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Session U7: Teaching Nonequilibrium Statistical Mechanics for the Needs of 21st Century Physicists

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Sponsoring Units: GSNP FEd
Chair: M. Cristina Marchetti, Syracuse University
Room: Colorado Convention Center Korbel 4A-4B


Thursday, March 8, 2007
8:00AM - 8:36AM

U7.00001: Nonequilibrium Statistical Mechanics for Today's Graduate Students
Invited Speaker: James Dufty

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Thursday, March 8, 2007
8:36AM - 9:12AM

U7.00002: Entropy, Order Parameters, and Complexity: Incorporating the last 50 years into the statistical mechanics curriculum
Invited Speaker: James Sethna

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Thursday, March 8, 2007
9:12AM - 9:48AM

U7.00003: Teaching at the edge of knowledge: Non-equilibrium statistical physics
Invited Speaker: Beate Schmittmann

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Thursday, March 8, 2007
9:48AM - 10:24AM

U7.00004: Non-equilibrium statistical mechanics in the context of biological physics
Invited Speaker: Mehran Kardar

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Thursday, March 8, 2007
10:24AM - 11:00AM

U7.00005: The Onsager Matrix Reloaded: Teaching Nonequilibrium Statistical Mechanics via Modern Applications
Invited Speaker: Nigel Goldenfeld

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