Tel Aviv University
Physics Colloquium

FALL 2011 Schedule

The colloquium is held at Melamed Hall (Room 6) in the Shenkar Physics Building, every Sunday at 16:10. Light refreshments are served outside Melamed Hall at 15:50.

*Oct. 30*	*Prof. John C. Howell* *Dept. of Physics and Astronomy, University of Rochester* *"Entropy, entanglement, and compressive sensing"*	Abstract
*Nov. 6*	*Dr. Roee Ozeri* *Dept. of Complex Systems, Weizmann Institute* *"Open quantum system dynamics with trapped ions and flying photons"*	Abstract
*Nov. 13*	*Ceremony for the New Dean of Exact Sciences* *No Colloquium*
*Nov. 20*	*Prof. Todd Ditmire* *Dept. of Physics, University of Texas at Austin* *"Petawatt to exawatt lasers: The science and technology of the brightest light sources in history"*	Abstract
*Nov. 27*	*Prof. Ido Braslavsky* Dept. of Physics and Astronomy, University of Ohio and Faculty of Agriculture, The Hebrew University *"Superheating of ice crystals in the presence of antifreeze proteins"*	Abstract
*Dec. 4*	*Dr. Guy Ron* *Racah Institute of Physics, Hebrew University of Jerusalem* *"The proton radius — Nuclear physics' newest puzzle"*	Abstract
*Dec. 11*	*Dr. Eytan Katzav* *Dept. of Mathematics, King's College London* *"Packing problems — A statistical physics approach"*	Abstract
*Dec. 18*	*The 2012 John Bahcall Lecture in Astrophysics* *Prof. Christopher F. McKee* *Depts. of Astronomy and of Physics, University of California, Berkeley* *"The formation of massive stars"*	Abstract
Wed. Dec. 21 14:00	*Special Colloquium - Note the special date and time* *Prof. Robert P. Kirshner* *Clowes Professor of Science, Harvard University* Guest of the Raymond and Beverly Sackler Harvard-TAU Astrophysics Initiative Distinguished Lecturer of the Lewiner Institute of Theoretical Physics, Technion *"The Nobel surprise: How exploding stars led to dark energy"*	Abstract
*Dec. 25*	*57^th Annual Meeting of the Israel Physical Society, The Technion* *No Colloquium*	Conference site
*Jan. 1*	*Dr. Dvir Yelin* *Dept. of Biomedical Engineering, Technion* *"Optical nano-manipulations of malignant cells"*	Abstract
*Jan. 8*	*Prof. Yasushi Ishii* *Dept. of Physics, Chuo University, Tokyo* *"Phasons in quasicrystals: From statics to dynamics"*	Abstract
*Jan. 15*	*Prof. Gerald H. Pollack* *Dept. of Bioengineering, University of Washington, Seattle* *"The Secret Life of Water: E = H₂O"*	Abstract
*Jan. 22*	*Prof. Yuval Oreg* *Dept. of Condensed Matter Physics, Weizmann Institute* *"What are Majoranas and where to find them"*	Abstract
*Jan. 29*	*Prof. Issachar Unna* *Racah Institute of Physics, Hebrew University of Jerusalem* *"Albert Einstein and the birth of the quantum measurement problem"*	Abstract

Past Semesters

Fall 2000	Spring 2001	Fall 2001	Spring 2002
Fall 2006	Spring 2007	Fall 2008	Spring 2009
Fall 2009	Spring 2010	Fall 2010	Spring 2011

For more information or for directions to Melamed Hall please contact: Chava Balson 03-6408636

To suggest potential speakers or register feedback contact: Ron Lifshitz 03-6405145.

Sponsored by: The Raymond and Beverly Sackler School of Physics & Astronomy, The Faculty of Exact Sciences, Tel Aviv University.

Tel Aviv University Physics Colloquium

Tel Aviv University
Physics Colloquium