Physics at Berkeley

Join us Monday, January 25 at 4:15 pm for the first Physics Colloquia of the Spring Semester. Yasunori Nomura will present his talk: From the Black Hole Conundrum to the Structure of Quantum Gravity. https://physics.berkeley.edu//from-the-black-hole-conundru

6 more influential Black physicists have been honored in a series of posters created by Berkeley Physics major Ana Lyons. All are downloadable and suitable for printing. Check them out! https://physics.berkeley.edu//poster-series-honors-influen

Professor Dan Kasen has been honored with an E.O. Lawrence Award. Congratulations Dan! https://newscenter.lbl.gov//two-berkeley-lab-scientists-h/

Check out this video about the importance of basic science research in the Division of Mathematical & Physical Sciences. Physics Professors Barbara Jacak and Chung-Pei Ma are featured prominently and they do a great job expressing the importance of Berkeley in moving research of all kinds forward. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ISXLfVTQu0&feature=emb_logo

The Physics Department hosts weekly colloquia presented by accomplished scientists from all over the globe. These lectures showcase cutting-edge physics and inspire the broader community to participate in science. Check out the Fall 2021 colloquia schedule which starts on January 25 at 4:15 pm. https://physics.berkeley.edu//spring-2021-colloquia-schedu

This has been a tremendously successful and important experiment, said Kam-Biu Luk, the U.S. spokesman for the Daya Bay experiment, UC Berkeley physics professor and senior scientist at Berkeley Lab. The precision measurements and discoveries at Daya Bay were made possible by the outstanding collaboration between the U.S. and China and all of our international partners. https://newscenter.lbl.gov//scientists-say-farewell-to-da/

The UC Berkeley College of Letters and Science continues its series of enlightening virtual Zoom discussions with UC Berkeley faculty about discovery-driven science. On Tuesday, November 17 from 5:00 - 6:00 pm Professors Hartmut Haffner and Dan Stamper-Kurn will be part of the conversation entitled "Quantum Information's Imminent Revolution." https://physics.berkeley.edu//series-basic-science-lights-

Thinking about an MA or PhD in Physics? Come to Berkeley Edge to get inspired as you prepare your applications for graduate study and fellowships. Berkeley Edge is a virtual conference to be held November 13-14. Register by November 9th! https://sites.google.com/berkeley.edu/bec2020/home

Join us for the Physics colloquium today, 11/02/20 at 4:15 pm. Marcell Soares-Santos will present his talk "Cosmology in the Era of Multi-Messenger Astronomy with Gravitational Waves". https://physics.berkeley.edu//cosmology-in-the-era-of-mult

Join us on Monday, October 26 at 4:15 p.m. for our fourth speaker in our virtual Physics Fall Colloquia series: Dr. Phiala Shanahan will present "Proton and Nuclear Structure from the Standard Model." https://physics.berkeley.edu//proton-and-nuclear-structure

Berkeley Physics is pleased to support #BlackInPhysics Week which will be held October 25-31. #BlackinPhysics week will feature seven topical days that cover different aspects of physics through professional and social events, articles written by Black physicists, as well as community-building activities on Twitter. All are welcome to attend. https://www.blackinphysics.org/

#equitydiversityinclusion https://insideucr.ucr.edu//physics-and-astronomy-joins-eli

Berkeley Science at Cal will be hosting a Spanish-Language Science Career Panel on Wednesday, October 21 at 11:00 am - 12:00 pm. https://scienceatcal.berkeley.edu/carrerasenciencias/

Today's Condensed Matter Seminar is "Delafossite Oxides: Natural, Ultra-Pure Metal-Insulator Heterosctuctures" featuring Veronika Sunko. Join us at 2:30 today. https://physics.berkeley.edu//delafossite-oxides-natural-u

Join us today at 4:15 pm for the Physics Department Colloquium: "Exploring Symmetry Violations with Free Neutrons" https://physics.berkeley.edu//exploring-symmetry-violation

The Bay Area Science Festival starts this week! As part of the festival, the Society of Physics Students will be presenting two virtual events: A SuperCryogenic Dark Matter Lab Tour on Wednesday, October 21 from 6:00 - 7:00 pm, and "Squishy Circuits" on Friday, October 23 from 5:00 - 6:00 pm. Join the fun! #scienceatcal #bayareasciencefestival https://physics.berkeley.edu//berkeley-sps-presents-2-basf

A screening of "Picture a Scientist", a film that chronicles the groundswell of researchers who are writing a new chapter for women scientists, is Friday, October 16 - Sunday, October 18. #PictureaScientist UC Berkeley #STEM #WomenInSTEM FREE, Registration Required. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/film-screening-picture-a-scien

The Berkeley Society of Physics Students will present two exciting events as part of the 2020 Bay Area Science Festival, on October 21 and 23. These events are free, interactive, and family-friendly! https://sps.berkeley.edu/events/outreach/basf

Science at Cal's Midday Science Cafe Presents "The Unsolved Mystery of Dark Matter" on Thursday, October 15 from 12 noon - 1:30 pm. The webinar will feature Physics Ph.D. Candidate Vetri Velan and Dr. Sinéad Griffin of the Berkeley Lab Molecular Foundry. https://scienceatcal.berkeley.edu/middaycafe/

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