Nonsingular Cosmologies and Fixed Points
Adel Awad
(Ain Shams University (Cairo))
Fri. Aug. 24 @ 12:00 PM
Room CP 179
Dr. Kam-Biu Luk
University of California, Berkeley
Pinning down the Smallest Kind of Neutrino Oscillation
Neutrinos are supposed to be massless in the Standard Model of particle physics for several decades. However, a series of experiments has recently provided compelling evidences for a new phenomenon, neutrino oscillation, that implies the three types of neutrinos observed in laboratories do have mass after all. Neutrino oscillation can be described with a set of three neutrino-mixing angles, of which the smallest one called 13 was unknown until recently. One approach for determining 13is to utilize a running nuclear reactor which is a copious source of low-energy electron antineutrinos. In this talk, the recent discovery of a new kind of neutrino oscillation due to a non-zero value of13observed in reactor-based experiments will be presented. The implications of this surprising observation will also be highlighted.
Refreshments will be served in CP 179 at 3:15 PM
Dr. Al Shapere
Department of Physics and Astronomy
University of Kentucky
Normally, the minimum energy solution of a classical system is time-independent, since the kinetic energy is minimized when all velocities are zero. However, by considering kinetic energies that depend in a nonstandard way on the velocities, it is possible to construct dynamical systems that display motion in their lowest energy state, forming a time analogue of crystalline spatial order. In these systems and their generalizations, time translation invariance is spontaneously broken. I will discuss several examples of such systems, and possible real-world applications to cosmology and Bose-Einstein condensation.
Refreshments will be served in CP 177 at 3:15 PM
In addition to being an Investigator with the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, a member of the National Academy of Sciences, and the recipient of numerous awards for her pioneering research on skin stem cells, Dr. Fuchs is also well known for her support of women in science.
This forum will be an excellent opportunity for you to hear about Dr. Fuchs’ experiences as a woman in science, to ask questions and share your own thoughts, and to interact with your peers from the Colleges of Medicine and Arts and Sciences. Please join us!
Seating is limited, so please RSVP to Ann Morris in the Department of Biology to reserve a spot: ann.morris@uky.edu.
Lunch will be provided.
Sponsored by:
The College of Arts and Sciences
The Department of Biology
The Graduate Center for Toxicology
It’s a welcome many students take full advantage of throughout K Week. But is it possible to actually go the entire week without paying for food during this special Big Blue welcome? Watch the featured video to get some tips from a real free food expert, UK Biology Senior Annie Tiu and discover why the incentive helps students become involved in campus life from the very start of their college careers.
Dr. Young and Michelle Talbot introduce their course AAAS/ENG 264 Major Black Writers.
You can find a description of the assignments for the course on the English Department website: english.as.uky.edu/fall-courses-1
You can preview quizzes and discussion questions on the site for the Norton Anthology of African American Literature: wwnorton.com/college/english/africanamericanlit2e/
Recently, eight UK female student-athletes, along with members of the athletics department staff, participated in a service trip to Ethiopia. Two A&S majors, Grace Trimble from women's tennis and Emily Holsopple from the rifle team, went on the trip. Each student was nominated by her respective head coach.
Move in to Keeneland Hall to start off your first semester at Wired! Meet your classmates, get your iPad, and get settled in. Move-in begins at 9am and ends at 2pm.
Incoming Freshmen: join us for a College-wide meet & greet! All incoming A&S Freshmen are welcome to participate in our own K-Week event. Meet others in your field of study, network with faculty and advisors, and more!
