News
First Notre Dame-China symposium on nuclear physics to foster future collaboration
July 18, 2018 • Categories: News
More than 20 physics scholars gathered in June to discuss current research in exotic nuclear structures during a joint event organized by the nuclear physics groups at the University of Notre Dame and Peking University.
Notre Dame physicists explore how well we can know the past
July 02, 2018 • Categories: News
In their latest research, Notre Dame physicists explore the concept of "retrodiction" to determine how rapidly knowledge of the past states of the universe deteriorates.
Peng Elected to Experimental NMR Conference Executive Committee
June 21, 2018 • Categories: News
Jeff Peng, Associate Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry with a concurrent appointment in Physics, was recently elected to the Executive Committee for the annual Experimental NMR Conference (ENC).
Garg appointed Honorary Guest Professor at Peking University
June 13, 2018 • Categories: News
Designing a better superconductor
June 12, 2018 • Categories: News
Tiny tornadoes of supercurrent affect the way superconductors carry a current. But a magnet-controlled “switch” in superconductor configuration provides unprecedented flexibility in managing the location of vortex filaments, altering the properties of the superconductor. A new system discovered by Notre Dame physicist Boldizsár Jankó and collaborators will enable ongoing adjustments, altering the material’s properties over time.
Events
Fri Jul 27, 2018
REU Symposium: Student Presentations
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
123 Nieuwland Science Hall
Physics REU Symposium: Final Student Presentations
Details to be posted.…
Posted In: Special Lectures and Events
Thu Aug 2, 2018
Astrophysics Seminar: Dr. Tilman Hartwig, IPMU, Tokyo
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
184 Nieuwland Science Hall
Stellar Archaeology as a Time Machine to the First Stars
Dr. Tilman Hartwig
IPMU, Tokyo
Understanding the nature of the first stars is a major challenge of modern cosmology. Despite their importance for the formation of subsequent stars and galaxies, their mass distribution is still uncertain due to a lack of direct observations. Extremely metal-poor stars in the Milky Way allow to constrain the mass of their progenitor supernovae and thereby provide precious information about the first generation of stars. I will give a general introduction to stellar archaeology, the main open questions, and discuss several of our recent results: I will present a new diagnostic to reliably distinguish mono-enriched from multi-enriched metal-poor stars, based on their elemental abundances. We apply this diagnostic to recently observed stars from the TOPoS survey, which allows us to better understand the nature of the first stars. Finally, I will present a novel scenario for the formation of carbon-enhanced metal-poor stars.
Posted In: Astrophysics Seminar
Tue Aug 21, 2018
First day of fall semester classes at Notre Dame
All Day
First day of Fall Semester Classes at Notre Dame…
Posted In: Special Lectures and Events
Wed Sep 19, 2018
Physics Colloquium: Dr. Caroline Morley, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
118 Nieuwland Science Hall
Title TBA
Dr. Caroline Morley
Sagan Fellow and ITC Fellow
Institute for Theory and Computation
Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
Hosted by Prof. Crepp…
Posted In: Colloquia
Wed Nov 14, 2018
Physics Colloquium: Prof. Brad Sherrill, NSCL at MSU
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
118 Nieuwland Science Hall
Title TBA
Prof. Brad Sherrill
Director, NSCL at Michigan State University
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