Monday, February 21, 2000
Holiday
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Tuesday, February 22,2000
Tuesday, February 22, 2000, 12noon
Harvard University
Condensed Matter Theory Group
Jefferson 453
``The so called 2-dimensional metal insulate transition"
Prof. Sankar Das Sarma
University of Maryland

Tuesday, February 22, 2000, 2:30PM
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Joint Tufts/CfA/MIT Cosmology Seminar
Center for Theoretical Physics, Bdg 6 3rd fl seminar room
``Quantum Fluctuations of the Energy in a Finite Volume"
Alan Guth
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Refreshments served at 2:00pm

Tuesday, February 22, 2000, 3:00PM
Harvard University
Morris Loeb Lectures in Physics: Lecture III
Jefferson Lab. 250
``Singularities and Cascades in Droplet Fission"
Sidney Nagel
University of Chicago

Tuesday, February 22, 2000, 4:00 PM
Brandeis University
Martin Weiner Lecture Series, Physics Colloquium
Physics Bldg, Abelson 131
``Statistical Physics and Biological Information"
Professor Terry Hwa
University of California, San Diego
Refreshments served at 3:30p.m, Room 333

Tuesday, February 22, 2000, 4:00 PM
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Nuclear Theory Seminar
Center for Theoretical Physics, Bld 6 3rd fl seminar room
``Heavy Neutrons Stars and Strange Stars: Mind Games or Real Objects?
Dimitrios Psaltis
Harvard University
Refreshments served at 3:30p.m.

Tuesday, February 22, 2000 4:00PM
Boston University
Astrophysics Seminar Series
Astronomy Conference Room-500, 725 Commonwealth Ave.
``Star and Planet Formation Studies with the Owens valley Millimeter- wave
Array"
Anneila Sargent
Caltech
Coffee and Cookies served at 3:45pm

Tuesday, February 22, 2000, 4:30 PM
Harvard University
Harvard-M.I.T. Mathematical Physics Seminar
Jefferson 453
``Brane Geometry and Quantization"
Volker Schomerus
Universitaet Hamburg
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Wednesday, February 23, 2000
Wednesday, February 23, 2000, 12 noon
Brandeis University
Condensed Matter Seminar
Physics Building, Room 333
``Carbon nanotubes as atomic force microscopy probes"
Jason Hafner
Harvard University

Wednesday, February 23, 2000, 4:00PM
Northeastern University
Condensed Matter Seminar
Dana, Room 114
``Advances in Quantum Magnetism using Molecular-Based Magnets"
Professor Christopher Landee
Clark University
Refreshments served at 3:45pm

Wednesday, February 23, 2000, 4:30PM
Harvard University
Joint Theory Seminar
Jefferson 356
``Localizing Gravity"
Professor Lisa Randall
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Refreshments at 4:00pm, HET Commons 4th fl. Jefferson

Wednesday, February 23, 2000, 4:30PM
Boston College
Department of Physics Colloquium
Gasson Hall, Room305
``Disorder and Interaction in Electron Systems"
Professor Sankar Das Sarma
University of Maryland
Coffee served at 3:45p.m. Higgins Hall, Room 354
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Thursday, February 24, 2000
Thursday, February 24, 2000, 12noon
Harvard University
Condensed Matter Theory Group
Lyman 425
``Understanding collective Microorganism patterns: some puzzles for the
theorist"
Professor Herbert Levine
University of California, San Diego

Thursday, February 24, 2000, 3:00PM
Harvard University
Morris Loeb Lectures in Physics: Lecture IV
Jefferson Lab. 250
``Breaking Away, Selective Withdrawal, and Islets in the Stream"
Sidney Nagel
University of Chicago

Thursday, February 24, 2000, 4:00PM
Northeastern University
Physics Colloquium
Dana Room 114
``Title to be announced"
Professor Herbert Levine
University of California, San Diego

Thursday, February 24, 2000, 4:15PM
Harvard University
Duality Seminar
Jefferson 453
``Search for a Realistic M-theory cosmology"
Andrew Chamblin
Massachusetts of Technology
Refreshments at 3:45pm, HET Commons, 4th fl Jefferson

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Friday, February 25, 2000
Friday, February 25, 2000, 12 :30PM
Boston University
Condensed Matter Seminar
Metcalf Science Center, Rm 352, 590 Commonwealth Ave.
``Simple models of beta-hairpin peptide folding"
Professor Herbert Levine
University of California, San Diego

Friday, February 25, 2000 , 3:30PM
Tufts University
Special Seminar (Sponsored by Dept. of Physics&Astronomy)
Barnum Hall Room 8
``Almost Absolute Zero: The Story of Laser Cooling and Trapping"

William D. Phillips, 1997 Nobel Laureate
National Institute of Standards and Technology
For more information call 617-627-3029
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Reminder:
Deadline for the February 27- March 4 calendar is Tuesday, February 22,
2000 at 11:00a.m.

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