Physics Colloquium
Michigan Technological University
Thursday, January 17, 2013
4:00 pm
Room 139 Fisher Hall
Non-linear Physics: an Essential Component of Classical Music
Bryan Suits
Physics Department
Michigan Tech University
Paintings by Miguel Levy
Rozsa Gallery
January 18 – February 15, 2013
Reception for the Artist
Friday, January 18, 6:00 pm
Admission is free.
CS Faculty/Students Win Best Paper Award
Computer Science Assistant Professor Chaoli Wang, former CS undergraduate student John Reese, former CS MS student Huan Zhang, CS PhD student Jun Tao, and Physics Professor Robert Nemiroff will receive a Best Paper Award for their paper, “iMap: A stable layout for navigating large image collections with embedded search”, at the IS&T/SPIE Conference on Visualization and Data Analysis, Feb. 4-6, 2013, in Burlingame, Calif. Jun Tao will present the award paper at the conference.
For their next steps, the authors will further develop techniques for animated transition and graph-based image layout, deploy the visualization results on the display wall at the Immersive Visualization Studio (IVS) at the Center for Computer Systems Research (CCSR) for outreach, and eventually release a web-based online program to benefit a wider user base.
From Tech Today.
Associate Professor Ranjit Pati (Physics), “Collaborative Research: CNT Based Spin Toward Post-CMOS Molecular Scale Spin Logic,” NSF.
Assistant Professor Petra Huentemeyer (Physics/EPSSI), “Studying Cosmic-Ray Acceleration and Propagation, Gas Content and Interstellar Radiation Fields in our Galaxy with the HAWC Observatory,” NSF.
From Tech Today.
Professor Miguel Levy (Physics) and Assistant Professor Ramy El-Ganainy (Physics), “Optical Isolation Based on Nonreciprocal Bloch Oscillations and Resonant Delocalization,” NSF
From Tech Today.
Paul Revere Hinzmann, professor emeritus of physics, died on Nov. 30, at the Clark Retirement Home in Grand Rapids, Mich. He was 99 years old.
He was born in Tipton, Mich., and lived in Ohio before attending the Case Institute of Technology (now Case Western Reserve). He attended his 70th reunion there in 2005.
Hinzmann received a master’s degree in education from the University of Michigan before beginning his teaching career at Michigan Tech in 1946. He taught until 1977 and was also the University photographer during his tenure at Tech. He was recalled as a patient, caring teacher who loved the enthusiasm of students. After retirement, he was active in the local Boy Scouts chapter, Isle Royale Natural History Association, and Golden Kiwanis.
Paul was preceded in death by his parents and two brothers, Alvin and Wade. He is survived by his wife of 71 years, Elsie (Feigley) Hinzmann and his children, Georgia (Hugh) Makens of Grand Rapids, Mich. and Vincent (Nancy) Hinzmann of Milford, Mich. grandchildren and other family members.
Paul wished his body to be donated to science with the MSU Medical School being the recipient.
Posted December 5, 2012, in Tech Today.
Please feel free to leave comments on your experiences with Paul Hinzmann.
Assistant Director John Diebel (IIE) and Professor Yoke Khin Yap (Physics), “High Yield Synthesis of High Quality Boron Nitride Nanotubes,” University of Michigan–Michigan Initiative for Innovation and Entrepreneurship.
From Tech Today.
Professor Yoke Khin Yap (Physics/MuSTI), Instructor Dustin Winslow (Physics/MuSTI), and Assistant Director John Diebel (IIE/MuSTI), “High Quality Baron Nitride Nanotubes,” NSF.
From Tech Today.
Will Cantrell, coordinator for the Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) program, will conduct a workshop on writing effective SURF proposals at 6 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 28, in Fisher 127.
Faculty and staff are encouraged to notify students interested in applying for SURF funding to attend.
From Tech Today.
Professor Raymond Shaw (Physics/EPPSI), “Holographic Measurements of Cloud Microphysical Properties: Transitioning HOLODEC to Community Airborne Research Platforms,” NASA
From Tech Today.