The Physics and Astronomy Colloquium Series is open to all members of the university. Unless otherwise noted, talks are held on Thursday afternoons at 4:00-5:20 in Mendocino 1015. Schedule is regularly updated as dates, titles, and abstracts are received. Please check back often. To receive updates about the Colloquium Series, please join our Events Mailing List. For past semesters' series, see our archive.

Spring Semester Schedule

(check back for updates as we confirm speakers)

February 14
Joshua Frye
Sacramento State
"A Monte Carlo Simulation of Compton Suppression for Neutron Activation Analysis"  

February 21
Evelyn Grevelink
Sacramento State
"Demonstrating the Quantum Nature of Light"

March 7
Prof. Marusa Bradac
UC Davis
"The Dark Side of the Universe"

March 14
Prof. Leslie Atkins
CSU Chico
"Developing Scientific Writing: Curriculum and Classrooms to  Support Science Literacy"

March 21
Dr. Uwe Bergmann
Stanford Linear Accelerator Center
"LCLS – The New X-Ray Laser at SLAC"

April 4
Dr. Alfonso Davila
SETI/NASA Ames
"Water and Life in the Solar System"

April 11
Prof. Sayantani Ghosh
UC Merced
"Towards Designing Nanostructure Superlattices in Liquid Crystal Matrices"

April 18
Dr. Charles Clark
National Institute of Standards and Technology
"The Other World Seen by Animals"

Special Free Public Event: April 19
Prof. Natalie Batalha
NASA Ames / San Jose State University
"Beyond the Cradle: Kepler's Search for New Worlds"
University Union Redwood Room - 7:30 PM
(complimentary parking Parking Structure II, 6-10pm - no permit needed)

May 2
Mark Kerfoot
UC Merced
"Exploring Quantum Mechanics with Artificial Atoms and Molecules"

May 16
Angela Galvez
"Measurement of the Anchoring Energy and Pretilt Angle for Liquid Crystal Molecules on Strongly and Weakly Rubbed Polyimide"

and

Andrew Lozano
"Construction of an XY-Scanner for the Measurement of Electromagnetic Waves Lensed by a Double-Negative Medium"

Senior Project Talks
Sacramento State