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UNC Physics Colloquium – Andrew Jayich
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UNC Physics Colloquium – Yonglong Xie
DEPARTMENT HEADLINES
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New paper on JWST standard stars has multiple UNC connections
A recent paper on stars used to calibrate the just-launched James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has a strong connection to UNC Chapel Hill. The first three authors have a UNC connection, and the telescope is named after James Webb, who … Continued
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Career Workshops for Students
The Physics & Astronomy Department announces a series of career workshops for students! The workshops will be appropriate for both undergraduate and graduate students at all stages of their studies (i.e. not just for those who need a job in … Continued
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Gokce Basar wins NSF Career award to explore the phases of matter at extreme temperature and density
Gökçe Başar, one of our assistant professors in Physics and Astronomy, has received the Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to support his research on strongly interacting matter in extreme environments. The CAREER Award … Continued
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New publication by Joseph Moscoso on the Bayesian Estimation of a Thermonuclear Reaction Rate
Big bang nucleosynthesis (BBN) is the standard model theory for the production of light nuclides during the early stages of the universe, taking place about 20 minutes after the big bang. The synthesis of deuterium is an essential reaction after … Continued