Dr. Jack Silano from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) Title: Measurements of Fission Product Yields Using Monoenergetic Neutron and Gamma-ray Beams Fission is the most complex and violent process in nuclear physics, splitting an atomic nucleus into two or more … Read more
Raman Spectroscopy Studies of Magneto-optical Effects in CrI3 Two-dimensional (2D) van der Waals (vdW) magnetic materials have attracted great interest because of their potential applications in optoelectronic and spintronic devices. CrI3, as a prototypical 2D vdW magnet, has been shown … Read more
Ryan Hickox- Dartmouth College Title: The extremes of galaxy and black hole formation We have recently seen a remarkable convergence in our overall understanding of how galaxies in the Universe form, through the collapse of gas in dark matter halos, … Read more
Speaker- Yosuke Kanai, Department of Chemistry Title: Ab Initio Simulation of Thouless Pumping of Electrons in Floquet Topological Phase I will discuss nonadiabatic Thouless pumping of electrons in trans-polyacetylene and related systems in the framework of topological Floquet engineering using … Read more
Do you wish money grew on trees? Or perhaps you could make your own gold? Well, you’re in luck! We are going to learn all about how the Universe makes gold. It is as easy as smashing star-sized atomic nuclei … Read more
James Dickerson Title: Using Science for Good We expect that the products we use every day will be safe, reliable, and effective. However, that does not always occur. A computer battery can unexpectedly catch fire, bedroom furniture can be … Read more
This fair brings together employers who are seeking to fill Summer Internship and Full-Time Job roles with undergraduate and graduate students. If you are still searching for a 2023 summer opportunity or a full-time job after graduation in May, this … Read more
Stephen Yates and Ian Guinn will be discussing medieval physicists and the mysteries of neutrinos. As always, these events are held at Lanza's Cafe in Carrboro from 6 - 8pm! Come out, grab a drink and show your support! Physics … Read more
Pedro J. Sáenz, Applied Mathematics, UNC-Chapel Hill A millimetric liquid droplet may walk across the surface of a vibrating fluid bath, self-propelled through a resonant interaction with its own guiding wave field. By virtue of the coupling with their wave … Read more
Ryan Tapping- Candidate to teaching faculty chalk talk.