Bulletin of the American Physical Society
Spring 2012 Meeting of the APS Ohio-Region Section
Volume 57, Number 4
Friday–Saturday, April 13–14, 2012; Columbus, Ohio
Session D1: Banquet and After-dinner Talk |
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Chair: Gordon Aubrecht, Ohio University Room: Physics Research Building Smith Seminar Room |
Friday, April 13, 2012 6:30PM - 7:00PM |
D1.00001: Banquet |
Friday, April 13, 2012 7:00PM - 7:30PM |
D1.00002: OS/APS Business Meeting Jason Pinkney |
Friday, April 13, 2012 7:30PM - 8:30PM |
D1.00003: Animal Gaits and Symmetry Invited Speaker: Martin Golubitsky Many gaits of four-legged animals are described by symmetry. For example, when a horse paces it moves both left legs in unison and then both right legs and so on. The motion is described by two symmetries: Interchange front and back legs, and swap left and right legs with a half-period phase shift. Biologists postulate the existence of a central pattern generator (CPG) in the neuronal system that sends periodic signals to the legs. CPGs can be thought of as electrical circuits that produce periodic signals and can be modeled by systems with symmetry. In this lecture we discuss animal gaits; use gait symmetries to construct a simplest CPG architecture that naturally produces quadrupedal gait rhythms; and make several testable predictions about gaits. [Preview Abstract] |
Friday, April 13, 2012 8:30PM - 9:00PM |
D1.00004: A Great Time to Do Physics Invited Speaker: Gary White Has there ever been a more exciting time to do physics? Whether you are interested in the universal questions of matter and energy or just the next cool wireless gadget, whether you want to contribute to the big-picture discussion of all things nuclear or simply save a life with positron emission tomography, you should know that physics is a great place to begin the journey. In this talk, I'll expound a bit on career trajectories of hidden physicists, using both anecdotes and statistics, and conclude with a bit about my favorite research (the physics of Spandex) and pointers about getting science jobs for students, whether it's a summer research internship, an industry position, or in graduate school. [Preview Abstract] |
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