UNC-CH Physics and Astronomy Colloquium Jessica Thomas, American Physical Society "How to Tell a Great Story about your Research" I’m a former condensed matter physicist who left research to work in science publishing and communication. Today, I run Physics (physics.aps.org), … Read more
Astronomy on Tap Triangle #9 We’re back! Astronomy on Tap Triangle, our North Carolina chapter of short, engaging talks about astronomy over beer, is returning to the taproom of Fullsteam Brewery in Durham, NC for our ninth event on Tuesday, October 2. … Read more
UNC-CH Physics and Astronomy Colloquium Kevin Eliceiri, University of Wisconsin-Madison "Multiscale Imaging of Cellular Microenvironments" Over the last thirty years the field of Biophotonics, the study of the interaction between light and biological material, has exploded with the advent of … Read more
AM_WISE and the Chemistry and Physics Diversity Committees "Climate Survey Data Reveal" AM_WISE and the Chemistry and Physics Diversity Committees invite you to join us for our climate survey data reveal next Tuesday, October 9th. Free breakfast will be provided as … Read more
UNC-CH Physics and Astronomy Fall Picnic You are cordially invited to the Physics & Astronomy’s Fall Picnic. Hot dogs, hamburgers and veggie burgers will be served along with all the sides! Lunch will be served at 12pm and liquid nitrogen ice cream … Read more
UNC-CH Physics and Astronomy Seminar Christopher Monahan, INT "Light cone physics from lattice QCD" First principles calculations of light cone physics, such as the Bjorken-x dependence of hadron structure, have been a long-standing challenge for Euclidean field theory. This year … Read more
UNC-CH Physics and Astronomy Amy Oldenburg, Diversity Liaison "Silent Sam Conversation" A second informal meeting for any Physics & Astronomy affiliated students, staff, and faculty to discuss ongoing issues surrounding Silent Sam. The purpose of the meeting is to share … Read more
UNC-CH Physics and Astronomy Colloquium Norman Margolus, Massachusetts Institute of Technology "Counting distinct states in physical dynamics" Since counting distinct states is so fundamental in statistical mechanics, why isn't it a basic quantity in all of physics? It turns out … Read more
UNC-CH Physics and Astronomy Colloquium F. William Hersman, University of New Hampshire "Innovations and applications of high-power optical pumping" Optical pumping involves the resonant illumination of a vapor to selectively produce and control a non-thermal distribution of the atomic states. … Read more
UNC-CH Physics and Astronomy Colloquium Dragan Huterer, University of Michigan "New Views of the Universe" I will discuss how progress in cosmology over the past decade has improved our understanding of dark matter, dark energy, and the physics of the … Read more