Fall 2009
| August 24 | No colloquium |
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| August 31 |
"The Contributions of Radio Astronomy to Fundamental Physics" by Prof. Steven Spangler, Department of Physics and Astronomy, The University of Iowa |
| September 7 | LABOR DAY |
| September 10 |
"New Materials for Spintronics" by Prof. William Butler, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Alabama |
| September 14 |
"Physics (and Physicists) in Industry" by Dr. Alan Tribble, Rockwell Collins, Inc., Cedar Rapids, Iowa |
| September 21 | No colloquium |
| September 28 |
"New Insights into the Physics of Stellar Flares" by Dr. Rachel Osten, Space Telescope Science Institute, Baltimore, Maryland |
| October 5 | No colloquium |
| October 12 |
"Experiments Performed on the International Space Station to Observe Charged Objects in Plasma" by Prof. John Goree, Department of Physics and Astronomy, The University of Iowa |
| October 19 |
"Random Adventures in Physics and Weirdness" by Prof. Taner Edis, Department of Physics, Truman State University |
| October 26 |
"Positron Emission Tomography: Applied Physics Making a Difference" by Prof. John J. Sunderland, Director of PET Imaging, Division of Nuclear Medicine, The University of Iowa |
| November 2 | Colloquium will be held Thursday, November 5. |
| November 5 |
"Transport in Molecular Junctions: Thoughts Coherent and Incoherent" by Prof. Mark Ratner, Department of Chemistry and Center for Nanotechnology, Northwestern University |
| November 9 |
"NMR Studies of Oxide Glasses" by Prof. Steven Feller, Physics Department, Coe College |
| November 16 |
"Pursuing the Fundamental Mechanisms of Friction through Molecularly-thin Organic Coatings" by Prof. Erin Flater, Department of Physics, Luther College |
| November 23 | THANKSGIVING RECESS |
| November 30 |
"Sounding Stellar Interiors: Space-Based Asteroseismology with Kepler" by Prof. Steven Kawaler, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Iowa State University |
| December 7 |
TBA by Prof. Robert Cornell, Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, The University of Iowa |
Spring 2010
| January 25 | |
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| February 1 | |
| February 8 | |
| February 15 | |
| February 22 | |
| March 1 | |
| March 8 | |
| March 15 | SPRING BREAK |
| March 22 | |
| March 29 | |
| April 5 | |
| April 12 | |
| April 19 | |
| April 26 | |
| May 3 | Awards Colloquium |
Individuals with disabilities are encouraged to attend all University of Iowa-sponsored events. If you are a person with a disability who requires an accommodation in order to participate in this program, please contact the Department of Physics and Astronomy in advance at 319-335-1688.