Physics and Astronomy
The University of Montana
Physics 480 - Senior Seminar Series - Fall 2009

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All seminars this semester are on Fridays from 3:10 - 4:00 PM in CHCB 231 unless otherwise specified.
September 4, 2009 A few pointers on how to give a good talk, Andrew Ware
September 11, 2009 No seminar
September 18, 2009 Magnetic Vortex Formation in Thin Film Nanocontacts
Prof. Craig Zaspel, University of Montana - Western
September 25, 2009 Organizational meeting: all students please show up!
October 2, 2009 Quark Chemistry
David Andrews, University of Montana
October 9, 2009 GRE practice session - all are welcome
October 16, 2009 No seminar
October 23, 2009
October 30, 2009 Transistors and Memristors
Keith Steele, Physics and Math Major, University of Montana
November 6, 2009
Magnetoresistance Random Access Memory
Collin Jones, Physics major, University of Montana
November 13, 2009 GRE practice session
November 20, 2009 Noncrystalline Solids
Doug Brugger, Physics major, University of Montana
November 27, 2009 Thanksgiving break, no seminar
December 4, 2009 Mag-Lev Trains
Elisha McElroy, Physics Major, University of Montana
December 11, 2009 Pulsars
Keith Ginoff, Physics Major, University of Montana


Coming in spring Calculating the photospheric elemental abundances,
Ryan Schmitt, Physics Major, University of Montana
Coming in spring Ion Dynamics and Composition in the coma of Comet 19P/Borrelly
as measured by Deep Space One

Amber Jessop, Physics major, University of Montana
Coming in spring Mapping extinction due to dust lanes in colliding galaxies,
Jeremy Hostetter, Physics Major, University of Montana
Coming in spring Quasi-symmetry in toroidal plasma confinement devices,
Kathleen McGarvey, Physics Major, University of Montana
Coming in spring Ferromagnetic resonance,
Arlo Johnson, Physics Major, University of Montana
Coming in spring Search for the Higgs particle,
Zach McGarvey, Physics Major, University of Montana
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Tammy Abell, Physics Major, University of Montana
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Ron Powell, Physics Major, University of Montana