Schedule

Student talks Fall 2016

October 17

• Bibek Bhandari, Topological properties and dynamics of magnetic skyrmions
• Mojtaba Kaffash, Photonic design principles for ultrahigh-efficiency photovoltaics

October 24

• Joseph Avenosos, Ultrafast carrier dynamics in nanostructures for solar fuels
• Han Yan, Fluid lipid membranes

October 31

• Connor Dolan, Kinetic physics of the solar corona and solar wind
• Utkarsh Bajpai, Casimir forces: Still surprising after 60 years

November 7

• Jinbiao Ji, The formation and early evolution of low-mass stars and brown dwarfs
• Rebecca MacInnis, Magnetic fields of nondegenerate stars

November 14

• Riddhi Bandyopadhyay, Magnetohydrodynamic turbulence and time scales in astrophysical and space plasmas
• Priyanka Modal, Kinetic physics of the solar corona and solar wind

November 28

• Charles Cheung, Quantum spin Hall effect and topological insulators
• Inbok Yea, Scenarios of giant planet formation and evolution and their impact on the formation of habitable terrestrial planets

December 5

• Umer Zubair, Experimental cosmology with cosmic microwave background
• Muhammad Zubair, Graphene spintronics