UNC-CH Physics and Astronomy Thesis Proposal Presentation Christopher Munna "Eccentric orbit binary black hole inspirals: Informing the post-Newtonian expansion through black hole perturbation theory and multipole moment computation" With the first definitive signals from LIGO, the era of gravitational wave … Read more
UNC-CH Physics and Astronomy Colloquium Wilson Miller, University of Virginia "MRI illuminated by Gamma Rays" Most medical imaging modalities have roots in old-fashioned nuclear physics. Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), which is based on the spin dynamics of oriented nuclei, provides … Read more
UNC-CH Physics and Astronomy Senior Honors Thesis Defense Maggie Hilderbran "Numerical Simulations of the Ram Pressure-Driven Rayleigh-Taylor Instability" Star formation in the Galactic disk is fueled by continuous accretion of gas from the Galactic halo. This infalling gas is usually … Read more
Astronomy on Tap Triangle #14 Dr. Chris Walter, Duke University "Dark Energy and a New Eye on the Sky" Dr. Reyco Henning, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill "Taming the Dark Matter Zoo Without Telescopes" Come check out Astronomy … Read more
UNC-CH Physics and Astronomy Dissertation Defense Michael Antonacci "A Noble Solution: Dissolved-phase 129Xe as a Magnetic Resonance Biosensor" Hyperpolarized 129Xe gas has long been considered an ideal nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) probe for biological systems. Because of the large polarizable … Read more
UNC-CH Physics and Astronomy Honors Thesis Defense Jeremy Low "Asymmetrically etched p-type silicon nanowires as geometric diodes" Geometric diodes operate, not due to potential barriers, but due to the shape of the device. Nanowire geometric diodes have unique properties which … Read more
UNC-CH Physics and Astronomy Colloquium Craig D. Roberts, Argonne National Laboratory "Emergence of Mass in the Standard Model" Quantum Chromodynamics (QCD), the nuclear physics part of the Standard Model, is the first theory to demand that science fully resolve the … Read more
UNC-CH Physics and Astronomy Master's Talk Jacob Brooks "Actuating Surface Attached Post (ASAP) Arrays: The Next Generation" Biological cilia are slender organelles protruding from the surface of several different kinds of cells. These structures are fairly ubiquitous throughout the body … Read more
Alpha Chi Sigma Presents "Women in STEM Ally Training" Learn how to be a more active ally to women in STEM! Alpha Chi Sigma (the professional chemistry fraternity) is putting on a brief (~1 hour) training about how to be a … Read more
UNC-CH Physics and Astronomy Colloquium Andrea Shindler, Michigan State University "Flowing the strong interactions" Quantum Chromodynamics (QCD) is the local gauge theory describing strong interactions. It has been successfully adopted for calculations in the high-energy regime using perturbation theory. To … Read more