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APS Colloquium 2011

The monthly APS Colloquium series is intended for the benefit of the Advanced Photon Source and Argonne community, by bringing distinguished scientists in all disciplines to lecture on topics of general interest.Objectives include the cross-fertilization of research initiatives at various institutions and the identification of possible uses of the Advanced Photon Source.

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Imaging Molecules and Viruses with X-ray Laser Pulses - December 7, 2011
Henry Chapman, CFEL

Integrated slides and video not available at the presenter's request. Poster (pdf)
Gravitational-Wave Detectors: First, Second, and Third Generation - November 2, 2011
Vuk Mandic, University of Minnesota

Integrated slides and video
Accordent Capture Station Presentation (53:36), video (rm) (53:36), Poster (pdf)
Coherent Control of Quantum Matter - October 5, 2011
Andrea Cavalleri, Max Planck Institute

Integrated slides and video
Accordent Capture Station Presentation (52:11), video (rm) (52:11), Poster (pdf)
Using Synchrotron Radiation and Electron Microscopy to Map the Huge Structural Changes that Occur in Viruses During Their Life Cycle - September 7, 2011
Michael Rossman, Purdue University

Integrated slides and video
Accordent Capture Station Presentation (55:08), video (rm) (55:08), Poster (pdf)
X-ray Imaging Based on Compton Scattering - August 10, 2011
Joseph Callerame, American Scient & Engineering, Inc.

Integrated slides and video
Accordent Capture Station Presentation (53:18), video (rm) (53:18), Poster (pdf)
Emerging Properties of Quantum Matter - Case Studies of Topological and Superconducting Phases - July 6, 2011
Zhi-Xun Shen, Stanford University

Integrated slides and video
Accordent Capture Station Presentation (47:04), video (rm) (47:04), Poster (pdf)
The Cambrian Evolutionary Explosion: Novel Evidence from Fossils Studied by X-ray Tomography - June 1, 2011
Jun-Yuan Chen, Nanjing University, China

Integrated slides and video
Accordent Capture Station Presentation (56:30), video (rm) (56:30), Poster (pdf)
Observing Structure and Motion in Molecules with Ultrafast Strong Field and Short Wavelength Laser Radiation - April 13, 2011
Philip H. Bucksbaum, Fellow of the American Physical Society and Optical Society of America, and member of the National Academy of Sciences

Integrated slides and video
Accordent Capture Station Presentation (57:32), video (rm) (57:32), Poster (pdf)
Fifth-Generation Free-Electron Laser Light Sources - March 2, 2011
Claudio Pellegrini, Distinguished Professor of Physics, Emeritus, at the University of California, Los Angeles

Integrated slides and video
Accordent Capture Station Presentation (1:05:36), video (rm) (1:05:36), Poster (pdf)
Opportunities for X-ray Science in Future Computing Architectures - February 9, 2011
Ian Foster, Argonne National Laboratory

Integrated slides and video
Accordent Capture Station Presentation (59:51), video (rm) (59:51), Poster (pdf)
Atomic Resolution Coherent Diffractive Imaging and Ultrafast Science - January 2, 2011
Jian-min Zuo, University of Illinois

Integrated slides and video
Accordent Capture Station Presentation (59:51), video (rm) (59:51), Poster (pdf)