Title: The Impact of Nuclear Physics on Society Abstract: Born in war, nuclear science was first revealed to the world in horror. The Cold War, power plant disasters, and current…
Title: Controlling crystal growth using polyelectrolytes Abstract: In one form or another, polyelectrolyte additives are employed to control the formation of ionic crystals in a variety of contexts. As one…
Title: Galaxies as Probes of the Particle Physics Nature of Dark Matter Abstract: The hypothesis of Cold Dark Matter (CDM) has been spectacularly confirmed on the largest scales of the Universe and must now be stress-tested on sub-galactic scales. Many well-motivated…
Characterizing Detector Response to 42Ar for the LEGEND Experiment
Title: Quantum Networks Abstract: I discuss a few ideas at the interface of network science and quantum physics. A key idea in this interface is the notion of a quantum…
Universal Coarse Geometry of Spin Systems
Rui Sun, NC State University Title: Control Over Spin with Chirality Abstract: Spintronics, an emerging field at the intersection of condensed matter physics and materials science, harnesses the spin degree…
Dan Scolnic, Duke University Title: The Lingering Hubble Tension and New Puzzling Measurements of Dark Energy Abstact: The standard model of cosmology has passed every test over the last twenty years. …
Title: Decoding Intracellular Organization by Biomolecular Condensation Abstract: The precise organization of biochemical functions in time and space is essential for cellular life. Intracellular organization is facilitated by the division…
Gleb Finkelstein, Duke University Title: Multiterminal Graphene-based Josephson Junctions — a Playground for Non-linear and Quantum Physics Abstract: Josephson junctions are at the heart of many quantum devices, including superconducting…
