The first of the College of the Arts and Science's Science Sunday lecture series will be presented by Jeff Childress of HGST (Western Digital, formerly Hitachi Global Storage Technologies).
Abstract: We take it for granted that in our information age all of our data needs to be stored somewhere, quickly, safely and reliably. Whether it is translated into tiny magnetic poles within hard disk drives, or into a few units of electric charge inside a silicon chip, the enormous amount of data storage required in our society relies on amazing scientific and technological progress in magnetism and nanofabrication. I will shed some light on today's technology and on the challenges ahead.
Science Sundays is a series of public lectures is presented by the College of Arts and Sciences and sponsored by the following centers, including two (in bold) that are housed within the department of Physics:
Advanced Computing Center for the Arts and Design (ACCAD)
Center for Applied Plant Sciences (CAPS)
Center for Cognitive and Behavioral Brain Imaging (CCBBI)
Center for Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics (CCAPP)
Center for Emergent Materials (CEM)
Center for RNA Biology (CRB)
Decision Sciences Collaborative (DSC)
Mathematical Biosciences Institute (MBI)
Science Sundays brings leading-edge work into the lives of hte public with lectures covering diverse topics in science, arts and technology that touch our everyday lives.
Each lecture is followed by a free informal reception in the Ohio Staters Traditions Room of the Ohio Union.
For more information on Science Sundays visit: http://asc.osu.edu/science-sundays
