January 21- January 27, 2001
      THE BOSTON AREA PHYSICS CALENDAR

The Boston Area Physics Calendar is published weekly during the academic
year by the Center for Theoretical Physics at MIT.  You may send your
announcement by e-mail (bapc@lns.mit.edu) or FAX (617-253-8674).  We cannot
accept announcements by telephone.  Entries should reach us no later than
11:00 a.m. the Monday of the week preceding the week of the event.  ENTRIES
RECEIVED AFTER THE DEADLINE WILL NOT BE PUBLISHED.
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Monday, January 22, 2001


Monday, January 22, 4:00PM
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Physics Colloquium
Olin Hall 107
``Approaching the Glass Transition"
Dr. Harvey Gould
Clark University
Refreshments in Olin Hall 118 at 3:40pm


Tuesday, January 23, 2001

Tuesday, January 23, 3:40PM
Boston University
Physics Colloquium
MSC, Rm 107, 590 Commonwealth Ave.
``Squeezing the vacuum: physics at the largest accelerator in the world"
Professor Peter Fisher
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Refreshments served at 3:20pm, call 353-2600 for parking.


Tuesday, January 23, 4:00 PM
Brandeis University
Martin Weiner Lecture Series, Physics Colloquium
Physics Bldg, Abelson 131
``Computational Speedup from Quantum Mechanics"
Professor Edward Farhi
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Refreshments served at 3:30p.m, Room 333

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Wednesday, January 24, 2001

Wednesday, January 24, 11:45AM
Brandeis University
Condensed Matter Seminar
Physics Building, Room 333
``Freezing in Disordered Systems"
Dr. Horacio Castillo
Boston University

Wednesday, January 24, 2:00PM (note different day and time
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Nuclear Theory Seminar
Center for Theoretical Physics, Bldg 6 3rdfl  Seminar Room
``Superconductivity with the Meron-Cluster Algorithm"
James Osborn
Duke University
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Thursday, January 25, 2001
Thursday, January 25, 4:00PM
Clark University
Physics Colloquium
Sackler Science Center, Room-N-105
``Phase Transitions in the Early Universe"
Carme Gagne
Dartmouth College


Thursday, January 25, 4:00PM
Northeastern University
Physics Colloquium
Dana Research Center, Rm 114
``Helix-Coil Transition of SingleDNA Molecules"
Dr. Mark Williams
University of Minnesota

Thursday, January 25, 4:15PM
Harvard University
Duality Seminar
Jefferson 453
``Recent Developments in String Orbifolds"
Eric Sharpe
Duke University
Refreshments at 3:45 HET commons area, Jefferson 460


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Friday, January 26, 2001

No seminar notices received


Reminder:
Deadline for the January 28 - February 3 calendar is
Monday, January 22, 2001 at 11:00a.m.

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