Schedule

Tuesday 22^nd March 2011
Faculty of Information Technology, Brno University of Technology

10:15 am - 11:45 am

(FIT - Main University Hall)
Lecture by Professor Douglas D. Osheroff

“How Advances in Science are made”

How advances are made in science and how they come to benefit mankind are complex issues. One thing is clear: such advances are rarely made by a single individual. Rather, they result from the progress of the scientific community; asking questions, developing new technologies, and sharing results and ideas with others. Through his lecture, Professor Osheroff will illustrate how the application of certain research strategies can substantially increase the probability of making impactful scientific discoveries. He will specifically highlight the work he did as a graduate student, for which he shared the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1996.

1:45 pm - 2:45 pm

(Lobby of FIT Main University Hall)
Join Honeywell experts for technology talks and presentations at interactive technology exhibit

3:00 pm - 4:00 pm

(FIT – D 0207)
Honeywell Career Discussion - discuss your career opportunities with Honeywell leaders

3:30 pm - 5:00 pm

(FIT – D 0206)
Colloquium with Professor Douglas D. Osheroff

“The Superfluid Phases of Liquid Helium Three”

Superfluidity in liquid helium-3 was first predicted just two years after the development of the BCS theory.  In 1959 Anderson and Morel suggested that a state now called the “Anderson-Morel State” would have the lowest free energy and hence be the stable state,  while another paper in 1961 by Balian and Werthamer suggested that  a more symmetric state would win out. It is actually found that both states are stable, over different regions of pressure and temperature. The AM state is seen at high pressures and near Tc, while the BW state is found at lower pressures and temperatures.  The key probe of the superfluid phases has been their remarkable spin dynamics, predicted by Leggett shortly after the discovery of the superfluid phases. Professor Osheroff will describe the spin dynamics of the AB and BW states, and how NMR has been used to confirm the microscopic identities of the two superfluid phases.

9:00 am - 5:00 pm

(Lobby of FIT Main University Hall)
Discover Honeywell technologies at interactive technology exhibit