Lecturer:     Professor Alexander Sergienko From: Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering and Department of Physics, Boston University Topic: "Quantum Entanglement in Secure Communications and in Ultra-Precise Measurement for Nanophotonics and Biomedical Applications" Date: Friday, May 2, 2008 4:00 - 5:00pm Location: Goudsmit Conference Room, LP 208   [Download Abstract]

Lecturer:     Dr. Mario Marconi From: NSF Engineering research Center for Extreme Ultraviolet Science and Technology, Colorado State University Topic: "Table top extreme ultraviolet lasers: new opportunities in holographic nano-imaging and nanopatterning" Date: Friday, April 4, 2008 4:00 - 5:00pm Location: Goudsmit Conference Room, LP 208   [Download Abstract]

Lecturer:     Dr. Young K. Bae From: Desert Research Institute, Nevada System of Higher Education Topic: "Ultrahigh Pressure Shock Phenomena Induced by Impact of Large Clusters and Molecules" Date: Friday, March 21, 2008 4:00 - 5:00pm Location: Goudsmit Conference Room, LP 208   [Download Abstract]

Lecturer:     Dr. Hans Moosmuller From: Desert Research Institute, Nevada System of Higher Education Topic: "Desert Research Institute, Nevada System of Higher Education" Date: Friday, February 29, 2008 4:00 - 5:00pm Location: Goudsmit Conference Room, LP 208   [Download Abstract]

Lecturer:     Dr. Juergen Eckert From: Materials Research Laboratory, University of California, Santa Barbara Topic: "Modes of binding of molecular hydrogen in porous materials for hydrogen storage" Date: Friday, February 22, 2008 4:00 - 5:00pm Location: Goudsmit Conference Room, LP 208   [Download Abstract]

Lecturer:     Dr. Rodney J. Mason From: CEO - Research Applications Corp. Topic: "ePLAS and its Application to Short Pulse Laser-Matter Interactions and Pulse Power" Date: Wednesday, February 13, 2008 3:30pm Location: SAGE Building/NTF Meeting Room Third Floor - Room 341   [Download Abstract]

Lecturer:     Dr. Andrew N. Cleland From: University of California, Santa Barbara Topic: Mechanical quantum resonators: A proposal to create and detect single phonons in a bulk mechanical resonator Date: Friday, February 1, 2008 4:00pm - 5:00pm Location: Goudsmit Conference Room, LP 208   [Download Abstract]

Lecturer:     Col. Michael E. Donovan From: Acting Assist. Deputy Administrator, Office of ICF and the NIF Project Topic: ICF Ignition & High Yield Campaign Date: Thursday, January 24, 2008 2:00pm Location: NTF Sage 310   [Download Abstract]

Lecturer:     Dr. Alexander P. Shevelko From: P.N. Lebedev Physical Institute RAS, Moscow, Russia Topic: EUV Spectroscopy of Plasmas Created in the Final Anode-Cathode Gap of the High Current Pulsed Generator “Z-Machine” (SNL) Date: Wednesday, December 12, 2007 3:00pm-4:00pm Location: NTF Sage 310   [Download Abstract]

Lecturer:     Dr. David Meyerhofer From: University of Rochester - Laboratory for Laser Energetics Topic: OMEGA EP Laser System: Status and Progress Date: Monday, December 3, 2007 9:00am-10:00am Location: NTF Sage 310   [Download Abstract]

Lecturer:     Alex Aguilar From: Advanced Light Source, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Topic: Spectoscopic studies relevant to the development of EUV lithography light source models Date: Friday, November 13, 2007 2:00-3:00pm Location: Goudsmidt Conference Room, LP 208   [Download Abstract]

Lecturer:     Dr. Rubin H Landau From: Department of Physics, Oregon State University Topic: Computational Physics as a Better Model for Physics Education Date: Friday, November 13, 2007 2:00-3:00pm Location: Goudsmidt Conference Room, LP 208   [Download Abstract]

Lecturer:     Dr. Bernard Zygelman From: University of Nevada, Las Vegas Topic: Atomic Physics of the Dark Age Universe Date: Friday, November 9, 2007 4:00-5:00pm Location: Goudsmidt Conference Room, LP 208   [Download Abstract]

Lecturer:     Dr. Thomas Sanford From: Sandia National Laboratories Topic: An overview of the Dynamic Hohlraum X-Ray source at Sandia National Laboratories Date: Friday, October 19, 2007 4:00-5:00pm Location: Goudsmidt Conference Room, LP 208   [Download Abstract]

Lecturer:     Dr. Brian Keller From: BioZone Laboratories, Inc. Topic: Novel Liposomes Date: Friday, October 5, 2007 4:00-5:00pm Location: Goudsmidt Conference Room, LP 208   [Download Abstract]

Lecturer:     Dr. Farhat N. Beg From: Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of California San Diego Topic: Electron Transport Experiments on ‘Nail’/Cone-Wire Targets Using High Intensity Short Pulse Lasers (~2x1020 Wcm-2) Date: Friday, September 28, 2007 4:00-5:00pm Location: Goudsmidt Conference Room, LP 208   [Download Abstract]

Lecturer:     Dr. Michael Kaplan From: University of California, Davis Topic: Why Does Extreme Rainfall Occur on the Leeside of the Sierra Nevada and Can We Simulate and Forecast It? Date: Friday, September 21, 2007 4:00-5:00pm Location: Goudsmidt Conference Room, LP 208   [Download Abstract]

Lecturer:     Dr. Gerhard Bauer From: University of California, Davis Topic: Stem cell research and its life saving applications Date: Friday, September 14, 2007 4:00-5:00pm Location: Goudsmidt Conference Room, LP 208   [Download Abstract]

Lecturer:     Dr. Dolores Bozovic From: University of California, Los Angeles Topic: The active process and spontaneous oscillations in hair cells of the inner ear Date: Friday, September 7, 2007 4:00-5:00pm Location: Goudsmidt Conference Room, LP 208   [Download Abstract]

Lecturer:     Dr. M. Ya. Amusia From: Racah Institute of Physics, The Hebrew University & Ioffe Physico-Technical Institute Topic: "Fullerene shell as a resonator and amplifier for processes in endohedral atoms" Date: Friday, May 18, 2007 2:00pm Location: Goudsmidt Conference Room, LP 208   [Download Abstract]

Lecturer:     Dr. Bruno Bauer From: University of Nevada, Reno Topic: "Pathways to Fusion Energy", part of the Chemistry-Physics High School Award ceremony and talk Date: Friday, May 17, 2007 5:30pm Location: Schulich Lecture Hall 2 (SLH 2)   [Download Abstract]

Lecturer:     Dr. David Kilcoyne From: Advanced Light Source, Division of Berkley Lab Topic: Scanning Transmission X-ray Microscopy at the Advanced Light Source Date: Friday, April 13, 2007 4:00-5:00pm Location: Goudsmidt Conference Room, LP 208   [Download Abstract]

Lecturer:     Dr. Dan Stamper-Kurn From: University of Nevada, Reno Topic: Dynamics of a magnetic quantum fluid Date: Friday, April 6, 2007 4:00-5:00pm Location: Goudsmidt Conference Room, LP 208   [Download Abstract]

Lecturer:     Dr. Reinhard Bruch From: University of Nevada, Reno Topic: The Journey into the Nano-Cosmos Date: Friday, March 30, 2007 4:00-5:00pm Location: Goudsmidt Conference Room, LP 208   [Download Abstract]

Lecturer:     Dr. L. John Perkins From: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Topic: Inertial Confinement Fusion and the Path to Fusion Energy Date: Friday, March 16, 2007 4:00-5:00pm Location: Goudsmidt Conference Room, LP 208   [Download Abstract]

Lecturer:     Dr. Jack Harris From: Yale University Topic: Thermal and quantum fluctuations in micromechanical systems Date: Friday, March 9, 2007 4:00-5:00pm Location: Goudsmidt Conference Room, LP 208   [Download Abstract]

Lecturer:     Dr. Dmitri Budker From: UC Berkeley, Physics and Nuclear Science Division, LBNL Topic: Two different zeros: searching for temporal variation of the fine-structure "constant" and a for photons in an anti-symmetric state Date: Friday, March 3, 2007 4:00-5:00pm Location: Goudsmidt Conference Room, LP 208   [Download Abstract]

Lecturer:     Dr. Nan Yu From: Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology Topic: Atom interferometry in space for fundamental science and practical applications Date: Friday, February 23, 2007 4:00-5:00pm Location: Goudsmidt Conference Room, LP 208   [Download Abstract]

Lecturer:     Dr. R. Paul Drake From: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor Topic: Laboratory Astrophysics at High Energy Density Date: Tuesday, February 22, 2007 2:30-3:30pm Location: Sage building conference room, NTF   [No Abstract Available]

Lecturer:     Dr. Uri Feldman From: Artep Inc. and E.U. Hulburt Center for Space Research, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington DC Topic: The Plasma Properties of Solar Flares (Tmax~3x107 K): Observational Results. Date: Friday, February 16, 2007 4:00-5:00pm Location: Goudsmidt Conference Room, LP 208   [Download Abstract]

Lecturer:     Dr. Len Zane From: Physics Department, University of Nevada, Las Vegas Topic: The Paradox of the Shrinking Space Ship Date: Friday, February 9, 2007 4:00-5:00pm Location: Goudsmidt Conference Room, LP 208   [Download Abstract]

Lecturer:     Dr. Viatcheslav Kokoouline From: Physics Department, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL Topic: Theory of dissociative recombination of tri-atomic ions relevant for interstellar chemistry. Date: Friday, February 2, 2007 4:00-5:00pm Location: Goudsmidt Conference Room, LP 208   [Download Abstract]

Lecturer:     Dr. Tatsuhumi Nakamura From: Institute of Laser Engineering, Osaka University, Japan Topic: High energy particle generation by laser-cone interaction Date: Wednesday, January 31, 2007, 10:30 a.m. Location: Sage building conference room, NTF   [No Abstract Available]