Physics: insight4me Physics – Waves Across Space With Dr Samuel Lander From University of East Anglia

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In this insight4me Physics online event for schools and colleges, Dr Samuel Lander, a theoretical astrophysicist  at University of East Anglia will deliver a punchy, interactive topic based ‘micro’ talk within an overall session theme of Waves across Space.

An important and fundamental branch of physics is waves.  Through this we are able to understand and predict the behaviour of a wide range of phenomena on Earth, like sound waves or ripples on a pond – and we can check our theory by performing experiments.

But we can also apply the same ideas to understand waves in astrophysics – from distant stars or across the Universe – where it is impossible to recreate the conditions in a lab experiment on Earth.

Here we look at a couple of places where waves play an important role in astrophysics, including in the Nobel-Prize-winning recent direct discovery of gravitational waves from black holes.

Lecturer Profile (Please Click): Dr Samuel Lander

Our events are designed so that a group of students can take part from a classroom or students and teachers can take part as individuals, either from school or from home. This means that sessions will continue irrespective of possible school closures.

As a live, participative event, this session will not be recorded but slides and other resources will be shared after the event, where available.

Suitable for: Year 12 & 13 students (and equivalent) studying, or with a possible interest in studying, Physics and related disciplines. Student groups, and individual students and teachers are very welcome to join us.

Preparation/Pre-Reading: Students may wish to consider the topic and discuss some of the key elements in advance. Students can also think about questions they have about studying Physics at university level.

The IT Setup: The event will be run on Bluejeans (similar to Zoom) and participants will be able to join using laptops, tablets, and mobile devices. If you are joining as a school group, we recommend connecting with one device and projecting on to a whiteboard. You will be able to interact with the university via a microphone and/or typed comments and questions. Full details will be sent to those who have registered (see below) prior to the event.

Booking a Place: This is free for schools and colleges. If you would like to take part in this event, please register your interest using the link to the registration form below:

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