PHY 4A03 - Schedule for Research Paper Talks


Date Time Presenter Title
March 2 3:30 Judi Cosmic Microwave Background
3:50 Kelsey The first stars in the universe and overview of Population III star simulations
4:10 Jeff The flatness problem
4:30 Kyle N. Quantum Computing with cold trapped ions
4:50 Marcel Atmospheric Gravity Waves
March 9 3:30 Radhika Electroreception and Magnetoreception in Sharks
3:50 Katie SOlving the Solar Neutrino Problem
4:10 Steve Carbon Nanotubes
4:30 Charmaine Luminescence dating: Dating the Quaternary Period
4:50 Brittany Density Profiles of Dark matter halos with a foxus on dwarf galaxies: Theory vs Observation
March 16 3:30 Sean M. Long Duration Gamma Ray Bursts
3:50 Ash Analysis of Alpha Decay in the framework of WKB Approximation Method
4:10 Sami Low Dose Ionization in Biological Systems
4:30 Amit Miracle of Gecko Adhesion
4:50 Scott Experimental searches for Neutrino-less Double beta decay
March 23 3:30 James THe unique properties and possible applications of systems endowed with zero-energy bound states
3:50 Sara The Physics of Spider silk
4:10 Michael A. A Review of Galactic magnetic fields
4:30 Russell Cosmological Inflation
4:50 Marlon Negative Index of Refraction
March 30 3:30 Dan A Quantum Outlook: The Future of Quantum Information Technology
3:50 Jordy Improvements of Numerical Solutions to the One-Dimensional Time-Dependent Schrodinger Equation
4:10 Erik Teleportation/Quantum Entanglement
4:30 Brandon The Casimir Effect
4:50 Michael D. The Physics of Liquid Crystal Displays
April 6 3:30 Greg The Trapped Ion Quantum Computer
3:50 Max Evidence for Dark Energy and a Positive Non-Zero Cosmological Constant
4:10 Uzair Hawking Radiation and the Information Paradox
4:30 Sean K. Yang-Mills Theories
4:50 Papers handed back and Course Evaluations
Christine Wilson, wilson@physics.mcmaster.ca