The week in physics: #BlackInPhysics; Research Associate Programs

Joy in cultural and community connections Forward this email  View in your browser THE WEEK IN PHYSICS: 24–28 OCTOBER Advertisement Study: Piezo Motors in Magnetic Fields The Research Center Jülich (Forschungszentrum Jülich) has been testing piezo motors in high magnetic fields to determine their influence on the subsequent characterization of the magnets. They tested both commercial rotary stages and an optimized version for nonmagnetic environments. See test results. #BlackInPhysics Week 2022 essay series Essayists describe the paths through which they find joy and discuss the challenges that exist in the physics community to attain it. The organizers of #BlackInPhysics Week Joy in cultural and community connections By finding the right spaces, astronomer Louise Edwards has obtained joy both within and outside of academia. Louise Edwards Finding joy in academia: A delicate balancing act Astronomer John Johnson describes the challenges he has faced in pursuing his passion for teaching, which is often devalued by academic institutions. John Johnson Advertisement Amplifiers with the Frequency & Power Levels to Meet Your Needs Utilizing proprietary engineering, AR offers over 100 amplifier models ranging from 10 Hz – 50 GHz and with power levels of 1 W – 100 kW, with 100% mismatch tolerance, low harmonics, superior gain flatness, excellent linearity, and are user-friendly. Watch our Family of Amplifiers Overview video to learn more. A journey of joy and uncertainty in physics Joyful Mdhluli describes the joy that a career in physics brings, even after hitting rock bottom during her PhD. Joyful Mdhluli Pursuing joy in an alien world As the first in her family to attend university, astrophysics PhD student Larissa Palethorpe explains why multiple sources of support are necessary to survive and thrive in academia. Larissa Palethorpe FROM THE VAULT: March 2013 1932, a watershed year in nuclear physics The consequences, for good and ill, of that annus mirabilis of discovery and invention are still very much with us. Joseph Reader and Charles W. Clark Webinar Live Webinar: Innovative Femtosecond Lasers for Multiphoton Applications With advances in ultrashort pulses in the sub 50 fs regime, fiber-based femtosecond lasers have become a cost-efficient laser source for multiphoton applications. In this webinar we introduce femtosecond fiber laser technology and explore different applications in biomedical imaging, polymerization as well as in-line quality screening via terahertz spectroscopy. Register now. The joy of connecting quantum black dots Mark Richards describes how his search for a community of fellow "quantum black dots" led him to found the Blackett Lab Family, the UK's first national network of Black physicists. Mark Richards Clearing the path for future Black physicists Physicist Wesley Sims is looking for joy in new initiatives that combine research and mentorship at HBCUs. Wesley Sims CAREERS 2022 Postdoc program brings PhDs into government research The Research Associateship Programs support 20 federal agencies and more than 1500 research projects. Madison Brewer Webinar Live Webinar: Interplay Among Morphological, Optical and Electronic Properties in 2D Monolayers In this webinar, we will show that by collecting light emitted by 2D monolayers within a Scanning Tunnelling Microscope (STM), it is possible to determine the sample morphology (by imaging), sample electronic bandgap and band alignment (by tunnel current spectroscopy, STS), and sample luminescence spectra. Register now. FROM THE OCTOBER MAGAZINE Turbines and motors made of DNA The medium of life's genetic code is also a versatile structural material for building nanoscale machines. Johanna L. Miller Get notified about our webinars and whitepapers Sign up Get Physics Today delivered for just $25 per year Subscribe FEATURED JOBS > Tenure-Track Assistant Professor (2 Positions)  |  Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of British Columbia > Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor of Quantum Science and Technology  |  University of Michigan Are you hiring? Do you want your job to appear here? Post with Physics Today and select the "Publication" enhancement to easily showcase your job to 66 000 physicists and engineers. Physics Today is published by the American Institute of Physics 1 Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740 USA +1 301 209 3100 © 2022 American Institute of Physics. Unsubscribe  |  Email Preferences  |  Privacy Policy  |  Contact Us