Speaker Series
SPS Speaker Series for 2007-2008
| Speaker | Date | Time | Topic |
| Dr. Nancy Morrison (Dept. of Physics and Astronomy) | Wednesday, Nov. 15 | 3:00 PM | A Presenation of tips on how to apply and look for Graduate Schools. [MORE] |
SPS Speaker Series for 2006-2007
| Speaker | Date | Time | Topic |
| Dr. Thomas Kvale (Dept. of Physics and Astronomy) | Wednesday, Nov. 29 | 2:00 PM | A presentation on getting involved in undergraduate research. |
| Dr. Nancy Morrison (Dept. of Physics and Astronomy) | Wednesday, Nov. 29 | 2:30 PM | A Presenation of tips on how to apply and look for Graduate Schools. [MORE] |
SPS Speaker Series for 2005-2006
| Speaker | Date | Time | Topic |
| Dr. Nancy Morrison (Dept. of Physics and Astronomy) | Thursday, Sept. 29 | 1:00 PM | A Presenation of tips on how to apply and look for Graduate Schools. [MORE] |
| Dr. Bernard Bopp (Dept. of Physics and Astronomy) (Director of the Center for Teaching and Learning) | Monday, Oct. 24 | 3:00 PM | Teaching Physics and Astronomy with demonstrations. |
| Dr. David Ellis (Dept. of Physics and Astronomy) | Thursday, Nov. 10 | 1:00 PM | Problems in physics teaching and research: a 50-year perspective. |
| Dr. Adolf Witt (Dept. of Physics and Astronomy) | Wednesday, Mar. 15 | 4:00 PM | Ghost Nebulae |
| Dr. Larry Curtis (Dept. of Physics and Astronomy) | Wednesday, Apr. 12 | 4:00 PM | Where a University of Toledo degree will take you. |
SPS Speaker Series for 2003-2004
| Speaker | Date | Time | Topic |
| Dr. Nancy Morrison (Dept. of Physics and Astronomy) | Thursday, Sept. 11 | 1:00 PM | A Presenation of tips on how to apply and look for Graduate Schools. [MORE] |
| Dr. Elliot Tramer (Dept of Earth Ecological and Environmental Sciences) | Friday, Oct. 31 | 2:00 PM | Environmental Science Opportunities |
| Dr. Kim (Dept. of Chemistry) | Friday, Nov. 21 | 2:00 PM | NMR |
SPS Speaker Series for 2002-2003
| Speaker | Date | Time | Topic |
| Dr. Thomas Kvale and Dr. David Ellis (Dept. of Physics and Astronomy) | Tuesday, Oct 29 | 5:30 PM | A Round Table Discussion on the creation of a Math Physics class for the Undergraduate Level. |
| Dr. Al Compaan (Dept. of Physics and Astronomy) |
Tuesday, Dec 3 | 4:30 PM | Physics, Photovoltaics, and Plutocracies! |
| Dr. Ellis, Dr. Curtis, Dr.
Palmer, Dr. Jon Bjorkman, and Dr. Lee (Dept. of Physics and Astronomy) |
Tuesday, April 15 | 3:00 PM | Round Table Discussion "On Teaching Physics and Astronomy" |
SPS Speaker Series for 2001-2002
| Speaker | Date | Time | Topic |
| Dr. Rick Irving (Dept. of Physics and Astronomy) | __ | 5:30 PM | An introduction to the new Beowulf cluster installed in the Physics department here at UT and the ideas of parallel computing. |
| Dr. Ale Lukaszew(Dept. of Physics and Astronomy) | Tuesday, Feb. 12 | 6:00 PM | Dr. Lukaszew described a variety of topics from her research to thinking creatively. |
SPS Speaker Series for 2000-2001
| Speaker | Date | Time | Topic |
| Dr. Larry Curtis (Dept. of Physics and Astronomy) | Thursday,Oct. 19 | 5:30 PM | History and Implications of the exponential decay. With connections to atomic physics and other areas. |
| Dr. Dean Carlson (Dept. of Math) | Thursday, Nov. 16 | 5:30 PM | An introduction to the calculus of variations. Applications to geometric optics, brachistochrone problem with an introduction to optimal control theory. |
| Dr. Bernard Bopp (Dept. of Physics and Astronomy) | Thursday, Feb. 15 | 12:30 PM | "21st Century Academia." Discussion of the new "traditional" student. Demographics and the impact it will have on academia. |
| Dr. Nancy Morrison (Dept. of Physics and Astronomy) | Thursday, Apr. 12 | 12:30 PM | Observational Astronomy including an overview of research done at Toledo and a tour of the 1-meter Ritter telescope! |