DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS AND ASTRONOMY
University of Missouri Columbia
Joint Condensed Matter/ECE/Biological Physics Seminars Schedule (AY 2009-2010)
All seminars are from  4:00 pm to 5:00 pm in 120 Physics, except when noted.
Note:  Seminars by MU Physics speakers could be moved if there is a need.
DATE	SPEAKER	TITLE	HOST
26/August	--	--	--
02/September	Giovanni Vignale, MU	Spin Hall Drag
09/September	Saeed Abedinpour	Effects of electron-electron interaction on the conductivity of graphene	Giovanni Vignale
16/September
23/September	Elizabeth Golovatski (Univ. of Iowa)	Spin torque and charge resistance of  ferromagnetic semiconductor 2¼ and ¼ domain walls	Giovanni Vignale
30/September	Thomas Heitmann, MU	Vortex dynamics in patterned potential landscapes
07/October
TUESDAY 13/October, 12:00, room 216	Prof. Federico Rosei, INRS-EMT, Univ. du Quebec	Exploring Molecular Assembly at Surfaces	Carlos Wexler
21/October
28/October	Kattesh V. Katti, MU	Nanomedicine: A New Paradigm In Treating Cancer and Other Human Disorders
04/November
11/November	Marius Staiculescu, MU	Lifetime of hyaluronan containing tethers obeys a generalized Bell model
18/November	Prof. J. Sobhanadri, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)	TBA	H.R. Chandrasekhar
		Thanksgivings Recess
02/December	Suchi Guha, MU	Triplet excitons in polymer devices
09/December	Alan Whittington,  MU-Geology	Temperature-dependent thermal diffusivity of minerals and melts	Angela Speck
		Winter Recess
20/January
27/January
03/February
10/February	Prof. Lifeng Dong, Missouri State University	TBA	Gavin King
17/February
24/February
03/March
10/March		Reserved for STUDENTS preparing their APS March Meeting Presentations	Carlos Wexler
17/March		APS March Meeting(we may have talks this date, but audiences may be meager)
24/March
		Spring Break
07/April
14/April
21/April
28/April
05/May