Topics

Astronomy & Astrophysics

• Ground and space based gamma-ray astronomy (Holder)
• The formation and early evolution of low-mass stars and brown dwarfs (Gizis)

AMO Physics

• A materials perspective on Casimir and van der Waals interactions

Biological Physics

• Graphene nanodevices for DNA sequencing (Nikolic)

Condensed Matter Physics, Materials Physics and Nanophysics

• The quantum spin Hall effect and topological insulators (Nikolic)
• [Practical aspects of modern and future permanent magnets]

Elementary Particles, Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology

• The origin of galactic cosmic rays (Gaisser)
• Utrahigh energy cosmic rays (Stanev)
• Ice cube: An instrument for neutrino astronomy (Seckel)

Space and Plasma Physics

• Magnetic reconnection (Shay)
• Magnetohydrodynamic turbulence and time scales in astrophysical and space plasmas (Matthaeus)