Physics & Astronomy Colloquium – Spring 2019 – Fleischauer
227 Gallalee Hall 514 University Blvd., Tuscaloosa, AL, United StatesSpeaker: Michael Fleischhauer (Univ. of Kaiserslautern) Title: Non-local nonlinear optics using Rydberg atoms Abstract: Photons do not easily interact with each other and nonlinear processes on the few-photon level can usually be realized only under very special conditions. Coupling of weak light fields to atoms involving Rydberg states may change this picture. Under conditions of electromagnetically induced transparency (EIT)
Physics & Astronomy Colloquium – Spring 2019 – Rorie
227 Gallalee Hall 514 University Blvd., Tuscaloosa, AL, United StatesSpeaker: Jamal Rorie (Rice) Title: Dark Matter, CMS, and the Search for Physics Beyond the Standard Model Abstract: There is compelling observational evidence for the existence of dark matter, but it is not currently included in the Standard Model of elementary particle and their interactions. The recently observed Higgs boson may interact with dark matter
Physics & Astronomy Colloquium – Spring 2019 – Lee
227 Gallalee Hall 514 University Blvd., Tuscaloosa, AL, United StatesSpeaker: Duane Lee (MIT) Title: Abstract: A key focus of galactic astronomy is to determine and understand the formation and evolution of all nearby galaxies (including our own Milky Way)—those galaxies where we can obtain information on their individual stars. The best source of data on individual stars in galaxies is their spectra as they
Physics & Astronomy Colloquium – Spring 2019 – Hsiang-Yi Karen Yang
227 Gallalee Hall 514 University Blvd., Tuscaloosa, AL, United StatesSpeaker: Hsiang-Yi Karen Yang Title: Abstract: Back to Colloquium Schedule
Physics & Astronomy Colloquium – Spring 2019 – Bayliss
227 Gallalee Hall 514 University Blvd., Tuscaloosa, AL, United StatesSpeaker: Title: Abstract: Back to Colloquium Schedule
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.
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