Composite Hubble Space Telescope Image. Meg Urry.
Composite Hubble Space Telescope Image. Meg Urry.
The electron density for nanowires of silicon. Ismail-Beigi .
The electron density for nanowires of silicon. Ismail-Beigi .
Atomic positions color coded with their relation to the wire. Ismail-Beigi.
Atomic positions color coded with their relation to the wire. Ismail-Beigi.
Composite image numerical solutions in two dielectric cavities. Stone.
Composite image numerical solutions in two dielectric cavities. Stone.

April 2012

Leigh Page Prize Lectures to be held April 16-18, 2012

Date: 
Sun, 04/01/2012

Leigh Page Prize Lectures: Nima Arkani-Hamed, Institute for Advanced Study, April 16, 2012 "The future of fundamental physics", April 17, 2012 "Why is there a macroscopic universe?" and April 18, 2012 "Space-time and quantum mechanics in the 21st Century" all lectures to be held at 4:00 pm in SPL 59 (overflow room SPL 57). Tea will be served at 3:30 pm each day in the SPL 3rd Floor Lounge.

Miller-Breit Lecture to be held Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Date: 
Mon, 04/23/2012

Miller-Breit Lecture: Eugenio Coccia, University of Rome "Tor Vergata" and INFN, "Opening the Gravitational Wave Window to the Universe" to be held Wednesday, April 25, 2012 at 4:00 pm in SPL 59. Tea to be served at 3:30 pm in the SPL 3rd Floor Lounge.

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Nicole Larsen (Graduate Student) has been accepted to the 62nd Lindau Meeting of Nobel Laureates

Date: 
Mon, 04/09/2012

Nicole Larsen (Graduate Student) has been accepted to the 62nd Lindau Meeting of Nobel Laureates! Congratulations Nicole!

For further information see http://www.lindau-nobel.org/

Merideth Frey (Graduate Student) has been accepted to the 62nd Lindau Meeting of Nobel Laureates

Date: 
Wed, 04/11/2012

Merideth Frey (Graduate Student) has been accepted to the 62nd Lindau Meeting of Nobel Laureates! Congratulations Merideth!

For further information see http://www.lindau-nobel.org/

 

Girls Science Investigations (Bonnie Fleming and Sarah Demers) wins Yale University Seton Elm-Ivy Award

Date: 
Thu, 04/12/2012

Girls Science Investigations (Bonnie Fleming and Sarah Demers) wins Yale University Seton Elm-Ivy Award presented at a ceremony on campus April 10, 2012. Congratulations GSI!

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The 38th Annual Hanan Rosenthal Memorial Lecture to be held Monday, April 23, 2012

Date: 
Mon, 04/23/2012

The 38th Annual Hanan Rosenthal Memorial Lecture: Professor Margaret Murnane, JILA, Departments of Physics and Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Colorado, " Science at the Timescale of the Electron – Capturing the Fastest Motions in our Physical World " to be held Monday, April 23, 2012 at 4:00 pm in SPL 59. Tea to be served at 3:30 pm in the SPL 3rd Floor Lounge.

Physics Career Talk: Hay Yeung Cheung, Ph.D., 1991, "Career Alternative for Physicist: Patent Law" (April 27, 2012)

Date: 
Mon, 04/30/2012

Special Seminar: Hay Yeung Cheung, Ph.D., 1991, "Career Alternative for Physicist: Patent Law"

This talk presents an overview on careers for physicists in patent law, including: features of patent law, possible roles of patent agents/lawyers in university and corporate settings, typical workday of a patent agent/lawyer, how physics training can be applied to patent law, and information on how to become a patent agent/lawyer.

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