Colloquia 2008 - 2009

September 25 - Prof. K. Kalosakas, Dept. of Matterials Science & Technology, Univ. of Patras
Base-pair openings in double stranded DNA: Modeling and Physical Properties

October 02 - Prof. P. Decleva, Univ. of Trieste, Italy
Molecular continuum states: present and future perspectives [PDF]

October 9 - Prof. D. Arnett, Univ. of Arizona, USA
Canceled

October 16 - Prof. P. Savvidis, Dept. of Matterials Science & Technology, Univ. of Crete
Novel ultra-efficient polariton light-emitting devices [PDF]

October 23 - Dr. J. Tauber, European Space Agency, Planck Mission Project Scientist
The Planck Mission [PDF]

October 30 - Prof. X. Zotos, Dept. of Physics, Univ. of Crete
A 1-D transport tour

November 06 - Prof. A. Petkou, Dept. of Physics, Univ. of Crete
The Holographic New World [PDF]

November 13 - Prof. J. Truemper, MPE, Germany
The Extreme Physical Properties of Neutron Stars [PDF]

November 20 - Prof. M. Floratos, Dept. of Physics, Univ. of Athens
The physics of information and quantum mechanics [PDF]

November 27 - Prof. Z. Hatzopoulos, Dept. of Physics, Univ. of Crete
Epitaxial Semiconductor Structures for Novel Electronic and Optoelectronic Devices [PDF]

December 04 - Prof. I. Kiritsis
The (most) perfect fluid

December 11 - Prof. J. Zaanen, Leiden Univ., The Netherlands
Planckian Dissipation [PDF] [Canceled]

December 18 - Prof. I. Perakis, Dept. of Physics, Univ. of Crete
Femtosecond control of magnetic systems [PDF]

February 5 - Dr. L. Limperakis, Max-Planck-Institut für Eisenforschung, Germany
Ab-initio based multischeme calculations: From semiconductors to metals, and bio-inspired materials. [PDF]

February 12 - Prof. D. van der Marel, Univ. of Geneva, Switzerland
Optics clues to pairing glues [PDF]

February 19 - Prof. P. Tzanetakis, Dept. of Physics, Univ. of Crete
Fundamental properties of materials for solar cell and other applications: Thin films and nanostructures[PDF]

February 26 - No colloquium

March 5 - Prof. G. Kiriakidis, Dept. of Physics, Univ. of Crete
Transparent Conductive Oxides in the post-Si Electronics Era [PDF]

March 12 - Prof. T. Kehagias, Dept. of Physics, Univ. of Thessaloniki
An integrated method for nanoscale analysis of solid matter based on transmission electron microscopy techniques [PDF]

March 19 - No colloquium

March 26 - Prof. A. Kluemper, University of Wuppertal, Germany
Physics of Many-Body Systems via the Mathematical Backdoor [PDF]

April 2 - Prof. K. Zioutas, Dept. of Physics, Univ. of Patras
Solar Axions [PDF]

April 9 - Prof. Y. Terzian, Astronomy Department, Cornell Univ., USA
The Explosive Death of Sun-Like Stars [PDF]

April 30 - Prof. A. Georgakilas, Dept. of Physics, Univ. of Crete
Extending the range of III-Nitride semiconductor heterostructure-nanostructure materials and their unique devices [PDF]

May 7 - Prof. F. Englert, Univ. Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium
Spontaneous Symmetry Breaking [PDF]

May 14 - Dr. F. Nicastro, Obs. of Rome/INAF, Italy & Dept. of Physics, Univ. of Crete
The Missing Baryons Hunt: a crucial test of our Standard Cosmology and Feedback [PDF]