Events During the Week of February 28th through March 7th, 2021
Monday, March 1st, 2021
- Plasma Physics (Physics/ECE/NE 922) Seminar
- Predicting runaway electron generation, confinement, and mitigation at ORNL
- Time: 12:00 pm
- Place: Zoom Meeting
- Speaker: Matt Beidler, ORNL
- Abstract: Chris Hegna is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
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- Monday Science Seminar w/ Courtney Crawford (Louisiana State University)
- Time: 12:00 pm
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- Speaker: Courtney Crawford , Lousiana State University
- Abstract: Title: R Coronae Borealis Stars: What Happens After a WD Merger?
White Dwarf (WD) mergers are a very active field of research within the astronomy community, and simulations of these events is an ever-growing body of work. While WD mergers themselves are fascinating, it is also interesting to consider the post-merger object and its evolution. A rare, enigmatic class of variable stars known as the R Coronae Borealis (RCB) stars are currently understood to be an evolutionary phase of these post-WD-merger objects. The goal of our group’s recent work has been to garner further evidence that RCB stars are formed from WD mergers, and further characterize the peculiarities of these stars. In this talk, I’ll present the ever-growing list of traits that make RCBs unique, as well as what we know about a WD merger that could create such an object. - Host: Snezana Stanimirovic & Melinda Soares-Furtado
- Plasma Theory Seminar
- Effects of Triangularity on Ion Temperature Gradient Turbulence Saturation
- Time: 4:00 pm
- Place: Zoom meeting
- Speaker: Joey Duff, UW-Madison
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- Network in Neutrinos, Nuclear Astrophysics, and Symmetries (N3AS) Seminar
- Shining Light on Dark Matter with Black Holes
- Time: 2:00 pm
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- Speaker: Volodymyr Takhistov , Kavli-IPMU
- Abstract: What is dark matter, the mysterious predominant constituent of all matter in the Universe? As I will show, primordial black holes from the early Universe make an attractive non-particle dark matter candidate, with intimate connections to astronomical puzzles like the origin of heavy elements (gold) as well as ongoing boom in gravity wave and multi-messenger astronomy. In fact, primordial black holes from the general formation scenario of bubble multiverse might have already been seen by Subaru Hyper Suprime-Cam.
- Host: Baha Balantekin
Wednesday, March 3rd, 2021
- Climate & Diversity
- Hostile and Intimidating Behavior Training
- Time: 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
- Place: link to be provided
- Abstract: Hostile and Intimidating Behavior Training: All employees of UW–Madison are encouraged to participate in Hostile and Intimidating Behavior Policy and Process Training. In a 90-minute case-based workshop, you will consider a number of scenarios to help identify what hostile and intimidating behavior is (and isn’t), and work with others to understand what your responsibilities are when you hear about or experience incidents of hostile and intimidating behavior. UW–Madison policies and campus resources will also be reviewed.
- Host: Kevin Black
- Department Meeting
- Department Meeting-CANCELLED in favor of the Climate and Diversity Committee workshop
- Time: 12:15 pm - 1:15 pm
- Place: Virtual see "abstract" for connection info
- Speaker: Sridhara Dasu, Department Chair
- CANCELLED in favor of the Climate and Diversity Committee workshop
- Host: Sridhara Dasu
Thursday, March 4th, 2021
- Graduate Program Event
- PhD Prospective Student VIRTUAL Visit Day
- Place: Virtual
- Speaker: PhD Program Faculty & Graduate Students, UW-Madison, Department of Physics
- Abstract: All admitted Ph.D. students for Fall 2021 will be invited for prospective student virtual visit days. Graduate students and faculty will receive more information as the dates approach.
- Host: Michelle Holland, Graduate Program Coordinator
- Cosmology Journal Club
- Time: 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
- Abstract: Each week, we start with a couple scheduled 15-20 minute talks about one's research, or an arXiv paper. The rest of the time will typically be open to the group for anyone to discuss an arXiv paper.
All are welcome and all fields of cosmology are appropriate.
Contact Ross Cawthon, cawthon@wisc, for more information.
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- Astronomy Colloquium
- What Sets the Efficiency of Radial Migration is Spiral Galaxies?
- Time: 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
- Place: Zoom meeting(see Abstract ) Coffee and tea 3:30pm, Talk 3:45pm
- Speaker: Kate Daniel, Bryn Mawr
- Abstract: After an initial epoch of assembly, spiral galaxies like the Milky Way evolve primarily under the influence of slow, internal processes. This secular evolution rearranges the orbital angular momentum and energy of a galaxy’s disk, thus altering its kinematics, morphology, and chemical distribution. Central to our understanding of secular evolution is how transient spiral arms cause stars to migrate large radial distances from their birth radii. Radial migration is often associated with increased orbital eccentricity, thus kinematically heating the disk. However, a particularly important type of radial migration, called churning or cold torquing, can change the sizes of stellar orbits in the disk without significantly altering their eccentricities. The relative importance of cold or heating radial migration significantly impacts how disks evolve. In this talk, I will demystify the physics that governs various forms of radial migration and discuss their observational signatures. I will then present scaling relations for the efficiency of cold torquing. Finally, I will argue that in some limits cold torquing can, in fact, kinematically heat the disk. First steps have been taken, but there is an ongoing need to further develop this theoretical framework for the interpretation of data from high resolution simulations and large, high precision observational surveys of the Milky Way.
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- Host: Melinda Soares-Furtado
Friday, March 5th, 2021
- Graduate Program Event
- PhD Prospective Student VIRTUAL Visit Day
- Place: Virtual
- Speaker: PhD Program Faculty & Graduate Students, UW-Madison, Department of Physics
- Abstract: All admitted Ph.D. students for Fall 2021 will be invited for prospective student virtual visit days. Graduate students and faculty will receive more information as the dates approach.
- Host: Michelle Holland, Graduate Program Coordinator
- Theory Seminar (High Energy/Cosmology)
- Long Range Interactions in Cosmology: Implications for Neutrinos
- Time: 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
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- Speaker: Jordi Salvadó, University of Barcelona
- Abstract: Cosmology is well suited to study the effects of long range interactions due to the large densities in the early Universe. In this talk, we will explore how the energy density and equation of state of a fermion system diverge from the commonly assumed ideal gas form under the presence of scalar long range interactions with a range much smaller than cosmological scales. In this scenario, “small”-scale physics can impact our largest-scale observations. We will apply the formalism to self-interacting neutrinos, performing an analysis to present and future cosmological data. The results will show that the current cosmological neutrino mass bound is fully avoided in the presence of a long range interaction, opening the possibility for a laboratory neutrino mass detection in the near future. We will also see an interesting complementarity between neutrino laboratory experiments and the future EUCLID survey.
- Host: Lars Aalsma
- Physics Department Colloquium
- From galaxies to faces: recognizing the implications of Artificial Intelligence in astronomy and society
- Time: 3:30 pm - 5:30 pm
- Place: Zoom:
- Speaker: Dr. Brian Nord, Fermilab
- Abstract: Artificial Intelligence (AI) refers to a set of techniques that rely primarily on the data itself for the construction of a quantitative model. AI has arguably been in development for three quarters of a century, but there has been a recent resurgence in research and application. This current (third) wave of AI progress is marked by extraordinary results --- for example, in image analysis, language translation, and machine automation. Despite the aforementioned modest definition of AI, its potential to disrupt technologies, economies, and society is often presented as (nearly) unmatched in modern times, due in part to the versatility of the algorithms in modeling a wide variety of data. Similarly, there is great promise for applications across the sciences --- for example, simulations, image classification, and automated experimentation --- which are currently being investigated by researchers across the globe. Along with the significant promise of AI, comes great peril: in societal contexts, the consequences include enhanced surveillance, facial recognition, and automated weaponry. In science contexts, the issues are also significant and in many cases related --- for example, bias, lack of uncertainty quantification, and misuse. To take full advantage of the opportunities for AI to accelerate science and improve society, it's essential that we carefully guide its development. During this presentation, we will explore modern AI techniques, like neural networks, and review how they are being developed and deployed in astronomy. Then, we’ll discuss ideas for the future usage of AI in science, including technical barriers for long-term application. Finally, we’ll discuss the roles of scientists and academic communities in the development of AI algorithms.
- Host: Keith Bechtol