Physics & Astronomy Colloquium
Unravelling the Mysteries of Neutrinos
Dr. Stephen Parke Fermilab Neutrinos are the most numerous massive particles in the Universe. Their masses are very tiny, no larger than one millionth the mass of the electron. Are they like all the known massive fermions, being four component particles, or are they a new type of fermion never seen before, a two component fermion? Are there only only three neutrinos or are there more species of neutrinos? Of the three neutrinos we know of, we have determined part of the massing pattern but not the completely pattern.
Top Eigenvalue of a Random Matrix: A tale of tails
Dr. Satya Majumdar
CNRS Paris
Explaining the Global Warming Theory
Dr. Joseph P. Straley University of Kentucky Explaining the implications of science to contemporary public issues is an important part of our job. As an example I will give an introduction to the global warming issue.
Quantum Mechanics and the Geometry of Spacetime
Juan Maldacena Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton
Topological Phases in Correlated Materials
Dr. Yong-Baek Kim University of Toronto