Theoretical Particle Cosmology Seminar: Primordial Black Holes as Dark Matter Date:  30th November 2017, 3pm – 4pm Venue:  A07 Physics Speaker:  Dr Tommi Tenkanen Abstract:  I revisit the cosmological and astrophysical constraints on the fraction of dark matter (DM) in primordial black holes (PBHs).  I consider a variety of production mechanisms and mass functions for…

  Research Software Forum We will be hosting a Research Software Forum that will happen on 22 November, 12-2pm, in the Physics Building. This is a free event aimed at all academics and PDRAs/Research Fellows that use or develop software as part of their research. To find more details and register, please see below. Details…

  FuMar Krys Markowski & Phil Furneaux perform their own brand of cool jazz at the Gregson Art Centre in Lancaster. Saturday November the 11th at 7.30pm. Tickets on the door – £5.00 Phil Furneaux   Feedback on Physics Away Day 5th October 2017 Lancaster Conferences are looking for feedback on the recent Away Day.…

Materials Science Institute and Physics Colloquia: “Doping Semiconductor Nanocrystals” Date: 31st Oct 2017, 2pm-3pm Venue: Management School LT 1 Speaker: Professor Narayan Pradhan, Indian Association of Cultivation Science, Kolkata Doping a few impurity atoms in semiconductor host nanocrystals can strongly influence the crystal growth and its properties. Hence, doping has been widely used as an…

Safety handbook on Dept. Web pages As part of our safety legal obligations please can you read the safety handbook, which is on the Physics Dept. web pages. Then print off the front page, sign to say you have understood it and return signed form to Grainne Wilkinson’s pigeon hole. Thank you. Shonah Ion  …

Safety Induction October There will be an extra safety induction at 2:30pm in A27 physics on the 19th October. Please ensure any new post docs or anyone who missed the post graduate induction attends. Shonah Ion   Departmental safety documentation storage One of the recommendations from  our University safety audit was to have a central…

2D Nanomaterials & 3D Printing in Electrochemistry Friday 6th October 11.30-13.00, FST Training and Development Centre, A76 Science and Technology Building Professor Martin Pumera (Nanyang Technological University, Singapore) In this talk I will discuss various electrochemical properties of 2D nanomaterials, from graphene to transition metal dichalcogenides to black phosphorus. The electrochemistry of graphene and its…

Back Stairs closed next week (week starting the 25th) The work to lay the flooring on the back stairs will begin on Monday. The work will require the entire staircase to be closed, re-screeded and then the floorcovering laid. This is staircase No. 4, the one near the entrance from Physics avenue. Please use the…

Register today for MATLAB EXPO 2017 Join engineers, scientists, and academics at MATLAB EXPO 2017, which will be held on Wednesday, 4 October at the Silverstone Circuit. Register Here This one-day event features talks and master classes from MathWorks experts, industry presentations, a live demo zone, and facilitated networking. 5 Reasons to Attend MATLAB EXPO:…

Quantum Devices conferences in September You are invited to attend two one-day meetings that are taking place in Lancaster on September 11th and 12th. The meetings cover experimental and theoretical approaches to quantum information processing in silicon and recent work on superconducting quantum devices. Registration for both meetings is open until the start of September.…