Скачать или смотреть 2020 Chhabra-Landau Lecture: Sharon Glotzer

On the afternoon of January 9, students and faculty met in the auditorium of the Physics Building at the University of Georgia to hear the first lecture of a new series in the Department of Physics and Astronomy.

Dr. Sharon Glotzer was guest lecturer for this event. Dr. Glotzer works in the fields of soft matter and computational science, and is recognized for her research on problems in assembly science and engineering, nanoscience, and the glass transition. Dr. Glotzer is the 2019 recipient of the Aneesur Rahman Prize for Computational Physics.

The Chhabra-Landau Lecture Series celebrates Professor David P. Landau’s pioneering work in applying Monte Carlo computer simulations. This work deepens our understanding of phase transitions and, more generally, condensed matter physics.

The Series also celebrates the role Professor Landau played in founding the Center for Simulational Physics at UGA, and building a diverse and welcoming community of students at the Center. The Series focuses on the deep connection between physics and computer science, particularly the use of computing or information theoretic ideas, as fundamental tools for physicists to develop novel insights about our world.

The Chhabra-Landau Lecture Series has been endowed by Dr. Ashvin B. Chhabra (MS Physics, UGA 1984; PhD Applied Physics, Yale 1989) in honor of his thesis advisor, Professor Landau, and acknowledges the hospitality and friendship the faculty and students of UGA accorded Dr. Chhabra when he first came to Athens from overseas as a graduate student.