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Events Calendar

Special Talk

Thursday January 25, 2024
7:00 pm  Title: 
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Opening the infrared treasure chest with JWST (or James Webb Space Telescope)
 Presenter:  Dr. John C. Mather is a Senior Astrophysicist in the Observational Cosmology Laboratory at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center. His research centers on infrared astronomy and cosmology.

As Senior Project Scientist (95-present) for the James Webb Space Telescope, he leads the science team, and represents scientific interests within the project management. He has served on advisory and working groups for the National Academy of Sciences, NASA, and the NSF (for the ALMA, the Atacama Large Millimeter Array, and for the CARA, the Center for Astrophysical Research in the Antarctic).

He has received many awards including the Nobel Prize in Physics, 2006, for his precise measurements of the cosmic microwave background radiation using the COBE satellite.
 Series:  Special Talk
 Web Site:    https:/ / youtu.be/ _NDIsPT-YyQ
 Host:  Richard Rand
 Location:  PAIS-1100, PAIS

 

Thursday February 22, 2024
11:00 am  Title: 
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Broad-tunable microwave-to-optical conversion in a room-temperature atomic vapor
 Presenter:  Benjamin Smith from Lindsay LeBlanc’s group at the University of Alberta.

Benjamin is a PhD candidate working on experimental atomic physics and coherent microwave-to-optical conversion based on atomic vapors and microwave cavities for quantum networking.
 Series:  Special Talk
 Host:  Francisco Becerra Chavez
 Location:  PAIS-2540, PAIS

 

Thursday March 7, 2024
8:30 am  Title: 
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The Optical Science and Engineering, (OSE) Program Celebrates 40th Anniversary
 Presenter:  Various, including Richard Rand, UNM Physics and Astronomy Dept Chair
 Series:  Special Talk
 Web Site:    https:/ / optics.unm.edu/ news-events/ 2024-3-7-40-th-anniversary.html
 Location:  Room 101, Center for High Tech Materials

 

Friday March 8, 2024
1:30 pm  Title: 
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The Optical Science and Engineering, (OSE) Program Celebrates 40th Anniversary Day 2
 Presenter:  Various, including Richard Rand, UNM Physics and Astronomy Dept Chair
 Series:  Special Talk
 Web Site:    https:/ / optics.unm.edu/ news-events/ 2024-3-7-40-th-anniversary.html
 Location:  Room 101, Center for High Tech Materials

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