Solute transport predicts scaling of surface reaction rates in porous media: applications to silicate weathering
Dr. Allen Hunt (Department of Physics, Wright State University)
3:00 pm - 224 MM
(Please join us at 2:30 pm for light refreshments, prior to the seminar, in 222 MM)

Enhancing IR Sensor Coupling Using Surface Plasmon Resonances
John Cetnar (WSU M.S. Physics, WSU CECS Ph.D. Candidate, Wright State University)
3:00 pm - 125 Oelman Hall
(Please join us at 2:30 pm in 242 Fawcett Hall for light refreshments prior to the seminar)

Growth of Low-Dimensional Carbon Nanomaterials
John J. Boeckl, Air Force Research Laboratory, Materials and Manufacturing Directorate, AFRL/RXPS, Wright Patterson AFB
3:00 pm - 125 Oelman Hall
(Please join us at 2:30 pm in 242 Fawcett Hall for light refreshments prior to the seminar)

Negative Differential Resistance Devices for Quantum Functional Circuitry
Paul R. Berger, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and the Department of Physics, The Ohio State University
12:45 pm - M259 Creative Arts
(Please join us at 2:30 pm in 242 Fawcett Hall for light refreshments prior to the seminar)

High Performance Thermal Management
Kirk Yerkes, Air Force Research Laboratory, Propulsion Directorate, Wright Patterson AFB
3:00 pm - 125 Oelman Hall
(Please join us at 2:30 pm in 242 Fawcett Hall for light refreshments prior to the seminar)

Nanocomposite Magnets for Power Electronic Applications
Dr. Michael McHenry, Materials Science and Engineering Department, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh PA
2:30 pm - 144 Russ Engineering Center
(Please join us for light refreshments in the Russ Engineering Center Atrium following the talk.)

Applied Human Factors Research in Minimally Invasive Surgery
Dr. Caroline G. L. Cao, Biomedical, Industrial and Human Factors Engineering, Wright State University
3:00 pm - 125 Oelman Hall

Talking to My Dog About Science: Why Public Communication of Science Matters, and How Social Media Can Help
Dr. Chad Orzel, Department of Physics, Union College
11:00 AM - 202 M&M

What Every Dog Should Know About Quantum Physics
Dr. Chad Orzel, Department of Physics, Union College
7:00 PM - 165 Brehm Lab

CLIMATE CHANGE
Dr. Allen Hunt, Department of Physics and Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Wright State University.
Dr. Allen Hunt charts climate change since the Pleistocene, with discussion focused on the local landscape, and potential human impacts on climate relevant to the Glen and Clifton Gorge. Associated field hike to follow the next day. Auditorium, 7pm.

7:00 PM
LOCATION: Glen Helen Auditorium
CONTACT: Vernet Ecological Center, 937-769-1902

Atoms and Molecules on Solid Surfaces Observed by STM/AFM - Application to Catalyst Materials
Masaharu Komiyama (University of Yamanashi, Japan)
1:00 pm - 494 AH
(Please join us at 12pm for light refreshments, prior to the seminar, in 242 Fawcett Hall )