Topics

Astronomy & Astrophysics

• Ground and space based gamma-ray astronomy (Holder)

Biological Physics

• Graphene nanodevices for DNA sequencing (Nikolic)

Condensed Matter Physics, Materials Physics and Nanophysics

• The quantum spin Hall effect and topological insulators (Nikolic)

Elementary Particles, Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology

• The origin of galactic cosmic rays
• Ice cube: An instrument for neutrino astronomy

Space and Plasma Physics

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