Department-wide Science Coffee
3rd floor lobbyInformal science discussions and coffee, open to the entire department.
Informal science discussions and coffee, open to the entire department.
Title: Stars under Einstein’s microscope: strong gravitational lensing near caustics Abstract: Rich clusters of galaxies are the largest gravitational magnifiers in the Universe. One of the most interesting gravitational lensing phenomena arises when background galaxies overlap with the lensing caustics cast by the galaxy cluster lens such that a portion of it is tremendously magnified […]
Title: New Pathways for Topological Flat Bands, and Roton Condensate in Fractional Quantum Anomalous Hall Systems Abstract: Recent studies on topological flat bands in moiré superlattices have revealed fascinating new phenomena, such as the fractional quantum anomalous Hall effect (FQAH). In this talk, we will discuss two interrelated topics: (1) new strategies for creating exact […]
All are welcome to join the Summit committee no matter if you are an active WiP member or not. This is a big event, so we appreciate any help you can provide. For those not familiar, the WiP Summit is an all day event where we invite physics and astronomy departments from our surrounding universities […]
Speaker 1: Alvin Modin (Leheny group) - Crafting planar optics by 3D photoalignment of nematic liquid crystals Speaker 2: Grace Luettgen (Camley group) – Bidirectional chemotaxis of malignant lymphocytes Zoom link: https://JHUBlueJays.zoom.us/j/93026415427?pwd=ZGo1ditSNjh6V1JFY2dWNlhTOStLQT09
Topology and “impossible” electronic devices Since the discovery of quantized Hall effects in the 1980s, topology has provided a useful new paradigm for understanding condensed matter systems, expanding our vocabulary for describing the distinctions between states of matter. I will focus on how topological properties can be harnessed to build otherwise impossible electronic devices--devices whose […]
JHU/STScI CAS Wine and Cheese Seminars take place in Bloomberg 462 every Monday at 3:30 pm Eastern. Each week, there will be either one speaker, giving an hour-long presentation (50+10), or two speakers, each giving a half hour (25+5) presentation. Hour-long speakers will be invited by the committee, and the half-hour speakers will comprise both […]
Informal science discussions and coffee, open to the entire department.