LSST CCD Testing and OptimizationThe Large Synoptic Survey Telescope (LSST) is a 8-meter diameter, wide-field survey telescope under construction in Chile, which will perform a 10-year optical and near-infrared survey using a 3.2 giga-pixel camera. In order to achieve the desired read-out speed of 2 seconds, the LSST camera focal plane will be heavily ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
Understanding IceHuge ice sheets cover Antarctica and Greenland. Glaciers and snowpack act as frozen reservoirs providing water for surrounding communities. We hear about ice when glaciers recede or ice sheets break off, but what are the processes governing these changes? What role does ice play in the behavior, evolution, and stability of ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
Modeling Subhalos and Satellites in Milky Way-like Systems High-resolution hydrodynamic zoom-in simulations of Milky Way-mass halos offer exquisite resolution and provide insights into the small-scale challenges associated with cold dark matter. However, these simulations are computationally expensive, so studying a diverse sample of simulated Milky Way analogs is currently infeasible. We present a machine learning model trained on ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Electron Correlation from Vacuum FluctuationsThe traditional view of electron correlation is based on the cluster expansion of the correlation energy into contributions from pairs, triples,...of electrons. Fluctuation-based electronic structure methods, on the other hand, use vacuum fluctuations corresponding to virtual pairs of electrons and holes traveling forward and backward in time, and their multiples, ...
Fabric for Deep Learning (FfDL)Training deep neural network models requires a highly tuned system with the right combination of software, drivers, compute, memory, network, and storage resources.Deep learning frameworks such as TensorFlow, PyTorch, Caffe, Torch, Theano, and MXNet have contributed to the popularity of deep learning by reducing the effort and skills needed to ...
With their immense size and peculiar appearance, leatherback turtles resemble species that inhabited Earth in the distant past. A swimming and diving machine, they are uniquely adapted for life at sea. This ancient mariner is the most widely distributed sea turtle, spanning tropical and subarctic waters worldwide. The endangered western ...
Where: SausalitoCost: $5 donation
taste of science: Neuro-NightTwo great neuroscientists will talk about how illusion can be used as a therapy and how we can increase our brain cognitive power.The age of the brainThe world is entering "the age of the brain," an era of exponential need to understand and modify our most complex organ. Fixing and ...
Where: Menlo ParkCost: $7
The Science Behind MachinesSimple machines make life easier for humans. This presentation will look at simple machines and how they work. Participants will learn about levers, screws, ramps, wheels, gears, and many more as they experiment to make them work.
Where: FremontCost: Free (RSVP required)
LIGOSpeaker: Dr. Lynn Cominsky, Sonoma State University
Where: Walnut CreekCost: Free
taste of science: Astronomy on Taptaste of science partners with Astronomy on Tap in this journey into the universe, from ancient earth and exoplanets to black holes and cosmic collisions.Colliding Neutron Stars: Gravitational Waves, Gold, and a Gamma-Ray BurstAlbert Einstein's General Theory of Relativity predicts the existence of ripples in the fabric of space-time. In ...
Where: San FranciscoCost:
taste of science: Going down? Diving into gravity and the deep blue seaThe Social Networks under the SeaIn the same way that you and I have a social network, with friends, family, partners and acquaintances, plants and animals also have networks of relationships. They eat each other, help each other out, compete for resources. I study these relationships in an ecosystem that ...
