The Rutgers Physics & Astronomy Newsletter       Number F24-5    2024-Sept 30

          Editor: Daniel Friedan        Publisher: Erica DiPaola
Contributions should be sent to newsletter@physics.rutgers.edu


ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Physics & Astronomy Department Welcome Party (Luncheon)
Thursday, Oct 3, 2024 at 12noon to 2pm
Weather permitting, we will hold it on the plaza between Serin and the Physics Lecture Hall.  Otherwise come to room 330. Food and Refreshments for all.


Congratulations to our newest PhD's: 
- Dr. Deepti Jain successfully defended her dissertation "Engineering Magnetic 
Topological Insulators at the Atomic Level" written under the direction of 
Professor Seongshik Oh, on September 23, 2024.
- Dr. Angela Coe successfully defended her dissertation "Cryogen-free Low 
Temperature Scanning Tunneling Microscope for Exploration of Nano-Devices" 
written under the direction of Professor Eva Andrei, on September 24, 2024.
- Dr. Zhenyuan Zhang successfully defended his dissertation "Transport and 
Planar Tunneling Spectroscopy of twisted graphene structures" written under the 
direction of Professor Eva Andrei, on September 24, 2024.



SEMINARS AND COLLOQUIUM:
     Seminars and colloquia are being conducted either in-person, on the web, or hybrid. See below the events listing for pages giving instructions for connecting to the web seminars.

EIJC  Tues Oct 1        Megan Tillman, Rutgers University
11:00   330W            "A Discussion about PhD Programs and Mental Health"

CMS  Tues Oct 1         Albert Liu, Brookhaven National Laboratory
1:30   330W and Zoom    "2-D Terahertz Spectroscopy of Quantum Materials"
                        link:  https://rutgers.zoom.us/j/98298456143?pwd=ZXR5bk4wWEJQZEpvQUUwT1Y3LzJjZz09

HET  Tues Oct 1         Nathan Seiberg, IAS
2:30   385E and Zoom    "Anomalous Continuous Translations"
                        link:  https://rutgers.zoom.us/j/94699297301?pwd=SVJieHRUYUtmZmRCbGZKQlBTMTRPdz09

SIP  Tues Oct 1         Girsh Blumberg, Rutgers University
5:40   385E             "Spectroscopy of systems with strong electron correlation" - note the different room (385E instead of 330W)

MPS  Wed Oct 2          Theodore Jacobson, University of Maryland
10:45   Zoom            "Mathematics of magnetic confinement"
                        link:  https://rutgers.zoom.us/j/99046503551?pwd=iLfu8VxJxQZeO5CkzqZaddCtGsnVdh.1

COL  Wed Oct 2          Suzanne Staggs, Princeton University
3:30   330W and Zoom    "Decoding the Universe with Even Better Maps from the Cosmic Microwave Background"
                        link:  https://rutgers.zoom.us/j/95124198614?pwd=dnBzWnhUTmVSRjJZaVR1QnpvazduZz09

DELTA-P  Thurs Oct 3    Chaz Ruggieri, Rutgers University
6:00   Zoom             "Instructional Explanations in Physics"
                        link: https://rutgers.zoom.us/j/92365790058?pwd=SQxOQaT5OxuBXOBVXrG7h8BpXkkead.1



*********Partial List of Next Week's Seminars**************

HET  Tues Oct 8         Nicholas DePorzio, Boston University
2:30   385E and Zoom    TBA
                        link:  https://rutgers.zoom.us/j/94699297301?pwd=SVJieHRUYUtmZmRCbGZKQlBTMTRPdz09

SIP  Tues Oct 8         Joey Reichert, Rutgers University
5:40   385E             "Unconventional searches for BSM physics with the CMS detector"

MPS  Wed Oct 9        Leticia F. Cugliandolo, Sorbonne Université
10:45   Zoom            "Melting in Two Dimensions"
                        link:  https://rutgers.zoom.us/j/99046503551?pwd=iLfu8VxJxQZeO5CkzqZaddCtGsnVdh.1

COL  Wed Oct 9          Duncan Lorimer, West Virginia University
3:30   330W and Zoom    "Fast Radio Bursts - A Cosmic Detective Story"
                        link:  https://rutgers.zoom.us/j/95124198614?pwd=dnBzWnhUTmVSRjJZaVR1QnpvazduZz09

MPS  Thurs Oct 10      Ian Jauslin – Rutgers University
2:00   Hill 705         "A liquid-vapor phase transition in a simple model"

DELTA-P  Thurs Oct 10    Chaz Ruggieri, Rutgers University
6:00   Zoom             "Cognition, Prior Knowledge, and Common Struggles"
                        link: https://rutgers.zoom.us/j/92365790058?pwd=SQxOQaT5OxuBXOBVXrG7h8BpXkkead.1


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The departmental calendar of colloquia and seminars is
        https://physics.rutgers.edu/events/events-calendar/

For instructions for connecting to the web seminars, see

     AST        Astrophysics Seminar                         https://www.physics.rutgers.edu/astro/seminars
     CCB        Chemistry & Chemical Biology                 https://chem.rutgers.edu/
     CMS        Condensed Matter Seminar                     https://www.physics.rutgers.edu/seminars/condensedmatter
     COL        Colloquium                                   https://physics.rutgers.edu/events/colloquium
     CQB        Center for Quantitative Biology              https://cqb.rutgers.edu/
     DELTA-P    Developing Educators and Leaders 
                       Among TAs in Physics                  https://rutgers.instructure.com/courses/321686/
     GAP        Geometry & Physics Seminar
     HET        High Energy Theory Seminar                   https://www.physics.rutgers.edu/het/seminars
     HEX        High Energy Experimental                     http://www.physics.rutgers.edu/hex/seminars
     HON        Honors Seminar
     I2I        Invitations to Industry
     IQB        Institute for Quantitative Biomedicine       https://iqb.rutgers.edu/seminars
     JPAS       Junior Physics & Astronomy Seminar
     LSM        Lab for Surface Modification                 https://lsm.rutgers.edu/events/
     MiPA/EIJC  RU Minorities in P & A /                     https://www.physics.rutgers.edu/rumipa/eijc.html
                       Equity & Inclusion Journal Club                                      
     ML         Machine Learning Group Meeting
     MPS        Mathematical Physics Seminar                 https://cmsr.rutgers.edu/news-events-cmsr/mathematical-physics-webinar/range.listevents/-
                                                             https://cmsr.rutgers.edu/news-events-cmsr/mathematical-physics-in-person-seminar/range.listevents/-
     MSE        Materials Science & Engineering              https://mse.rutgers.edu/
     NPS        Nuclear Physics Seminar                      https://www.physics.rutgers.edu/np/seminars
     PAER       Physics and Astronomy Education Research
     PCS        Physical Chemistry Seminar                   https://remsinglab.com/pchemseminars
     SIP        Seminar in Physics                           http://www.physics.rutgers.edu/grad/633/
     SPS        Society of Physics Students Talk Series      http://sps.physics.rutgers.edu/
     SSPAR      Student Seminars in P & A at Rutgers         http://www.physics.rutgers.edu/gso/SSPAR/