Special Events, Conferences, and Workshops
Members of the Physics and Astronomy Faculty routinely participate in the organization of special events, scientific workshops, and conferences. Find below a listing of recent and upcoming events and conferences organized by members
of the department.
This Century's Last Transit of Venus - June 5, 2012
The Department of Physics and Astronomy at Wayne State University is holding a Public Viewing Event for the last transit of Venus of our lifetime. Join us Tuesday, June 5th from 6:00-9:00PM for a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
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CHARM 2012
This workshop will cover recent results in the field of Charm physics, including the impact on and from theory, as well as projections for results to be expected from upcoming facilities.
http://www.phys.hawaii.edu/charm2012
Workshop on Jet Modification in the RHIC and LHC era
The Relativistic Heavy Ion group will be hosting a workshop on Jet Modification in Heavy Ion Collisions at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider and the Large Hadron Collider on August 20-23, 2012. This workshop is designed to bring together experts in relativistic heavy ion physics to discuss the latest results unravalled at the Quark Matter conference to be held one week earlier in Washington DC.
http://rhig.physics.wayne.edu/jetmeeting
Winter Workshops on Nuclear Dynamics
This workshop series brings together scientists from all fields of nuclear physics for engaging and friendly exchanges of ideas. Workshops are held yearly in alternance between northern and southern locations. In recent years, much emphasis is devoted to the LHC results from the ALICE, CMS, and ATLAS experiments, but recent advances from the RHIC program, as well as ongoing and future programs at FAIR, FRIB and JLab are also featured.
- 28th Winter Workshop on Nuclear Dynamics 2012
- 27th Winter Workshop on Nuclear Dynamics 2011
- 26th Winter Workshop on Nuclear Dynamics 2010
DPF 2009
The 2009 Meeting of the Division of Particles and Fields of the American Physical Society was held on the campus of Wayne State University, July 26-31, 2009. This international conference was organized by the Department of Physics and Astronomy, and covered the latest experimental and theoretical results in a wide range of research areas which included accelerator physics, quark physics, and particle astrophysics and cosmology. A public lecture was given by Professor Lawrence M. Krauss, internationally known theoretical physicist and popular science writer (Physics of Star Trek). Click the link for an overview of this dynamic conference.
OSAPS 2006
The Wayne State Univeristy Department of Physics and Astronomy was host of the Spring 2006 Regional Meeting of the Ohio Section of the American Physical Society (OSAPS) and Michigan setion of the American Association of Physics Teachers (MAAPT). Some 70 participants enjoyed a weekend in Detroit and shared their work.
http://rhig.physics.wayne.edu/OSAPS-MAAPT
The Tevatron Connection, Fermilab, June 24-25, 2005
http://www-d0.fnal.gov/Run2Physics/WWW/conferences/2005/TeVConn.htm