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Saturday Morning Physics | The Astronet: A Human-Centric Network of Free-Flying Space Co-Robots
Dimitra Panagou – Assistant Professor (U-M Aerospace Engineering)
In this talk, Professor Panagou will describe her work for the NASA Early Career Faculty Award on the "Astronet": a human-centric...
Saturday Morning Physics | The Birth and Amazing Life of Nonlinear Optics
Herbert Winful – Joseph E. and Anne P. Rowe Professor of Electrical Engineering and Arthur F. Thurnau Professor (U-M EECS)
The birth of the field of nonlinear optics occurred in Randall Laboratory at the University of Michigan in 1961 when Franken, Hill, Peters,...
Saturday Morning Physics | Who Ordered That? The Marvelous, Mysterious Muon
Tim Chupp – Professor (U-M Physics)
The muon is a heavier version of the electron and was first discovered in cosmic rays but is now studied extensively in accelerator...
Saturday Morning Physics | Supermassive Black Holes and You
Megan Donahue – Professor, Astronomy & Physics (MSU) and President of the American Astronomical Society
A supermassive black hole may have played a more important role in your existence than you might have thought. You might want to sit down...
Saturday Morning Physics | Scientific Publishing: How Wrong is it to Publish in the Right Journals?
Elaine Westbrooks – Vice Provost & University Librarian (UNC-Chapel Hill)
Scholars need to communicate their research in order to advance science and to promote the understanding of the human experience. The future...
Saturday Morning Physics | Black Holes: Facts, Myths and Mysteries
Elena Gallo – Associate Professor (U-M Astronomy)
This talk will be a journey through the concept of astrophysical black holes: from Einstein's theory to the discovery of the first...
Saturday Morning Physics | Climate Change Opportunities and Challenges for Michigan
Dr. Jonathan Overpeck – Samuel A. Graham Dean and William B. Stapp Collegiate Professor of Environmental Education (U-M SEAS)
Climate change is already impacting the planet in dramatic ways, including in the U.S. and in the Great Lakes region. The impacts in...
