April 2024
The CHARA Array combines the light of six 1-meter telescopes at optical and near-infrared wavelengths with baselines ranging from 34 to 331 meters to achieve milliarcsecond resolution. The Array is used to measure the sizes of stars, image stellar surfaces, detect close binary companions, and resolve the inner structure of circumstellar disks.
Department of Physics & Astronomy
2024 S. TOWN STEPHENSON DISTINGUISHED LECTURE
Dr. David Wineland
Nobel Laureate, Philip H. Knight Distinguished
Research Chair and Research Professor,
University of Oregon
The Department of Physics and Astronomy invites you to a colloquium featuring David Wineland, Nobel Laureate and Distinguished Research Chair and Research Professor, University of Oregon. Dr. Wineland’s talk, “Quantum Computers and Raising Schrodinger’s Cat”.
How to Network When You Hate Networking: A PDI and Physics & Astronomy Department Collaborative Event