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PUBLIC TALK: Photons & Gravitational Waves

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Today's date is Friday, March 29, 2024
Photons & Gravitational Waves : A public talk by Professor Markus Aspelmeyer, Professor of Physics and Professor Rainer Weiss, Nobel Laureate. Other events...
You are invited to join us at UWA’s Octagon Theatre for a free double bill event featuring two outstanding physics communicators addressing two of the deepest questions of physics.

Professor Markus Aspelmeyer, Professor of Physics at the University of Vienna will address the question, “What is a Photon?” while Professor Rainer Weiss, Nobel Laureate, inventor of gravitational wave detectors, and discoverer of gravitational waves, will tell the story of the century quest to detect Einstein’s elusive waves.

This is a family friendly event also suitable for high school students.

This event is co-sponsored by the AIP Congress and the UWA Institute of Advanced Studies.
Location Octagon Theatre, UWA
Contact Tickets WA <[email protected]> : 08 6488 2440 (between Noon and 4pm on weekdays)
URL https://www.ticketswa.com/event/photons-gravitational-waves
Start Tue, 11 Dec 2018 17:45
End Tue, 11 Dec 2018 19:45
RSVP RSVP is required.
Submitted by Audrey Barton <[email protected]>
Last Updated Wed, 21 Nov 2018 09:18
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