Women in Physics & Astronomy + Association for Women in Science Ice Cream Social
227 Gallalee Hall 514 University Blvd., Tuscaloosa, AL, United StatesThe UA Women in Physics & Astronomy (WiPA) group and the UA Association for Women in Science (AWIS) group will be holding an ice cream social on Wednesday September 4th from 5:30 - 7:00 p.m. in GL227. This will be an ideal opportunity to meet and network with women graduate and undergraduate students in Physics,
Physics & Astronomy Colloquium – Fall 2019 – Plattner
227 Gallalee Hall 514 University Blvd., Tuscaloosa, AL, United StatesSpeaker: Alain Plattner(University of Alabama) Title: Planet Mercury's Weird Magnetic Field Abstract: It had been known since the Mariner 10 flybys in the 70s, that Mercury is the only other terrestrial planet with an active core magnetic field. Until NASA's MESSENGER satellite mission (in orbit 2011 - 2015), little was known about the morphology of
HEP Seminar – Fall 2019 – Kanno
GL 338Speaker: Sugumi Kanno (Osaka University) Title: Detecting nonclassical primordial gravitational waves with Hanbury Brown - Twiss interferometry Abstract: We consider possible detection of nonclassicality of primordial gravitational waves (PGWs) by applying Hanbury Brown - Twiss (HBT) interferometry to cosmology. We characterize the nonclassicality of PGWs in terms of sub-Poissonian statistics that can be measured by
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