Physics Colloquium: Michael Shull
Title: Ionization Sources of the Local Interstellar Clouds Abstract: The structure of the local interstellar clouds is influenced by stellar ionizing sources that shaped it dynamically and thermally over the…
Title: Ionization Sources of the Local Interstellar Clouds Abstract: The structure of the local interstellar clouds is influenced by stellar ionizing sources that shaped it dynamically and thermally over the…
Title: Pion Mass Dependence in Chiral EFT and the QCD Axion Abstract: QCD and effective field theory together put low energy nuclear physics on solid theoretical footing to calculate observables…
Title: Invisibility: The History and Science of How Not To Be Seen Abstract: The idea that it might be possible to make a perfect invisibility cloak was a frequent topic…
Opto-Spintronics in Symmetry Broken Systems Zoom link: https://ncsu.zoom.us/j/93377097763?pwd=RKLuIssUaLWny2I65NH95Q5trOYbCe.1
Title: Generalizing deconfined criticality to 3d N-flavor SU(2) quantum chromodynamics on the fuzzy sphere Abstract: The fuzzy sphere formalism is a recently introduced powerful lens to probe critical behavior and…
Title: Public Engagement as a Physics Practice: Identity, Community, and Building the Infrastructure for Impact Abstract: Public engagement or, as it is more commonly known, “outreach” often lives at the periphery of…
Title: Neutron Star Mergers as a Laboratory for Neutrino Physics: Neutrino Oscillations, Neutrino-matter Interactions, and Neutrino Advection Abstract: The 2017 detection of the in-spiral and merger of two neutron stars…
Probing the astrophysical site of the r-process: supernova remnants and metal-poor stars
Title: Empathy in Physics Classrooms and other Academic Spaces Abstract: This talk explores the role of empathy — the ability to understand and share feelings, thoughts, and experiences of another…
Title: Geometrically Cohesive Granular Materials: Structure, Permeability and Porosity Abstract: Geometrically cohesive granular materials (GCGMs) are granular materials whose shape allows for particle entanglement that can result in extreme rigidity…