The Templeton World Charity Foundation recently recognized the UC Davis Complexity Sciences Center’s international impact by awarding its “Power of Information†postdoctoral fellowships to two CSC graduate students.
The Amplitudes 2018 Summer School will be held at the Center for Quantum Mathematics and Physics (QMAP) at the University of California, Davis on June 11-15, 2018. This summer school will precede the Amplitudes 2018 conference (hosted by SLAC from June 18-22, 2018) and will bring together experts in this area discussing recent discoveries. The summer school will offer a set of introductory lectures to some of the key topics to be discussed at the conference.
Laura Greene, Outgoing President, American Physical Society, will spend two days at UC Davis in May, hosted by the Physics Department. Dr. Greene will give a public lecture on Wednesday, May 23rd, at the health campus in Sacramento, and a more detailed physics seminar on Thursday, May 24th at the Welcome Center on the Davis campus.
Physics Faculty Richard Scalettar was awarded the 2018 Charles P. Nash Prize. The award acknowledges achievement in and commitment to promoting shared governance in keeping with Charlie Nash's efforts in promoting and advocating for faculty interests and welfare.
Jaroslav Trnka, Assistant Professor of Physics, has received a UC Davis Creativity-Innovation Award to support his research proposal "Quantum Scatteringâ€
The UC Davis College of Letters and Science is inviting alumni and friends to add their support on Give Day, April 20, 2018. As part of the Give Day effort, QMAP has set a goal to reach $10,000 in donations that will be used to support vibrant high-level scientific activity, including an active visitor program, workshops, and conferences. It will also be used to recruit and recognize stellar students and postdoctoral researchers, helping QMAP attain further international renown, becoming a destination of world experts in the field. Ten gifts to QMAP on Give Day will unlock a $10,000 donation.
There's a packed schedule of events put on by the Physics Department for Picnic Day this year, including public talks by our faculty members, a room filled with cool physics demos, and of course, the Award-Winning Physics Club show entitled, "Lord of the Strings.
On Monday, April 16th at 4:10pm, there will be a special Physics colloquium: "Superconductors: New and Old" by Bob Birgeneau, Chancellor Emeritus, UC Berkeley, former President of the University of Toronto, former dean and faculty member at MIT, and national academy member.
