UNC-CH PhD Defense Yuan Chong, UNC-CH "NMR Studies of Protein Hydration and Protein-Ligand Interactions" Hydration water plays a crucial role in a variety of biological processes such as protein folding and drug binding, but the underlying mechanism remains unclear. I … Read more
UNC-CH NUCLEAR COLLOQUIUM “NUCLEAR PHYSICS FOR BEYOND-THE-STANDARD-MODEL SEARCHES” Martin Hoferichter, University of Washington Precision measurements of low-energy observables can provide constraints on physics beyond the Standard Model that are complementary to direct searches at the energy frontier, often extending the … Read more
UNC-CH NUCLEAR CHALK TALK Martin Hoferichter, University of Washington “Analysis Strategies for General Spin-Independent WIMP-Nucleus Scattering” Searches for dark matter via direct detection have reached impressive sensitivities in the last years, and further advances are expected with the advent of … Read more
UNC-CH Physics and Astronomy Colloquium Peter Wolynes, Rice University "Energy Landscape Theory: From Folding Proteins to Folding Chromosomes" The statistical mechanics of energy landscapes has resolved the paradoxes of how information-bearing matter can assemble itself spontaneously. I will explain how … Read more
UNC-CH Nuclear Colloquium Ragnar Stroberg, TRIUMF "Atomic nuclei from the ground up" The standard model of particle physics has been astoundingly successful in predicting and interpreting the results of atomic and sub-atomic experiments. However when it comes to atomic nuclei … Read more
UNC-CH Nuclear Chalk Talk Ragnar Stroberg, TRIUMF "Ab initio many-body methods for nuclear structure" A major effort in modern nuclear theory is the solution of the many-body problem in a systematically improvable framework. In this talk, I will discuss approaches … Read more
UNC-CH Nuclear Colloquium Saori Pastore, LANL "Fundamental Physics with Electroweak Probes of Nuclei" The past decade has witnessed tremendous progress in the theoretical and computational tools that produce our understanding of nuclei. A number of microscopic calculations of nuclear structure … Read more
"UNC-CH Nuclear Chalk Talk" Saori Pastore, LANL "Two-nucleon electroweak currents" In this talk, I will discuss available models of two-nucleon electroweak currents and their impact on ongoing research programs in fundamental symmetries and neutrinos.
"UNC-CH Astrophysics Colloquium" Katherine Alatalo, Carnegie Observatories "The life-cycle of gas in dying galaxies" Modern day galaxies populate a bimodal distribution, in both morphology and color space. Their morphological and color properties are also inter-related, with lenticular and elliptical galaxies … Read more
"UNC-CH Astrophysics Chalk Talk" Katherine Alatalo, Carnegie Observatories "Title and Abstract to be Announced"
Joint String Theory Seminar at Duke Ken Intriligator, UCSD "Aspects of (susy) CFTs and RG flows" The traditional approach to quantum field theory starts with free fields and adds interactions. This approach misses many interesting, and potentially useful, quantum field … Read more
UNC-CH PHYSICS AND ASTRONOMY DISCUSSION On Friday Feb. 17 and Friday Apr. 7 at 2:30 in Phillips 277, a task force including faculty, staff, and grad & undergrad students will lead moderated discussions of issues that concern all of us … Read more
UNC-CH Nuclear Colloquium Amy Nicholson, Berkeley "Exploring beyond the Standard Model with Lattice QCD" While the Standard Model (SM) of particle physics has been enormously successful in describing the world around us, there still remain many important and unanswered questions … Read more
UNC-CH Nuclear Chalk Talk Amy Nicholson, Berkeley "Nuclear Physics from Lattice QCD" Understanding nuclear physics from first principles is a long-standing goal of many nuclear physicists, and there are many important quantities, such as the three neutron interaction, which are … Read more
"UNC-CH Astrophysics Colloquium" David Sand, Texas-Tech University "Unveiling the Physics and Progenitors of Cosmic Explosions with a One Day Cadence Supernova Search" Supernovae (SNe) are a linchpin for understanding the chemical evolution and star formation history of the Universe. Despite … Read more
"UNC-CH Astrophysics Chalk Talk" David Sand, Texas-Tech University "My research portfolio and how that will fit in with SOAR: Nearby galaxies and nearby supernovae."
"UNC-CH Astrophysics Colloquium" Paul Robertson, Penn State "From Cataloging to Characterizing: New Tools and Techniques for a New Era of Exoplanet Science" The field of exoplanet science, particularly as it relates to the discovery and characterization of the nearest exoplanets, … Read more
UNC Physics and Astronomy 16th Annual Demo Show The department is hosting the 16th annual demo show. This years theme is "The History of Physics". Faculty and graduate students will perform fun physics demonstrations with an emphasis on their historical … Read more
UNC-CH PHYSICS & ASTRONOMY COLLOQUIUM Dan Hooper, Fermi Lab “Dark matter Annihilation in the Gamma-Ray Sky” In many models, dark matter particles can undergo self-annihilation, generating gamma-rays and other high-energy particles. One of the missions of the Fermi Gamma-Ray Space … Read more
UNC-CH Nuclear Colloquium Jens Braun, Technical University of Darmstadt "Generation of Structure under Extreme Conditions" The theory of the strong interaction describes the appearance of the fundamental building blocks of matter in the early universe and the subsequent formation of … Read more
"UNC-CH Nuclear Chalk Talk" Jens Braun, Technical University of Darmstadt "Nucleonic Systems as viewed at Different Distance Scales" The Renormalization Group (RG) represents an important method in modern physics as it allows systematic studies of the changes of physical systems … Read more
“UNC-CH Astrophysics Colloquium” JJ Hermes, UNC-CH “Deep Insights into the Endpoints of Binary and Angular Momentum Evolution” We are entering a new era of precision constraints on the fundamental properties and internal constitution of stars, thanks to improving models and … Read more
“UNC-CH Astrophysics Chalk Talk” JJ Hermes, UNC-CH “Stellar and Exoplanet Archeology in the Space Age” My research portfolio and how that will fit in with SOAR (and Evryscope, SALT, PROMPT).