Post Tagged with: "physics and astronomy events"

The Physics & Astronomy Colloquium Series presents Dave Higdon of Social Decision and Analytics Laboratory, Virginia Tech on “Connecting Model-Based Predictions to Reality” on Friday, Jan. 13, at 4:10 p.m. in Walter 245. Abstract: In the presence of relevant physical observations, one can usually calibrate a computer model, and even […]

The Institute of Nuclear and Particle Physics (INPP) presents Titus Morris, of University of Tennessee/Oak Ridge National Lab, presenting “Extending the Frontier of Predictive Ab Initio Methods: Recent Developments and Outlook,” on Tuesday, January 17, at at 4 p.m. in Edwards Accelerator Lab, Roger W. Finlay Conference Room. Abstract: The […]

Science Café presents Dr. Joseph Shields, Professor of Physics and Astronomy, discussing “The Quest for Supermassive Black Holes” on Wednesday, Jan. 18, at 5 p.m. in the Baker Center Front Room. Black holes can be millions of times more massive than the sun, but their density and relative distance from […]

The Physics & Astronomy Colloquium Series presents Andrei Afanasev of The George Washington University, Washington, DC on “Optical Vortices and Their Interaction with Matter” on Friday, January 20, at 4:10 p.m. in Walter 245. Abstract: I will present an overview of optical vortices, or the beams of light that carry […]

The Institute of Nuclear and Particle Physics (INPP) presents Elton S. Smith, of Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, presenting “Photoproduction at 12 GeV with Glue X,” on Tuesday, January 17, at at 4 p.m. in Edwards Accelerator Lab, Roger W. Finlay Conference Room. Abstract: We have mounted the GlueX experiment […]

The Physics & Astronomy Colloquium Series presents Douglas Natelson of  Rice University on “Heating and Thermoelectricity at  the Nanoscale” on Friday, January 27, at 4:10 p.m. in Walter 245. Abstract: When a wire is connected across a battery, energy is transferred from the macroscopic electrochemical potential difference of the battery terminals […]

The Institute of Nuclear and Particle Physics (INPP) presents Elke Aschenauer, of Brookhaven National Laboratory, presenting “The Electron Ion Collider: The Revolution to Our View of Nucleon Structure and the Glue,” on Tuesday, January 31, at at 4 p.m. in Edwards Accelerator Lab, Roger W. Finlay Conference Room. Abstract:  The […]