Time, Einstein and the Coolest Stuff in the Universe - Tue, Mar 15 2016

Time, Einstein and the Coolest Stuff in the Universe (3/15/2016)

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The Basics:

Event Type:

Learn

Event Location:

Room 1-430, CCIS Building, University of Alberta

Date(s) & Time:

Tue, Mar 15 2016 6:45 PM

Registration Cut Off:

Tue, Mar 15 2016 7:00:00 PM

Event Duration:

2-3 hours

Difficulty Rating:

D1: Easy

Event Coordinator(s):

Ryan
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Member Cost:

None

Participant Info:

Who's Invited:

Members Only, 18 And Older Only

Maximum Group Size:

Minimum Group Size:

Number Registered So Far:

5 (To see who's signed up, log in to the Member Area)

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Itinerary:

William D. Phillips, a University of Maryland Physics Professor, will be visiting the University of Alberta, and will be presenting a public lecture about physics. Dr. Phillips is a Nobel Laureate, as one of the winners of the 1997 Nobel Prize in Physics. The lecture is open to all, and is described as a lively, multimedia presentation, including experimental demonstrations and down-to-earth explanations about some of today's most exciting science.

An overview of the presentation: At the beginning of the 20th century Einstein changed the way we think about Time. Near the end of the 20th century scientists learned how to cool gas atoms to temperatures billions of times lower than anything else in the universe. Now, in the 21st century, Einstein's thinking, and ultra-cold atoms, are shaping one of the key scientific and technological wonders of contemporary life: atomic clocks, the best timekeepers ever made. Such super-accurate clocks are essential to industry, commerce, and science; they are the heart of the Global Positioning System (GPS), which guides cars, airplanes, and hikers to their destinations. Today, the best primary atomic clocks use ultra-cold atoms, achieve accuracies better than a second in 300 million years, and are getting better all the time. Super-cold atoms, with temperatures that can be below a billionth of a degree above absolute zero, use, and allow tests of, some of Einstein's strangest predictions.

Dr. Phillips is a Fellow of the Joint Quantum Institute, a NIST Fellow, and Distinguished Professor of Physics at the University of Maryland, College Park. In 1997, he shared the Nobel Prize in Physics with Steven Chu and Claude Cohen-Tannoudji for the development of methods to cool and trap atoms with laser light.

How to find the Group: First of all, you must reserve a ticket in advance, as seating is limited. Tickets are free, and can be reserved through EventBrite (http://bit.ly/1o0Wy8V).

The presentation will be in room 1-430, on the ground floor of the Centennial Centre for Interdisciplinary Science at the University of Alberta. I will have a royal blue EOC ballcap. We will meet at 6:45 PM and head into the lecture theatre by 6:50 at the latest. It will likely be difficult to hold seats for the group, so if you arrive late please find your own seat in the theatre.

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How to Get There:

Event Directions:

The CCIS building is a relatively new U of A building, which is located next to the Biological Sciences building (a tall red brick building, which faces Saskatchewan Drive). To find the lecture hall, access the main entrance that leads to the Biological Science building from its east side - the lecture hall is near this entrance.

A map of the U of A campus is available at: http://www.campusmap.ualberta.ca/.

In addition to being easily accessed by public transit, there are numerous parking options throughout the U of A campus. Please be advised that the parking meters along Saskatchewan Drive are in effect 24/7 (unlike the City of Edmonton-owned parking meters in the rest of the city, which are not in effect after 6 PM). While the surface parking lot located next to CCIS and the Earth Sciences building is the most convenient, the most economical is Lot V, which is a surface lot found to the north of the Windsor Car Park (near the Faculty Club): evening parking in Lot V is charged at a flat $2 rate.

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