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Physics Research

Physics Seminars Overview
Seminar Overview
  Below is the schedule for our Spring 2008 Seminar series. University credit is available for the series in two ways. Non-physics majors can receive class credit by signing up for PHYS 4732. Students can earn continuing education certificates through this series. The cost is $15 per individual seminar, $40 for any three seminars, or $99 for the entire series.
 
To register, visit our on-line registration site (1) Course Listings - click "View" current course offerings (2) Major Groups - click "Back to the U" (3) Available Subgroups - click Physics Seminars (4) Click on the code link to view detailed course information and registration instructions. For assistance, please call the Center for Educational Programs at 281-283-3530. If you are not pursuing a credit, you are still welcome to attend at no charge. All talks take place Monday evenings in Bayou 3324; they start at 7pm.
 
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Spring 2008 Seminar

 
Jan. 22: "The Search for Extraterrestrial Life"
Wendy Bauer, Professor of Astronomy, Wellesley College
Lecture Recorded: Audio | PowerPoint Presentation
 
Jan. 28:  "Protein folding in pores and emulsions"
Margaret Cheung, Assistant Professor of Physics, University of Houston
Lecture Recorded: Audio | PowerPoint Presentation
 
Feb. 4:  “Effects of Solar Energetic Particles and Radiation Belt Precipitation on the Middle Atmosphere and the Global Electric Circuit”
Edgar Bering, Professor of Physics and ECE, University of Houston
Lecture Canceled
 
Feb. 11:  "What Can Experimental Petrology Tell Us About Martian Rocks?"
Justin Filiberto, Post-doctoral Fellow, Lunar and Planetary Institute
Lecture Recorded: Audio | PowerPoint Presentation
 
Feb. 18:  “Learning How Mars works by Making Marian Rocks”
Donald Musselwhite, Lecturer in Geology, UHD and Adjunct Professor of Astronomy, UHCL
Lecture Recorded: Audio | PowerPoint Presentation
 
Feb. 25:  "The Promise of Neutrino Detection at the SNS"
Ed Hungerford, Professor of Physics, University of Houston
Lecture Recorded: Audio | PowerPoint Presentation
 
Mar. 3:  "Gullies on Mars -- Water, or Not?"
Allan Treiman, Senior Staff Scientist, Lunar and Planetary Institute
Lecture Recorded: Audio | PowerPoint Presentation
 
Mar. 10:  "Particle Physics in Human Space Flight"
Stephen Guetersloh, Space Weather Expert, Johnson Space Center
Lecture Recorded: Audio | PowerPoint Presentation
 
Mar. 24:  "Impact Cratering in the Solar System" 
Michelle Kirchoff, Lunar and Planetary Institute
Lecture Recorded: Audio | PowerPoint Presentation
 
Mar. 31:  "Mapping Crater Depths on Mars in Search for Shallow Ground Ice"
Tom Stepinski, Staff Scientist, Lunar and Planetary Institute
  Lecture Canceled
 
Mar. 31:  "Effects of Solar Energetic Particles and Radiation Belt Precipitation on the Middle Atmosphere and the Global Electric Circuit"
Edgar A. Bering, III
  Lecture Recorded: Audio | PowerPoint Presentation
 
April 7:  "Comets and NASA's Stardust Mission"
Michael Zolensky, Space Scientist, NASA Johnson Space Center and Adjunct Professor of Physics, UHCL
Lecture Recorded: Audio | PowerPoint Presentation
 
April 14:  "Aerospace Applications of Plasma Physics Alfonso"
Tarditi, Principal Engineer, GeoControl Systems Inc. and Research Associate, UHCL
Lecture Recorded: Audio | PowerPoint Presentation
 
April 21:  "Man-Made Debris Problems in Geosynchronous Orbit"
Larry Friesen, Adjunct Professor of Physics, UHCL
Lecture Recorded: Audio | Abstract | Outline | Images
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