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Loeb Lectures in Physics: Phiala Shanahan (MIT), November 18-21, 2024
PHIALA SHANAHAN Class of 1957 Career Development Associate Professor of Physics, MIT
all lectures will be held in Jefferson 250 (17 Oxford St., Cambridge, MA)and streamed live through zoom (please see the link below)_______________________
November 18 @4:30PMColloquium: "The...
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