The Advanced Photon Source
a U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science User Facility

APS Colloquium 2008

The monthly APS Colloquium series is intended for the benefit of the Advanced Photon Source and Argonne community, by bringing distinguished scientists in all disciplines to lecture on topics of general interest.Objectives include the cross-fertilization of research initiatives at various institutions and the identification of possible uses of the Advanced Photon Source.

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Modern Optical Diagnostics for Technical Combustion Research- December 3, 2008
Alfred Leipertz, Erlangen Graduate School in Advanced Optical Technologies

Integrated slides and video
Accordent Capture Station Presentation (51:00), video (rm) (51:00), Poster (jpg)

Exploiting Photo-induced Reactions in Polymer Blends to Create Hierarchically Ordered, Defect-free Materials - November 5, 2008
Anna Balazs, University of Pittsburgh

Integrated slides and video
Accordent Capture Station Presentation (47:02), video (rm) (47:02), Poster (jpg)

New Composite Thermoelectric Materials for Macro-size Applications - September 3, 2008
Mildred Dresselhaus, MIT

Integrated slides and video
Accordent Capture Station Presentation (54:36), video (rm) (54:36), Poster (jpg)

Trends and Opportunities at the Interface of Experiment and Simulation in Micromechanics of Polycrystalline Solids - August 6, 2008
Paul Dawson, Cornell University

Integrated slides and video
Accordent Capture Station Presentation (51:13), video (rm) (51:13), Poster (jpg)

Biomedical Imaging with Partially Coherent, Laser-Driven Plasma X-Ray Sources - June 4, 2008
Christoph Rose-Petruck, Brown University

Integrated slides and video
Accordent Capture Station Presentation (51:13), video (rm) (1:08:21), Poster (pdf)

Secrets in the Ancient Goatskins: X-Rays Reveal Archimedes' Oldest Writings - April 2, 2008
Uwe Bergmann, Slac Linear Accelerator Center

Integrated slides and video
Accordent Capture Station Presentation (1:08:21), video (rm) (1:08:21), Poster (pdf)

Crystallography Without Crystals: Determining the Structure of Individual Biological Molecules and Nanoparticles- March 5, 2008
Abbas Ourmazd, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Integrated slides and video
Accordent Capture Station Presentation (44:52), video (rm) (44:52), Poster (pdf)