of Strathclyde)
Quantum non-locality and the single particle

 

22nd February
Dr James Cresser (Dept of Physics and Astronomy, Macquarie University, Australia)
Thermodynamics of microscopic systems: non-equilibrium fluctuations from classical to quantum

 

7th March
Prof Bob Bingham (Rutherford Appleton Laboratory and Department of Physics, University of Strathclyde)
Core Collapse Supernovae

 

14th March
Prof Susanne Siebentritt (Dept of Physics and Materials, University of Luxembourg)
Kesterites - a new challenging material for solar cells

 

21st March
Prof David Richards (King's College London)
Using plasmonics to manipulate molecular photophysics

 

 

 

Autumn 2011

 

5th October
Dr Elmar Haller (University of Innsbruck, Austria)
Interacting quantum gases in optical lattice potentials

 

12th October
Prof Andy Mackinnon (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory)
Mega-joule Experiments on the National Ignition Facility – recent progress on the road to controlled fusion in the laboratory

 

19th October
Dr Les Kirkup (University of Technology, Sydney)
Inquiry in the undergraduate science laboratory: what do students experience?

 

26th October
Prof Maxim Fedorov (Department of Physics, University of Strathclyde)
Modelling of molecular effects at solvation interfaces: where Chemistry and Biology meet Physics and Nanoscience

 

9th November
Dr Guillaume Huyet (Tyndall National Institute, Cork)
Quantum dot semiconductor lasers

 

23rd November
Dr Timothy Newman (College of Life Sciences, University of Dundee)
Theoretical biophysics: from fluctuations to behaviour

 

Colloquium in 2003 (photo KW)

Events of past academic years