Featured Event
Physics & Astronomy Colloquium – Spring 2019 – Pinfold
227 Gallalee Hall 514 University Blvd., Tuscaloosa, AL, United StatesSpeaker: Pinfold Title: Dirac's Dream - The Quest for the Magnetic Monopole Abstract: The elusive magnetic monopole is arguably the most important particle that has yet to be discovered. We shall follow the search for the monopole from its Victorian beginnings until today and discuss how we can continue into the future. We shall see
Physics & Astronomy Colloquium – Spring 2019 – Werk
Gallalee Hall 227 , United StatesDr. Werk will give a colloquium talk with the title "Why Circumgalactic Matter Matters for Galaxy Evolution".
Graduate student orientation
223 Gallalee Hall 514 University Blvd., Tuscaloosa, AL, United StatesDean Townsley, the current graduate director, will review timeline and requirements for graduate degrees.
Astronomy Public Observing Night
Gallalee Hall Rooftop Observatory Gallalee Hall, Tuscaloosa, AL, United StatesDr. Dean Townsley will lead observing of the full Moon, Jupiter, and Saturn.
Physics & Astronomy Colloquium – Fall 2019 – C. Mewes / V. Veeraraghavan
227 Gallalee Hall 514 University Blvd., Tuscaloosa, AL, United StatesSpeaker: Claudia Mewes (University of Alabama) Title: Computational Challenges in Spintronics: From First Principles to Magnetization Dynamics Abstract: In this presentation I will give insights in different computational methods used in magnetic materials research. Focusing on three important interconnected material properties, the magnetocrystalline anisotropy, the magnetization relaxation rate, and the symmetric and antisymmetric exchange interaction,
Physics & Astronomy Colloquium – Fall 2019 – Kharzeev
227 Gallalee Hall 514 University Blvd., Tuscaloosa, AL, United StatesProf. Dr. Kharzeev will give a colloquium talk covering chiral matter from quarks to quantum computers.
Physics & Astronomy Colloquium – Fall 2019 – Lizzi
227 Gallalee Hall 514 University Blvd., Tuscaloosa, AL, United StatesSpeaker: Fedele Lizzi (Naples University, Italy) Title: Pointless Physics Abstract: I will describe the role of points in modern physics, and in particular, in the attempts to build a theory of quantum gravity. Modern theories will require a quantum spacetime, and in it the usual concept of spacetime composed of points, as we have used
Astronomy Public Observing Night
Gallalee Hall Rooftop Observatory Gallalee Hall, Tuscaloosa, AL, United StatesDr. Jimmy Irwin will lead observations of the waxing Gibbous Moon and Saturn.
Physics & Astronomy Colloquium – Fall 2019 – Quinn
227 Gallalee Hall 514 University Blvd., Tuscaloosa, AL, United StatesDr. Quinn will give a colloquium talk.
Physics & Astronomy Colloquium – Fall 2019 – Scherrer
227 Gallalee Hall 514 University Blvd., Tuscaloosa, AL, United StatesSpeaker: Robert Scherrer (Vanderbilt University) Title: New Directions in Dark Matter Abstract: The nature of dark matter remains one of the enduring mysteries of modern cosmology. While the evidence for dark matter continues to be overwhelming, all searches for dark matter have come up empty so far, and the standard WIMP (weakly-interacting massive particle) paradigm