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September 25, 2023
10:30 am – 12:00 pm (CDT)
Into the Dusty Universe with ALMA and JWST
Speaker: Jed McKinney (University of Texas, Austin)Host: Justin Spilker
Most of star-formation over the last 11 Billion years has happened within thick veils of dust, and in turn, dust shapes star-formation inside galaxies. Dust also absorbs and scatters light which can make optical probes of gas conditions difficult to measure, and hides very distant galaxies from even the most [...]
Generalized Symmetries in String Theory
Speaker: Max Hübner (University of Pennsylvania)
Generalized global symmetries occur in large classes of quantum field theories (QFTs). Whenever a QFT admits a string construction one can ask how structures associated with these symmetries lift and are characterized in the stringy realization of the QFT. For example topological operators realizing these symmetries in many cases admit [...]
Understanding Schwarzschild
Speaker: William G. Unruh (Canadian Institute for Advanced Research; University of British Columbia; Institute for Quantum Science and Engineering, Texas A&M University)
Since Schwarzschild, in 1915/1916, discovered the metric that bears his name in the mathematics of Einstein's brand new theory, confusion reigned in understanding the Schwarzscild "singularity" at r=2GM/c^2. Was this some sort of matter shell? Was this a breakdown of the theory? This talk will be a historical tour of [...]
September 27, 2023
11:00 am – 12:30 pm (CDT)
Compositeness from eV to TeV
Speaker: Benoît Assi (Fermilab)Host: Doojin Kim
Composite states occur over vast scales and play an important role in various domains of particle physics. In the first part I report on the recent development and application of non-relativistic QCD for the study of hadrons and multi-hadron systems in QCD and beyond. In particular, I will demonstrate how we [...]
September 29, 2023
10:30 am – 12:00 pm (CDT)
October 2, 2023
10:30 am – 12:00 pm (CDT)
October 4, 2023
2:00 pm – 3:30 pm (CDT)
Distinguished Lecture
Speaker: Allan MacDonald (University of Texas)Host: Roland Allen
First Friday
Join us for an evening full of family-friendly Physics Demos & more in downtown Bryan.
Game Day Physics
The Texas A&M Department of Physics and Astronomy invites you to see our pendulum and experience family- friendly demos before the game! Mitchell Physics Building, Corner of University Dr. and Ireland St. near the North Side Garage! Time: TBA
Transforming Our Understanding of Galaxy Formation with the Power of JWST and ALMA
Speaker: Wren Suess (University of California, Santa Cruz)Host: Justin Spilker
Galaxies are one of the fundamental building blocks of our universe, yet despite a century of study we still don’t understand how these vast cosmic ecosystems formed. The key challenge is that we want to measure physical properties like stellar mass, but all we observe is light. Making the translation [...]
Chemistry Open House
Every year Texas A&M's Department of Chemistry hosts a free, open to the public, Chemistry Open House to celebrate National Chemistry Week. More information Open House | Department of Chemistry | Texas A&M University (tamu.edu)
October 24, 2023
10:00 am – 11:30 am (CDT)