Astrophysics
Half day interdisciplinary meeting on applications of SQUIDs
The aim of this meeting is to bring together researchers using SQUIDs (Superconducting Quantum Interference Devices) for a range of science needs in different fields. SQUID sensors have found applications in geophysics, magnetoencephalography, measuring magnetic properties of materials, quantum information, detector readout and many other areas. This meeting will cover the full range of research using SQUIDs, and identify areas of common interest between researchers from different fields.
Sam Henry - s.henry@physics.ox.ac.uk
29 August 2013
Physics newsletter 2013
Summer 2013
Our latest Department newsletter is now available to download in PDF format here. Have a look at the wide range of work that we do in front-line research, teaching, public outreach and school education. We would welcome contributions to future newsletters from undergraduate or postgraduate alumni and previous members of the physics department.
Oxford Physics Department Industry Day
Oxford University Opens its Doors to Industry
12pm start - attendance welcome all afternoon or for individual sessions
- Find out about our research and facilities
- Discuss our technologies
- Meet academics & students
- Network with other companies
- Explore collaboration opportunities
- Find out about applying for our £3,000 collaboration voucher
How Can Oxford Physics Help Your Company Grow?
16 July 2013
James Binney awarded the 2013 Medal of the Institut d'Astrophysique de Paris
Professor James Binney, Head of the Rudolf Peierls Centre for Theoretical Physics, has been awarded the medal of the Institut d'Astrophysique de Paris. Professor Binney received the medal at the end of June from Professor Laurent Vigroux, Director of the IAP, at a ceremony in the 17th century Observatoire de Paris.
http://www.iap.fr/actualites/avoir/2013/Juillet/JamesBinney_IAP-Medal-Aw...
11 July 2013
The colour of an exoplanet measured for the first time
Astronomers using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope (HST) have, for the first time, determined the true colour of a planet orbiting another star.
If seen up close this planet, known as HD 189733b, would be a deep azure blue, reminiscent of Earth’s colour as seen from space. But that's where the similarities end. This "deep blue dot" is a huge gas giant orbiting very close to its host star. The planet's atmosphere is scorching with a temperature of over 1000 degrees Celsius, and it rains glass, sideways, in howling 7000 kilometre-per-hour winds.
Astronomy in 2033: What we will (and won’t) know about the Universe
Dr. Chris J. Lintott
Researcher and Citizen Science Project Lead, University of Oxford
Astronomy is undergoing a quiet revolution - new telescopes and new techniques being built and developed right now will change our view of the Universe for good. In this lecture, Sky at Night presenter Chris Lintott will peer into the future and predict what we will - and won't - know in twenty years' time.
The after-Higgs discovery: vision on the Particle Physics strategy
Prof. Phillip Burrows (University of Oxford) & Prof. Gigi Rolandi (CERN & Scuola Normale Superiore Pisa)
Future Trends in Medical Imaging
Professor David W. Townsend, PhD, FRCR (Hon)
Director, A*STAR-NUS Clinical Imaging Research Centre, Singapore
1 July 2013
Jo Dunkley awarded 2013 IoP Maxwell Medal and Prize
Dr Jo Dunkley has been awarded the 2013 Maxwell Medal and Prize of the Institute of Physics for her contributions to determining the structure and history of our Universe. Further details can be seen at
http://www.iop.org/about/awards/career/maxwell/medallists/page_60402.html
9 June 2013
Student Richard Passmore wins scholarship from UK Space Agency and ESA
Richard Passmore, a current student within Atmospheric, Oceanic and Planetary Physics at The University of Oxford, has won a prestigious scholarship to attend summer camp at the International Space University (ISU) Space Studies Program (SSP13).
