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CMB Seminar: Ravi Gautam

Bureau of Mines 201

Title: Microscopic Insights into the Mechanics of Granular Materials Abstract: The widespread occurrence of granular materials in nature (like soil and beach sand) and industries (such as cement and pharmaceuticals) has spurred extensive research into their mechanical behavior. Key phenomena, such as stress saturation with depth, rate-independent shear stress, and large stress fluctuations, are well documented. Our study, based on…

RPT Colloquium: Sebastian König

Riddick 301 2401 Stinson Drive, Raleigh, NC, United States

Title and Abstract details are forthcoming.  

CMB Seminar: Amy Maddox

Bureau of Mines 201

Title: Connecting Molecules and Forces with Rings and Loops Abstract: Animal cell shape is dictated by the actomyosin cytoskeleton, including the membrane-apposed cortex. The molecular parts list of the cortex is well-characterized, and included the dynamic F-actin polymers, myosin family motor proteins, and myriad non-motor crosslinkers that scaffold the cytoskeleton, the membrane, and regulatory proteins.…

CMB Seminar: Erin Crites

Bureau of Mines 201

Title: Photothermal Heating with Nanoparticles: Enhancing Electrical Conductivity in Composites and Water Vapor Formation in Hydrogels Abstract: Photothermal heating is the conversion of light into heat. When nanoparticles are embedded in materials, we are able to precisely control localized heating in a sample using photothermal heating of the nanoparticles. We use this heating in two areas…

Final Defense – Christian White

Riddick 202 (Grad Suite conference room)

Development of a solid deuterium UCN source and associated components for studies of systematic effects in nEDM measurements

Preliminary Exam – Kaixin Song

Riddick 202 (Grad Suite conference room)

Experimental Studies of 24Mg States and Their Impact on Nucleosynthesis in Globular Clusters

Colloquium: Eve Vavagiakis

Riddick 301 2401 Stinson Drive, Raleigh, NC, United States

Title: A New Generation of Millimeter and Submillimeter Observations for Cosmology and Astrophysics Abstract: In our exciting era of experimental cosmology, rapid developments in instrumentation and highly sensitive superconducting detectors have provided a wealth of arcminute-scale cosmic microwave background (CMB) data. These measurements are transforming our understanding of the evolution of our cosmos. I will…

Preliminary Exam – Erin Crites

Riddick 415

Photothermal heating with nanoparticles: enhancing electrical conductivity in composites and water vapor formation in hydrogels

Physics Colloquium: Anton Malko

Riddick 301 2401 Stinson Drive, Raleigh, NC, United States

Speaker: Anton Malko Title: Heralded Photons and Stimulated Emission Using Colloidal Semiconductor Quantum Shells Abstract: Spherically shaped semiconductor nanoplatelets, called quantum shells (QSs) have recently attracted considerable attention as they exhibit strongly suppressed Auger recombination, ultralong biexciton (BX) lifetimes and broad gain bandwidth. However, no applications that demonstrate true lasing action using QSs in optical cavity configurations have…