Uon Physics & Astronomy

Matilda Chalk (2nd year Mathematical Physics student) recently attended the Conference for Undergraduate Women in Physics (CUWiP) UK in the Department of Physics at Oxford University with support from the School’s Diversity and Inclusion Committee.
This highly successful annual event is hosted by the The Oxford Women in Physics Society, and brings together undergraduate women in physics to build community and focus on their career development.

Today’s guest post introduces a crucial part of the network of support offered to students within the School: The Student Welfare Team. (More info can be found in this interview with Senior Tutor Dr. Keith Benedict on the School Youtube Channel.)
https://buff.ly/2UvgdT5

Our very own Dr James Sharp was recently on CrimeWatch Roadshow discussing cutting-edge fingerprint technology developed here at Nottingham in collaboration with University of Derby.
The paper, 'Exposing latent fingermarks on problematic metal surfaces using time of flight secondary ion mass spectroscopy' features contributions from PhD researcher Shaiya Devi and undergraduate summer intern Adam Reeve, and can be viewed here:
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/art icle/pii/S1355030618301515?via%3Dihub

S ee James' recent blog post for more info: https://buff.ly/2uiLlp2

To mark #InternationalWomensDay we've got this fab event planned for this eve. We're expecting it to be rather busy so make sure you get there early to grab a seat!

Here at Nottingham we strongly believe that the arts and sciences are not all that different, and are certainly not mutually exclusive. This week's Frontiers in Physics seminar touches on that very issue, as Dr Ulrike Kuchner talks about the intersection of art and science.
https://buff.ly/2H2vGCN
Free to attend and all welcome.

Frontiers in Physics Seminars: What lies at the intersection of art and science? Dr. Ulrike Kuchner, University of Nottingham Thursday March 7 5PM, B1
... Dr. Kuchner is a postdoctoral researcher in the astronomy group working on galaxy clusters, and also holds a Master of Fine Arts from the University of Vienna. She recently curated the European Space Agency's “Our Place in Space” travelling exhibition in Vienna and Bogota, exploring connections between images taken with the Hubble Space Telescope and contemporary art.
http://www.ulrikekuchner.com/Ulrike_Kuchn er/Welcome.html
All welcome. Refreshments after.
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If you're thinking of coming to Angela Saini's talk on Friday and you haven't read 'Inferior' yet, it's currently £1.99 on kindle! https://buff.ly/2SGE7F9

As part of a whole host of events taking place in honour of International Women's Day at the University of Nottingham, science writer, Angela Saini will be here to talk about her groundbreaking book, 'Inferior: How Science Got Women Wrong'.
Friday 8th March, 18:00, Physics B1. The event is free and all are welcome.
... https://buff.ly/2EEMHAJ
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How Science Got Women Wrong
For hundreds of years it was common sense: women were seen as the inferior sex. Their bodies were weaker, their minds feebler, their role subservient. No less a scientist than Charles Darwin asserted that women were at a lower stage of evolution. Whether looking at intelligence or emotion, cognition or behaviour, science has continued to tell us that men and women are fundamentally different. Science writer Angela Saini took a journey to uncover sc...ience’s failure to understand women, finding that we’re still living with the legacy of an establishment that’s just beginning to recover from centuries of entrenched exclusion and prejudice.
Angela Saini is an award-winning science journalist and broadcaster. She regularly presents science programmes for the BBC, and her writing has appeared in New Scientist, the Guardian, The Times, and Wired. Her latest book, Inferior: How Science Got Women Wrong, was published in 2017 to widespread critical acclaim, and was named the Physics World Book of the Year. In 2018 a group of scientists launched a crowdfunding campaign to get a copy into every UK state school. Angela has a Masters in Engineering from the University of Oxford and was a Fellow at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
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Frontiers in Physics Seminars: The first steps in academic research Thursday February 21 5PM, B1
This will be a panel discussion featuring early career researchers (PhD students and postdoctoral fellows) from across the School who will describe their research and career paths so far. We'll invite questions and discussion from the audience on some of the issues you may wish to consider if you're thinking about a PhD or a career in research.
... Refreshments afterwards. All are welcome to attend.
Panel so far: Dr. Rosy Crawford (@RosyCrawford) Ellie Frampton (Insta: morethanascientist) Oli Gordon Nandha Kishore Lukas Rier Dr. Amelia Frazer-McKelvie (@amelia_fmc)
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As part of the University's LGBT+ History Month and the Festival of Science & Curiosity, Matt Young will be running Out Thinkers, a public engagement event aimed at showcasing LGBT+ researchers, this evening (Monday 18th Feb, 18:30-21:00) at The Angel Microbrewery.
Tickets are £3 and can be bought here: https://buff.ly/2SbrzFA

*PUBLIC LECTURE*
New Small Satellites Standards from Educational Tools to Advanced Applications 21 February 2019 18:00... Coates Road Auditorium
Free to attend and refreshments afterwards
Since the dawn of the CubeSat era in the late 1990’s nanosatellites have become attractive to academics, companies, industries and governments showing that is possible to perform ambitious mission’s tasks using modern and easy-to-access solutions. The success of this platform encouraged other players to introduce and try to divulgate their own platforms, always trying to reduce weight and costs.
Recently, new standards based on nano, pico and femto satellite platforms are becoming more popular and are showing their potentialities for future missions and applications.
This seminar gives an overview of Cubesats and other small satellites platforms, showing details of some recent missions and related activities at University of Nottingham.
See link for more info:
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Dr Tom Crawford is a maths tutor at the University of Oxford with a mission to share his love of maths with the world. His award-winning website https://buff.ly/2X1PAmn features videos, podcasts, articles and puzzles designed to make maths more entertaining, exciting and enthralling for all.
The Navier-Stokes equations model the flow of every fluid on Earth, but yet we know very little about them. So little in fact, there is currently a $1 million prize for anyone that can he...lp to improve our understanding of how these fascinating equations work. In this talk, Dr Tom Crawford will strip back the Navier-Stokes equations layer-by-layer as he explains them in a way that everyone can understand… based on Tom's hit YouTube series ‘Equations Stripped’.
This event will be taking place in Physics B1 5-6pm. Pizza and refreshments will be available in the foyer afterwards where you will have the chance to talk to the speaker - perfect for anyone interested in science communication.
Event page: https://buff.ly/2GhRDgS
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DOMINIC GALLIANO Diversity, Engagement and Physics: How does it all come together?
The meet-the-speaker event is “no staff allowed” and will be hosted by Lizzie Elmer. (All) students are encouraged and welcome to attend, but particularly those who might benefit from meeting and chatting informally to a out physicist and campaigner for LGBT inclusion in STEM.
... Wednesday 13th Feb
3:00-3:30 CAPT Building A113: Meet the Speaker/mentoring
3:45-4:45 C4 Physics Building: Seminar
Afterwards C10: refreshments
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The Institute of Physics (IOP) are hosting a teaching event next week on Wed 13th Feb. There will be pizza!
From the IOP: 'Calling all @UoN_Physics students! We are holding a #cafephysics on the 13 Feb. Come and learn about a career in teaching physics, whilst enjoying some free pizza! Register here: https://buff.ly/2HXSHZ5 … #traintoteach #physics'

There are quite a few events happening next week, with this one providing an alternative, or perhaps complementary, Valentine's Day activity for all you maths lovers out there <3
Don't miss it!

Dr Tom Crawford is a maths tutor at the University of Oxford with a mission to share his love of maths with the world. His award-winning website tomrocksmaths.com features videos, podcasts, articles and puzzles designed to make maths more entertaining, exciting and enthralling for all.
The Navier-Stokes equations model the flow of every fluid on Earth, but yet we know very little about them. So little in fact, there is currently a $1 million prize for anyone that can help to ...improve our understanding of how these fascinating equations work. In this talk, Dr Tom Crawford will strip back the Navier-Stokes equations layer-by-layer as he explains them in a way that everyone can understand… based on Tom's hit YouTube series ‘Equations Stripped’.
This event will be taking place in Physics B1 at 5pm. Pizza and refreshments will be available in the foyer afterwards where you will have the chance to talk to the speaker - perfect for anyone interested in science communication.
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One of our former students, Kris Thobroe, is involved in this Sky Arts and Arts Council England funded project that uses machine learning and AI.
See below for more info!