UNC-CH Physics and Astronomy PhD Dissertation Defense Casey Berger “Circumventing the sign problem in rotating quantum matter” Quantum field theories with a complex action suffer from a sign problem in stochastic nonperturbative treatments, making many systems of great interest – … Read more
UNC-CH Physics and Astronomy PhD Defense Josh McKenney “PROPERTIES AND THERMODYNAMICS OF ANOMALOUS ONE-DIMENSIONAL FERMIONS” In ultracold Fermi gases, the spatial dimension and the number of particles involved in interactions largely determine the behavior of the system. By exploiting harmonic … Read more
Physics and Astronomy Masters Defense Gaither Frye Composition and Morphology of Conjugated Polymer Brush and Analogous Spuncast Films Organic semiconductors possess properties for the development of low cost, highly tunable, and easy to fabricate electronic and photonic components that stand … Read more
UNC-CH Physics and Astronomy Thesis Proposal Presentation Britta Gorman “The effect of crosslinkage, scission, and stress on the mechanical properties of the extracellular matrix” It is known that variations in hierarchical structuring and length of biopolymers affect the mechanical properties … Read more
UNC-CH Physics and Astronomy Dissertation Defense Zach Nasipak “Numerical and analytical models of self-force effects in Kerr extreme-mass-ratio inspirals” Ground-based detectors now regularly observe the merger of stellar-mass compact-objects and their gravitational waves. Building on this success, ESA, in partnership … Read more
UNC-CH Physics and Astronomy Thesis Proposal Presentation Zaf Jagoo “Effects of Light, Bias Stress and Moisture on Organic Thin-Film Transistors” Understanding the underlying physics of charge transport in organic semiconductors under different conditions is important for the development of applications … Read more
Astronomy on Tap Triangle - ONLINE Dr Amy Nicholson, UNC Chapel Hill “From quarks to stars: understanding the strong nuclear force” Come check out Astronomy on Tap Triangle, our North Carolina chapter of short and engaging talks about astronomy over … Read more
At this time, we have officially postponed our Spring 2020 Commencement. Future updates regarding Spring Commencement will be posted at this website and at unc.edu/coronavirus. UNC-CH Physics and Astronomy Commencement Ceremony The Physics and Astronomy Spring 2020 Commencement ceremony is … Read more
UNC-CH Physics and Astronomy Thesis Proposal Presentation Isaac Waldstein "Kinetic decoupling of dark matter in the early Universe, and The motion of extended bodies in curved spacetime" We study the effects of dark matter temperature and dark matter interactions with … Read more
UNC-CH Physics and Astronomy Master's Defense Josh Reding "An Isolated White Dwarf with 317-Second Rotation and Magnetic Emission" We report the discovery of short-period photometric variability and modulated Zeeman-split hydrogen emission in SDSSJ125230.93−023417.72 (EPIC 228939929), a variable white dwarf star … Read more