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Recent News
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Dr. Roberto Ramos, Assistant Professor of Physics, presented an invited talk entitled "Quantum-to-Classical Crossover in a Conventional Josephson Junction and New Results from MgB2 Junctions" at Northrup-Grumman Corporation, Baltimore, MD, November 12, 2009.
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Dr. David Goldberg, Associate Professor, appeared on November 17, 2009, on WNYC's "Studio 360 with Kurt Anderson," discussing time travel and promoting his forthcoming book "A User's Guide to the Universe: Surviving the Perils of Black Holes, Time Paradoxes, and Quantum Uncertainty." The show was recorded in front of a live audience, simultaneously webcast, and will be broadcast nationally on Public Radio (including Philadelphia's WHYY) in late December or early January.
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Dr. Roberto Ramos, Assistant Professor, presented an invited lecture entitled "Really Cool Science: Artificial Atoms Cooled to Near Absolute Zero Temperatures" at the Science Career event, Chestnut Hill College, Philadelphia, October 19, 2009.
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Dr. Jelena Maricic, Assistant Professor, received $300,000 grant award from the U.S. Department of Energy, for her research on "Enhancing the Precision of Low Energy Neutrino Experiments with Novel Calibration Technique".
Announcements
15th Kaczmarczik Lecture: 2004 Nobel Laureate Dr. David J. Gross will be presenting "The Coming Revolutions in Fundamental Physics". The event will be held on March 4, 2010.
Reminders
- Thursday, November 26, 2009
- Thanksgiving
- Thursday, December 3, 2009
- Colloquium
- Saturday, December 5, 2009
- Classes End
- Monday, December 7, 2009
- Term Examinations Begin