Department Colloquium | Graduate Student Showcase
Ryan Cardman, Xiaoyu Guo, and Robert Saskowski (U-M Physics)
Ryan Cardman...
2022 Ta-You Wu Lecture in Physics | Finding Cosmic Inflation
Eiichiro Komatsu (Director of the Max-Planck-Institute for Astrophysics)
The Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB) gives a photographic image of the Universe when it was still an “infant,” and its detailed...
Saturday Morning Physics | From Nobel Prize Research to the Breakthrough Technologies Transforming our Lives
Kai Sun, Professor (U-M Physics)
New developments in technology have revolutionized the way we live, from smartphones and devices to the internet, artificial intelligence,...
Saturday Morning Physics | The Heart of Darkness
Mark Reynolds – Research Scientist (U-M Astronomy)
In 2017, humanity, for the first time, peered into true darkness. Black holes are objects defined by their immense gravitational fields, so...
Saturday Morning Physics | Battery Management System: Engineering a Guardian Angel for Lithium-Ion Batteries
Anna Stefanopoulou, William Clay Ford Professor of Technology (U-M Mechanical Engineering)
From the Rosetta-Philae spacecraft landing three billion miles away from Earth to the daily commute of an electric vehicle, the battery...
NERS Colloquia Series: Actionable Ideas for Nuclear Threat Reduction
Angela Di Fulvio, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Abstract...
Saturday Morning Physics | Fluid Instabilities: Stars, Bars, and Fusion
Carolyn Kuranz, Associate Professor (U-M Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences and Applied Physics)
Fluids are constantly mixing in our everyday lives. Some examples are oil and vinegar or coffee and cream. While we often don't think...
