UNC-CH Physics and Astronomy Dissertation Defense Chris Shill "Stochastic and Semi-Classical Approaches to the Quantum Virial Expansion" Ultracold atomic gas experiments have seen rapid development in recent years. This is largely due to the highly clean and malleable nature of … Read more
UNC-CH Physics and Astronomy Colloquium Julieta Gruszko, Massachusetts Institute of Technology "Shedding ‘Nu’ Light on the Nature of Matter: The Search for Majorana Neutrinos" Why is the universe dominated by matter, and not antimatter? Neutrinos, with their changing flavors and … Read more
UNC-CH Physics and Astronomy Chalk Talk Julieta Gruszko, Massachusetts Institute of Technology "Harnessing Detector Physics for Limitless Experiments" As we move to more and more sensitive experiments, having a complete understanding of the physics processes occurring in our detectors becomes … Read more
UNC-CH Physics and Astronomy Dissertation Defense Chelsea Bartram "CALIOPE, A Search for CPT-Violation in Positronium" We present the results of a search for CPT-violation in ortho-positronium decay with CALIOPE, or CPT Aberrant Leptons in Ortho-Positronium Experiment. Positronium, a bound state … Read more
UNC-CH Physics and Astronomy Colloquium Jeremy Rogers, University of Wisconsin-Madison "Measuring and modeling scattered light for quantitative contrast of nanoscale tissue structure" Diffuse light scattering in tissue is often considered problematic for imaging because it limits depth and contrast in … Read more
UNC-CH Physics and Astronomy "Annual Demo Show" Professors and students perform their favorite physics demonstrations in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Moon landing. Fun, educational and free this show is suitable for all ages!
UNC-CH Physics and Astronomy Colloquium João Alves, Universität Wien "The rise of the Milky Way" Most of what we know about star and planet formation has been obtained from spatial 2D observations of the local Galactic neighborhood (d < 1 … Read more
UNC-CH Women in Physics Event Susan Clark, Institute for Advanced Study (IAS) On Tuesday, March 5th from 10-11 AM, Women in Physics will be meeting with Dr. Susan Clark. She is currently a Hubble Fellow at the Institute for Advanced … Read more
UNC-CH Physics and Astronomy Preliminary Exam Anna Reine "Study of Backgrounds in the MAJORANA DEMONSTRATOR through Analysis of Coincidence Data" The MAJORANA DEMONSTRATOR is a germanium-based neutrinoless double beta decay search (0???) located in the Sanford Underground Research Facility. In … Read more
SHAPE: Symposium on Horizons in Astronomy and Physics Education Dr. Robert Janssens (UNC-CH) It’s Nuclear: The Hulk, Gamma Rays, the Atomic Nucleus and Shining Stars Dr. Tom Clegg (UNC-CH) on how to teach about the physics of climate change Dr. … Read more