WALOP/PASIPHAE: A uniquely deep, accurate and efficient tomographic survey of Galactic magnetic fieldsGalactic magnetic fields permeating through dust clouds lead to partial alignment of non-spherical dust grains along the field lines. Starlight passing through these dust clouds gets partially linearly polarized due to selective extinction. Measuring this polarization offers in principle, a way of tracing the magnetic fields as well as probing ...
Where: Menlo ParkCost: Free
Downhole permanent DAS monitoring of CO2 geosequestrationTime-lapse (TL) seismic is widely used in CO2 geosequestration projects for both monitoring the behavior of the injected fluid in the target reservoir and demonstrating absence of unwanted migration out of primary containment. However, issues with land access and relatively high cost are only few of the downsides of the ...
Forefronts of Cosmology: Beyond Standard Model Physics with Upcoming CMB Instruments Upcoming new instruments to measure the polarized CMB promise to provide discriminatory limits on inflation, the number of light relic particles, and the sum of the neutrino masses, ushering in a new era of using the CMB as a probe of particle physics. Achieving these science goals requires highly sensitive ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Using HST: Looking Inside SN 1987A and Making Better Measures of Cosmic ExpansionThe Hubble Space Telescope has been the perfrect tool for studying SN 1987A, providing a way to dissect the expansion geometry and infer the 3D distribution of the stellar debris that was ejected 31 years ago. Together with radio and x-ray observations, the HST data provide stringent limits on emission ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Ultrafast Microscopy of Quantum-Confined NanostructuresThe Ultrafast Nanomaterials Lab at Cal State East Bay explores materials at the nanometer scale that exhibit surprising properties due to quantum-confinement effects. I will overview our lab development to uncover transient dynamic behaviors of photo-excited charge carriers and their effects on local electric fields on very fast timescales in ...
Where: San JoseCost: Free
Creatures of the NightlifeThe creatures come out at NightLife as the Academy transforms into a spine-tingling and outrageous night of supernatural science.This year, The Boulet Brothers take over our annual Halloween drag show and costume contest with their signature sinister twist. These drag queens are the creators and hosts of Dragula, the cult ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $22 General, $18 Members
Alternatives to our current reality begin with imagination. Explore creative visions of tomorrow, reflect on imagined futures past, and encounter science fiction turned fact at Full-Spectrum Science with Ron Hipschman.SCHEDULEAuthor Maggie Shen King in Conversation With Patricia Cariño Valdez7:00 p.m. | Kanbar ForumJoin Maggie Shen King in conversation with Patricia Valdez ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: 17.95 advance, 19.95 door, AD members free
Life on Mars: Does it exist, what might it look like, and can we bring it home?Join us for a night of PubScience! Dr. Rachel Mackelprang, professor at CSU Northridge, will speak about her work with the Mars Sample Return program. In the next decade, NASA will send a rover to Mars that will return home with samples from the planet's surface. What clues will those samples give us ...
Where: OaklandCost: Free
SciComm Studio 011: The Future of ExperienceNew media technologies such as augmented and virtual reality, data science, 3D visualization, and interactive storytelling will radically transform the our experience of cultures, past and present. Meet practitioners who are exploring the transition as cultural institutions move away from screens toward an embodied experience. We welcome Sarah Kenderdine of ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free, RSVP Required
500 Years of Leonardo, 1519-2019: A Lost Library? Leonardo’s BooksThroughout his life, Leonardo da Vinci made lists of books. His lists grew over time as a reflection of his desire to gain an education and explore different kinds of knowledge. Professor Carlo Vecce from the University of Naples will discuss Leonardo’s library based on his highly acclaimed recent book, ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
Mini-Med School: UCSF Health Hub: A New Healthcare Growth StudioUCSF has a long history of pioneering innovation and advancing its bold vision for health worldwide. Whether it’s a new drug molecule, medical device, digital health application, or care process, our goal is to ensure that innovation reaches our patients and benefits patient care. UCSF leaders in innovation--representing a wide ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $15, students free with ID
Post-Fire Debris-Flow Early Warning: The Case for Forecast-Based Warning SystemsPost-re debris flows can initiate after only a few minutes of intense rain, and during the first storm following wildfire.Early warning systems must provide sufficient time to make informed decisions and take reasonable preventative action.If you're relying upon real-time measurements of stream ow or rainfall in your watershed to decide ...
