COURSE TIME: Tuesday 4:10-6:00 pm. COURSE LOCATION: Physics 416 INSTRUCTOR: Richard Scalettar OFFICE: Physics-Geology 409. OFFICE HOURS: Monday, 3:00-4:00 pm, 409 Physics

Schedule:
Tuesday, January 10:
Discussion: Where does the money to do research come from?
Gross Domestic Product, Federal Spending Priorities, and Research Funding

Tuesday, January 17:
Professor David Wittman
"Presentation: Dark Matter in Galaxy Clusters: Past, Present, and Future"

Tuesday, January 24:
Professor Valentin Taufour
"Presentation: Creating and Tuning Materials"

Tuesday, January 31:
Professor Inna Vishik
Presentation: The natural and technological world around us"