multi-day
CIERA Astronomy LIVE
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM, sponsored by CIERA - Astronomy LIVE
CIERA Astronomy LIVE brings Northwestern astronomers to the public in an interactive online format. Trivia, short presentations and interviews, and...
Events
All events are switched to online until further notice. On the recommendations of the WHO and CDC to limit public gatherings, the Physics and Astronomy department will be shifting seminars, colloquia and Heilborn lectures online until further notice due to the COVID-19 virus.
May
10
2021
PLaTS Seminar: Stamatis Vokos: Using Physics Education Research to Transfigure the Face, Form, and Function of Learning in Physics
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM, sponsored by Physics Learning and Teaching Seminar (PLaTS)
Abstract: In the last forty years, Physics Education Research (PER) has provided significant insights into what students learn in university...
May
11
2021
Astro Seminar: Joe Anderson: Constraining the progenitors of massive star explosions: a meta-analysis of core-collapse supernovae 56Ni yields
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM, sponsored by Physics and Astronomy Astrophysics Seminars
Abstract: Massive stars end their lives in violent explosions as core-collapse supernovae (CC SNe). A large diversity is observed in...
May
14
2021
Colloquium: Marta Gonzalez: TBA
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM, sponsored by Physics and Astronomy Colloquia
Abstract: TBA Seminar Speaker: Marta Gonzalez, UC Berkeley Host: Istvan Kovacs Meeting Details: Friday, May 14, 2021 at 4:00 pm (Central Time) on Zoom. Zoom...
May
17
2021
HEP Seminar: Jason Crnkovic: First measurement of the positive muon magnetic anomaly from the Muon g-2 Experiment at Fermilab
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM, sponsored by Physics and Astronomy High Energy Physics Seminars
Abstract: The Fermilab Muon g-2 Collaboration has recently released its first measurement of the positive muon magnetic anomaly with a...
May
18
2021
Astro Seminar: Greg Mosby: Analyzing star formation histories and near-infrared detectors using tools from machine learning
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM, sponsored by Physics and Astronomy Astrophysics Seminars
Abstract: Galaxies process the raw materials of the universe. Thus, studying the stars in galaxies and their histories gives us...
May
21
2021
Colloquium: Tim Gorringe : First results from the Fermilab muon g-2 experiment
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM, sponsored by Physics and Astronomy Colloquia
Abstract: The muon is a heavy cousin of the ordinary electron and like electrons the muon's magnetic. It's magnetic moment,...
May
28
2021
Colloquium: Thomas Searles: TBA
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM, sponsored by Physics and Astronomy Colloquia
Abstract: TBA Seminar Speaker: Professor Thomas Searles, Howard University Host: Jens Koch Meeting Details: Friday, May 28, 2021 at 4:00 pm (Central Time) on...
Jun
7
2021
HEP Seminar: Kun Liu: New Results from the SeaQuest Experiment
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM, sponsored by Physics and Astronomy High Energy Physics Seminars
Abstract: TBA Seminar Speaker: Kun Liu, Los Alamos Host: Michael Schmitt Meeting Details: Monday, June 7, 2021 at 4:00pm (Central Time) Zoom info: Please email laura.nevins@northwestern.edu...