UNC-CH Chemistry JJ Hermans Lecture Henry White, University of Utah "The Physics and Electrochemistry of Nanobubbles" Our laboratory has developed a general electrochemical approach for investigating the formation and properties of a single nanobubble, for example, H2, O2, CO2, and … Read more
Heidelberg University Association and the American Council on Germany Nobel Laureate Professor Dr Wolfgang Ketterle "New forms of matter with ultracold atoms: Superfluid and supersolids" Why do physicists freeze matter to extremely low temperatures? Why is it worthwhile to cool … Read more
Rainer Weiss's original talk has been rescheduled for the Spring semester. CoSMS Public Lecture Christian Iliadis, UNC Chapel Hill "We are all made of stardust: Cosmic Furnaces and the Origin of the Elements" 19 different elements are essential for human … Read more
UNC-CH Physics and Astronomy Thesis Proposal Presentation Ben Levy, UNC Chapel Hill "Development of Magnetomotive Ultrasound for Quantitative Thrombosis Imaging and Elastography" Thrombosis, the medical term for the formation of blood clots (or thrombi) in veins and arteries, is a … Read more
UNC-CH Physics and Astronomy Colloquium James De Yoreo, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory "They Call it Free Energy, so, Hey, Why Pay?" Nucleation is the seminal process in the formation of ordered structures ranging from simple inorganic crystals to macromolecular films. … Read more
UNC-CH Physics and Astronomy Colloquium Reyco Henning, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill "Dark Matter, Quantum Computers, and all that." The international effort to directly detect and determine the nature of cosmic dark matter is experiencing a transition. Weakly … Read more
UNC-CH Physics and Astronomy Thesis Proposal Presentation Drew McCallister, UNC Chapel Hill "The Effect of Magnetic Field Inhomogeneities on Fat Fraction MR Quantification and Optimization of a Continuous Flow Xenon-129 Polarizer for Biomedical Imaging Applications" Brown adipose tissue (BAT) is … Read more
Carolina Women's Center Carolina Seminar Moderator: Sheila Kannappan, Physics and Astronomy Panelists: Leah Bowers, Chemistry Yaiza Canzani, Mathematics Susan Girdler, Psychiatry and Psychology Jasleen Kaur, Computer Science Esther Kwon, Senior Biology Major Laurie McNeil, Physics and Astronomy "Gender & STEM" Join … Read more
UNC-CH Physics and Astronomy Thesis Proposal Presentation Sten Delos, UNC Chapel Hill "Probing the early universe using dark matter minihalos" Small-scale fluctuations in the density of visible matter were washed out by photon diffusion while the Universe was still opaque, … Read more
UNC-CH Physics and Astronomy Colloquium Kevork Abazajian, University of California, Irvine "Cosmological Neutrinos" Cosmology has entered a precision era, allowing to make inferences of the constituency of the Universe to the sub-percent level on quantities like the density of matter. … Read more