Prof. Daniel Kleppner from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and recipient of the 2017 APS Medal for Exceptional Achievement in Research, will present a talk entitled "Three Seeds in the Flowering of Quantum Science." A new field of quantum science … Read more
The Capra meetings have been bringing together relativists interested in the problem of radiation reaction in general relativity and its application to extreme-mass-ratio inspirals (EMRIs) as astrophysical sources of gravitational waves. The meeting will be held June 19-23, 2017 at UNC.
Clifford Johnson is a high energy physics professor at the University of Southern California and is releasing a non-fiction science graphic novel about the nature of the universe in the fall of 2017. The date is still tentative and details about his talk … Read more
The first Astronomy on Tap event of 2018 at Fullsteam Brewery in Durham is focused on cosmology and the beginning and end of our Universe and led by 2 CoSMS members. Dr. Adrienne Erickcek (UNC-CH) will discuss the hot big … Read more
Dr. Louise Dolan, CoSMS member and UNC's Kenan Distinguished Professor of Physics, will discuss elementary particles, gravity, and how to understand the Universe, kicking off the 2018 Carolina Science Café series. Wednesday, February 7, 6pm BackBar at Top of the Hill Restaurant 100 … Read more
Astronomy on Tap will have its next event on March 6th at Fullsteam Brewery in Durham, led by 2 CoSMS members. Dr. Chris Clemens (UNC-CH) will discuss all the ways the world can end. Dr. Nick Law (UNC-CH) will talk about how to … Read more
Dr. Clifford Johnson, professor of physics & astronomy at the University of Southern California, will take us on a whirlwind tour of Black Holes, Space & Time while sharing his experiences as a science adviser to television and movies, including Marvel superhero … Read more
Clifford Johnson is a theoretic physicist at the University of Southern California, who focuses on string theory and gravity. He is a gifted speaker, science advisor for television and movies, and the author of a non-fiction graphic novel Dialogues: Conversations about … Read more
Dr. Rainer Weiss, Professor of Physics Emeritus at MIT and 2017 Nobel Laureate, will discuss "Probing the Universe with Gravitational Waves." The observations of gravitational waves from the mergers of compact binary sources opens a new way to learn about the universe, as … Read more
On October 15th at 5:30 in Chapman Hall at UNC, Prof. Virginia Kilborn, Dean of Science at Swinburne University of Technology, will take us on a journey of the unseen parts of our galaxy and others like it. Abstract: … Read more
