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The Centre College Physics Colloquium & Film Series |
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This is a series of talks on a variety of physics topics, and a series of films about physics. They will happen Wednesdays from 4-5pm in Olin 124, with alternate weeks having a talk or a film showing. Come and enjoy physics, refreshments, and lively conversation with fellow students and faculty members. No knowledge required...all are welcome! | |
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| | Sept. 9 | No meeting | |
| | Sept. 16 | Colloquium: Dr. Phil Lockett talks about masers from 4-5pm in Olin 124. | |
| | Sept. 23 | Film: "Death of a Star" This film explains the process of a star ending in a supernova. (4-5pm in Olin 124) | |
| | Sept. 30 | Colloquium: Dr. Jim Kelly talks about the physics and applications of radar. (4-5pm in Olin 124) | |
| | Oct. 7 | Film: "Monster of the Milky Way", about the supermassive black hole at the center of our galaxy. (4-5pm in Olin 124) | |
| | Oct. 14 | No meeting (fall break) | |
| | Oct. 21 | Colloquium: Dr. Jason Neiser talks about the 2009 Nobel Prize in Physics: "Tutorial: The 2009 Nobel Prize in Physics" (4-5pm in Olin 124) | |
| | Oct. 28 | Film: "Symmetry in Physical Law", a rare film of a lecture by physics legend and Nobel Prize winner Dr. Richard Feynman on the relation between symmetries in physics and conservation laws. (4-5pm in Olin 124) | |
| | Nov. 5 (Thursday) | Colloquium: Dr. Karen Lewis, Unveiling the Monster:
Using Spectroscopy to Unravel the Structure of Active Galactic Nuclei (4-5pm in Olin 124) | |
| | Nov. 10 (Tuesday) | Colloquium: Dr. Jacob Hale, Molecular Motion: Interpreting the Dance (4-5pm in Olin 124) | |
| | Nov. 17 (Tuesday) | Colloquium: To be announced later. (4-5pm in Olin 124) | |
| | Nov. 25 | Thanksgiving holiday | |
| | Dec. 2 | No meeting (week before finals) | |
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