Events Calendar
Special Talk
Thursday January 25, 2024
7:00 pm | Title: (click on Title for Abstract) |
Opening the infrared treasure chest with JWST (or James Webb Space Telescope) |
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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. |
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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: (click on Title for Abstract) |
Broad-tunable microwave-to-optical conversion in a room-temperature atomic vapor |
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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. |
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Series: | Special Talk | |
Host: | Francisco Becerra Chavez | |
Location: | PAIS-2540, PAIS | |
Thursday March 7, 2024
8:30 am | Title: (click on Title for Abstract) |
The Optical Science and Engineering, (OSE) Program Celebrates 40th Anniversary |
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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: (click on Title for Abstract) |
The Optical Science and Engineering, (OSE) Program Celebrates 40th Anniversary Day 2 |
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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 | |