AOPP
Space rocks: meteorites and asteroids
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In late 2020 NASA collected some material from the surface of an asteroid which is thought to be one of the oldest bodies in our Solar System. Come and find out when, why, and how, and find out a little more about how we can use rocks already delivered to Earth from space to learn even more.
Helena Cotterill, Outreach Officer
Taking a planet's temperature
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Measuring the temperature of a planet can give us a lot of information about the materials on its surface. Come and find out more about how we use the infrared to take the temperature of different planets, asteroids, and the Moon to find out what rocks are there.
Helena Cotterill, Outreach Officer
Is there water on the Moon?
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Oxford University is teaming up with NASA to send a mission called Lunar Trailblazer to orbit the Moon to search for water. Come and find out why and where we think water might be on the Moon.
Helena Cotterill, Outreach Officer
19 January 2021
Understanding more about Mars
Dr Kevin Olsen from Oxford’s Department of Physics, working with international colleagues, has gathered new insights into Mars’ atmosphere thanks to data gathered from the ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter.
24 November 2020
Department of Physics celebrates highly cited researchers
Some 52 researchers from the University of Oxford have been named on this year’s Highly Cited Researchers list – eight of which are from the Department of Physics. The annual list identifies researchers who demonstrated significant influence in their chosen field or fields through the publication of multiple highly cited papers during the last decade.
The following academics from the Department of Physics appeared in this year’s list: Michele Cappellari, Yulin Chen, Laura Herz, Geert Jan Oldenborgh, Michael Johnston, Henry Snaith, Stephen J Tucker and Wei Zhang.
Picture-perfect planet: observing the Earth from hundreds of satellites
Join us for a discussion with Dr Will Marshall, co-founder and CEO of Planet and alumnus of Oxford's Department of Physics and Wadham College. Planet is a space company that operates the largest-ever constellation of earth imaging satellites – more than 150 – that take pictures of the globe on a daily basis.
Please register before 5pm on 17 November 2020 and a link will be sent to you to join via Zoom:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/picture-perfect-planet-observing-the-earth-from-hundreds-of-satellites-tickets-127121956193
23 October 2020
Oxford and OSIRIS-REx
A team of researchers from Oxford’s Department of Physics is celebrating after what looks to have been a successful sample collection for NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission. The team closely tracked the probe as it made contact with asteroid Bennu having worked as part of the mission since 2012.
Challenges & Changes in Physics: Prof Jocelyn Bell Burnell
Prof. Bell Burnell discusses her research and the challenges that physics & physicists face, and shares some of her work to push for change.
Department of Physics colloquia: Dr Sanjay Padhi
Predictive analytics using Amazon Web Services
Dr Sanjay Padhi, Amazon Web Services
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Challenges & Changes in Physics: Dr Clara Barker
Dr Clara Barker discusses her research and the challenges that physics and physicists face, and shares some of her work to push for change.
