Mercer physics seminars

date	speaker	department	title
W 4/29	Student Research Presentation -- Marc Erickson, Kase Jameson and Charles Mood describe their work with John Lee of the Physics Department: "Development of a Low-Cost Microwave System for Education and Research in Material Science, Biology and Chemistry."
W 11/19	Jose Balduz	Physics	Summer Graphity, Three Flavors

date	speaker	department	title
W 4/23	Student presentation -- Travis Gibson: Newton - The Untold Story
W 4/9	Paul MacNeil	Electrical & Computer Engineering	Celestial Mechanics for Fun and Profit
W 3/12	Peter Brown	Philosophy	The Copernican Revolution: Scientific Hypothesis or Metaphysical Reality?
W 2/27	Student presentation -- Travis Gibson: The Physics Around Us
W 2/20	Creighton Rosental	Philosophy	Why Did the Church Have a Problem with Galileo?
W 1/30	Phil McCreanor	Biomedical & Environmental Engineering	Integrated Solid Waste Management: Trends, Technologies, and Trade Offs
W 1/16	Randall Peters	Physics	Abiding Influence of the Pendulum

date	speaker	department	title
W 12/5	Student presentation -- Travis Gibson: The Physics of Superheroes
W 11/28	Hodge Jenkins	Mechanical & Industrial Engineering	Capstan Design and Control for Drawing Optical Fiber: A Case Study in Mechatronics Design
W 11/14	Randall Peters	Physics	Play-Time with Physics Simulations
W 11/7	Clayton Paul	Electrical & Computer Engineering	What is "Partial Inductance"?
W 10/31	Sinjae Hyun	Biomedical & Environmental Engineering	Computer Simulation of Human Vascular Problems. CFPD and VP in BIomedical Engineering
W 10/17	Loren Sumner and Joshua Gibson	Mechanical & Industrial Engineering	Investigation of the non-wetting potential of a droplet in a narrow channel with a gaseous passing flow
W 10/10	Randall Peters	Physics	The Fast Fourier Transform. Use of Excel to Demonstrate its Power and Idiosyncrasies
W 10/3	Matthew Marone	Physics	Spotlight on the Astronomy Club at Mercer
W 9/19	John Lee	Physics	Cloaking Made Possible?
W 9/12	Douglas Young	Physics	Calculating the Entire Magnetic Field of a Solenoid: An Application of Open Source Tools for Scientific Computing
W 9/5	Jose Balduz	Physics	Causal Sets, Graphs and the Planck Scale Mirage
W 8/29	Randall Peters	Physics	Study of the Spectral Evolution of Earthquakes with a New Frequency Domain Tool, the Cumulative Spectral Power

date	speaker	department	title
M 10/5	Philip McCreanor	Environmental Engineering	Municipal Solid Waste as an Energy Source
M 9/28	Carolyn Yackel	Mathematics	Classifying Pretty Thread Balls: Why Conway's Discrete Spherical Symmetry Groups Aren't Enough
M 9/21	John Lee	Physics	Nano-Positioning Sensor Invented at Mercer