Colloquium Archives 1989 - 1999

1998-1999

Sept 1998:

• 2 Dr. G.W.Hawkes, Associate Professor of English, Lycoming College. Art and Physics: A Book Report
• 9 Dr. Gerald A. Smith, Professor of Physics, The Pennsylvania State University. Antimatter Space Propulsion
• 16 Dr. Gabriela Gonzalez, Assistant Professor of Physics, The Pennsylvania State University. Detecting Gravitational Waves: Why, How, and When
• 23 Dr. Shyamoli Chaudhuri, Assistant Professor of Physics, The Pennsylvania State University. Physics at the Planck Scale
• 30 Charles R. Doersam, Senior Physics Major, Lycoming College. Slow Positron Beams and P.A.L.S.

Oct 1998:

• 7 Christopher Lee Dalla Piazza, Senior Physics Major, Lycoming College. Aspects of Research at Lowell Observatory
• 14 Dr. David Wolfe, Assistant Professor of Physics, Lycoming College. Magnetars: Objects with Strong Magnetic Personalities
• 21 Dr. David Fisher, Assistant Professor of Physics, Lycoming College. John H. Glenn: Friendship 7 to Discovery 7.
• 28 Dr. Sally Koutsoliotas, Assistant Professor, Bucknell University. NuTeV Experiment at Fermilab

Nov 1998:

• 11 Dr. David Fisher, Assistant Professor of Physics, Lycoming College. Superconductivity

Dec 1998:

Jan 1999:

• 22 Dr. Peter Collings, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Swarthmore College. Resonance Light Scattering: A New Technique to Probe Supramolecular Assemblies of Chromophores

Feb 1999:

• 3 Mary Ann Seltzer, Junior Physics and Chemistry Major, Lycoming College. Buckminsterfullerene: C60
• 17 Dr. David Fisher, Assistant Professor of Physics, Lycoming College. A Little Thinning Experiment
• 24 Jason Zerbe, Junior Cooperative Engineering, Lycoming College. The Modern Bicycle

March 1999:

• 10 Ryan Broughton, Junior Physics Major, Lycoming College. Applied Physics of Automotive Frame Straightening
• 17 Eric Broughton, Junior Physics Major, Lycoming College. The Evolution of the Automobile
• 24 Mike Smith, Senior Astronomy and Physics Major, Lycoming College. Traveling Through Time
• 31 Sarah McDonald, Junior Astronomy and Physics Major, Lycoming College. Lightning: An Electrifying Experience

April 1999:

• 7 Rob Cosper, Junior Physics Major, Lycoming College. The Physics of Sports
• 14 Christopher Dalla Piazza, Senior Physics and Astronomy Major, Lycoming College. Moons: A Program Utilizing Applied Celestial Mechanics
• 21 Charles Doersam, Senior Physics Major, Lycoming College. Computer Simulations of Liquid Crystal Systems

1997-1998

• Dr. David Fisher, Lycoming College. The Partition Function
• Nasa tele-conference. Looking at Quasars from Different Angles
• Charles Doersam, Lycoming College. Atomic Decay in a 1-D Inhomogeneous Cavity
• Brian McNoldy, Lycoming College. Characteristics of Tropical Convective Systems
• Dr. David Wolfe, Lycoming College. Lattice Simulations of Biological Membranes
• Dr. David Fisher, Lycoming College. The Partition Function Part II
• Chris Dalla Piazza, Lycoming College. Barred Galaxy Resonance Rings
• Dr. David Schoepf, Bucknell University. The Role of Thermodynamics in the Developement of the Quantum of Radiation
• Jared Treas, Lycoming College. Radioactive Decay
• Dr. Richard Erickson, Lycoming College. Spoofs and Parodies in Physics and Astronomy
• Laurel Nicolas, Lycoming College. The Rising and Falling of the Hubble Constant, and Epicycles and Deferents Re-visited
• Brian Dailey, Lycoming College. Seismography
• Dr. David Fisher, Lycoming College. Mars Pathfinder
• Charles Doersam, Lycoming College. Using Transfer Matrices to Solve QM Problems
• Dr. Donald Simanek, Lock Haven University. Fun Physics Demonstrations
• Nasa Tele-conference. Hubble Highlights
• Jason Keen, Lycoming College. History of Chaos Theory
• Mike Smith, Lycoming College. Extra-Solar Planets
• Michelle Kichline, Lycoming College. Autodynamics
• Brian McNoldy, Lycoming College. Planetary Atmospheric Dyanamics

1996-1997

• NASA Tele-Conference. Evidence for Primative Life on Mars--Maybe?
• Dr. Richard Erickson, Lycoming College. Meteorites From the Moon And Mars
• NASA Tele-Conference. Evidence for Early Galactic Formation
• Dr. David Fisher, Lycoming College. Space Flight Update: What's New and Upcoming
• Denielle K. Burke, Lycoming College. Comets: Spectacular Celestial Sights
• Brian McNoldy, Lycoming College. Formation of Severe Weather
• Brian Daily, Lycoming College. Jumping Off Bridges
• Craig Cusak, Lycoming College. Collisions of Galaxies
• Scott Batson, Lycoming College. Shedding Light on Dark Matter
• Jared Treas, Lycoming College. Hydraulics
• Matt Manning, Lycoming College. The Possibilies and Problems of Time Travel
• Mark Avery, Lycoming College. Superconductivity
• NASA Tele-Conference. Recent Hubble Space Telescope Findings on Quasars
• NASA Tele-Conference. upcoming Mars Missions
• Dr. David Fisher, Lycoming College. Flights of the Gemini Twins
• NASA Tele-Conference. Recent Images from the Galileo Spacecraft's Close Encounter with Ganymede and Europa
• Mr. Darren Williams, Grad Student, Penn State University. Detection of Extra-Solar Planets
• Dr. Steven Griffith, Department of Philosophy, Lycoming College. The Nature of Scientific Explanation
• Dr. Richard Erickson, Lycoming College. Sound in the Early Universe
• Dr. Santu de Silva, Department of Mathematics, Lycoming College. Mathematics of Fluid Dynamics
• Dr. David Wolfe, Lycoming College. Structure and Dynamics of Lipid and Lipid Polymer Membranes
• Dr. Wes Hymer, Center of Cell Research, Penn State University. Cell Biology Research on the Space Shuttle
• Jared Treas, Lycoming College. Cream: Newton's Law of Cooling
• Mark Avery, Lycoming College. Interfacing Thermodynamic Experiments

1995-1996

• Dr. David Wolfe, Lycoming College. Recent Findings in Search to Understand Biological Liquid Crystals
• Ron Menello, Lycoming College. Hubble Controversy Continues
• Doug Peck, Director of Packaging, American Home Products Packaging and Enviromental Issues
• Dr. Beth Cunningham, Bucknell University. Fun with Liquid Crystals
• Taimur Mirza, Lycoming College. Computational Intelligence
• Dr. Richard Erickson, Lycoming College. Astronomical Stone Alignments
• Dr. Richard Erickson, Lycoming College. The Search for Other Solar Systems
• Brian Belz, Lycoming College. Study of the Chemistry of MoSe4]2- with Transition Metals
• Taimur Mirza, Lycoming College. Tutorial Software for Introductory Physics
• Dr. David Fisher, Lycoming College. Galileo's Rocky Road to Jupiter
• Dr. David Fisher, Lycoming College. The Real Story of Apollo 13
• Dr. David Wolfe, Lycoming College. Studies of Liquid-Polymer Systems
• Dr. Richard Erikson, Lycoming College. The Search for Planets Outside Our Solar System--Part 2: Perhaps They Really are Plentiful
• Matthew Manning, Lycoming College. Greenhouse Effect
• Denielle K. Burke, Lycoming College. Optical Atmospheric Phenomena: Glories, Halos, Rainbows, Sun Dogs and Sun Pillars
• Mark Avery, Lycoming College. Fire in the Sky: A Look into the Northern Lights
• Don Jimmerson, Lycoming College. Energy Alternatives
• Taimur Mirza, Lycoming College. Logic Design of Digital Devices
• John McNear, Lycoming College. Black Holes, Relativity, and Other Related Stuff

1994-1995

• Dr. David Fisher, Lycoming College. What do EEG's, Music, Mountains and Crumpled Pieces of Aluminum Foil Have in Common?
• Dr. Santu de Silva, Depart of Mathematics, Lycoming College. The Uniform Gravitaional Field in General Relativity
• Dr. Wesley C. Hymer, Professor of Biochemistry, Penn State University. Biological Applications of Spaceflight
• Joseph J. Bonner, PELLRAD Project, Penn State university. Rad Waste-- Too Hot to Handle
• Dr. David Wolfe, Lycoming College. Molecular Mechanisms of Biomembrane Phase Transitions Using T-Jumps
• Dr. Hassan M. Tavossi, Applied Physics Lab, University of Paris VII. Elastic Vibrations and Thermal Properties of Atoms in Crystals--Is There a Macroscopic Model?
• Dan Brewer, Lycoming College. Networking Personal Computers
• Dr. Harry J. Augensen, Professor of Astronomy and Physics, Widener University. Nuclei of Planetary Nebulae: Stars Caught in Transition Between Red Giants and White Dwarfs
• Dr. Richard R Erickson, Lycoming College. Jove's Hammer: Shoemaker-Levi 9 Impacts on Jupiter
• Dr. Paul H. Shuch, Professor of Electronics, Penn College of Technology. The Search for the Missing Mass
• Tania M Slawecki, Class of 87 and Department of Polymer Science, Penn State University. Polymers and Surface Physic
• Travis Shrey, Lycoming College. Aspects of Acoustics
• Dr. David Wolfe, Lycoming College. Surfing the Internet
• Travis Shrey, Lycoming College. The Physics of Volleyball
• Dr. Paul Shuch, Director of the SETI League, INC. Searching for Life Among the Stars
• Dr. Richard Erickson, Lycoming College. Earthquakes
• John McNear, Lycoming College. Acoustic Refrigeration
• Scott Batson, Lycoming College. The Life Cycle of Massive Stars
• Laurel Nicolas, Lycoming College. The Hubble Hubbub
• Brian Belz, Lycoming College. Reaction Rates and Their Influences
• Shawn L. Riddell, Lycoming College. Revolutionary Radar
• Peter Key, Lycoming College. Nanofabrication
• Ronald Menello, Lycoming College. Earth's Climate System and Humankind's Influence
• Taimur Mirza, Lycoming College. Multimedia Physics Tutorial Software

1993-1994

• Dr. Lori Goldner, National Institute of Standards. Trapping Atoms and Small Particles with Light
• Dr. Luz J. Martinez-Miranda, Dept of Electrical Engineering, Penn State University. Liquid Crystals in Constrained Geometries: Some Aspects of the Physics of Low Dimensional Systems and Displays
• Dr. David Fisher, Lycoming College. Gemini Astronaut EVA Experiences
• Dr. David Wolfe, Lycoming College. Ripple Geometries in Condensed Matter Physics
• Travis Shrey, Lycoming College. Vroom, Vroom
• Dr. Thomas Solomon, Professor of Physics, Bucknell University. Chaotic Mixing in Two-Dimensional Flows: Levy Flights and Anomalous Diffusion
• Dr. Renee Diehl, Dept of Physics. Some Surprises in Alkali Metal Films
• Dr. Martin Hertzberg, Dept of Chemistry, Physics and Geoscience, Lock Haven University. Atmospheric Warming by the Greenhouse Effect: Thermodynamic Boundary Constraints on its Magnitude
• Dr. Daniel Leathers, Lycoming Alumni, Department of Geography, University of Delaware. Snow Cover and Climate
• Dr. Owen Anderson, Professor of Physics, Bucknell University. Random Dot Stereograms, Their Construction and Possible Applications
• Susan Banko, Lycoming College. Interpretation of M.C. Escher's Works Through a Physicists Eyes
• Travis Shrey, Lycoming College. Underwater Dogs: The Structure and Physics of Subwoofers
• Dr. Richard Erickson, Lycoming College. Two Upcoming Astronomical Events
• Dr. David Fisher, Lycoming College. Clementine: Back to the Moon
• Dr. David Wolfe, Lycoming College. The Physics of Skiing
• Quay Schappell, Lycoming College. Superfluidity: What is It and How Can It be Used
• Steven Hess, Lycoming College. The Physics of Sports
• Daniel Brewer, Lycoming College. Quatum Effect Devices: The Next Generation
• Ronald Menello, Lycoming College. The Future Direction of Solar System Exploration
• Lawrence DiPiano, Lycoming College. The Study of the Aerodynamics of Airplanes and Helicopters
• Shawn L. Riddell, Lycoming College. A Modern Application of Physics
• Travis Stagg, Lycoming College. Computer Graphics and Their Applications

1992-1993

• Dr. David Fisher, Lycoming College. A Radio View of the Universe
• Dr. Mark Stuckey, Dept of Physics, Elizabethtown College. Faster-Than-Light Galaxies
• Dr. David Fisher, Lycoming College. Paleobiology of Dinosaurs
• Bruce Vaihinger, Class of '88, Project Engineer at Nuclear Research Corporation
• Dr. David Wolfe, Lycoming College. String Theory
• Dr. Beth Cunningham, Professor of Physics, Bucknell University. Ripple Structures in Lipid Assemblies: What are they?
• Dr. Richard Erickson, Lycoming College. The Geology of Yellowstone National Park
• Dr. David Wolfe, Lycoming College. Computer Use in Astronomy and Physics
• Dr. Richard Henry, Professor of Physics, Bucknell University. Quantum Correlations
• Dr. Richard Erickson, Lycoming College. The Bighorn Medicine Wheel --An American Stonehenge?
• Ravinder Kareer, Lycoming College. Diodes and Transistors
• Dr. David Fisher, Lycoming College. The Physics of Toys
• Dr. Richard Erickson, Lycoming College. Eleusis: A Card Game of the Scientific Method
• Dr. David Wolfe. Lycoming College. Fullerenes: A Look at Bucky Balls
• Wendy Picker, Lycoming College. Next Stop--Pluto
• Nicholas O'Dosey, Lycoming College. Looking for Kitty
• Jeffrey, McClintock, Lycoming College. The Photoelectric Effect
• Travis Stagg, Lycoming College. The Universe and Grand Unified Theory
• Quay Schappell, Lycoming College. Relativity: Trust it or Not?
• Lance Ridall, Lycoming College. X-Ray Diffraction
• Steven Hess, Lycoming College. Aerodynamic Lift
• Larry DiPiano, Lycoming College. Superconductivity
• Travis Shrey, Lycoming College. Mo' Boom

1991-1992

• Dr. Richard Weida, Dept of Mathematics, Lycoming College. Fuzzy Sets
• Dr. Renee Diehl, Dept of Physics, Penn State University. What Do We Know About the Structures of Surfaces
• Dr. Michael Gallis, Professor of Physics, PSU Schuylkill Campus. Quantum Theory and Measurement: Question of "Reality"
• Anjali Ganapathy, Lycoming College. The Physics of Radiation Therapy
• Dr. David Wolfe, Lycoming College. Thermally Induced Phase Transitions Between Phosphatidylcholine-Cholesterol Multilamellar Assemblies
• Ravinder Kareer, Lycoming College. The Study of Conformational Searches For Cyclic Molecules
• Dr. David Schoepf, Professor of Physics, Bucknell University. Experimental Work With Low-Energy Positron Beams
• Dr. Rossen Dandoloff, Professor of Physics, Bucknell University. Geometry of Space Curves and Physics
• Dr. Richard Erickson, Lycoming College. The Nearest Stars
• Dr. Donald Simanek, Dept of Physics, Lock Haven University. Physics Follies
• Dr. Laurence Marschall, Professor of Physics, Gettysburg College. The Supernova Story
• Dr. David Fisher, Lycoming College. The Soviet Mir Space Station: Permanent Occupation of Space or Dead-end?
• Dr. Richard Erickson, Lycoming College. The Geology of Southern Wyoming, Northern Colorado and Eastern Utah
• James Slicklen, Lycoming College. History of SETI
• William Covert, Lycoming College. Millikan's Method of Calculating Unit Electric Charge
• Wendy Picker, Lycoming College. Black Holes Do Exist
• Hugh Schultz, Lycoming College. Holography
• Nicholas O'Dosey, Lycoming College. Space Travel and the Theory of Relativity
• Shane Riddell, Lycoming College. Boundary Value Problems and Bessel Functions
• James Rothwell, Lycoming College. Relativistic Quantum Mechanics

1990-1991

• Dr. David Fisher, Lycoming College. Revenge of the Killer Tomatoes: Part 2
• Dr. Richard Erickson, Lycoming College. The Development of Modern Cosmology
• Dr. David Lien, Professor of Physics, Bucknell University. Cometary Dust
• Dr. David Wolfe, Lycoming College. Synchrotron Radiation: A New X-Ray Diffraction Technique
• Albert Stoner, Dept of Chemistry and Physics, Penn College of Technology. The Science Mission of the Hubble Space Telescope
• Dr. David Fisher, Lycoming College. Lessons For Space Station Freedom Learned on Salyut 6 and 7
• Dr. Donald Simanek, Professor of Physics, Lock Haven University. Scientists and the Spirits
• Dr. Martin Ligare, Professor of Physics, Bucknell University. Berry's Phase: Unappreciated Aspects of the Quantum Adiabatic Theorem
• Jim Sproull, Teaching Coordinator, US Geology Survey. Using CD ROM in the Science Classroom Studying Changes in Our Enviroment
• Dr. David Fisher, Lycoming College. Sandbox Physics (Part I): Experimentally Simulating Crater Impact Processes
• Dr. Richard Erickson, Lyocming College. Impact Cratering
• Lewis Duttry, Lycoming College. Fiber Optics: The Advancement Over Copper Wire
• Stephanie Heyd, Lycoming College. Prostetic Hands-How They Work
• Michael Almassy, Lycoming College. Stellar Models: Computers in Astronomy
• Jay Tanenbaum, Lycoming College. The Way the Radio Works
• James Slicklen, Lycoming College. Voyage to the Outer Solar System: The Voyager Probes
• Bill Covert, Lycoming College. How a Speaker Speaks
• Scott Hiem, Lycoming College. The History of Dynamics
• Rajan Thampi, Lycoming College. Superconsuctivity
• Michael Macchione, Lycoming College. The Shape of the Universe
• Shane Riddell, Lycoming College. Biosphere II
• Brian Koontz, Lycoming College. Fractals and Their Uses Applied to Crack Propagation
• Jim Rothwell, Lycoming College. Blackholes Ain't So Black