UNC-CH Physics and Astronomy Defense Evan Nelsen "Atomic Force Microscopy with a Versatile Optics System for Applications in Biophysics" Cells possess the ability to sense their environment through mechanical means. These interactions include forces from and the extracellular matrix (ECM), … Read more
UNC-CH Physics and Astronomy Dissertation Defense Dillon Morse "Semi-Classical Backreaction of Quantum Scalar Fields on an Evolving Spacetime" The formalism required to extend quantum field theory to curved spacetimes has been studied extensively for the last 40 years. In all … Read more
ASTRONOMY ON TAP TRIANGLE Dr. Chris Richardson, Elon University "Black Holes: Shedding Light on Eternal Darkness" Zach Nasipak, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill "Gravitational Waves and the New Era of Astronomy" Come on down for another Astronomy on … Read more
UNC-CH Physics and Astronomy Commencement Ceremony The Physics and Astronomy Spring 2019 Commencement ceremony is scheduled for May 12th at 1PM in Chapman 211. This ceremony is honoring undergraduates and graduate students completing their degrees in Summer 2018, Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Summer … Read more
UNC-CH Physics and Astronomy Defense Tom Gilliss "Modeling of the MAJORANA DEMONSTRATOR Background Data" Observation of neutrinoless double-beta decay (0nBB) would establish lepton number violation, constrain the absolute neutrino mass scale, and imply the Majorana nature of neutrinos. Germanium-based 0nBB … Read more
On the morning of Tuesday, May 14th, the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is hosting the 4th grade classes from four schools in the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools district for Science … Read more
UNC-CH Physics and Astronomy PhD Defense Sam Meijer "Precision Modeling of Germanium Detector Waveforms For Rare Event Searches" Neutrinoless double-beta decay is a proposed rare nuclear event. Current generation experiments require high sensitivity designs, with the ability to remove background … Read more
PHYS 281L Final Project Presentations Ben Levy "On Wednesday, June 19, my PHYS 281 (Experimental Techniques in Physics) class will present their final project presentations, and I’m looking for some grad student volunteers to act as judges. Why should you … Read more
UNC-CH Physics and Astronomy PhD Defense Drew McCallister "Optimization of continuous flow Xenon-129 polarizer for biomedical imaging applications and the effect of magnetic field in homogeneities on fat fraction MR quantification" Hyperpolarized 129Xe gas has been used in many different … Read more
UNC-CH Physics and Astronomy Colloquium Giuliano Scarcelli, University of Maryland “Biophysical contrast mechanisms for biomedical imaging” The interaction between photons and acoustic phonons within materials, first described by Leon Brillouin, has been widely investigated to characterize mechanical and physical properties … Read more