Accident causing magnet
A cleaner was injured on shards of metal stuck to a magnet whilst removing the rubbish bag from the bins outside A02. This was very avoidable incident and shouldn’t have happened.
Dispose of all waste appropriately. If in doubt contact your line manager or supervisor.
Shonah Ion
Lab shut down over the University winter/Christmas closure period
As usual for the Christmas period, when heating and many services are off and the occupancy of the building is at or near zero most research labs will be closed.
Given the exceptionally tough year we have faced, it is particularly important to give people a proper break and allow them to ‘recharge’ over the extended University closure period, 5pm 20th December to 9am 4th January.
The only permitted activities are essential safety activities or those necessary to maintain long term experiments.
If you envisage the need to attend site please submit a risk assessment and safe Scheme of work as soon and in any case before the 14th December.
Shonah Ion & Roger Jones
Physics Colloquium
Friday 15th January 2021 at 1500hrs.
Building with Crystals of Light and Quantum Matter: From clocks to quantum computers
Speaker: Professor Ana Maria Rey (JILA, NIST and University of Colorado)
Abstract: Understanding the behavior of interacting electrons in solids or liquids is at the heart of modern quantum science and necessary for technological advances. However, the complexity of their interactions generally prevents us from coming up with an exact mathematical description of their behavior. Precisely engineered ultracold gases are emerging as a powerful tool for unraveling these challenging physical problems.
In this talk, I will present recent developments at JILA on using alkaline-earth atoms (AEAs) – currently the basis of the most precise atomic clock in the world – for the investigation of complex many-body phenomena and magnetism. Specifically, I will discuss ideas on how to use AEAs dressed by laser fields as a tool to engineer useful entangled states. The proposed schemes open a window to enhance clock sensitivity beyond what is possible with uncorrelated atoms, and, set a foundation for future quantum computers.
For a biography and calendar file, please visit the Physics Events page.
Grainne Wilkinson
EPP Webinar – Hyper-Kamiokande beam sensitivity
Online via MS Teams
Friday 11 December 2020
11:00am to 12:00pm
Speaker: Tom Dealtry (Lancaster University)
Jarek Nowak
Condensed Matter Seminar – Understanding the microscopic fundamentals behind the battery performance via environmental controlled Scanning Probe Microscopy
Online via MS Teams
Friday 11 December 2020
3:00pm to 4:00pm
Speaker: Dr. Yue Chen (Lancaster University)
Robert Young
EPP webinar – A new halo model constraints from DEAP
Online via MS Teams
Friday 18 December 2020
11:00am to 12:00pm
Further details to follow.
Speaker: Ashlea Kemp
Jarek Nowak
Virucidal cleaner replacements
If you should need a new bottle of virucidal cleaner from stores, please retain the trigger attachment, from the old one. New bottles arrived with only two per six bottles.
Steve Holden
DSE Assessments
For those working from home, can I ask you to complete/ check your work station set up, this will highlight any issues/ resources you may need.
Form to check/ fill: Self-Assessment for Homeworkers
Link to new short training SWAY
Please can any forms be sent back to me, also please contact me if you have any issues or want to discuss something regarding your workstation.
Shonah Ion
Multiple occupancy office hygiene
We have had reports from the cleaners of plates with food on being left in multiple occupancy offices.
If you have had permission to come in and use the desk spaces please use the kitchen areas for eating and ensure you leave all areas clean and tidy with waste disposed of in the correct bins.
Shonah Ion
Virtual end of year gathering
Remember the virtual gathering to mark the end of the year, to be held on the 16th December 15:00 – 17:00. See email with subject “Physics staff Christmas get-together” from G. Wilkinson for the meeting joining link.
Shonah Ion
Staff Holiday Harmonised
From October, staff in grades 1-6 will be entitled to 25 days annual leave, bringing their entitlement in line with those in grades 7 and above.
https://portal.lancaster.ac.uk/intranet/news/article/annual-leave-to-be-harmonised-for-all-staff
Paul Boustead
COVID working Risk Assessments review.
All the risk assessments that have been written for the work being undertaken during the COVID restrictions should be reviewed.
Many have expiry dates that assumed a shorter period of interruption than was the reality, and all need to be reviewed in the light of experience.
Please log these documents and the safe schemes of work associated with them, on the “S” drive in your relevant area.
R. Jones & S. Ion