Mid-Semester Study Break – Classes Dismissed (Offices Open)
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Physics & Astronomy Colloquium – Fall 2021 – Cui
VirtualSpeaker: Yanou Cui (UC, Riverside) Title: Probing the Dark Side of the Universe with Gravitational Waves Deep questions remain about our Universe: What is dark matter? What is the origin of matter antimatter asymmetry? What happened during the first second after the Big Bang? In this talk I will discuss the prospect of using the
Physics & Astronomy Colloquium – Fall 2021 – Fedin
227 Gallalee Hall 514 University Blvd., Tuscaloosa, AL, United StatesSpeaker: Igor Fedin (University of Alabama, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry) Title: Enhanced Emission from the Bright Exciton and Locating the Dark Exciton in Asymmetrically Strained CdSe/CdxZn1–xSe Quantum Dots Colloidal CdSe/CdxZn1-xSe quantum dots (QDs) designed with a high degree of asymmetric internal strain have recently been shown to host a number of desirable optical properties
Thanksgiving Break Begins – Classes Dismissed (Offices Open)
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Thanksgiving (UA Closed)
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Thanksgiving (UA Closed)
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Fall 2021 – Classes End
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Fall 2021 Commencement
Coleman Coliseum 1201 Coliseum Drive, Tuscaloosa, AL, United StatesFind ceremony details on the UA Commencement website.
Physics & Astronomy Colloquium – Spring 2022 – Burçin Mutlu-Pakdil
227 Gallalee Hall 514 University Blvd., Tuscaloosa, AL, United StatesSpeaker: Burçin Mutlu-Pakdil (University of Chicago) Title: The Smallest and Faintest Galaxies: The New Frontier in Dark Matter and Galaxy Formation Studies Abstract: The smallest and faintest galaxies around the Milky Way are the most ancient, most metal-poor, and most dark-matter-dominated systems known. These extreme objects offer unique access to small scales where the stellar and dark matter content can be studied simultaneously. They hold
Physics & Astronomy Colloquium – Spring 2022 – Chris Ashall
227 Gallalee Hall 514 University Blvd., Tuscaloosa, AL, United StatesSpeaker: Chris Ashall (University of Hawai'i) Title: The Variety of Thermonuclear Supernova Abstract: Type Ia Supernovae (SNe Ia) mark the demise of white dwarfs (WD). These cosmic explosions release as much luminous energy as the sun produces over its entire lifetime. As cauldrons of nucleosynthesis, SNe Ia provide the interstellar medium with Fe-group elements and