Events - 2012

Candidate:  Wenling Qiao
Title:  "The Study of Decoherence by a non-Markovian and non-Gaussian Environment"

There will be a short talk on astronomy (around 30 minutes) plus an opportunity to ask questions, followed by a tour of the dome. In the event of bad weather, the observing will not be possible, but the talk and tour of facilities will go ahead.

Please meet in room 308 of the Physics building for the talk. The start time is 8pm during Winter months (November to March inclusive) and 9pm for the rest of the year (April to October inclusive).

Candidate:  Christopher McMahon
Title:  "Design of an Inverse Photoemission Spectrometer for the Study of Strongly Correlated Materials"

As part of the Waterloo Region Museum TALKS Series,
Waterloo Physics & Astronomy Professor Michel Fich will describe how
exciting developments in radio astronomy are opening up new vistas on
the universe.  Professor Fich will focus upon two revolutionary
observatories currently being constructed on the norther plains of
Chile: the Atacama Large Millimetre/Submillimetre Array (ALMA), a
collection of roughly 60 individual telescopes that together produce a
single instrument with unparalleled sensitivity and fantastic

Dimitrios Psaltis
University of Arizona

Markus Deserno
Carnegie Mellon University

Dongping Zhong
Ohio State University

Abstract

Ultraviolet irradiation causes DNA damages and leads to genome mutation and potential skin cancer. However, such damage can be restored completely by photolyase enzymes in nature with blue light. Using femtosecond spectroscopy and molecular biology, we report here the real-time studies of complete repair processes at the most fundamental level and thus reveal the repair photocycle and elucidate the molecular mechanism.

Jeffrey Stanley
Wayne State University - School of Medicine
Psychiatry

Objectives

To demonstrate the importance of understanding brain development.

To overview approaches in assessing structural, biochemical and functional changes during development.

Provide evidence of altered neuropil development and dysfunctional networks in pediatric ADHD.

There will be a short talk on astronomy (around 30 minutes) plus an opportunity to ask questions, followed by a tour of the dome. In the event of bad weather, the observing will not be possible, but the talk and tour of facilities will go ahead.

Please meet in room 308 of the Physics building for the talk. The start time is 8pm during Winter months (November to March inclusive) and 9pm for the rest of the year (April to October inclusive).

Candidate:  Iman Marvian Mashhad
Title:  "Symmetry, Asymmetry and Quantum Information"

Are you thinking about graduate studies next fall?
Have some questions about graduate scholarships?

You are invited to attend a scholarship information session!

The major scholarship competitions occur in the fall term with results announced the following spring; you must apply one year in advance of holding your scholarship.