| . | topic | speaker | writing assignment |
| 26 January | The future of Physics; your future in Physics;
my future in Physics? |
Prof. Chris Jacobsen (PBA in DC) | . |
| 2 February | from a liberal arts major to a physics major to starting grad school, TA'ing, and starting work in Prof. Mendez's opto-electronics lab | Megumi Kinoshita (a slightly unusual first year graduate student) | questions |
| 9 February | Newtonian mechanics applied to hemodynamics and cardiovascular medicine -- science, business, and unsolved problems. Click here for an interesting link. | John Hui, PhD -- Vasomedical Inc. | questions |
| 13 February | The Worlds
of Physics
ESS 001, 7:30 PM |
Prof. Philip B. Allen
"Electrical dipoles" |
. |
| 16 February | Physical oceanography, storm search, flooding of NYC, and eddies in the Black Sea | Prof. Malcolm
Bowman
Marine Sciences |
questions |
| 23 February | Van de Graaf nuclear physics -- with tour | Rich Lefferts | questions |
| 1 March | Particle Physics | Prof. Paul Grannis | . |
| 8 March | Astronomy research for undergrads at Stony Brook | Jesse Miner, undergraduate | questions |
| 12 March | The Worlds
of Physics
ESS 001, 7:30 PM |
Prof. Madappa Prakash
"Mergers of Binary Stars: the Ultimate Heavy -Ion Experience" |
. |
| 15 March | New Physics for New Devices | Prof. K. K. Likharev | questions |
| 16 March | Simons Foundation Distinguished Lecture, 4:15PM, Harriman Hall: "Do we have a Standard Cosmological Model?" | Prof. David N. Spergel
Princeton University |
. |
| 22 March | RHIC physics at Stony Brook and BNL | Prof. Barbara Jacak | no assignment |
| 29 March | Physics as Exploration | Neil Christensen,
grad.
student,
Yang ITP |
questions |
| 5 April | Spring Recess | . | . |
| 12 April | Batteries and Fuel Cells | Prof. Clare Grey, dept .of Chemistry | questions |
| 16 April | The Worlds
of Physics
ESS 001, 7:30 PM |
Dr. Gerry Bunce, BNL
"The Sum Rule of Physics: Muon g-2" |
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| 19 April | History of Stony Brook Physics | Prof. Peter Kahn | questions |
| 26 April | Micro and Nano Technology | Prof. Helmut Strey (Biomedical Engineering and Center for Biotechnology) | questions |
| 3 May | Solid State and Nano Physics | Philip B. Allen | . |