Physics Department News
From Lab Bench to Backbench: Farzana Meru visits politicians in Westminster
Farzana Meru from the Astronomy and Astrophysics group will be swapping simulations for legislation when she visits Matt Western MP at the Houses of Parliament and Whitehall for a week in Westminster. The week (2 – 6 March) is part of a unique pairing scheme run by the Royal Society with support from the Government Office of Science.
During her visit, Farzana will shadow Mr Western, who is Member of Parliament for Warwick and Leamington, and learn about his work. As well as attending seminars and panel discussions about how evidence is used in policy making, Farzana will attend a mock Select Committee.
Three-Dimensional Active Defect Loops
We predict 3D active defect loop motion with analytics and full hydrodynamics.
Unusual phase boundary of the magnetic-field-tuned valence transition in CeOs4Sb12
The phase diagram of CeOs4Sb12 was mapped in fields up to 60 T and temperatures down to 0.5 K. The field-induced valence transition shows an unusual phase boundary deviating from textbook behaviour.
Physics Promotions
The department is pleased to confirm that the following staff have been awarded promotions as of 1 June 2020 (new position in brackets):
Animesh Datta (Reader)
Nick Hine (Reader)
James Lloyd-Hughes (Reader)
James McCormac (Senior Research Fellow)
Michael Pounds (Associate Professor)
Dimitri Veras (Associate Professor)
Congratulations to all.