PHYSICS JOURNAL SEMINAR: Spring 2008
WEDNESDAYS at 4PM - McMASTER HALL 4009
Bo Gao, Coordinator (Bo.Gao@utoledo.edu)


Schedule:

DATE

SPEAKER/TITLE

CHAIR

1/9

 

Bo Gao

1/16

Marco Nardone, “The Physics of the Human Voice

Anthony Vasko, “Physics of the Guitar

Bo Gao

1/23

Joshua Rea, “The Physics of Baseball

Lila Dahal, “High Performance Lithium Batteries

 

Marco Nardone

1/30

Do Hyoung Kwon, “Solar Car Race

 

Joshua Rea

2/6

Jian Li, “Carrier Multiplication Through Impact Ionization in Nanocrystal Semiconductors - A Possible Way to Improve Solar Cell Performance

Do Hyoung Kwon

2/13

Dinesh Attygalle, “Modifying the solar spectrum to enhance silicon solar cell efficiency

Megan Schwenker, “Hydration dynamics on the  human fingernail: An Ellipsometric Study

Jian Li

2/20

Yevgen Krynkov, “The floating water bridge

Amruta Nawarange, “T rays-Tetrahertz Radiation

Dinesh Attygalle

2/27

Scott Lee, “The physics of footprint trackways: Locomotion of dinosaurs and Australopithecus afarensis
Scott Little, “Warp Drive: a real possibility?”

Yevgen Krynkov

 

3/5

No Seminar (Spring Break)

 

3/12

Jason Roehl, “The Dynamics of Granular Ripples Formed by Rolling Wheels

Scott Little

3/19

Josh Thomas, “Atomic Physics in Space

Jie Chen, “Flexible thin film substrate solar cell with primary ellipsometry analysis

Jason Roehl

3/26

Victor Plotnikov, “Cadmium Chloride treatment of CdS/CdTe Solar cells. An overview of the process

Zhiquan Huang, “Business Cycle and Conserved Quantity in Economics

Josh Thomas

4/2

Vikash Ranjan, “Search Technologies for the Internet

Himal Khatri, “Back Contact for Cu(In,Ga)Se2 Solar Cells

Victor Plotnikov

4/9

Naba Pandel, “Double-Walled Carbon Nanotube Solar Cells

Vikash Ranjan

4/16

Quartny Rowe-Bultinck, “Diesel Engines and the Future of Transportation”

Michelle Sestak, “Enhanced Semiconductor Optical Absorption via Surface Plasmon Excitation in Metal Nanoparticles

Naba Pandel

4/23

Mukut Mitra, “Phase change Nanowires: Applications and challenges to Flash Memory Industry

Michelle Sestak