Physics and Astronomy At The University of Georgia

Events -- Specials

  • Special : Kepler: Nasa’s Search for Habitable Planets, Mr. Roger Hunter

    When: Friday, February 25, 2011 7:00 pm - 12:00 pm Where: Physics 202

  • Special : Dust and Ice: Their Roles in Astrophysical Environments

    When: Tuesday, March 30, 2010 8:00 am - Thursday, April 1 5:00 pm Where: CSP Conference Room

    Second workshop announcement:

    Dust and Ice: Their Roles in Astrophysical Environments

    to be held at the University of Georgia (UGA), March 30 – April 1, 2010, and sponsored by the Southeast Laboratory Astrophysics Community and its member institutions.

    The workshop will provide a forum for discussions on dust grains, interstellar ices, and PAHs in astrophysical and atmospheric environments. In particular, advances and needs for relevant experimental and theoretical laboratory astrophysics will be highlighted.

    The workshop will consist of invited talks and a poster session. Confirmed speakers include:

    B-G Anderson (NASA/SOFIA); Ara Chutjian (NASA/JPL); Gary Douberly (UGA); Michael Duncan (UGA); Gary Ferland (U. Kentucky); Perry Gerakines (U. Alabama); Michael Henderson (PNNL); Eric Herbst (Ohio State U.); Carl Hirschmugl (U. Wiscon. Mil.); Doug Hudgins (NASA/HQ); Aigen Li (U. Missouri); Karin Oberg (Center for Astrophys.); Thom Orlando (GA Tech); Els Peeters (U. West. Ontario); Andrew Rappe (U. Penn.); Chad Soslik (Clemson U.); Angela Speck (U. Missouri); Gianfranco Vidali (Syracuse U.); Susanna Widicus Weaver (Emory U.)

    Consult the local website (www.physast.uga.edu/workshops/dustandice) for additional information, to register for the meeting, and to submit talk or poster abstracts. Deadlines for hotel registration, meeting registration, and abstract submission are March 1, March 16, and March 16, respectively.

    Workshop organizers: Gary Ferland, Perry Gerakines, Steven Lewis, David Schultz (SELAC Chair), Phillip Stancil, and Susanna Widicus Weaver.

    SELAC’s purpose is to promote astronomy, astrophysics, and laboratory astrophysics in the region and more broadly. Funding provided by the Center for Simulational Physics and the Department of Physics and Astronomy, the University of Georgia.

  • Special : Nano-Bio Cleanroom Symposium and Opening Ceremony

    When: Friday, March 12, 2010 8:30 am - 5:00 pm Where: Auditorium, Riverbend Research Laboratory South

    Symposium Goals: • To bring regional scientists to UGA to share their visions on the future of Nanobiotechnology and how to apply microfabrication and nanofabrication to biological research. • To celebrate the opening of UGA nano-bio cleanroom at the Riverbend Complex

    Featured Speakers: Dr. Paul J. Joseph Nanotechnology Research Center, Georgia Institute of Technology; Dr. Chang Liu, Northwestern University; Dr. Ali Passian, Oak Ridge National Laboratory; Dr. Stephen P. DeWeerth, Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology / Emory University.

    Poster Submissions: Posters describing original nanotechnology and nanobiotechnology research will be available throughout the day. Poster abstracts of no more than 500 words should be emailed by March 5 to zhaoy@physast.uga.edu. Please include the title of the poster and names of all authors.

    Registration: The symposium is free. Anyone from UGA or regional institutions is welcome to attend. Please RSVP your attendance to Yiping Zhao (zhaoy@physast.uga.edu) by March 5 for meeting arrangement purposes.

  • Special : 23rd Annual Center for Simulational Physics Workshop

    When: Monday, February 22, 2010 8:00 am - Friday, February 26 5:00 pm Where: CSP Conference Room (322)

    Recent Developments in Computer Simulation Studies in Condensed Matter Physics. Please see http://www.csp.uga.edu/Workshop/2010/ for registration details.