Colloquium is a requirement for junior and senior Physics/Astronomy majors. It gives the students a chance to meet scientists doing research and hear about their research. Students are required to give a talk during their junior and senior year about research they have done or on literature they have read. Colloquia are held in AC-C303 on Wednesday afternoons at 4:30. Refreshments are in Room AC-C302 at 4:15.

Fall 2009 & Spring 2010 Colloquium

November 18, 2009	Donald E. Simanek - "Toys, Tricks, and Teasers"
November 11, 2009	Dr. Richard R. Erickson - "Physics Phun"
November 4, 2009	Dr. Vasilis Pagonis - "Optically Stimulated Luminescence"
October 28, 2009	Sigma Pi Sigma Induction Ceremony
October 21, 2009	Geoffrey S. Knauth - "A Brief History of Computing”
October 14, 2009	Peter Stine - "Radio Stars:  Finding & Interpreting Young Stellar Objects”
October 7, 2009	Dr. Christopher Kulp - "To Be or Not To Be Chaotic, That is the Question!”
September 30, 2009	Tara Tubbs, Holly Smith, Dawn Grebner - "Penn State’s Graduate Program in Acoustics”
September 23, 2009	Dr. David G. Fisher - "A Return to the Moon to Stay?”
September 16, 2009	Ryan Grosso - “The Great Quest for a Better Vacuum”
September 9, 2009	Kepler - "A Search for Earth-like Planets"
September 2, 2009	Organizational Meeting

Fall 2008 & Spring 2009 Colloquium

April 29, 2009	John McDonough
April 15, 2009	Amber Porter
April 8, 2009	Bryan Deloe
April 1, 2009	Ryan Grosso
March 25, 2009	Greg Grieves
March 18, 2009	Dr. Gary J. Mankey
March 11, 2009	Steven Scripko
February 25, 2009	Mr. Troy Schaudt
February 18, 2009	“The Science of Very Small Things: Nanotechnology and our Future”
February 11, 2009	“Are We Alone in the Universe?"
February 4, 2009	“What Does the Cancellation of the Superconducting Super Collider, Returning to the Moon, and the War on Cancer have in Common?”
January 28, 2009	Dr. Christopher Kulp
January 21, 2009	"Change of Command"
January 14, 2009	Organizational Meeting
December 3, 2008	Ryan Grosso
November 19, 2008	Ian Detamore
November 12, 2008	Dr. John Reid
November 5, 2008	“Hubble's Amazing Universe”
October 29, 2008	Katherine Pazamickas
October 22, 2008	“Stephen Hawking Comments upon the 50th Anniversary of NASA”
October 15, 2008	Mike Smith
October 8, 2008	“Pluto: Planet, Dwarf Planet, or Plutoid?”
October 1, 2008	Christina M. Henderson
September 24, 2008	Dr. Christopher Kulp
September 17, 2008	Susan Nelson Part II
September 10, 2008	Susan Nelson
September 3, 2008	Jessica Bugno

Fall 2007 & Spring 2008 Colloquium

March 19, 2008	Dr. Brett Bolen
March 5, 2008	Greg Grieves
February 13, 2008	John Kerr
January 30, 2008	Dr. David Fisher
January 23, 2008	Dr. David Fisher
January 9, 2008	Dr. Paul Shuch
December 5, 2007	Melissa Spink
November 28, 2007	Jessica Bugno
November 14, 2007	Karen Owen
November 7, 2007	Katherine Pazamickas
October 31, 2007	Organizational Meeting Part III
October 24, 2007	Dr. Hawkes
October 17, 2007	Dr. Scott Rhoades
October 10, 2007	Dr. Robin Collins
October 3, 2007	Dr. Fisher
September 26, 2007	Clinton Eppleman
September 17, 2007	Adam Hughes
September 12, 2007	Tara Tubbs
September 5, 2007	Organizational Meeting Part II
August 29, 2007	Organizational Meeting Part I

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