Physics and Astronomy Seminars

Fall 1999

Date Tentative Title Speaker
September 2 The Promise of Adaptive Optics Dr. Dan Bruton
September 9 Electrothermal Plasma Reactor for Waste Destruction Dr. Paul Steinbach
September 16 Monte Carlo Commissioning of Electron Beam Dr John Antolak, M. D. Anderson Speaker
September 23 DNA AFM Images Dr. Robert Friedfeld
September 30 Web Based Astronomy Course Dr. Norman Markworth
October 7 Volcanoes and Fossils Sigma Xi
October 14 The Physics of Sailing Dr. Walter Trikosko
October 21 X-ray Studies of Polycrystalline Materials Dr. Thomas Callaway
October 28 SPS, APS, AAPT at UT Faculty and Students
November 4 Student Preparation for Seminar N/A
November 11 (1st) An Introduction to Hardware Drivers Tim Renfro
November 11 (2nd) Astronomy Related Michael Johnson
November 18 (1st) Dark Matter Caleb Beck
November 18 (2nd) SETI Billy Dink McCormack
November 25 Thanksgiving Holiday Thanksgiving Holiday
December 2 (1st) Discovery of Minor Planet J99T17J Michael Johnson
December 2 (2nd) Computer Controlled Thermostat for Liquid Helium Cryostat Tim Renfro
December 9 (1st) Relativity Caleb Beck
December 9 (2nd) SETI (cancelled) Billy Dink McCormack


Seminars are held on Thursdays at 4:00pm in Room MN101. Please send corrections or suggestions to astro@sfasu.edu.


Possible Seminar Topics


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