Physics and Astronomy Seminars

Fall 2000

Seminars are held on Thursdays at 4:00pm in room 334 of the Miller Science Building.
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Date Tentative Title Speaker
August 31 Meeting with Seminar Students Dr. Dan Bruton
September 7 Meeting with Seminar Students Dr. Harry Downing
September 14 Collimation and Automation of the 41"-Telescope Dr. Dan Bruton
September 21 Archimedes: The Law of the Lever Dr. Kenneth Price
September 28 Applications of Group Theory Dr. Colin Starr
October 5 The new SEM and EDS Systems Dr. Robert Friedfeld
October 12 The Hot Jupiters Project Dr. Norm Markworth
October 19 Using Acoustics In A Marine Environment Harold Plaisance
October 19 Electric Field Mills and Their Applications Greg Rodgers
October 26 Introduction to Lightning Randall Schindler
October 26 Muscle Wires Wade Skelton
November 2 Offshore Platform Research John Stirman
November 2 Kepler and his Laws Michael Johnson
November 9 Shadowband Radiometer Craig Welch
November 9 The SFA Weather Station Greg Rodgers
November 16 The Physics of Tornadoes Randall Schindler
November 23 Thanksgiving Holiday Thanksgiving Holiday
November 30 Low Cost Radio Telescopes Michael Johnson
November 30 How Bullets Fly Wade Skelton
December 7 A Universe Without Time? (Part 1) Craig Welch
December 7 A Universe Without Time? (Part 2) John Stirman

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