April 2012

28 Sigma Pi Sigma Ceremony and Reception
The Department is reviving its Sigma Pi Sigma Chapter after a few years in hiatus. Please join students and faculty for this important event and reception thereafter. The ceremony will begin at 5:00pm on Saturday April 28th 2012 in room 140 Graham C... | More Info »



20 Colloquium - Nuclear Synergy: The Interplay Between Nuclear Physics and Medicine
Robert W. Laird, Ph.D.   Associate Professor of Physics St. Mary's University, TX   Nuclear Synergy: The Interplay Between Nuclear Physics and Medicine   Many of the tools and techniques currently utilized in medical ph... | More Info »



19 2012 Graduate Student Research Competition
2012 Graduate Student Research Competition   The 2012 graduate student research competition will be held at 9:30-3:00 on Thursday, April 19 in CP 220. Attached PDF file is a detailed competition schedule. There are 11 students for the com... | More Info »



06 Colloquium: On the Rigidity Problems Associated with the Bottom of Spectrum of Laplace-Beltrami Oper
Colloquium: On the Rigidity Problems Associated with the Bottom of Spectrum of Laplace-Beltrami Operators and the Degenerate Monge-AmpereEquationDr. Song-Ying LiUniversity of California at IrvineCaliforniaThe Department of Physics holds a j... | More Info »

March 2012

30 Colloquium: Classical Dynamical Systems out of Equilibrium
Classical Dynamical Systems out of Equilibrium Claude-Alain PilletUniversite de TulonFrance   Abstract:  I will give a pedestrian introduction togeneral properties of entropy production in classicaldynamical systems. In particular, I w... | More Info »



23 Colloquium: Electron Transport at the Nanoscale
Colloquium: Electron  Transport at the Nanoscale   Dr. An-Ping LiOak Ridge National LaboratoryTennesseeThe Department of Physics holds a joint Colloquia Series with the Department  of Mathematics and Statistics. The colloquia cover a... | More Info »



22 Talk: Simple Harmonic Motion & Kepler's Laws
Talk: Simple Harmonic Motion & Kepler's Laws   Dr. David Garofalo California State University, Northridge... | More Info »



21 Doctoral Dissertation Defense: Marianna Y. Gabrielyan
UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL BULLETIN ANNOUNCEMENT   Florida International University University Graduate School    Doctoral Dissertation Defense Abstract Measurement of the Induced Polarization of Λ(1116) in Kaon Electroprodu... | More Info »



20 Talk: The Sun & Circular Motion.
Talk: The Sun & Circular Motion.   Dr. Fiorella Terenzi Brevard Community College Department of Physics & Astronomy... | More Info »



19 Talk: Circular Motion
Talk: Circular Motion   Dr. Andrew Meyertholen University of Redlands Department of Physics... | More Info »



09 Colloquium: Introduction to AdS/CFT with application to Heavy Ion Collision
Colloquium: Introduction to AdS/CFT with application to Heavy Ion Collision   Dr. Yuri KovchegovOhio State University   Colloquia are held    AHC3 110  and begin promptly at 1:30 PM.  Refreshments are served ... | More Info »



08 Colloquium: "Optical frequency combs and applications: coherent control of microwave, terahertz
Colloquium: "Optical frequency combs and applications: coherent control of microwave, terahertz, optical regimes and beyond"   Dr. Qudsia Quraishi Army Research LaboratoryAdelphi, MD   Abstract: The powerful ideas behind opti... | More Info »



08 AMO Faculty Search Committee Meets
The faculty search committee will meet today at 4:15pm to discuss the candidates who have interviewed. All are invited.... | More Info »



07 Colloquium: Identifying spatial topography and intrinsic connectivity of functional brain networks
Angela R. Laird, Ph.D. University of Texas Health Science Center Department of Radiology San Antonio, TX   Title: Identifying spatial topography and intrinsic connectivity of functional brain networks via neuroimaging and neuroinformatic... | More Info »



02 Colloquium - Simulating Atomic Nuclei
James VaryDepartment of PhysicsIowa State UniversityAmes, IASimulating Atomic Nuclei   The Department of Physics holds a joint Colloquia Series with the Department  of Mathematics and Statistics. The colloquia cover a broad range of topic... | More Info »

February 2012

29 Physics Instructor Search Committee meets
The Physics Instructor Search Committee meets today at 1:30 pm, 2/29/2012 to discuss the applicant pool. Please direct questions or comments to Professor Bone, who chairs the committee.  ... | More Info »



28 Colloquium - "Exploring the Thermodynamics and Hydrodynamics of a Universal Fermi Gas"
Colloquium   Dr. Haibin Wu Duke UniversityDurham, NC   "Exploring the Thermodynamics and Hydrodynamics of a Universal Fermi Gas"   Abstract:  One of the greatest challenges in modern physics is to understand the... | More Info »



24 Colloquium - Salt Fingering at High and Low Prandtl Numbers
Dr. Adrienne TraxlerFlorida International UniversityMiami, FloridaSalt Fingering at High and Low Prandtl Numbers    The Department of Physics holds a joint Colloquia Series with the Department  of Mathematics and Statistics. The... | More Info »



21 Colloquium - Exotic Hadrons at CERN COMPAS
Dr. Murray MoinesterTel Aviv UniversityIsraelExotic Hadrons at CERN COMPAS  ... | More Info »



21 Colloquium - Quantum States of Light: from Generation to Applications in Quantum Information
Colloquium   Dr. Alberto M. Marino Joint Quantum InstituteNational Institute of Standards & Technology& the University of Maryland   "Quantum States of Light: from Generation to Applications in Quantum Information" &... | More Info »



21 Stocker AstroScience Center Groundbreaking
FIU breaks ground on the Stocker AstroScience Center today. For more information please visit us at http:// http://astroscience.fiu.edu/... | More Info »



16 Colloquium - How does the solar wind drive magnetospheric convection?
Dr. Ramon LopezUniversity of Texas at Arlington Texas   How does the solar wind drive magnetospheric convection?   As the solar wind flows past the Earth's magnetic field, momentum and energy are transferred to the geospace system,... | More Info »



13 Physics Instructor Search Committee meets
The Physics Instructor Search Committee meets today at 1:30 pm, 2/13/2012 to discuss the applicant pool. Please direct questions or comments to Professor Bone, who chairs the committee. ... | More Info »



10 Colloquium - Physical Analysis of the Hebrew Ostraca
Physical Analysis of  the Hebrew OstracaInscriptions of the First Temple PeriodDr. Eli PiasetzkyTel Aviv UniversityIsrael The Department of Physics holds a joint Colloquia Series with the Department  of Mathematics and Statistics. The ... | More Info »



03 Colloquium - Interaction of Laser Pulses with Plasmas
Interaction of Laser Pulses with Plasmas   Dr. Andrew PearsonDepartment of Earth EnvironmentFlorida International UniversityThe Department of Physics holds a joint Colloquia Series with the Department  of Mathematics and Statistics. The c... | More Info »

January 2012

27 Star Party
As we wrap up the final planning stages and begin the actual construction of the Stocker AstroScience Center (StASC), I would like to invite you to our Celebratory star party to be held on Friday, January 27, 2012, in CP 145 starting at 8:00 pm. Duri... | More Info »



27 STAR PARTY
Dr. James Webb Overview of the new Stocker Observatory Live Music Telescopes... | More Info »



27 AMO Faculty Search Committee Meets
The Atomic Molecular Optics faculty search committee will me to discuss the tenure track position offered by FIU. ... | More Info »