What we’re about
Everyone is curious about how the universe works, from astronomy and cosmology down to the smallest building blocks of nature. This is a social group where we'll talk about what's going on in current research, and what it means to the average person.
It's not a free graduate school or a place for amateur theoreticians to promote their ideas. So all you need is curiosity about the world we live in.
Physics has both technological and philosophical applications. We'll consider both. We'll do some of our own experiments in "fluid flow" at local bars monthly. Also we'll have physics slide shows in the library meeting rooms, followed by discussions at nearby restaurants.
Upcoming events (4+)
See all- QUANTUM MECHANICS STUDY GROUPAustin Recreation Center, Austin, TX
FUNCTIONAL ANALYSIS AND QUANTUM MECHANICS STUDY GROUP
This group meets biweekly. We are several chapters into the textbook and are not looking for new members--unless you are already proficient at Functional Analysis. If you're interested in joining us, message me here on Meetup.
~Leonard
PS
Our text is Introductory Functional Analysis, by Erwin Kreyszig.
You can look at the text at this dropbox site:
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/ec6im2gvi7gdb27s07bgt/Kreyszig.pdf?rlkey=uze2rv856j0d6nj4zajl51l2g&dl=0 - ESI UT Austin - Bioengineering to Save the World - In PersonUniversity of Texas at Austin Department of Chemistry, Austin, TX
You do NOT need to sign up for this event. It is a placeholder only.
You DO need to visit this page to register -- Bioengineering to Save the World -- https://www.esi.utexas.edu/talk/bioengineering-to-save-the-world/
The ESI Hot Science Cool Talks series is an extremely popular event and you should register ASAP (Registration is usually open three weeks before the event date). These events fill up almost immediately when registration opens. It does help to be on the ESI mailing list (very low traffic).
Environmental Science Institute - Jackson School of Geosciences:
Hot Science Cool Talk -- https://www.esi.utexas.edu/community-engagement/hot-science-cool-talks/ (Bookmarking this page is a good idea. Mailing list subscription information is to the right.)
Hot Science Cool Talks Archive -- https://www.esi.utexas.edu/community-engagement/hot-science-cool-talks/archives/
ESI has this to say...
Dr. Hal Alper is turning the tide on the plastic crisis. Using artificial intelligence, Dr. Alper and his team are engineering enzymes—a catalyst in cells—to break down plastics in days, not centuries. Join Hot Science - Cool Talks and discover how these advances in bioengineering could transform our approach to plastic and general wastes, protect our oceans and waterways, and pave the way to a more sustainable world. Registration is open now!
Dr. Hal Alper holds the Cockrell Family Regents Chair in Engineering at the University of Texas at Austin, where he leads for the Laboratory for Cellular and Metabolic Engineering. With a Ph.D. from MIT and extensive experience in biotech, Dr. Alper leads groundbreaking research in synthetic biology, systems biology, and protein engineering.
Austin Physics for Fun has this to say...
Here is where we will be meeting prior to the presentation -- https://www.google.com/maps/place/30%C2%B017'21.0%22N+97%C2%B044'08.8%22W/@30.2891568,-97.7357906,55m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m4!3m3!8m2!3d30.289172!4d-97.735764
Please be there no later than 6:15pm CST.
ESI wants to seat everyone by 6:50pm CST. There may be pre-event activities so the crowd can be expected to be large and have many young ones full of enthusiasm :) We'll walk across the street to Welch Hall and go through registration and seating. Don't forget to turn all audible alerts on your phone OFF please.
I'll be wearing a black cap with the "Hi How Are You?" frog on it -- https://thedailytexan.com/2017/08/04/jeremiah-the-innocent-deserves-more-recognition/
UT Austin Parking & Transportation -- https://parking.utexas.edu/
If anyone is interested in socializing after the presentation we can go to the Drag and pick a place :)
