UNC-CH Physics and Astronomy Colloquium Akaa Daniel Ayangeakaa, United States Naval Academy “Shape coexistence and triaxiality in atomic nuclei” The study of shapes and shape-related phenomena in atomic nuclei have been major themes of research in nuclear physics for more … Read more
UNC-CH Physics and Astronomy Chalk Talk Akaa Daniel Ayangeakaa, United States Naval Academy “Title TBA” Abstract TBA
UNC-CH Physics and Astronomy PhD Dissertation Defense Jessica Barrick “Development of a line-field magneto-motive optical coherence tomography system” The mechanism by which certain species of animals are able to detect the Earth’s magnetic field has remained a mystery for as … Read more
UNC-CH Physics and Astronomy PhD Dissertation Defense Connor Puett “Advancing the clinical potential of carbon nanotube-enabled stationary 3D mammography” 3D imaging has revolutionized medicine. Digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT), also recognized as 3D mammography, is a relatively recent example. stationary DBT … Read more
UNC-CH Physics and Astronomy PhD Defense Sten Delos “Probing the Early Universe Using Dark Matter Minihalos” Through their observable properties, the first and smallest dark matter halos represent a rare probe of subkiloparsec-scale variations in the density of the early … Read more
Physics and Astronomy Thesis Proposal Presentation Thomas Dombrowski "From single to many: swimming and collective behavior at intermediate Reynolds numbers" Living organisms dynamically self-assemble into large clusters exhibiting complex collective behavior, such as bait balls and bird flocks. This emergent … Read more
UNC-CH Physics and Astronomy PhD Dissertation Defense Carisa Miller “Dark Matter and Dark Energy in the Early Universe” Less than 5% of the current energy content of the Universe is contained in Standard Model (SM) particles; the remaining 95% is … Read more
Physics and Astronomy PhD Defense David Little "Nature of Low-Spin Excitations and Shape Coexistence in 64Ni" The structure of 64Ni, the heaviest stable Ni isotope, has been investigated to search for shape coexistence, a phenomenon recently observed in neutron-rich 66Ni … Read more
UNC-CH Physics and Astronomy PhD Dissertation Defense Jeff Ratzloff “Designing and Building the Evryscopes, Fast Transit Search Results” Fast astronomical events offer a window into exciting stellar, binary, and planetary astrophysics that enhance our understanding of stellar formation and evolution, … Read more
Physics and Astronomy Senior Undergraduate Honors Thesis Defense Roark Habegger "A Time-Dependent Grid for Simulations of Binary Neutron Star Merger Ejecta" Heavy r-process elements have been observed in the spectra of binary neutron star merger ejecta, suggesting that binary neutron … Read more