Department of Physics

What's New in Clark Physics

2007

  • Saturday, October 20, 2007.  Sciences Preview Day was held at Clark University.
  • The ninth annual Greater Boston Area Statistical Mechanics meeting was held on Saturday, October 13, 2007 at Brandeis University.
  • June 2007 - Hui Wang joined Lehigh University as a post-doc.
  • May 2007 - Gulhan Gurdal joined Rutgers University as a post-doc.
  • March 2007 - APS Meeting held in Denver, Colorado.

2006

  • The eighth annual Greater Boston Area Statistical Mechanics meeting was held on Saturday, October 21, 2006 at Brandeis University.
  • Saturday, October 21, 2006. Sciences Preview Day was held at Clark University.
  • June 9, 2006. The Complex Fluids Workshop was held at Clark University.
  • Clark University Presentations at the APS March 2006 Meeting (March 13 - 17), Baltimore, Maryland.
  • Monday, 13 March, 2006. - 11:15 AM–11:27 AM   Abstract: B23.00001 : Calculated And Experimental Exchange Interactions In A Strong-rail Spin Ladder. Chris Landee.
  • 12:51 PM–1:03 PM   Abstract: B23.00009 : Copper Phenazine Dichloride, a S=1/2 Heisenberg Antiferromagnetic Chain. Ryan Schneider and Chris Landee.
  • 14 March 2006. - 8:48 AM–9:00 AM   Abstract: G42.00005 : Using the Open Source Physics Java Library to do Computer Simulations. Harvey Gould.
  • Afternoon Poster Session:   Abstract: J1.00127 : Record Two-Halide Exchange in Cu(2,5-dmpz)Br2: Theory and Experiment. Rob Butcher and Chris Landee.
  • Wednesday, 15 March 2006. - 9:36 AM–9:48 AM   N8.00009 : Dynamics angle and surface flow properties of wet and cohesive granular matter   Qing Xu and Arshad Kudrolli.
  • 11:51 AM–12:03 PM   Abstract: P23.00004 : Comparison of Magnetic Field-Modified Electronic Excitations in Ni(II) Compounds. Virginia Long and Chris Landee.
  • Afternoon poster session:   Abstract: Q1.00177 : Using the Open Source Physics Library to Teach Statistical and Thermal Physics. Harvey Gould.
  • Thursday, 16 March 2006. - 8:00 AM–8:12 AM   Abstract: U8.00001 : Statistical and dynamical properties of a vibrated granular polymer.  Arshad Kudrolli and Micah Veilleaux.
  • 8:36 AM–8:48 AM   Abstract: U33.00004 : Non-constant nucleation rate in a system in apparent metastable equilibrium. Hui Wang and Harvey Gould.
  • 10:36 AM–10:48 AM   Abstract: U38.00014 : Pauli limiting in the superconductor k-(ET)2Cu(NCS)2 under pressure. Kyuil Cho and Chuck Agosta.
  • 11:39 AM–11:51 AM and 11:51 AM–12:03 PM   Abstract: V26.00003 : Curvature-induced microphase separation and lipid polar localization in cell membranes – II  Ranjan Mukhopadhyay.  Abstract: V26.00004 : Curvature-induced microphase separation and lipid polar localization in cell membranes - I. Ranjan Mukhopadhyay.
  • 4:18 PM–4:30 PM   Abstract: W45.00010 : Magnetic Ordering in Copper Pyrazine Perchlorate, a S=1/2 2D Quantum Heisenberg Antiferromagnet. Fan Xiao and Chris Landee.
  • March 13, 2006. Junchao Xia joined the Chemistry Department at the University of Iowa as a post-doc.

2005

  • November 4-6, 2005. Harvey Gould attended the Oberlin Conference on Computation and Modeling 2005: The Undergraduate Arena and gave a poster on Using the Open Source Physics Library to Teach About Computer Simulations in Physics (with Jan Tobochnik and Wolfgang Christian
  • October 21, 2005. Faculty members Harvey Gould (co-organizer), Arshad Kudrolli, and Ranjan Mukhopadhyay, postdocs Jan Fiala and Ashish V. Orpe, and graduate students Ranjit Chacko, Lou Colonna-Romano, Kristopher Daly, Mina Khanlarzadeh, Hui Wang, Junchao Xia, and Fan Xiao attended the 7th meeting of the Greater Boston Area Statistical meeting. Mukhopadhyay, Fiala, Wang, and Xia gave talks at the meeting on their research.
  • August 21, 2005. Natalie Gulbache and Greg Johnson were married in Istanbul, Turkey on Sunday, August 21. Both graduates obtained their Ph.D. in physics from Clark. The wedding was attended by many Clark graduates including Emily Clark, B.A. physics, 2001, her husband Christoph Scheurer, a former post-doc in chemistry at Clark, Harvey Gould and his wife, and Bill Klein of Boston University and his wife. Other graduates of Clark also attended. Bill Klein was on the thesis committee of both Greg and Natali. More details and a photo will be posted later.
  • August 6-9, 2005. Harvey Gould and Vincent Ciarametaro attended the summer meeting of the AAPT in Salt Lake City, Utah.
  • Ranjan Mukhopadhyay attended a workshop on "Frontiers of Soft Condensed Matter" at ExxonMobil Research and Engineering, Annandale, New Jersey. The workshop brought together researchers at the forefront of soft condensed matter science to discuss the current state of the field and to explore promising future directions. It also celebrated the 60th birthdays of Paul Chaikin and Tom Lubensky, who have had immense influence in charting the evolution of this field.
  • May 22, 2005. Natali Gulbahce and Izabela Mihut received their Ph.D. in physics at commencement. Zeynel Bayindir and Catalin Martin also received their Ph.D., but were unable to be present. Brian Landry received a B.A. in chemistry and physics. He graduated summa cum laude with highest honors in Chemistry and high honors in physics. Alex Shapiro received a B.A. in physics, magna cum laude with high honors in Physics. As usual, Chris Landee was Faculty Marshal.
  • May 22, 2005. Allex Goh, a 1995 graduate of Clark, visited the campus during Alumni weekend. Goh graduated as a mathematics major, but took several physics courses, and is now studying for his Ph.D. in engineering and is working at W. W. Hansen Experimental Physics Laboratory at Stanford University.
  • Arshad Kudrolli was invited to join the Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics in Santa Barbara as a member from April 18 to May 13, 2005. He participated in the Granular Workshop organized by Robin Ball, Thomas Halsey, and V. Kumaran and gave a seminar on "Self-Assembly in Granular Matter and Noise. He will return the week of June 20 to speak at the Granular Conference organized at the end of the workshop.
  • Azadeh Samadani, Clark Physics Ph.D. 2002, will join the Department of Physics at Brandeis University as a Assistant Professor, and will establish a laboratory in biological physics.
  • April 21, 2005. Graduating seniors Alex Shapiro and Brian Landry presented their senior honors thesis on "Structural and Magnetic Analyses of ([2,3-dmpy]H) 2 CuX 4 and (quinolinium) 2 CuX 4 Compounds" and "Magnetic Studies of Single Crystal NENB and Powder NPDN," respectively. Brian Landry will also receive honors in chemistry.
  • SunspotsApril 14, 2005. Astronomy TA and graduate student Kristopher Daly took a picture of the sunspots.
  • April 12, 2005. Les Blatt gave a presentation on "Science and the Jewish Tradition of Inquiry" at Temple Sinai, Worcester. Topics included a lesson on "left hand -- right hand" drawn from Biblical texts and examples of chirality in chemistry and physics; a listing of Jewish scientists and related statistics; and a discussion of possible reasons for the substantial numbers of Jews in the sciences, from the points of view of both traditional and cultural factors.
  • April 7, 2005. Les Blatt gave two interactive presentations on "Mathematical Patterns in Nature" at Oakmont Regional High School, Ashburnham, Massachusetts. Topics included symmetries, fractals, and fibonacci numbers.
  • Zeynel Bayindir has joined the group of Kevin Robbie at Queen's University as a post-doc.