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Synthetic biology - the design and construction of new biological parts and systems and the redesign of existing ones for useful purposes - is transforming fields from fuels to pharmaceuticals and beyond. Our lab has pioneered the potential of synthetic biology to revolutionize two areas of interest to NASA: astrobiology ...
Quantum Gravity - LivestreamDr. Sebastian Fischetti of McGill University works in the area of Quantum Fields and Strings. He will be presenting his work on Quantum Gravity and Evaporating Black Holes.Speaker: Dr. Sebastian Fischetti, McGill UniversityZoom link.
Four of the top energy graduate students will share highlights of their research.William Huang: Resolving Nanoscale Heterogeneity in Battery Interphases with Cryo-EMWilliam received his B.S. in Nanoengineering from the University of California, San Diego, and is currently a 5th year PhD student in Materials Science and Engineering. His work focuses broadly ...
Where: Cost: Free
Proton and nuclear structure from the Standard Model - LivestreamOur understanding of the structure of matter, encapsulated in the Standard Model of particle physics, is that protons, neutrons, and nuclei emerge dynamically from the interactions of underlying quark and gluon degrees of freedom. I will describe how first-principles theory calculations have given us new insights into this structure, including ...
Where: Cost: Free
Astronomy on Tap: Los Angeles - LivestreamWe’ll hear from Briley Lewis: “New Horizons and Pluto: An Adventure to the Outer Solar System” and from Chris Bochenek: “Fast Radio Bursts: A Mystery Solved?”. In addition, we will host interactive astronomically-themed pub trivia.Watch on YouTube.
