Physics Department News

Dr Jim Hague will be visiting the Physics department next week (15-19th February) on study leave, and will be located in room PS1.30 in Physical Sciences. Dr Hague completed his PhD here at Warwick in 2001 and is now a Lecturer in the Physics and Astronomy department at The Open University with interdisciplinary research interests in theoretical physics.

His main research activity is many body physics (both quantum and classical). He has worked on electron-phonon interactions and strong electronic interactions to investigate phenomena such as superconductors and Mott insulators. Recently, he has applied statistical physics techniques to problems in medicine and society, with the aim of gaining insight into embolic stroke, voter patterns, transport and path formation. He is also interested in the application of information theory techniques to advanced data analysis.

“Circadian Solar” a spin off company from the Department of Physics which has Prof Evan Parker as Chairman, is developing a technology which could provide all humanity’s energy requirements. There will be a feature about this on BBC1 TV Midlands Today programme at 6pm Tuesday 16th February 

The new Warwick Podcast is about the T2K experiment and the building of the detector module by the EPP research group in physics, which was finished last December. The video is viewable on the link below.

www.warwick.ac.uk/go/t2k.

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The Ogden Trust and Warwick University are pleased to announce the appointment of Alison Caldecote to the post of School Teacher Fellow in the department of Physics at Warwick. She will be working with local school teachers in Coventry and the surrounding area to enhance the delivery and uptake of A-level Physics, to build mutually beneficial links between the schools and the department, and to help the department understand the needs and aspirations of its in-coming undergraduates. ‘Ally’ overcame strong competition for the post; the high quality of the applicants demonstrated the laudable commitment of many individuals across the country to encourage aspiring Physicists. We are sure that the ability that Ally demonstrated at interview to convey her enthusiasm for Physics, educate pupils and lift their aspirations will make this post a successful one for all involved.