UNC-Duke Joint Physics Colloquium Christoph Schmidt, Hertha Sponer Distinguished Professor of Physics, Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Professor of Biology, Duke University "Active Biological Matter and Mechanosensing" Thermodynamic non-equilibrium is a defining feature of living systems on all levels of organization. … Read more
Today from 5:00-6:30pm, ViP and SPS will be hosting the Diverse Careers in Physics Panel via Zoom (pwd in department listserv). Join to learn about career paths you can explore with your physics degree! Our speaker list includes: Tatum Auvil - EPRI - Research … Read more
UNC-CH Physics and Astronomy Thesis Dissertation Defense Christopher Munna "Eccentric-orbit binary black hole inspirals: Informing the post-Newtonian expansion through black hole perturbation theory and multipole moment analysis" The era of gravitational-wave astronomy has arrived. As a result, we now have … Read more
UNC-Duke Joint Physics Colloquium Nicholas Law, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill "A night at high speed: exploring the minute-cadence sky with the Evryscopes" The Evryscopes are array telescopes which cover the entire visible sky in each and every … Read more
We are excited to announce that Friday, November 6, from 4-5 pm, we are hosting the first department-wide DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion) Hour. The theme for this inaugural event will be inclusive teaching. We will be having a short … Read more
UNC-CH Physics and Astronomy PhD Defense Jeff Olander "Newtonian and non-Newtonian flows in a simple model of the human trachea" The dynamics of fluid flow in a simplified model of the human trachea is described both experimentally and theoretically. Two … Read more
UNC-CH Physics and Astronomy Masters Presentation Megan Kern "Correlating Engulfment Forces to Actin Distribution and GEFH1 Activation to Study the Mechanisms of Force Generation and Mechanosensing in Phagocytosis" Phagocytosis is the process by which immune cells engulf harmful bacteria, foreign … Read more
Astronomy on Tap Triangle Dr. Robert Janssens, UNC Chapel Hill “It’s Nuclear: The Hulk, Gamma rays, the Atomic Nucleus, and Shining Stars” In our last event of fall 2020, we are going nuclear! We are joined by Dr. Robert Janssens … Read more
UNC-Duke Joint Physics Colloquium Carl J. Williams, Deputy Director, Physical Measurement Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and Technology "Quantum Information Science Landscape and NIST" In the early 1900's, Niels Bohr, Albert Einstein and others laid the foundations of quantum mechanics … Read more
UNC-CH Physics and Astronomy Thesis Proposal Presentation Hank Corbett "The Evryscope Fast Transient Engine: Real-Time Transient Discovery for the Evryscopes" Astrophysical transients with rapid development on sub-hour times are both intrinsically rare and difficult to both identify and follow up … Read more