Title: The Origin of the Heaviest Elements Abstract: Understanding the origin of the elements remains one of the major challenges of modern astrophysics. I will introduce some of the open…
Title: The Long Wait for T Coronae Borealis - How Nuclear Physics Informs Our Understanding of Astrophysical Phenomena Abstract: Classical novae are the result of hydrogen-rich matter exploding on the…
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)…
Gauge theory on Noncommutative Torus
Title and Abstract details are forthcoming.
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…
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…
Development of a solid deuterium UCN source and associated components for studies of systematic effects in nEDM measurements
Experimental Studies of 24Mg States and Their Impact on Nucleosynthesis in Globular Clusters
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…