Colloquium – Atreya Acharyya – Astronomy at the Highest Photon Energies
227 Gallalee Hall 514 University Blvd., Tuscaloosa, ALSpeaker: Dr.Atreya Acharyya (University of Alabama) Astronomy at the Highest Photon Energies Abstract: Most astronomical telescopes observe thermal radiation. However, this does not include the most energetic gamma-rays photons, produced
Colloquium – Leandro e Silva – Co-formation of the Milky Way’s thin and thick discs
227 Gallalee Hall 514 University Blvd., Tuscaloosa, ALSpeaker: Dr. Leandro Beraldo e Silva (University of Michigan) Title: Co-formation of the Milky Way's thin and thick discs Abstract: Thin disc stars are younger than thick disc stars on
Colloquium – Enrico Rossi – Quantum Metric and Correlated States in Two-dimensional System
227 Gallalee Hall 514 University Blvd., Tuscaloosa, ALSpeaker: Dr. Enrico Rossi (William and Mary) Title: Quantum Metric and Correlated States in Two-dimensional System Abstract: In the past two decades some of the most interesting developments in condensed
Colloquium – Luca Grandi – Looking for Dark Matter Signatures
227 Gallalee Hall 514 University Blvd., Tuscaloosa, ALSpeaker: Luca Grandi (University of Chicago) Title: Looking for Dark Matter Signatures in a 6-tonne Liquid Xenon Target: XENONnT Abstract: A large set of astronomical and astrophysical measurements point towards
Colloquium – Seong-Gon Kim – Flat-surface-assisted and self-regulated oxidation resistance of Cu(111)
227 Gallalee Hall 514 University Blvd., Tuscaloosa, ALSpeaker: Seong-Gon Kim (Mississippi State University) Title: Flat-surface-assisted and self-regulated oxidation resistance of Cu(111) Abstract: Oxidation can deteriorate the properties of copper that are critical for its use, particularly in
Special Colloquium – Hunter Waite – Exploration of Jupiter and the Galilean Moons
227 Gallalee Hall 514 University Blvd., Tuscaloosa, ALSpeaker: Dr. Hunter Waite Jr. (NASA, SwRI) Title: Jupiter and the Galilean Moons: The Ongoing NASA Juno Mission to Jupiter and Future Exploration of Europa by the NASA Clipper Mission
Colloquium – Mariel Pettee – Machine Learning for High-Energy Particle Physics
227 Gallalee Hall 514 University Blvd., Tuscaloosa, ALSpeaker: Dr. Mariel Pettee (LBNL) Title: Machine Learning for High-Energy Particle Physics Abstract: 10 years ago, in the summer of 2012, CERN announced the discovery of the Higgs boson, marking
Colloquium – Thejesh Bandi – Atomic Clocks: the workhorses of precision timing
227 Gallalee Hall 514 University Blvd., Tuscaloosa, ALSpeaker: Thejesh Bandi Title: Atomic Clocks: the workhorses of precision timing Abstract: Precision timing is ubiquitous in our everyday lives. For instance, the workings of telecommunication networks, power grid synchronization,
Colloquium – Azadeh Keivani – Horizontal Growth: Transitioning from Academia to Industry
227 Gallalee Hall 514 University Blvd., Tuscaloosa, ALSpeaker: Azadeh Keivani (Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center) Title: Horizontal Growth: Transitioning from Academia to Industry Abstract: Transitioning from academia to industry provides a great opportunity for a physicist to
Colloquium – Sukanya Chakrabarti – Towards Precision Measurement of Dark Matter
227 Gallalee Hall 514 University Blvd., Tuscaloosa, ALSpeaker: Sukanya Chakrabarti (University of Alabama, Huntsville) Title: Towards Precision Measurement of Dark Matter Abstract: For more than a century now, our inference of the mass distributions (including dark matter)