March 24-31, 2002
      THE BOSTON AREA PHYSICS CALENDAR
The Boston Area Physics Calendar is published weekly during the academic
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Monday, March 25, 2002


Tuesday, March 26, 2002

Tuesday, March 26, 2002, 11:00am
Northeastern University
Physics Seminar
Dana Research Center, Room 114
"Non-Perturbative Physics in Sd: Instantons Versus Deconstruction"
Yuri Shirman
California Institute of Technology
Pasadena, CA

Tuesday, March 26, 2002, 2:30pm
Tufts University
Tufts/CfA/MIT Cosmology Seminar
Robinson Hall, Room 250
"De Sitter Space, Holography and Inflation"
Andrew Stominger
Harvard University
*Refreshments will be served at 2:00 p.m. in Knipp Library, Room 251*

Tuesday, March 26, 2002, 3:30pm
Boston University
Physics Department Colloquium
Metcalf Science Center
590 Commonwealth Ave., Room 107
"Dynamical Mean Field Approach to Strongly Correlated Electron Systems"
Professor Gabriel Kotliar
Rutgers University
*Refreshments will be served at 3:15 p.m.*
*Please call (617)353-2600 one day in advance for parking*

Tuesday, March 26, 2002, 4:00pm
Northeastern University
Physics Colloquium
Dana Research Center, Room 114
"The Gauge Hierarchy Problem:  The Quest for a Solution"
Yuri Shirman
California Institute of Technology
Pasadena, CA
*Refreshments will be served at 3:45 p.m.*

Wednesday, March 27, 2002

Wednesday, March 27, 2002, 2:00pm
Boston University
Particle and Fields Seminar
Physics Research Building 593
"Recent CP Violation Results From BaBar"
Gabriella Sciolla
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Thursday, March 28, 2002

Thursday, March 28, 2002, 11:00am
Northeastern University
Physics Seminar
Dana Research Center, Room 114
"Turning Sacred Cows Into Big Macs"
Gabriela Barenboim
Fermilab
Batavia, IL

Thursday, March 28, 2002, 12:00 p.m.
Harvard University
CMT Seminar
Lyman 425
"Topological Phenomena in Normal Metals"
Andrei Maltsev
University of Maryland

Thursday, March 28, 2002, 4:00pm
Northeastern University
Physics Colloquium
Dana Research Center, Room 114
"Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Neutrinos But Were Afraid to
Ask"
Gabriela Barenboim
Fermilab
Batavia, IL
*Refreshments will be served at 3:45 p.m.*

Friday, March 29, 2002

Friday, March 29, 2002, 4:00 p.m.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Plasma Science and Fusion Center Seminar
Building NW17, Room 218
"Electromagnetic Wave Studies in 2D and 3D Plasmas"
Don Batchelor
Oak Ridge National Laboratory