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Physics Lecture Series | Spring 2009

This semester's seminar series is sponsored by United Space Alliance.


Black Holes: Powerhouse of the Universe

1/23/2009

John Hawley, Professor and Chair of Astronomy, University of Virginia


Space Exploration, Unique Blend of Engineering and Science

2/2/2009

David Wolf, Astronaut, NASA Johnson Space Center


Macho Mengi "Many Eyes" M2

2/2/2009

Michael Mccullar, Project Leader, National Society of Black Engineers


Cosmology on the Microscopic Scale

2/9/2009

Paul Padley, Associate Professor of Physics and Astronomy, Rice University


Physics Education is more than techniques, it is a new paradigm of teaching

2/16/2009

John Clement, Physics Instructor, St. Pius X High School


How is the Landscape Upon Which Life Evolves Selected: Spontaneous Emergence of Modularity

2/23/2009

Michael Deem, John W. Cox Professor, Rice University


Seeing Biological Interactions at the Nanometer Scale

3/2/2009

Ching-Hwa Kiang, Assistant Professor of Physics and Astronomy, Rice Univ.


Using Mathematica to Address Physics Education Problems

3/9/2009

G. Raymond Brown, Adjunct Instructor of Physics, University of Houston Downtown


Searching for Unicorns and Extraterrestrial Civilizations

3/23/2009

Robert Rood, Professor of Astronomy, University of Virginia


Numerical Cosmology: Building a Dynamical Universe

3/30/2009

David Garrison, Associate Professor of Physics, University of Houston-Clear Lake


Non-linear Effects in Dense Nano-Particulate Systems

4/6/2009

Daniel Fry, Research Engineer, NASA Johnson Space Center


Medipix

4/13/09

Lawrence Pinsky, Professor & Chairman of Physics, University of Houston


Plasma Physics Applications for Aerospace Technology

4/20/2009

Alfonso Tarditi, Principal Engineer, GeoControl Systems Inc. and Research Associate, UHCL


200 kW VASIMR Experimental Engine (VX-200): Design Challenges and Recent Results

4/27/2009

Lenny Cassady, Project Engineer, Ad Astra Rocket Company

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