Category: events
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Have a relaxing and pleasant holiday! Classes and events will resume on January 14, 2019.
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Colloquium: “Freezing with force: Direct observation of type IA topoisomerase gate dynamics” — Wednesday, December 5, 2018, 4:00 PM
Dr. K. Maria Mills, Laboratory of Molecular Biophysics, NIH George P. Williams, Jr. Lecture Hall, (Olin 101) Wednesday, December 5, 2018, at 4:00 PM There will be a reception with refreshments at 3:30 PM in the lounge. All interested persons are cordially invited to attend. ABSTRACT Type IA topoisomerases cleave single-stranded DNA and relieve topological […]
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Masters Defense: “Assessing Mutations In a Zinc Finger Domain of NF-ΚB Essential Modulator (Nemo) Using Molecular Dynamics Simulations” – Friday, November 30, 2018
Terra Dwayne Colvin, Jr., Masters Candidate, Public Presentation in Olin Physical Laboratory, Room #107 Friday, November 30, 2018, at 2:30 PM Fred Salsbury, PhD, Advisor The defense will follow. ABSTRACT Molecular dynamics (MD) simulations permit the probing of biomolecular systems in both high spatial and temporal resolution. Advances in computing power and techniques combined with […]
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Colloquium: “Probing electronic and magnetic interactions at complex-oxide interfaces” – Wednesday, November 28, 2018, 4:00 PM
Professor Divine Kumah, Department of Physics, North Carolina State University George P. Williams, Jr. Lecture Hall, (Olin 101) Wednesday, November 28, 2018, at 4:00 PM There will be a reception with refreshments at 3:30 PM in the lounge. All interested persons are cordially invited to attend. ABSTRACT Complex oxide materials provide a wide range of […]
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Masters Defense: “Interactions Between Heme-Globins and Ligands” – Tuesday, November 20, 2018, at 10:00 AM
Lauren Nelson, Masters Candidate, Public Presentation in ZSR Library, Auditorium Tuesday, November 20, 2018, at 10:00 AM Dany Kim-Shapiro, PhD, and Sam Cho, PhD, Advisors The defense will follow. ABSTRACT Neuroglobin (Ngb) is a hexacoordinated heme protein closely related to hemoglobin (Hb) and myoglobin (Mb) and normally found in the brain and nervous systems. To […]
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Colloquium: “Why does hydronium diffuse faster than hydroxide in liquid water? An accurate first-principles’ modeling of H-bond structure and proton transfer in liquid water” – Wednesday, November 14, 2018, at 4:00 PM
Professor Xifan Wu, Temple University George P. Williams, Jr. Lecture Hall, (Olin 101) Wednesday, November 7, 2018, at 4:00 PM There will be a reception with refreshments at 3:30 PM in the lounge. All interested persons are cordially invited to attend. ABSTRACT Proton transfer via hydronium and hydroxide ions in water is ubiquitous. It underlies […]
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Colloquium: “Strategies to Diversify the STEM Pipeline” — Wednesday, November 7, 2018 at 4:00 PM
Professor Suzanne E. Barbour, Dean of the Graduate School, University of Georgia George P. Williams, Jr. Lecture Hall, (Olin 101) Wednesday, November 7, 2018, at 4:00 PM There will be a reception with refreshments at 3:30 PM in the lounge. All interested persons are cordially invited to attend. ABSTRACT Despite years of support and interventions, […]
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Colloquium: “Energy Landscapes for Protein Folding and Misfolding” Dr. Peter Wolynes, Wednesday, October 31, 2018, at 4:00 PM
Dr. Peter G. Wolynes, Bullard-Welch Foundation Professor of Science; Professor of Chemistry, MSNE, and Physics and Astronomy at Rice University, George P. Williams, Jr. Lecture Hall, (Olin 101) Wednesday, October 31, 2018, at 4:00 PM (Colloquium sponsored jointly with WFU Dept. of Chemistry) There will be a reception with refreshments at 3:30 PM in the […]
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Colloquium: “Science and Technology Drivers in Batteries for Renewables Energy & Mobility Applications” – Wednesday, October 24, 2018 at 4:00 PM
Dr. Ilias Belharouak, Distinguished Scientist and Group Leader at Oak Ridge National Laboratory George P. Williams, Jr. Lecture Hall, (Olin 101) Wednesday, October 24, 2018, at 4:00 PM (Colloquium sponsored jointly with WFU Dept. of Chemistry) There will be a reception with refreshments at 3:30 PM in the lounge. All interested persons are cordially invited […]
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Homecoming reception 10:00 a.m. Saturday, November 3
The Physics Department faculty and staff invite you to our Homecoming reception on Saturday, November 3. As in the past few years, we are having a joint reception with Chemistry and Biology and a lecture demonstration show. The show is designed to be of interest to everyone including children. The lecture demonstrations will begin at 10 am […]