Re: Fwd: Upcoming events with the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory
From: chris.holt@PROTECTED
These online events at RAL, Daresbury and ROE may be of interest.
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Subject: Upcoming events with the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory Date: Tue, 20 Apr 2021 12:56:13 +0000
We hope that you are all keeping safe and well, and managed to get a bit of a break over Easter! We have some exciting events coming up – including a conversation about recent results in particle physics and a virtual tour of the night sky, as well as a celebration of the International Day of Light and our ongoing “Talking Science” series. You can find details of these, and all of Rutherford Appleton Laboratory’s events, on our main Eventbrite page:
https://stfc-ral.eventbrite.co.uk.
If you cannot make any of our events live but would like to receive a recording of them, please register at the links below.
This week, we have an exciting tour of the (virtual) night sky, as well as a fascinating look at some of the new results coming from the Large Hadron Collider and the “g-2” experiment, giving us some tantalising glimpses into possible new physics.
· Diamond Family Webinar – “Recent Research Highlights”; Wednesday 21 April 16:00-17:00, to register please visit: https://diamondlight.zoom.us/webinar/register/4316179845927/WN_o-EDfU4aRDitpBJ9-g2gIg
o Our partners at Diamond Light Source would like to invite you to their next event, a Live Family Webinar ‘Recent Research Highlights!’ By popular demand, this week they will be exploring some of their favourite recent research highlights from Diamond Light Source. Tune in on Wednesday to hear all about experiments at Diamond that have led to research breakthroughs! Everyone is welcome to tune in as this webinar is specifically aimed at a general audience and no previous knowledge is required. As always you will get the opportunity to ask any questions you might have.
· Night Sky Tour with the Royal Observatory Edinburgh; Thursday 22 April 18:00-19:00: to register please visit: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/looking-up-a-virtual-night-sky-tour-tickets-139622569865
o Join the Royal Observatory Edinburgh Visitor Centre team and guest astronomers to explore their favourite things in the night sky! No experience of stargazing is needed, and there will be a chance to ask questions at the end of this webinar. We will use a freely available programme called Stellarium, which can be found here; Stellarium.org. Content featured will be as seen from northern hemisphere skies (UK).
o This is an informal, conversational-style event, between the presenter and a guest against a backdrop of the virtual night sky.
· A force awakened? Physics beyond the Higgs Boson; Saturday 24 April 11:30-12:30: to register, please visit: https://newforce.eventbrite.co.uk
o In order to study the Universe at the moment of its birth and the physics of the fundamental building blocks of everything around us, physicists had to construct the largest particle experiments ever. Journey with our amazing panel of physicists to see what it is like to work at the energy frontier of particle physics (including touching on the exciting recent announcements of new results from the LHCb and g-2 experiments) and hear their journey of how they got there.
Our Central Laser Facility are very excited to celebrate the International Day of Light with you, sharing the incredibly varied work they do – from biology to astrophysics! We do hope you’ll be able to join us for this series of short talks and demos.
· International Day of Light; Friday 21 May 17:30-19:30, ages 8+: to register, please visit https://dayoflight.eventbrite.co.uk
o Sit down with your dinner and join us to learn all about the world of lasers in a series of short talks and demos! Not many people may know that nestled in the Oxfordshire Countryside is the UK’s Central Laser Facility – with not only the UK’s most powerful lasers, but also some incredible lasers that are able to do a massive variety of science!
o Designed for all the family, this event will start with an introduction to our facility and all the things we do. We will then tell the story of how we used our most powerful laser, Vulcan, to create a mini super-nova! Next up, you’ll hear from Barnie, one of our engineers. He’ll talk about how he uses his problem solving skills to creatively solve everyday problems for our experiments. Second to last will be a scientist from our biology labs, who will share all we have done to learn about Coronavirus. Finally, we will be eating after-dinner sweets with a live demo on how to measure the speed of light with chocolate buttons in a microwave!
Our partners at WISE (Women in Science and Engineering) are running an event for girls and their families and friends over half-term:
· My Skills My Life: Online Session for Girls; Thursday 3 June 11:00-12:00 (age 11-19): to register, please visit: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/my-skills-my-life-online-session-tickets-150861481753
o WISE will be running an online My Skills My Life session, featuring a variety of fantastic role models in the STEM industry. The session is aimed at girls aged 11-19 and we would encourage them to complete the quiz with parents, friends or relatives, but anyone is welcome to join in!
Finally, our programme of Talking Science has been continuing online – we have had some brilliant speakers and more are coming up! These are a series of free, online talks about a wide variety of topics, run by Rutherford Appleton Laboratory and our sister labs in Cheshire, the Daresbury Laboratory and the Royal Observatory Edinburgh. Coming up, we have:
· Light and dark – a story of the cosmos; Monday 10 May 19:00-20:00: to register please visit https://www.roe.ac.uk/vc/public/astronomy-talks/index.html
o Light is the main observable in cosmology, but most of what we "see" with this light is how the dark universe behaves. We will explore how the light from millions of distant galaxies are used to shed light on the nature of dark matter and dark energy.
· Atmospheric Science – a high flying career; Friday 14 May 19:00-20:00, age 11+: to register please visit https://talkingscience2020-21.eventbrite.co.uk
o As an atmospheric scientist, Andrew was lucky enough to spend nearly 10 years of his career as a Civilian Flight Test Observer with the Royal Air Force, managing access to the Met Office C-130 flying laboratory. Experiments ranged from cloud physics through atmospheric chemistry to remote sensing.
· Countdown to launch; Monday 24 May 19:00-20:00: to register please visit https://www.roe.ac.uk/vc/public/astronomy-talks/index.html
o 2021 is an exciting year for astronomy, with the launch of the highly anticipated James Webb Space Telescope (Webb). Webb, NASA’s and ESA’s flagship mission, will revolutionise astronomy. This talk will discuss the engineering of Webb and its key science objectives as we look forward to its significant astronomy discoveries.
· The Extremely Large Telescope: what, why and how?; Monday 7 June 19:00-20:00: to register please visit: https://www.roe.ac.uk/vc/public/astronomy-talks/index.html
o The Extremely Large Telescope is currently under construction high in the Atacama Desert in Chile. This talk will explore the incredible engineering behind the largest optical and infrared telescope in the world, introducing the science instruments we are building for it here at the Royal Observatory Edinburgh.
· Look up!; Friday 18 June 19:00-20:00, ages 5+: to register please visit https://talkingscience2020-21.eventbrite.co.uk
o Simon explores some of the science behind space exploration. Which planet is hottest? Which would float in a swimming pool? Which is the most studied? And just how much space is in space? Join him in this live show to see what experiments you can recreate at home or school and learn about what you can see if you only look up!
· What’s up: Putting the science into stargazing!; Monday 21 June 19:00-20:00: to register please visit: https://www.roe.ac.uk/vc/public/astronomy-talks/index.html
o A beginner’s guide to the night sky, including a round-up of recent astronomical news and the science of celestial sights. Feel free to bring questions along with you!
We do hope you’ll be able to join us for an event soon. If you have any questions, please contact us at visitral@PROTECTED.
Best wishes,
The Public Engagement Team at RAL
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